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luckyeddy Ex Member	Smaller Suzi THumper 02/10/06 at 12:25:09 Anyone have any experience with the smaller GZ250? How does it compare to the S40/Savage in terms of size and handling/roadworthiness?
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911radioman

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Reply #1 - 02/10/06 at 12:50:51

I just got rid of a GZ250 and upgraded to my Savage.

The GZ is a really good bike, it just doesn't have enough power to be a truly all-around utility bike. In other words, yes, you can run the interstate with it, but you're not going to have much throttle, if any, to get yourself by another vehicle if you want to pass.

The GZ suffers on hills. You have to constantly work that shifter to maintain forward speed. The Savage, at least mine -- will pull hills in 5th gear, plus pass cars on hills (we have a three lane hill near us that is two lanes up hill and one lane downhill).

On the other hand, the GZ is flat out bulletproof. You can't tear that sucker up. It served my purpose well to learn on, but now its on to greener pastures with the Savage! Cheesy

Tom

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luckyeddy Ex Member	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #2 - 02/10/06 at 14:22:09 Thanks, that was what I thought, they seemed to be about the same size on the showroom floor, and felt the same to sit on.
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911radioman Ex Member	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #3 - 02/10/06 at 14:25:01 Actually, I think the GZ "feels" beefier. I think the reason for that is that it has a larger fuel tank, and fatter tires. To me, the Savage feels leaner and more aggressive, but the GZ feels more "solid", if that makes any sense.
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #4 - 02/10/06 at 14:50:39 the gz 250 is a p- twin...if i remember correctly. therefore not a thumper,but a double thumper
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SeeAPierce Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Posts: 282 California Gender:	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #5 - 02/10/06 at 15:24:48 yea the GZ is a twin...I just spent a weekend (10 hours)on one at my MSF class - VERY happy to get back on the S40...honestly didn't like the GZ at all...just my view, of course... 8)
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necropsy Full Member 2005 No Login Offline Suzuki '05 S40 Posts: 173 Barrie, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #6 - 02/10/06 at 15:41:37 the GZ 250 is a single cylinder twin dome combustion chamber engine.
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911radioman Ex Member	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #7 - 02/10/06 at 16:05:20 necropsy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: the GZ 250 is a single cylinder twin dome combustion chamber engine. Yep, she's a single alright.
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #8 - 02/10/06 at 16:06:53 necropsy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: the GZ 250 is a single cylinder twin dome combustion chamber engine. yeah, your right...it is a thumper, i knew it had two pipes coming out of it
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theikeman Senior Member Offline Live each day as if it were your last ... Posts: 344 Gibsonton in South Florida Gender:	Re: Smaller Suzi THumper Reply #9 - 02/10/06 at 20:54:28 Here are the specs on the GZ250 Engine: Type: 249cc, four-stroke, SOHC, single cylinder, Twin Dome Combustion Chamber Displacement: 249cc Bore and Stroke: 72.0 x 61.2mm Fuel System: Mikuni BSR32SS Compression Ratio: 9.0:1 FYI Ike
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SeeAPierce

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Re: Smaller Suzi THumper
Reply #10 - 02/11/06 at 14:43:27

Interesting setup -- I just saw the 2 pipes and assumed (we all know what that means! Wink

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Anyway I've never seen the inside of a "twin dome combustion chamber"...I'll need to do some looking! Thanks for the correction - as always this list comes up with the answers!

theikeman wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

Here are the specs on the GZ250

Engine:
Type: 249cc, four-stroke, SOHC, single cylinder, Twin Dome Combustion Chamber
Displacement: 249cc
Bore and Stroke: 72.0 x 61.2mm
Fuel System: Mikuni BSR32SS
Compression Ratio: 9.0:1

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Ike

'06 S40 green: sporty muff & 10 degree adapter 155 main jet, 1/2 white spacer, open filter, bar end turn signals

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