Howdy from Southern Indiana!

[MYPONY]

Howdy! First forum I've ever joined. In 08 I purchased 'Sparky' (black w/blue sparkles 08 GZ250 .4 miles) & I quit my job of nearly 20 years. Maybe I should mention I'm 40 (female) & I never learned to ride a bicycle-grew up riding horses or on the back of somebody else's motorcycle. Year before a brother & sis coaxed me into riding a little honda mini bike. That was fun, and my brother kept running around the yard with me not letting go-for quite a long while! Couple weeks later I 'borrowed' my nephews bike then bought my own honda dirt bike. I loved 'zooming' around the farm, boinked over a couple of times-was kinda disappointed I didn't even get a grass stain. Well I knew there was a whole world out there & the dirt bike kept me contained. Dad wouldn't sell me his 03 Gun metal blue 883 hugger for what I could afford-oh that was a pretty bike (& it was a Harley). Oh well, one day I finally sat on that bike-ugh-felt real heavy, don't want it any way.

Read reviews on beginner bikes, did a lot of window shopping on ebay. A blue suzuki GZ250 got my attention, I was ready to drive my truck to MI and buy it! I'm getting braver & I've got long legs, I try dads huge, fully dressed, Road King. WOW it felt better than the little Sportster! So I thought maybe I should sit on as many bikes as possible before running off to buy that pretty one (but I really did like it). A local dealer happened to have a GZ250 and a Rebel. Yeahhh.... sat on the GZ...aawwwww this is my bike! Couldn't discriminate, had to sit on the Rebel, yuck, went back to the GZ. Next day I had Sparky in the back of my truck heading for home.

Sure hope I hadn't made a mistake. The boys said get a bigger bike, husband wanted me to progress to a bigger dirt bike, or a road & trail & if I had to have a street bike please let it be a sport type bike (I like chrome & I like shiny). Sis (who rides) said get what you want, just remember you will drop it. She was right I dropped him at 1,400 miles. Gravel is EVIL, but now I have my pretty 'chrome' fender tip.

Here I am over 12 thousand miles! Just replaced my first tire and brakes, ready to go at it again. I love my bike! Thought I could get some good info from this forum & maybe meet somebody to ride with. Any one in Southern Indiana? (I have dial up and that map was taking for ever).

:2tup: MYPONY

[alanmcorcoran]

Not from Southern Indiana but welcome aboard. I think Easy is close to you, but in the next state over.

[Water Warrior 2]

A big welcome from the GWN. Sounds like you are hooked on a grand scale. One of the most refreshing intros in a long time too.

[dwh367]

Welcome aboard! Nice to see someone else from the same general area on the forums. You will find a wealth of information on the GZ250 here and also a lot of great people who are willing to answer any questions you may have. I'm a newbie here myself. I also live in Southern Indiana (Perry County). I have a black 2009 GZ250 that I bought on June 22nd and have just a few clicks over 3,000 miles on it so far. Ride Safe!

[burkbuilds]

Welcome and glad to have you here. Sounds like you made the right choice with your GZ!

[bonehead]

Howdy from the "dust bowl"-central Texas.

[VTXorcist]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

A big welcome from the GWN. Sounds like you are hooked on a grand scale. One of the most refreshing intros in a long time too.

You mean my intro didn't leave you feeling refreshed and energized, WW? Aww...

Welcome aboard, MP!

EDIT: Oh crud, I guess I never posted an intro. I didn't even realize. Dang.

[Water Warrior 2]

Can't remember if I wrote an intro either.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by MYPONY

Thought I could get some good info from this forum & maybe meet somebody to ride with. Any one in Southern Indiana? (I have dial up and that map was taking for ever).

Welcome.
The GZ is a fine bike.
The Midwest is a great place.
The Internet is sometimes a daunting place.
The motorcycle riding community is, likewise, a very diverse group.


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