GZ125!?

[GZ Jess]

Wow I did not know these existed! I think that the 250 is close to the minimum that should be street legal. I can't imagine trying to do other than very light commuting in city traffic with a 125! Here's the link.

http://jandjcycle.com/pre_owned_detail. ... eh=1782605

Jessica

[alanmcorcoran]

Back in the day, a 250 was a mid size bike. I remember kids in the neighborhood riding 50cc, 75cc dirt bikes and we thought a 125 was a "big bike." I rode a 49cc Peugeot moped for a few years - it would go 45 mph!

On the other hand, today you can get a 250cc Vespa that'll do 80.

[alantf]

In England, 125 GZs are more common than the 250. The test (for a driving licence) means that if you take it on a 125, that's the biggest you can ever ride. If you take it on a 250, you can't ride a bigger bike for the next 2 years.

[Viirin]

Originally Posted by alantf

In England, 125 GZs are more common than the 250. The test (for a driving licence) means that if you take it on a 125, that's the biggest you can ever ride. If you take it on a 250, you can't ride a bigger bike for the next 2 years.

Same here in Ireland without the 2 year wait for a bigger bike....although that could have come in without me noticing

[mrlmd1]

Looks pretty nice and clean for an asking price of $895 - cheaper than a scooter for around town transportation.

[Sarris]

One of my first bikes was a 1970 Hodaka 125 two stroke. Wing-ding-ding-ding-ding.

For a 16 year old (1973) it was good basic transpo. It was a dual purpose and would do about 50 mph on the street.

My first big bike was a 1971 Norton 750 Commando. My pals thought it was the biggest bike they'd ever seen. Now a 750 is a small bike.

Things have changes dramatically over time.......kind of like my waistline.....

:poorbaby:

BTW, that's a GN 125. The GN series predates the GZ series.

[alantf]

I know we're talking racing tuned, & serious money, but the other night I was watching the 125 cc class racing, & the speeds they got up to was unbelievable. I wonder what would be needed for their mechanics to turn the GZ250 into a drag racer. :crackup :popcorn:

[dhgeyer]

My first was a Harley Hummer 165cc 2 stroke. It would do 50 on a good day. I was 16 (1963). My second was a Honda 150 Mini Dream (looked just like the 305 Dream but smaller). It would do about 60 or so, so it was a step up. It even had 2 mirrors and electric start. The chain was totally enclosed, so required minimal care. I rode it from East Aurora, NY (near Buffalo) to Far Hills, NJ and back when I was in college. Thought nothing of it. It wasn't till '66 that I got a 250 Ducati. I rode that all over NY State and southern Ontario.

Our sense of scale in this country is now definitely out of whack, and not just about motorcycles.

[alanmcorcoran]

dh,

Used to be a fellow upstater from '76-83.

I rode my Peugeot year round til it got stolen in Ithaca NY (roughly '78-'80). I had my license restricted and couldn't afford car payments/car insurance/maintenance/gas and it was the only way I could get to school and work. Still managed to get a ticket (as did a friend of mine) on its American made replacement (also about 50cc's) when we were riding TWO UP the wrong way on a one way (dead-end.) You do what you have to do.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

we were riding the wrong way on a one way (dead-end.)

Mmmmmmmm ........ something strange here. If it's a dead end, how come it's one way? If it's one way in, how do you get back out? If it's one way out, how do you get in, in the first place? :??: