the GN250... Popular or Common

[Magua]

I don't know about Gn250 riders but I allways nodded on my GN125. Man I'd kill to have that 12hp beast back again. Just to sell it so I could buy a Gn250, I think they're nifty. 17 horsies, single cylinder, awesome commuter. Everyone knows a Gn when they see one. My friends are soo extremely anti bike but even they know a Gn when they see one. Not to mention the cheap as chips fuel bill.

[placidfemme]

There cool.. MY MOMMY SAID SOOOOOO

I saw a shirt in town once that said "My mom thinks I'm cool" lol how sad is that...

[crazylittleshit]

I saw a shirt in town once that said "My mom thinks I'm cool" lol how sad is that...

where is it I want it

[sunhuntin]

i ride a black gn, and try to wave when i can. most of the time i dont get a reply though, so usually wait till they wave first. i usually nod though. i feel bad right now cos a guy waved, and all i could do was nod due top coming up to a roundabout [dude, if your reading this, sorry!]

[Ixion]

i ride a black gn, and try to wave when i can. most of the time i dont get a reply though, so usually wait till they wave first. i usually nod though. i feel bad right now cos a guy waved, and all i could do was nod due top coming up to a roundabout [dude, if your reading this, sorry!]

Good for you.

Nodding or a "hand flick" (not the nasty sort), I reckon counts as a wave.

Sometimes even for the most experienced rider, taking a hand off the bars just isn't practical .

I reckon the rider with a free hand waves , the other waves if possible, or nods etc.

Doesn't really make any odds how the greeting is expressed, it's the show of solidarity that counts.

And sometimes, especially on Dorkland motorways, by the time you notice a bike going the other direction they're almost past. 200 kph approach speed, and I don't tend to pay a lot of attention to what's happening 4 or 5 lanes over, on the other side of a centre barrier. More worried about the idiots around me.

But whenever possible, I wave to anything on two wheels with an engine. Scooters count too. If they acknowledge , that's cool, if not I'm not worried. Maybe they didn't see me, maybe they were otherwise occupied. If not, 'tis their loss.

[White trash]

Know what the average age of motorcyclists in NZ is?

46.

GN250s are the only affordable commuter for alot of younger riders in the market now.

They're getting young riders on bikes, brilliant.

[Zed]

Ahh yes, the ol Red GN250
Im beginning to get a strong distaste in my mouth just thinking about em.
Its fascinating that the bikes are so many in number yet all the riders on them seem the same. not one GN250 rider has ever waved back or even looked at me when stopped at lights.

Lol, maybe in your lil' world they don't wave back Pyro, and only the red ones eh?? You can say "scooter" riders don't wave back but you can't really categorize a specific model of motorcycle like the GN250...I'm sure they've waved at me - I just wasn't watching. jk

practically scooter riders!

The GN250 may be the lowest of the low 'real' motorcycle but it's still gets my respect at the end of the day...scooters on the other hand are just a hinderance and frustration to me.

but perhaps everyone on them is just a noob. you can get a new GN250 for only $3000 which is a pretty good deal I reckon, wouldnt buy one though, too common.

I think it's well known that they're a noob bike, I'm worried that you even considered the GN as a possible upgrade from your 150??

[eliot-ness]

The GN250 is, like the BSA 250 of the 1950s and 60s probably responsible for getting more riders safely into biking than any other model. It's tough, foolproof, easy to ride and maintain, and cheap to buy and run. All the attributes of the perfect first bike and commuter. It's quite capable of doing long runs, if not fast, but comfortably. What more could you ask for $3000. As for not waving, who cares. Learners have other things to think about. Let em join the other fictitious ranks of HD. Triumph, Ducati etc owners who never acknowledge other riders. I'd much prefer they stayed safe.

[Trakxntrials]

Im a GN rider too - and yep I learnt to ride on it - and shes a beauty - keeps on ticking just fine - and if ya wave to me, I will wave and smile back at you. Nothing wrong with them - great for learners and In town commuting too! So please leave the GN's alone - and yes there are alot of them around - so cant be too bad a bike - right. And those of you who wave - keeping doing it - that is how I met my boyfriend You will never know who will wave back at you

[zeRax]

aye nothing wrong with the old gn250, fucking great commuter, so cheap to run.
thou i am half way to a new cbr rr or gsxr still want to keep the gn just for the odd run to town etc,

fo i wave etc, if anything id find that other buggers dont wave Because im on a gn250 , how about that eh.

[Coyote]

I wouldn't mind one. Get some twin disks up front, some proper rims instead of the spokes, KX500 motor, a set of Diablos, renthals, Twin CF exhausts, Ohlins....

[Beemer]

Although I'm not into the cruiser styling of the GN250, I have to admit they are pretty good bikes for learners. You couldn't get new ones for $3000 when I started riding, which is why I bought a Suzuki RG150. I liked it because it looked like a real bike and it went well enough to keep up with most riders I rode with.

I also find the riders don't wave - not sure why, even when they are stopped at the lights with both hands on their knees they don't wave! And as for their clothing - two extremes only - full Cordura get-up with good boots, helmet and gloves, or a pair of (usually faded) tracksuit pants, sneakers (with long laces) and a helmet that even Cash Converters wouldn't sell. Oh, and ski-type gloves, if any.

[inlinefour]

I'm not sure if it was the worse bike I've owned, but it was definitely up there. As a final ride, I took it around a motorcross track (and it actually made it around after crapping off a few times). The frount fork seals blew, so did the clutch and both tyres went flat. I am certian that I will never own another one again. Heck, even the Sooki A100 was better than the GN250 (my opinion and thats based on running it on avgas ). However in saying this, I think that the GN would make a good first bike for the novice rider. Like or not.

[Rashika]

yep, me too a exGN rider waaaay back in the beginning, before getting the Virago. Damn good bike, got traded round the whole family...me, sis, other sis, best mate of other sis, god knows where it is now.....mostly it done me proud!

.....and of course I wont forget the time the motor seized on me while riding to Timaru....thanks for checking the oil for me sis!
yep i know shoulda dbl/triple checked myself, but she had had it for 2 weeks beforehand and riden all over the sth island, so ya think she'd been good enough to top it up for me.
My excuse was it was dark, they have terrible oil windows, and I couldn't see a bloody thing, made an assumption all was good....damnit....all was baaaad.

Just as well rest of family was following 1/2 hour behind...poor wee me on the side of the rode.....nice farmers down there tho, cheers to whoever it was stored the bike for a week.

But yeah, good bike, and i reckon most of the riders would wave if they knew that it was okay to do so....they could be just worried about staying upright, and maybe some of ya big biker dudes scare them!

Gwenda

[pritch]

Guy I worked with some years back took delivery of a new GN250 one Friday after work. Monday morning he had been to Auckland and back, done a 1000ks.

Not the ideal running in, but the guys at the bike shop would've been mildly surprised when he showed up first thing Monday for his first service :-)

The bike never missed a beat while I knew him.