A Great Big Hello From England!

[Spamulaspam]

Hello everyone. Great forum guys :2tup:
Been riding a GZ now for a couple of years and love her to bits!
Although I dont have a 250 im hoping you still welcome me with open arms.... I have a 125!
She is a little underpowered and she is always the last up a hill but its one of the quirky little charms that makes me love her that bit more. Power is overated anyhow (thats what I keep telling myself anyway :tongue: )
Hoping to stop by now and again to pick all your technical brains,thats if you'll have me!

[blaine]

Welcome to our family.A G.Z is a G.Z regardless if it is a 125 or a 250.There are alot of members here that have moved up to larger bikes and don't own G.Z's anymore,but still stick around here,myself included.This is more like a big family than a forum,that's why so many of us stick around.What ever your questions are,ask away.
:cool:

[mole2]

Welcome to the forum from South Carolina USA. Ride safe.

[Spamulaspam]

Aw, thanks a lot...
Yeah, I think they are one of those bikes that you dont ever forget... Mine has been 100% reliable and dependable and has given me so much fun.
Thanks for the warm welcome

[alantf]

Hi there,

I'm a Yorkshireman myself. Whereabouts are you from?

The Americans don't seem to have the 125 over there, but here on the island there are quite a few. Will the English laws allow you to upgrade, or are you stuck with the 125?

[Spamulaspam]

Hi Alantf,
Im a Lancashire lassie currenty residing just over the border in Yorkshire.. I live in Saddleworth
Hoping to upgrade later on in the year when I get round to attempting to convert the 125 to a 250... Hoping its as easy as its said.
Looking forward to it but I may have to pick all your brains for a while and ask all those niggling technical questions. There doesnt seem to be an awful lot of data on the internet for such a job though.
Certainly should be a challenge........ :whistle:

[Water Warrior 2]

Hi there lassie. Welcome from the GWN. Glad to have you join us here.

[alantf]

Actually, what I meant about upgrading was the licensing laws. Will you have to take another test? I'm not up to date on exactly what different tests allow. When I took mine, the only thing was that while learning you could only ride up to 250cc, but after passing the test you could ride anything. Nowadays it's more complicated, what with engine size, power to weight ratios etc. I thought that if you took your test on a 125, that's all you could ride.

BTW, I'm from further across Yorkshire. Born in Sheffield, then spent most of my life in the Rotherham/Doncaster area, 'til I moved out here. My missus has been at her sister's in Lincoln, for a couple of weeks. She tells me it's freezing, but she's got a streaming cold due to the central heating, then going out. Gotta go to the airport tomorrow, & pick her up. Nice to have another member from my old county. :2tup:

[Water Warrior 2]

Alantf, I am sure you can upgrade to a larger bike but it is a bit of a hassle. Something to do with age and experience involved. Still a lot better system than the more common North American idea that a 16 year old newbie can ride off on a 200 HP bike and survive to tell about it. My first bike had 8.7 HP on a good day and it always did the job required.

[Dave Dark]

Welcome Spamulaspam from Ottawa Ontario!