Hello everyone

maryes7 · 08-22-2008, 08:30 PM

My name is Mary and I ride a 2003 GZ250. I Have been riding for about 4 months and I love it. I was a passenger for far too long. I originally wanted a scooter to zip to work and around town but i found that with my heigth (5'1") they were all too tall for me. My husband suggested a 250cc motorcycle and I bought one with 103 miles on it for mothers day. I practiced for 3-4 weeks for the DMV test and passed it the first time. I hated those circles, but they really helped me in parking lots and driveways. I will eventually move up to my husbands bike which is a vulcan 500 after he installs the lowering kit, but I love my GZ250. Now that the shifter is fixed it shifts so smoothly and I am having soo much fun. I ride every day to the school that I work at and the kids think I am the coolest. Thank you everyone for this forum. It was invaluable to help us find and fix the hard shifting problem. .Thanks again, Mary

Sarris · 08-22-2008, 09:10 PM

Welcome Mary! GZ's are much cooler than a scooter. Great choice in bike & forum.

Ride Safe.

Blues · 08-23-2008, 07:47 AM

Congrats Mary! You better be careful on that GZ or you might wind up like me. I'm hooked on it! A day without a ride on my bike is like a day without sunshine. I have several thousand miles riding on my GZ now and I think I like each mile better. Seriously, be careful and respect that machine for what it is, but have fun!

See you 'round
Aaron

alanmcorcoran · 08-23-2008, 01:58 PM

your shifter?

patrick_777 · 08-23-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

How'd you "fix" your shifter?

http://www.gz250bike.com/viewtopic.php?t=1384

maryes7 · 08-24-2008, 02:59 PM

Please see my post under the maintenence section. In a nutshell it was the pivot point for the shift lever. It was sticking so bad my husband had to ride it back home and get the car to pick me up. 3 minutes to take apart, clean and grease and all is well again. It shifts as easy as my husbands bike. He has a vulcan 500 which has the same motor and 6 speed tranny as the ninja 500, so his bikes shifts fantastic, and now mine does too.

roscosmom · 08-24-2008, 04:05 PM

Welcome Mary...Have fun and be safe!

Jer · 08-25-2008, 02:46 PM

Welcome!

08-22-2008, 08:30 PM	#1
maryes7 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 16	Hello everyone My name is Mary and I ride a 2003 GZ250. I Have been riding for about 4 months and I love it. I was a passenger for far too long. I originally wanted a scooter to zip to work and around town but i found that with my heigth (5'1") they were all too tall for me. My husband suggested a 250cc motorcycle and I bought one with 103 miles on it for mothers day. I practiced for 3-4 weeks for the DMV test and passed it the first time. I hated those circles, but they really helped me in parking lots and driveways. I will eventually move up to my husbands bike which is a vulcan 500 after he installs the lowering kit, but I love my GZ250. Now that the shifter is fixed it shifts so smoothly and I am having soo much fun. I ride every day to the school that I work at and the kids think I am the coolest. Thank you everyone for this forum. It was invaluable to help us find and fix the hard shifting problem. .Thanks again, Mary __________________ Deal with it, GIRLS RIDE TOO!! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-22-2008, 09:10 PM	#2
Sarris Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Florida USA Posts: 1,348	Yo Welcome Mary! GZ's are much cooler than a scooter. Great choice in bike & forum. Ride Safe. __________________ Prudent riders live longer than moron riders.
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08-23-2008, 07:47 AM	#3
Blues Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Blytheville, Ar. Posts: 22	...on 250's Congrats Mary! You better be careful on that GZ or you might wind up like me. I'm hooked on it! A day without a ride on my bike is like a day without sunshine. I have several thousand miles riding on my GZ now and I think I like each mile better. Seriously, be careful and respect that machine for what it is, but have fun! See you 'round Aaron __________________ Sometimes it ain't the size of the dog in the fight, but rather the size of the fight in the dog! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-23-2008, 01:58 PM	#4
alanmcorcoran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,926	How'd you "fix" your shifter? __________________ [hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More…
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08-24-2008, 02:59 PM	#6
maryes7 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 16	how I fixed my shifter Please see my post under the maintenence section. In a nutshell it was the pivot point for the shift lever. It was sticking so bad my husband had to ride it back home and get the car to pick me up. 3 minutes to take apart, clean and grease and all is well again. It shifts as easy as my husbands bike. He has a vulcan 500 which has the same motor and 6 speed tranny as the ninja 500, so his bikes shifts fantastic, and now mine does too. __________________ Deal with it, GIRLS RIDE TOO!!
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08-24-2008, 04:05 PM	#7
roscosmom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Broussard, Youngsville, Lafayette...Louisiana Posts: 124	Hi Mary Welcome Mary...Have fun and be safe! __________________ Much Happiness and Good Fortune To You All....
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08-25-2008, 02:46 PM	#8
Jer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Des Moines IA USA Posts: 310	Welcome! __________________ "There's many who tried, to prove that they're faster, but they didn't last and they died as they tried!"
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