Suzuki gn250 information

**Drum** · 29th September 2006, 22:44

I'm getting 200 odd km before switching to reserve on an 11L tank.

**Shadows** · 29th September 2006, 22:45

Originally Posted by Drum

Dagnammit, you guys are getting good mileage.

My spreadsheet shows that my EL250 is getting around 23 km to the litre at a cost of around 7c per kilometer.

Originally Posted by BuckBuckNo1

Mate, I'd re-work that spreadsheet if I was you

23km to the litre sounds about right to me...

**sunhuntin** · 30th September 2006, 16:23

my lowest recorded k's to tank was 230-odd, but that was cos i spent the whole tank tooling around town. i try and give it at least 40k over open road a week, seems to help.
buckbuck...that was fast!
the bike shop i went through are useless as tits on a bull. i wont be going back after a number of disappointments with their service. took em 2 months to get my bike in to the country, with numerous excuses. last service i picked it up..it was unlocked, sitting outside on the footpath, had what i think was brake fluid all over the front end and tank, and greasy shit all over the lock area of the top box. plus 5 weeks with no speedo, with no idea how fast i was going, or how many k's till i needed gas.
as i say...i wont be back!!

**HTFU** · 2nd October 2006, 11:00

162k to a tank, plus reserve. 250km, plus reserve (2 riders) and my 200km, plus reserve. Same bikes but big range difference. Don't know how you riders get 250km going 100km/hr. I must of got the Friday 5.30pm "can't leave to you have finished it" bike.

**HTFU** · 13th October 2006, 19:12

Finally got my backrest for my gn today. Total cost was $65 as I put a zip in it and a small storage area in the top. Rode 25km home after fitting it and it was awesome. Combined with the foot pegs It was very comfortable. It is good in both the old foot position and the new ones so good around town as well. Only negative is getting on and off requires a bit more co-ordination and flexibility. Going to test it out over a longer ride this weekend so hoping it does the job. Learnt from multisport and kayaking that you should never settle for the original seat on anything if you get uncomfortable. Would always put extra foam etc on my kayak seat to make it fit and reduce any pain etc.

**sunhuntin** · 13th October 2006, 20:47

looks good! im going to get a set of pegs in the same spot as what youve got. ive found after my off last year, my knees protest on long rides with the original pegs.
the packs make all the difference eh?

**Jeaves** · 13th October 2006, 20:59

looks good indeed , i like the setup ya got going there Robignevil

**ninjac** · 13th October 2006, 21:13

I started on an '85 GN250, loved it to bits hence it got me hooked onto bikes. I found it a bit cramped and had a bit of cash so traded up to the ZXR250. My brother got the GN and also when everywhere on it.
Its a pitty the new ones aren't as reliable, because that was one of the GN's strong points.

**HTFU** · 14th October 2006, 16:28

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

looks good! im going to get a set of pegs in the same spot as what youve got. ive found after my off last year, my knees protest on long rides with the original pegs.
the packs make all the difference eh?

Was very good. Have been riding with the new peg position for a couple of weeks and felt I needed a back rest because the position is slightly higher and longer than what the maruader and s40 are set at. I could have put the pegs lower and closer but knew it would be the best position once I got the backrest (you will need a back support if you put the pegs in the same place as I did). Confirmed today with 40 minutes of lazyboy riding with no need to move around to relieve pain. I had a similar problem as you sunny boy with the knee thing, especially them being bent up like they are on the GN. Good luck with the fitting - if you want to get the same extensions for the pegs I can help get them from up here (only $25) as well as the method I used to fit them to the bike (couple of bits of alloy and box section from metal recycle centre). Pretty straight forward but no point reinventing the wheel I say.

