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hey everyone
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Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:27 amby wrighty88
hey all, my names kyle i live in newcastle. i just aquired my first road bike, its a 1988 kawasaki GPX250, i thought id say hi... hope to see some other members soon
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Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:52 amby robracer
Hi Kyle, welcome to KSRC
the GPX is a great bike to start out on.
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Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:57 amby wrighty88
thanks, robracer . are there any isses/quirks these bikes have, ive noticed that it has twin front discs, all other GPX's that ive seen have singles??.. any info/help would be greatly appreciated since this is my first road bike...
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Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:53 amby robracer
I will leave that question to the Geepee experts...... but twin disk is better than one just check the minium thickness listed on the disk & measure to see if they are not worn too much + check the wear marks on the pads to see if they need replacing, the mark is a notch in the side of the pad... if that's gone so are the pads. Learner bikes such as this tend to have a hard life, but with the right maintenance they can easily last till you are ready for a bigger bike.
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Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:07 amby wrighty88
cheers mate thanks for the help.. i have been around dirt bikes for as long as i can remember... and my step dad had a few quick road bikes but this is my first foray into them
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Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:15 amby matt1414
Hi Kyle, welcome to the forum. Nice bike choice. I live in Maitland, one day we might have to get some Hunter guys and girls together for a ride.
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Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:27 amby Strika
Twin disc means it's a grey import!
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Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:25 amby Maddog
G'day and welcome aboard...
Strika wrote:Twin disc means it's a grey import!
Thought it meant brakes were twice as good...lol...
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Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:44 amby wrighty88
hey thanks guys. i took the GPX out for a little squirt today and what can i say... im hooked, i love riding it and i've only ridden it once
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Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:53 amby tim
welcome! not too far for you to make it to the sunday morning old pacific hwy run..see the rides section
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Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:50 amby wrighty88
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Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:23 amby GPZ_Jim
greets! don't forget pics
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Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:39 amby chimp
greetings Kyle
hope you enjoy the bike experience!
wot's the go with you lot are you all on night shift or am I just getting old
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Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:26 amby laidback
Welcome Kyle
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Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:01 pmby Mikey84
Welcome to KSRC Kyle