European GZ250 rider

[alantf]

Hi there.
I came across this site by accident while trying to find an owner's manual in English. I'm English, but moved to Tenerife about 6 years ago. I'm 61 years old, but I've had a motorcycle driving licence for over 40 years. Tenerife is a small Island, so a smaller bike is ideal, & the GZ250 (Known over here as the Marauder) fits the bill perfectly. I bought mine, new, 18 months ago for 3000 euros (You'll have to convert this to dollars yourself as I don't know the exchange rate), & it's the least expensive 250 cc that you can buy here. With the year round warm weather here, I can ride it every day, in just a tee shirt & jeans. Unlike England, where I had to wrap up warm, most of the time. The only bad thing is that Tenerife is very hilly, so the front brake pads only last around 4500 kilometres (around 3000 miles) but apart from that I've had no problems in 9000 kilometres (around 5500 miles.
Ride safely,
Alan (known as MadMax)