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Old 07-07-2009, 09:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Bike: Suzuki GZ250 - for starter, now Suzuki S50
Location: Shell Point (Crawfordville) Florida
Posts: 75
Default My new ride

Thanks guys - to all of you plus those on my GZ250 bike.com friends, who had to "advance" to something bigger, not necessarily better, to instill in me that burning desire to get a bigger bike.
Here's my new ride, a pristine Suzuki 2005 S50, with flyscreen, bag supports, saddlebags, (not in the pics, I took the bags off for the 4-5 hr 70-75 mph ride home on the trailer), passenger seat and sissy bar, shaft drive,Cobra exhaust (sounds better than any Harley on the road, - I may have to get baffles to put inside and quiet it a little, just for the neighbors. Anybody know about installing these things? But maybe, just %%%%em, but drive slow down the street.). This bike only weighs 443lbs, handles just like the GZ, and is QUICK, plus 55mpg! A little intimidating going up to a bigger, faster, bike than the GZ, but a little more practice and you get used to it for a blast of a ride.
And thanks to all the advice and posts on here about the S50 who helped make my decision about this bike.
The worst thing is, it's been raining heavily here every day for the past week and I can't get out.
Bummer.
I look at my GZ next to it and get that feeling that "what a great bike, what a great experience, I'll be sad to see you go", unless my GF wants to take the MSfF course and go riding, then of course I'll keep it forever.