Don't knock GNs

[superjackal]

Hi y'all
Took about 10 bikes for a test ride today and none of them felt as agile as my GN. I guess I've had it set up nice for me but I have to say I'm going to miss the old girl. They really are great beginner bikes. With more power and braking.......
Wish I had the cash to keep it, Chinese built n' all......
GNJ

[BigAl]

Wow, what did you ride?

[FJRider]

One ride wont tell you much. If the GN is the only bike you ride ... you will be familiar with (and used to) how it handles.


Quite often ... one (short) ride on a possible replacement bike will do more to put you off it. Take it away for a weekend ... and clock up a few km's on it.

[Phantom Limb]

Really??
Sorry mate but you need to ride some more bikes!

[tigertim20]

If you rode ten bikes in one day, then you cant have had time to ride them far enough to really see how they handle.

aside from that, it can take weeks to get the feel for a new bike and how it handles before you can appreciate its ability.

Go back and ride them for longer!

[Grizzo]

Yep, longer rides on different bikes will get you away from the feel and comfort zone of the gn.

[PrincessBandit]

What the others have said. I too started out on a ginny and loved it to bits. Once I got used to the bandit though...didn't miss it at all.

Any new bike will take some getting used to especially if you've found your first one really comfortable. It's all about moving away from the security blanket of the known and familiar to something else (which in turn will hopefully become comfortable and familiar).

[ducatilover]

That's because GNs tip in fast and weigh nothing.
You will be very pleased with the stability of real bikes

GNs rule

[Disco Dan]

Hi y'all
Took about 10 bikes for a test ride today and none of them felt as agile as my GN. I guess I've had it set up nice for me but I have to say I'm going to miss the old girl. They really are great beginner bikes. With more power and braking.......
Wish I had the cash to keep it, Chinese built n' all......
GNJ

Consider your GN... KNOCKED.

[Kickaha]

What are the rear shocks off?

[ducatilover]

What are the rear shocks off?

broken, rooted and stripped originals
Got some interesting ones coming

[Ender EnZed]

Took about 10 bikes for a test ride today and none of them felt as agile as my GN.

10 test rides in a day? That's a lot of new bike-ness to be taking in.

What were they and what was your test route?

[GrayWolf]

I am one of those who wont hear a bad word against the Ginny, yes they are slow, they are low powered, but as a beginner bike they are nigh perfect.
Sure you can outgrow the performance quickly, but then again,, a Ginny is as fast(er) than some of the old BSA 250's that were very popular (C15 etc).
of course they handle well?? they weigh nothing, on the downhill of the Wainuiomata hill going towards the Hutt, I could get down there at higher speeds and definitely 'quicker' on Vicky's GN than either my old FJ1200 or the ZZR1100....
But if you are ready to move on? Then look back with 'teary eye' and accept that the replacement will have much more to offer than the venerable Gn does..
You'll find on the rougher surfaces a bit more weight makes the bike more stable, however balance that with the fact sprotbike trail and rake can be a bit twitchy on those surfaces anyway...

[EJK]

Go ride a Yamaha Scorpio.

Then come back and tell us if it's more "agile" than a GN.

[Banditbandit]

I rode a GN - ONCE - I Hated it ...

You like yours now ... but wait about six months on a new bike then ride a GN again ... and see if you stil like it as much ..