Thanks for the advise, handy to know!

SV650 that's exactly what i was thinking of.... For cutting in half!
No seriously as a reverse Trike!

I take it you own one what are they like?

Good tip, swiss watches, I'll take note of that.!

4th gear in town, 6th on the highway but 3rd to eccellerate.
By gosh I think I got it.


--- In suzuki250fours@..., "Jim Richardson"
<jimr@o...> wrote:
> I used to own a GF250 previously. I can only say that I actually
found that it would happily putt around town in 5th, though I found
4th in town a bit more flexible...Its months since I rode it, so I
can't remember the relevant revs - perhaps 4000? The really useable
POWER kicks in over 8000, but the torque (what there is of
it...*LOL*), is a bit lower down. My GF had a flat spot between 7000
and 8000, though I understand the earlier GS had a different power
spread. If it's like the GF, you'll find you can happily cruise along
in 6th at 80kph...except when you encounter a hill ( or a strong
headwind!!), when you'll have to drop back into 3rd!
> Being a four, though, you'll find it very smooth, even if you are
making it lug. To be honest given the age of the bike I wouldn't be
thrashing it too much , nor making it labour in too high a gear at
low revs - a happy medium will make you and it happy! Rely on the
brakes and nifty handling rather than power to avoid accidents!!
> Check a wreckers for someting that'll do the tailight job - you'll
probably find something that you can squeeze in - even if it's off a
Honda 50. Doesn't have to be flash as long as it's cheap, 'cos you
can track down a genuine one later at your leisure.
> Those motors are like swiss watches - that's why they need good
oil/foam filters. The oil attracts and traps the dust as it flies
past.
> Have fun on your 'L's, enjoy your P's , and when you graduate, try
a Suzuki SV650 - you won't regret it!
>
>
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