Help I have no idea! . . .

**Str8 Jacket** · 9th May 2005, 14:04

Originally Posted by surfchick

man 6 weeks will be torture-
i couldn't stand wating 2 days for it not to be sunday so i could buy mine.
good luck makin it through the MONTH & a-HALF waiting period...

Yea I know,

BUT at least I know it's actually going to happen now!

And knowing I have yet to get my licence helps to . . .

Sorry Slipstream, looks like I wont have (my bike) it by Queens Birthday, but there's always another time

**Beemer** · 9th May 2005, 14:37

Six weeks, luxury! When I bought the Beemer I had to wait something like four months for it to arrive from Germany! As for the Goose, I put a deposit on it in the middle of March but only waited two weeks to go back up to Rotorua and collect it because I couldn't wait to have it ready to ride!

Good luck with the Learn to Ride and Basic Handling courses, you'll pass no sweat and then all of a sudden your bike will be here and you won't know yourself!

**Maximus** · 9th May 2005, 14:52

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Thanks man. Im pretty impatient usually, but I guess 6 weeks will go by fast enuf! Im just stoked that I can finally turn a dream into reality - Im practically bouncing around the office today, doubt they'll get much work outta me today!

That's the attitude!! You'll be up and riding in no time, just you wait!

**surfchick** · 10th May 2005, 15:20

Originally Posted by Beemer

Six weeks, luxury! When I bought the Beemer I had to wait something like four months for it to arrive from Germany! !

that's a never going to work for me!! wasn't born with an iota of patience. dat's why i switched to bikes...

i like dos geese by da way. look pretty sharp & zippy. bit saucier dan the beemer?

**Maximus** · 11th May 2005, 10:33

Originally Posted by surfchick

that's a never going to work for me!! wasn't born with an iota of patience. dat's why i switched to bikes...

I'm starting to think that MOST woman have no patience . . .

However, 6 weeks, that seems kinda long for a GN250 (imo). Str8 Jacket, have you asked at other shops etc? . . . I'd be questioning this length of time . .

**Beemer** · 11th May 2005, 14:34

You're not wrong about the Goose Surfchick, it's pretty damn cool! I miss the upright riding position of the Beemer (and the heated grips, ABS and comfortable seat!) but the Goose is just so much fun to ride. It makes me feel like a teenager again! (Don't tell my husband, he'd say I'm way too old to be fooling around with a teenager!) The Goose loves corners and because it has a DR350 engine, it sounds a lot nicer than the BMW - that, unfortunately, sounds like a sewing machine.

And, from another post, surfing is fine - if you can swim, I can't!

**Str8 Jacket** · 12th May 2005, 14:00

Im stoked, my brand new GN250 will be arriving in approx 5 weeks, that'll give me enough time to get my licence etc, so im stoked!!

Anyone in Wellys come for a ride with a "learner" round the end of June? Need someone to "show me the ropes" . . .

btw - I can't start a new thread for some reason?!?!

**Maximus** · 17th May 2005, 08:23

Anyone seen or heard from St8 Jacket, she hasn't been on here for awhile. If you read this Str8 Jacket pm me (back), I have that info you wanted! . . .

**hondacmx450** · 17th May 2005, 10:20

good on you for turning to the two wheeled side of life and a gn well thay r the longest made bike 13 or 15 years i think i think evry one has had or riden on thay r good to learn on and thay will teach you too and not to much to fix if opps my foot sliped and it just fell over evry ones done it

**froggyfrenchman** · 9th August 2005, 17:54

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Yep sounds like a GN250 it is then. How much are they worth? Am I best to buy brand new or second hand? Where to begin! :spudwhat:

$3000 brand spanking with mag wheels or $800 upward for 2nd hand. have heard the new 1s are quite prone to rust in the frame... Gnwas my 1st road bike, nd nw my fiancee is learning on 1. unbeatable as a learner bike!

Good luck and happy motorbiking