Commuting 60 miles

[bwader]

I'll stay away from them, I didn't think about tire blowouts. heck little rocks getting kicked up is bad enough.

I got 62 mpg yesterday going the speed limit of 55-60 with the help of trucks. But yeah I won't be riding behind them anymore

[jonathan180iq]

Good advice. Drafting is dangerous.

...That said, I reached my highest speed ever on the GZ while drafting a big-rig - it was somewhere in the mid-90s.

Not even the frame liked that speed, but it's amazing what wind resistance can do.

[mole2]

Originally Posted by bwader

I'll stay away from them, I didn't think about tire blowouts. heck little rocks getting kicked up is bad enough.

I got 62 mpg yesterday going the speed limit of 55-60 with the help of trucks. But yeah I won't be riding behind them anymore

You certainly don't want to wind up like this guy. And yes, he's dead.

[gz4me +]

This reminds me of when my father would give me his words of wisdom and him catching me rolling my eyes. His remark was always, "If you don't want to listen,go beat your head against a wall."

[bwader]

I've seen that picture before or the same "helmet stuck in back of truck, man hanging from it". I actually been thinking of that when I see big trucks so I keep my distance.

I tend to hang back from the vehicle in front of me so I don't have to slam on brakes in whatever vehicle I'm in.

I got some days off so I'll be taking time to properly clean out my carb. as I have done it my "unhook the fuel line, run out of gas, and fill fuel line with carb cleaner and run on that" carb cleaning.

I've just been leery about taking apart the carb if I have no issues. I've had experience in the past where I wished I just left something alone because I took it apart and didn't get it back right. I've cleaned carbs before the right way, just not on my gz the right way yet. I don't expect much difference anyway.

Going to check my valve clearances too, it will be a first on my bike since I got it.

[grasshopper]

Which is faster ? The gz250 or a rm-z250 ?

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by grasshopper

Which is faster ? The gz250 or a rm-z250 ?

You are comparing apples to oranges. I would think the GZ is faster top end wise because of the street gearing. The RM would be a totally different bike and built to perform off-road.

[studysession]

off road bikes need more torque so would have more low end get up and go

[grasshopper]

Originally Posted by studysession

off road bikes need more torque so would have more low end get up and go

Ok. So the gz is faster. Thanks.

[studysession]

welcome I think