Why I bought a ginny

[Steve 555]

do you guys find it hard crusing on ya ginny I am worried the engine is gonna fall to bits on the motorway ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[delusionz]

uh ohhh.... that doesn't sound good, do you have a temperature gauge? these are not water cooled, be careful!

[Steve 555]

nah no temp gauge

[delusionz]

Any particular sounds or feels you're worried about?

[FROSTY:Me]

Steve--Many er um ok many many years ago when the GN's were new on the market my girlfreind did a full tour of New Zealand on her Ginny
She was staying with me all day riding at 100-120ks

[Steve 555]

Nah not really will just go with it

[twinkle]

Why does GN250 have two into one exhaust when it only has one cylinder?

among the other things said, one pipe out each side leaves room to fit the frame close to the engine between the pipes

[fireliv]

If it suits your riding style at the mo..good on ya!

Personally theya re not for me...I love my Jesse... if only she wasnt sounding like a horse going through a blender........

[twinkle]

if only she wasnt sounding like a horse going through a blender........

always wondered what a horse going through a blender sounded like...

[terbang]

They are, like all bikes, just great and I am sure you will enjoy your time on it. My missus had one and she rode it all over the place when we we were living in Christchurch. She rode to the west coast for naughty weekends without the kids, she rode to Akaroa for lunches and she used it as a shopping basket. She loved every minute that she rode on that thing, right up until she planted it into the front of a Nissan! She still reminisces about her dearly departed GN 250 though.

[Korea]

You bought a WHAT?

...why?

Just kidding - that's a good place to start.
Enjoy~

[Steve 555]

Ha well it gets me from A ta B. Until I get my NC30 400 Honda. Oh and you are spot on that is what some people say. One guy told me Ginnys are basically a pushbike with a motor.

[Lucy]

Last night I rode my GN through the night from Auckland to Raetihi, (and it was raining heavily from the Harbour bridge to Cambridge) loaded up with me and my luggage, it didnt miss a beat and I never felt unsafe. It took ages, but I and my luggage are heavy, and I think it's slowness is what makes it a good safe learners bike. Although I did cruise at 100k at times, the rain and head wind made me a lot slower for a lot of the trip.

[xwhatsit]

among the other things said, one pipe out each side leaves room to fit the frame close to the engine between the pipes

No wai... have you seen any of the old singles -- AJS 350 `Boy Racer' and the Ducati singles with single downtube frames; just have the exhaust port offset to one side. In fact, the GN125 has a single exhaust, doesn't it?

[klingon]

I have a Volty (TU250 - close relation of the GN). I like it because it's simple, reliable and pretty much indestructable.

Apart from riding, the other thing all newbies need to learn is the essential art of motorcycle maintenance. The GN250/TU250 has everything accessible, parts are cheap and easy to get, no special tools or skills required and very little you can do wrong.

I've been commuting to work on it virtually every day since I got it in November 06. The Volty is perfect for the job. Also ideal for small shopping trips, going to cafes, visiting friends. In summer we constantly rode it around town 2-up and spent a day pootling around Waiheke on it (highly recommended).

As soon as I got it, the Volty became the default form of transport for the household. The car hardly left the garage from November until March, and the SV1000S only came out for the long out-of-town rides.

I wish I could afford to have a nice big bike for long rides, and still keep the Volty for putt-putting around town. Go the simple life!