Long Overdue Pictures

[Viper254]

Afternoon everybody!

Haven't posted any pictures for a couple of years, so I thought they were probably overdue.

I live in the West Midlands region of the UK, but I work in the East and have spent a lot more time going in to the office of late, to my regret.

It's not all bad, though. The trip from my city to the office is a delight; a few miles of dual carriageway out of town, before climbing on to the Staffordshire Moorlands and skirting the bottom of the Peak district as I wind more than 30 miles of country roads before doing a short stint on the M1 motorway again to finish up.

I've had this bike a year now; how time flies. It's a Suzuki Inazuma 250 (GW250). It didn't sell well in the UK, and anywhere else I believe, probably hampered by the fact it's an ugly blighter. However, the 26hp twin-cylinder Suzuki motor is a gem. It's not slow, and pushing the revs through the 6 gears allows you to have quite a fun rural ride, though you're never going that fast. It was a budget purchase after it became clear my old CB250 wasn't going to carry on much longer, and I've been dead chuffed.

I went Thruxton over the last weekend on it, which was 340 miles with no complaints, at motorway (highway) speeds for a lot of it.

I am likely to start working in the office more as time goes on, but I'm no longer that worried about it as, for a good chunk of the year, I'll enjoy the ride.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Super pix Viper!
Your riding route would require Google maps to follow, for all but 2 or 3 of us here - but sounds like great fun on two wheels 🙂
250 is a very good size for someone like me.....having come to believe that a 150 is perfectly adequate for all but highways!
Best of luck with your work over there....and look forward to your next photos!

Stig

[Iahawk]

Cool little bike! I don’t recognize it and don’t believe it was sold over here in the states? I agree that a 250 can get you wherever you need to go at whatever speed you feel like riding. Love the pics!

[Neil955i]

Good to hear from you Viper and I agree with Stig, nice pictures.  I'm obviously familiar with the area and so the type of roads you'll be riding so I'm jealous.  Reminds me of a year I spent commuting (on a Triumph Sprint) to Wolverhampton from Leicester.  Once off the M6 and onto the A roads it was a blast.  Better than the reverse commute two years before where, morning & night,  I always seemed to be riding into the sun!

How many miles has the little Suzook done now?  Should be good for 60-70K?

[Viper254]

Thanks all. It was sold in the states for a while but looks to have been horribly unpopular - which it was here, too.

That is quite a ride, Neil - but sometimes the ride can be good fun. I am waiting to imminently hear about a job change that will havr me riding a lot more, which seems contrary to the direction everyone else is moving in.

Getting about 80mpg UK, or 66mpg US. Which is the main reason i ride to work as the bills stack up fast.

Only 30K miles on it so it will be good for a good few years yet. Went to Thruxton and back for the British Super Bikes last weekend - 320 mile round trip