New Member in Merrimack NH USA

[dhgeyer]

Hello!

My name is Dave.

I just bought a 2002, black, with 975 miles on it. It has obviously been garaged, and looks essentially new. It seems to run well, and I think the carb is not gunked up as I might have expected.

As for me, I have about 13 years riding experience on everything from a Harley 165cc two stroke Hummer made in 1954 (top speed about 50 mph) to a Kawasaki Concours 1000cc sport touring bike. I've owned 15 bikes now. I also currently own a 1996 BMW R850R.

I do a lot of my own wrenching, and intend to do all maintenance on the GZ 250. I lost count, but I think I've probably accumulated somewhere between 80 and 100,000 miles over the years.

A couple of years ago I took the training course to be an MSF Basic Rider Coach. The job didn't work out, but the training was helpful, and I didn't have to pay for it. Naturally we had to ride all the training bikes and learn to demo the exercises. I've wanted a GZ 250 ever since, and now I have one!

[mrlmd1]

Welcome to the club. I bought an older, essentially new bike too, glad yours runs well as mine does.
Just maybe replace your tires now, even with only 975 miles on them. Yours are now 7 years old, take a look at the sidewalls for checks and cracks, the tire rubber in general gets hard, they don't have the same grip on the road as newer ones. Your safety depends on those tires.
If the bike is running well, just maybe run some Seafoam or Berryman's 12 through a tankful of new fuel and you should be fine with nothing else to do except the next oil change.
If you need a service manual or owner's manual, you can download it off this site.

[Water Warrior 2]

Welcome Dave. Always nice to have a new member join in. Sounds like you have given a GZ a chance to do what it was meant to do. Enjoy the ride. Also, you sound like you will bring a lot of experience and knowledge to the forum. Looking forward to your future comments.