New rider. Older bike.

[Fish Baseball]

Hi....Melbourne Aust, living in Essendon, brought a 2nd hand (dealer) 2000 GZ250 today. Gotta wait till the 26th so i can ride, but the bike seemed to be the best of a lot of LAMS 250's that where really outside my price range, and seemed to be the biggest of my choices as a 6'3 beanpole.

Thanks already for this forum, as it did swing my choice towards this bike.

[Water Warrior 2]

A big welcome from Canada. The GZ will serve you well and is very accommodating towards new riders. Your fun will soon begin.

[burkbuilds]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new bike. Why do you have to wait until the 26th to ride? Licensing or paperwork stuff? I'm just curious, that would be frustrating to have a new bike and have to wait a week and a half to get to ride it.

[bonehead]

Originally Posted by burkbuilds

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new bike. Why do you have to wait until the 26th to ride? Licensing or paperwork stuff? I'm just curious, that would be frustrating to have a new bike and have to wait a week and a half to get to ride it.

:plus1: I'd be riding anyway.

[alanmcorcoran]

Welcome. Can you post a picture of yoyrself astride the ride?

(I'm gonna put my money on six months max before you go bigger.)

[Fish Baseball]

Had to wait till the 26th for the paperwork for the bike but the upside of this is its now past and I'm out riding! Thankfully the dealer agreed to keep the bike there until the 26th so i didn't give in to temptation. And photos are coming!

Thanks all!

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

(I'm gonna put my money on six months max before you go bigger.)

Not all of us are obsessed with SIZE !!! :roll:

Oops......guess I went bigger too.....but it took me a YEAR. :whistle:

And that was just getting back my old size.

Whoa......that sounds really wierd. :retard: :crackup

[burkbuilds]

Quit while you are behind!

[music man]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

Not all of us are obsessed with SIZE !!! :roll:

Oops......guess I went bigger too.....but it took me a YEAR. :whistle:

And that was just getting back my old size.

Whoa......that sounds really wierd. :retard: :crackup

Not only that He doesn't live in Here in the States where we (some of us anyways) are obsessed with Bigger is better. In a lot of country's The GZ is a Hog, remember that guy showing us pictures of Chinese GZ cop bikes? Can you imagine a cop trying to ride a GZ over here in the States :lol: , I could out run him in my 73 Beetle.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by music man

I could out run him in my 73 Beetle.

Would that be with or without pushing with your foot through the rusted out floor pan (a-la Fred Flinstone) ?? :biggrin:

Yes, I had one......and two vans too.