2003 Suzuki GZ250
Summary:
Great bike for smaller people and casual riders
Faults:
Keep the chain tight or you will have a hole in your magneto cover for sure. Finding a new one that hasn't been previously repaired is tricky.
This bike is designed for smaller riders, but I'm 6'5 250 and put around 60 miles a day on it. Wears out chains rather fast.
General Comments:
Great bike, compact, excellent balance, 60-100 MPG (45mph with the wind and no hills, optimal fuel efficiency), sucks on hills or into the wind. Highway is not so bad, but you do have to drop to 3rd for any hills, high wind, or temperatures below 20 degrees. I drive year round in Chicago, and 10°F is the absolute cut off for this bike. It will have starting issues under 10.
The bike is a trooper, but it does need a lot of TLC.
Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 14th March, 2015
30th Apr 2013, 21:41
My daughter also had a 2002 GZ250, and it too died. I tried looking for used top cylinder parts on eBay (or anywhere), and found out that most of these bikes have dead top parts of the engines, as I can buy the bottom half no problem, but not many complete engines or top ends. What a waste of money. Undeniably the worst bike I ever heard of.
Now to see if I can sell the rest of the bike in parts.