questiions from a n00b..

[jonathan180iq]

I'll second the opinion that WOT is less ideal than say, 90% throttle. I get a high top speed (~70mph) at 90%. WOT limits me to 65mph or so.

The only way to get more juice out of this bike is to follow Jaime's thread on rejetting the carb. He claims speeds around 87mph. I think that is probably the fastest top speed of anyone else on the site.

You can tweak a few things here or there, but they won't get much faster, even with a good bit of work. I gave up on all of the carb work becasue, honestly, the return simply wasn't worth the headache of doing the work.

[philbert]

I found out why I was having trouble topping out at more than 60ish. The other day when leaving work I noticed a brake fluid drip on my "dash board." Thinking it was from a loose banjo fitting at the reservoir I stopped at the Suzuki dealer near work only to discover that there was more to it. I bought this bike as a demo bike which was used in a training program. After the bike was dropped in class the dealer I bought it from (not the one mentioned earlier) had replaced the brake lever with an after market lever. Even though this lever was said to work on the GZ250 the pivot pin hole was drilled slightly off and consequently the brake reservoir piston was held slightly closed causing the leak and the front brake to drag.
$97 later the front brake pads and the lever are replaced and I now can ride much faster, although I've not brought myself to go any faster than 65MPH. There was a lot of throttle left so I'm sure the bike will go faster I just have to bring myself to do it.
I hope I can trust aftermarket parts for the bike in the future but I will be cautious.