Don't knock GNs

[ducatilover]

Passing on a GN can be done. Roll on throttle, slip stream, lane split and pray.
When mine was a pathetic 300cc it had no issues rolling on in top to pass people doing 100 (closed private road) well, untill the clutch shat out and the bottom end exploded.

[Subike]

Yes I do feel sorry for you guys on your GN 2fiddys,
Great little bikes, determind to never break down them things, Just love them. Nice little cruzier
But for the same price as?
I change into top gear @110 kph, indicated, and it stops accelerating @ 138kph. tail wind, 145kph. indicated...true.
Bugger eh. overtaking never a problem, unless on a hill. But 100kph into a norwester, with a windscreen... not a worry.
Did ChCh to Blenheim and return at Easter, , sat on 120kph indicated there and back...
Dang you guys bought the wrong 2fiddys ...

[ducatilover]

Yes I do feel sorry for you guys on your GN 2fiddys,
Great little bikes, determind to never break down them things, Just love them. Nice little cruzier
But for the same price as?
I change into top gear @110 kph, indicated, and it stops accelerating @ 138kph. tail wind, 145kph. indicated...true.
Bugger eh. overtaking never a problem, unless on a hill. But 100kph into a norwester, with a windscreen... not a worry.
Did ChCh to Blenheim and return at Easter, , sat on 120kph indicated there and back...
Dang you guys bought the wrong 2fiddys ...

Mine owes me less than $1000 and it's 589cc. I consider it to be pretty good value, I paid $660 or something for it.
Granted, it's not quick. But I have a 100+hp bike for shenanigans

Mind you, I personally wouldn't pay "good" money for one, because, they are absolutely poo. And I'm allowed to say, I've had two.
Well, more "mildly almost adequate", than poo

My Spada was the best all round 250 I have ever ridden. That is the correct 250.

[Grashopper]

589cc for a bike of so little weight. It should be pretty damn fast, shouldn't it?

Anyway, the thread title is "Don't knock GNs" so if anyone wants to swap a little Duke for my GN, after all the positive advertising here, please contact me. You even get 50cc more for free. Isn't that a great deal?

[ducatilover]

589cc for a bike of so little weight. It should be pretty damn fast, shouldn't it?

I doubt it'll end up being "fast" to be honest. It's only going to be knocking out a thumping 50hp or so and 140kg wet, so a similar power to weight of a Smurf on blue V drink. I'm not sure I'd be stupid enough to try throw more hp than that at a GN lol

[huff3r]

Yes I do feel sorry for you guys on your GN 2fiddys,
Great little bikes, determind to never break down them things, Just love them. Nice little cruzier
But for the same price as?
I change into top gear @110 kph, indicated, and it stops accelerating @ 138kph. tail wind, 145kph. indicated...true.
Bugger eh. overtaking never a problem, unless on a hill. But 100kph into a norwester, with a windscreen... not a worry.
Did ChCh to Blenheim and return at Easter, , sat on 120kph indicated there and back...
Dang you guys bought the wrong 2fiddys ...

Oh don't feel you have to feel sorry for me, I love the GN. I love that it hasn't depreciated a single cent since I bought it. I love that it costs me damn near nothing to run, and hasn't had anything go wrong with it at all yet (that wasn't self-inflicted), and that repairing the accident damage I managed to cause it cost me damn near nothing as well.

The GN is boss.

[Valkyrie]

Passing on a GN can be done. Roll on throttle, slip stream, lane split and pray.

Oh my...I lie down on mine and have got it up to 130 on a flat road

and none of them felt as agile as my GN.

I sat on the monster and it was instant love...
So responsive. Learning to ride on the Ginny like learning to drive in a mini, just honest, has been awesome.
But there is more.

Surely every bike has something to teach?