**Cobalt** · 14th October 2006, 21:00

First what a great first post nice read .. I Paid $186 for an Avon Roadrunner the stock front wheel had me crapping it in the wet . I went though 3 headlight Bulbs untill I got rid of the stock bulb and changed to a H4 45/45 Quartz Halogen as whould not push 55/60 but still a lot better and the piss poor 35/35 bulb that are stock. You can get them at the following link if you want to try a better light. PS welcome to the forum

http://www.norbsa02.freeuk.com/goffybulbs.htm

**sunhuntin** · 15th October 2006, 17:44

Originally Posted by ninjac

I started on an '85 GN250, loved it to bits hence it got me hooked onto bikes. I found it a bit cramped and had a bit of cash so traded up to the ZXR250. My brother got the GN and also when everywhere on it.
Its a pitty the new ones aren't as reliable, because that was one of the GN's strong points.

o yeh...my ol 86 went through 3 family members...we all thrashed the crap out of it, and still she kept on going. got hit by a car last year, which is why i no longer have her. ive been seriously thinking about buying her back, and re-doing her....a mate has a tank from a gn400 for $90 which i could strip and have painted up. in all honesty, she still ran, just needed to be repaired...if i was able to do it over, i would keep her and either fix her, or strip and sell the parts...

robignevil, what do you use as a back support? you havent changed the seat, and i doubt youd have the pack fully jammed constantly?
is that only extentions? what pegs did you use? the guy i mentioned above said hed make me a set of pegs, but dunno when. the sooner the better really.

**HTFU** · 15th October 2006, 20:37

The pack on the rear seat in the picture is the backrest, it is some foam covered in the same material as the seat. It has a zip around the top which opens up into a small storage space. After using it again today I am going to remove some foam at the top because it is too upright and maybe a bit high.

My bag I had made fits on the back of the rack above the rear light like the ventura ones, would have prefered the box you have, but didnt know it was an option when I got the rack.

The $25 is for the extensions only, they are both right hand extensions, imported for a custom bike that a shop in Te Awamutu makes (thats why they are cheap the shop has got lots of them, looked in their catalogue and most custom extensions were $80 +). The left hand extensions were shorter. Means my pegs come up at slightly different angles, but I never have them up because I use them for 90% of my riding, so not fussed. Got some second hand pegs (most bike shops will have some) for $20.

The plate of alloy on the left hand side has to be cut out differently to the right one so that it doesnt touch the exhaust. Box section not crucial but made it a bit stiffer. Scrap dealers will have heaps of the stuff you need, mine cost me nothing, but $10-20 should get you enough. I enjoyed the 2-3 days Burt Munrowing it in the Man Cave trying to find the right position.

My other half wasn't so pleased.

**sunhuntin** · 16th October 2006, 12:17

Originally Posted by Robignevil

The pack on the rear seat in the picture is the backrest, it is some foam covered in the same material as the seat. It has a zip around the top which opens up into a small storage space. After using it again today I am going to remove some foam at the top because it is too upright and maybe a bit high.

My bag I had made fits on the back of the rack above the rear light like the ventura ones, would have prefered the box you have, but didnt know it was an option when I got the rack.

The $25 is for the extensions only, they are both right hand extensions, imported for a custom bike that a shop in Te Awamutu makes (thats why they are cheap the shop has got lots of them, looked in their catalogue and most custom extensions were $80 +). The left hand extensions were shorter. Means my pegs come up at slightly different angles, but I never have them up because I use them for 90% of my riding, so not fussed. Got some second hand pegs (most bike shops will have some) for $20.

The plate of alloy on the left hand side has to be cut out differently to the right one so that it doesnt touch the exhaust. Box section not crucial but made it a bit stiffer. Scrap dealers will have heaps of the stuff you need, mine cost me nothing, but $10-20 should get you enough. I enjoyed the 2-3 days Burt Munrowing it in the Man Cave trying to find the right position.

My other half wasn't so pleased.

cheers for that...ill go and see my buddy this weekend, and find out what he wants to charge for his work...i may get a set of extensions from you, see what he says.