No more new GN250s?

[klingon]

Anyone else heard about this?

According to my local freebie rag (Auckland Eastern Courier) the little Suzuki GN250's are not going to be made for NZ market anymore. ... etc

Ok this is the real story here...

YOUR LOCAL RAG DID AN ARTICLE ON THE GN250?!?!

Quick, send me a copy! Send me the link! Write a letter to the editor and congratulate them and tell them we LOVE motorbike stories and will most certainly advertise in their paper if they publish more!

[Trudes]

to the mighty GN, I ed mine, got my confidence back on one and then sold her to buy a bigger bike. I shed one tear as she left in a van and then forgot about her a little when I got my Hornet, but like all good old friends, I still have fond memories of my GN.

[MikeyG]

I've got one. Leaves a bit too be desired on the open road but for a round town commuter it's one of the best out there. Mines had two track days on Taupo so far and was great fun.

[Mr. Peanut]

They stopped making GN250s back in the mid eighties - started making water soluble replicas in China after that!

I've got a bigger cock than you.

[McJim]

I've got a bigger cock than you.

That's coz you're a chicken farmer but my knob is much bigger than yours! Buwahahaha

[cowpoos]

Anyone else heard about this?

According to my local freebie rag (Auckland Eastern Courier) the little Suzuki GN250's are not going to be made for NZ market anymore. Sad news for the folks that are starting out on bikes, and looking at bikes in the new cheap & cheerful section. Apparently the lights would have had to be modified to satisfy new lighting regulations which wasn't cost effective for the manufacturer.

I'm sure there will be GN250's on the road for ages to come but no new shiny ones when all the existing stocks gone. They've been sold in NZ for 26 years - nearly as old as me!

Don't get me wrong, they're not my first choice looks wise but they have started many a biker off in good stead.

not all hope is lost...suzuki nz is apparently trying to sort along with other international suzuki importers a solution to sort the problems that are restricting new Gn's being sold in alot of country's...and they are the head light and emissions...new emmisions standards came into place in various country's this year [2007] euro and californian mainly...and the gn doesn't meet these standards...

Stay posted !

[Roj]

Seems a shame that something that has been very successful is ending, sometimes thats the way life goes, a cheap and economic bike that is relatively easy to learn on...

[Quartermile]

Well at least now they've stopped making the chinese crap Suzuki should be proud.

Everyone can get a Shong Jenn (250 sports) test drove one myself, piece of crap but I imagine Gn's would be to me aswell.

FXR's make much better learners bike!!!!!!!!

[Guitana]

Get over it guys buy a big 1000cc bike and get there faster!!!!!!!!!!
Zoom zoom zoom.

[Pumba]

Get over it guys buy a big 1000cc bike and get there faster!!!!!!!!!!
Zoom zoom zoom.

I have

Still kinda miss the GN tho

[Ixion]

Are those Lifan 250s still around?

[Karma]

I have

Still kinda miss the GN tho

He said get there faster mate, does the SV count? Mind you, it does sound a little like the GN

[davereid]

Are those Lifan 250s still around?

Yep, Lifan have a 200cc road legal chook chaser for about $3300, seem to go well enough (I have one) but it would be a bit tall in the seat for the chicks.

They make a V-twin 250 as well - about $5-5500.

Yamaha make a 200cc road bike at about $4k, so all is not lost for learners yet !

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Get over it guys buy a big 1000cc bike and get there faster!!!!!!!!!!
Zoom zoom zoom.

I did...

but will miss the GN its a good comuter, a good learners and well a good bike... However I had an 80's model so don't know much of the newer ones...

[inlinefour]

about time Suzuki stopped making shitters and worked on real bikes...