OLD GUY FINALLY GETS A GZ250

Dixon Webb · 01-02-2007, 08:35 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY

JUST BOUGHT A GZ250 AND IT'S GREAT. TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY CLASS AND RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE JUST STARTING OUT OR WHO HASN'T BEEN ON A BIKE FOR A WHILE. IN MY CASE "IN A WHILE" WAS ABOUT 50 YEARS. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE A FEW OTHER OLD TIMERS AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR GZ250?

WHEN I WAS A KID I HAD AN INDIAN 350CC VERTICAL TWIN, AN ARIEL SQUARE FOUR, AN OLD FLAT HEAD HARLEY DAVIDSON, AND A TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE 650 TWIN. THEN CAME KOREA, THEN CAME A JOB, THEN 47 YEARS AGO CAME A WIFE WHO WAS AND IS AFRAID OF MOTORCYCLES. TOOK ME 47 YEARS TO WEAR HER DOWN. THE GZ250 WAS MY 70TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS A SIMILAR STORY?

THANKS.

Badbob · 01-03-2007, 06:35 AM

Welcome to the board. I'm a retread myself I didn't need to wear the wife down she has her own GZ250.

BadMojo · 01-04-2007, 10:30 PM

Happy New Year to you, and welcome aboard. Persistence pays off, I had to work on my old lady too, she also is still afraid of bikes. I enjoy every moment on my bike, sometimes I just go for a ride with no particular place to go to.

Badbob · 01-05-2007, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BadMojo

sometimes I just go for a ride with no particular place to go to.

A destination is just an excuse to ride. I'm prone to riding down the road and taking off down a side road just to see where it goes. I just about always take the long way home form work.

Water Warrior 2 · 01-05-2007, 09:18 PM

Dixon, welcome to the world of wheels. Can't top your story but glad you finally made it. The 250 is Lynda's bike and I was pretty impressed the day we picked it up. I rode it home 138 KMs and was surprised at the ability to maintain highway speeds and the power this little single developes. Enjoy your bike and keep the shiny side up.

davidc83 · 01-19-2007, 02:52 PM

Welcome Dixon, took me almost 9 years to wear my wife down, we have been married almost 9 years. I knew if I could only get her into the motorcycle store, I could change her mind. Yep, it worked. She went in to appease me and I brought it home. My new baby is under the picture section, titled "my new baby". have fun and keep both tires on the pavement.

01-02-2007, 08:35 PM	#1
Dixon Webb Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 4	OLD GUY FINALLY GETS A GZ250 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY JUST BOUGHT A GZ250 AND IT'S GREAT. TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY CLASS AND RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE JUST STARTING OUT OR WHO HASN'T BEEN ON A BIKE FOR A WHILE. IN MY CASE "IN A WHILE" WAS ABOUT 50 YEARS. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE A FEW OTHER OLD TIMERS AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR GZ250? WHEN I WAS A KID I HAD AN INDIAN 350CC VERTICAL TWIN, AN ARIEL SQUARE FOUR, AN OLD FLAT HEAD HARLEY DAVIDSON, AND A TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE 650 TWIN. THEN CAME KOREA, THEN CAME A JOB, THEN 47 YEARS AGO CAME A WIFE WHO WAS AND IS AFRAID OF MOTORCYCLES. TOOK ME 47 YEARS TO WEAR HER DOWN. THE GZ250 WAS MY 70TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS A SIMILAR STORY? THANKS. __________________ Cheerio, Dixon Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-03-2007, 06:35 AM	#2
Badbob Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 945	Welcome to the board. I'm a retread myself I didn't need to wear the wife down she has her own GZ250. __________________ My GZ250 Blog Facebook Pinterest Google+ Tumblr YouTube Lumber Jocks
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01-04-2007, 10:30 PM	#3
BadMojo Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwestern Illinois Posts: 82	Happy New Year to you, and welcome aboard. Persistence pays off, I had to work on my old lady too, she also is still afraid of bikes. I enjoy every moment on my bike, sometimes I just go for a ride with no particular place to go to. __________________ 1999 GZ250, Maroon, Accessories: Bags, Windscreen (Retired) / 2007 V Star Classic 650, Pearl White, Accessories: Bags, Windscreen, Sissy Bar, Luggage Rack Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-05-2007, 09:18 PM	#5
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Dixon, welcome to the world of wheels. Can't top your story but glad you finally made it. The 250 is Lynda's bike and I was pretty impressed the day we picked it up. I rode it home 138 KMs and was surprised at the ability to maintain highway speeds and the power this little single developes. Enjoy your bike and keep the shiny side up. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-19-2007, 02:52 PM	#6
davidc83 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 184	Welcome Dixon, took me almost 9 years to wear my wife down, we have been married almost 9 years. I knew if I could only get her into the motorcycle store, I could change her mind. Yep, it worked. She went in to appease me and I brought it home. My new baby is under the picture section, titled "my new baby". have fun and keep both tires on the pavement.
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