GT550

jkevinlilly · Post by **jkevinlilly** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:50 am

Great!!

You'll thoroughly enjoy the bike, and by now you know a lot more about it than you probubly ever thought you would know when yu bought it..

Kevin

H2RICK · Post by **H2RICK** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:58 pm

Right on, Ian !!! These 550's are tough old birds and, with even a smidgen of maintenance and some TLC, they will go a lonnnnggggg way. See you at the A & Dub....eventually.....maybe even THIS Thursday if the weather cooperates. Fingers crossed.

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:26 am

H2RICK wrote:Right on, Ian !!! These 550's are tough old birds and, with even a smidgen of maintenance and some TLC, they will go a lonnnnggggg way. See you at the A & Dub....eventually.....maybe even THIS Thursday if the weather cooperates. Fingers crossed.

Thanks Rick ! I've put about 20 miles on it, and it seems to run fine - just sorting out some minor niggles. Perhaps I'll try for the A&W next week as SWMBO'd has me suffering the sun, surf and sand with her in Aruba this week. Its tough, but someone has to do it

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:46 am

Ian youre not going to be missing anything, the snows still hanging on in little sections of the city. By the time you get back it SHOULD be going,,finally,,,, for the umteenth time..

H2RICK · Post by **H2RICK** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:11 pm

Well, Allan, there ARE still a few patches in the shade and on the north sides of buildings but......there were lotsa bikes out last weekend as well as today. Because it's a little chilly for me.....high of +10C (50F).....I won't be making the trek to the A & Dub tonight. Besides, my alternate excuse is that none of my bikes have been "de-winterized" yet, including the 550. I guess I better get to work on all of them what with the beginning of May fast approaching.

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:02 am

It does cool down fast in the evening and I personally do not enjoy riding in the -2C to 4C evening temps typical for this time of year here. The real issue though is all the gravel and sand on the roads and in the intersections. Till they get the street sweepers going, it is not too safe out there if you can't see clearly, so I tend to limit being out to just daylight hours.