New Owner from Chatham, Ontario

CBGZ · 08-13-2013, 12:26 PM

Hey there guys and gals, just recently purchased my first bike a '99 GZ250 - Also badged as the "Marauder", up here in Canada.

I've done a lot of reading on these forums the last month or so, learned lots, and eager to learn more. Just ordered JTSprockets 16t, as my first upgrade. And even did it locally, even though it would have been cheaper ordering from Amazon. Have adjusted my brakes and suspension from the great guides here, and thinking about tweaking (half turn) the idle mix (pilot screw) a bit, as I find that the idle RPM's are inconsistent at times during city driving.

Haven't completed any formal training, but have been around bikes my entire life (hopefully not picking up bad habits). I made sure to invest a good chunk of money into some decent riding gear, and on almost every outing I take 5-10 mins to do some parking lot practice. I've nearly put on 1200-1500km in the last 3 weeks

Will be posting some pics soon, even though I am not a huge fan of the "Forest Green" and gold-ish pinstriping, on the '99. The bike has been roughed up a bit, but no major flaws. A couple scuffs on front and rear fender, and I swear the footpeg's or peg brackets are slightly bent... They just don't look right from above.

Anyhow... enough rambling....
"All right ramblers ... lets get rambling" (Pop-Quiz - Which cult classic movie is this from?)

Chris :whistle:

08-13-2013, 12:26 PM	#1
CBGZ Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Chatham, Ontario CANADA Posts: 4	New Owner from Chatham, Ontario Hey there guys and gals, just recently purchased my first bike a '99 GZ250 - Also badged as the "Marauder", up here in Canada. I've done a lot of reading on these forums the last month or so, learned lots, and eager to learn more. Just ordered JTSprockets 16t, as my first upgrade. And even did it locally, even though it would have been cheaper ordering from Amazon. Have adjusted my brakes and suspension from the great guides here, and thinking about tweaking (half turn) the idle mix (pilot screw) a bit, as I find that the idle RPM's are inconsistent at times during city driving. Haven't completed any formal training, but have been around bikes my entire life (hopefully not picking up bad habits). I made sure to invest a good chunk of money into some decent riding gear, and on almost every outing I take 5-10 mins to do some parking lot practice. I've nearly put on 1200-1500km in the last 3 weeks Will be posting some pics soon, even though I am not a huge fan of the "Forest Green" and gold-ish pinstriping, on the '99. The bike has been roughed up a bit, but no major flaws. A couple scuffs on front and rear fender, and I swear the footpeg's or peg brackets are slightly bent... They just don't look right from above. Anyhow... enough rambling.... "All right ramblers ... lets get rambling" (Pop-Quiz - Which cult classic movie is this from?) Chris :whistle: Login or Register to Remove Ads
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