Some random questions about my new '06 GZ-250

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If you buy new tires, also get new tubes, and new rim strips (the strip of rubber that goes around the inside of the wheel to protest the tubes from the spoke ends).
They are only a few dollars, and then you won't have to go back in there again.

Make sure when you turn the bike off you turn the key only to the OFF position and not all the way past that to Park. That will leave the rear tail light on, and when you walk away from the bike, especially in the daytime, you may not notice it, and you come back hours later to a dead battery. This is a common mistake with those new to a GZ.

If the battery was load tested after fully charging it and it was fine, you don't have to buy a new battery because this other one is "old". If it passes a load test, the battery is fine. And remember, if you do buy a new battery, it will most likely be an AGM type, and it must be placed on a charger and FULLY CHARGED before first use, otherwise it will never hold a proper charge and you will be back at the battery shop getting it replaced after only a few starts of the bike. Do not rely on the salesman telling you the battery is good to go when you leave the store. If YOU don't charge it up first, you'll regret it.