The GZ as a work of art

[alanmcorcoran]

Motor,

Having had all of six month's experience on a bike (I don't even know what the difference is between a cruiser and a cafe racer) most of my impressions and perspective are kind of unrefined at this point. It'd be pretty stupid of me to dive right in and start messing with things without having any idea what I was doing or why.

Also, I've commented elsewhere that I'm generally not the modifiying or customizing type, unless it's pretty innocuous (windshield, or some practical widget - I put aerobars, custom pedals and a cadence/speedo on my fancy road bicycle so I'm not totally immune.)

I think I also have a perverse desire to mainly leave things as designed, especially if they are pretty utilitarian to begin with. When I see a lowered Camry with spinning rims, I don't get it. In the other hand, I understand the appeal of the custom bikes like the ones they build on American Chopper. The GZ seems like a pretty modest, unassuming form of transportation and there is, to me at least, a kind of beauty in its simplicity.