March 19th, 2012, 05:34 PM | #1 |
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Name: Andrea
Location: VA/NC
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Newbie (soon to be rider) from VA/NC
Hi all!
I'm Andrea (Andi) and I'm just starting to get into motorcycles. I've been terrified of them since I was little but I've warmed up to them in the past few years. I'm going to take the MSF Rider's Edge course this upcoming October and will be in the market for a ninja soon after I'm a college junior and a Graphic Communication major. And, I'd like to thank the user Yasko, and gfloyd2002, and warlord... and all who contributed to this thread http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=65659 ... because that's what got me on here Soooo.. Thanks! haha I'm going to browse now... |
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March 19th, 2012, 06:08 PM | #2 |
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andreafaerie91! Glad you found us...
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March 19th, 2012, 06:40 PM | #3 |
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Browse away, Andy!
You are about to discover the difficult art of being a motorcyclist. Welcome!
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March 19th, 2012, 06:46 PM | #4 |
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Location: E City, NC
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Welcome! What part of VA/NC you in?
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March 19th, 2012, 10:12 PM | #5 |
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Name: Christian
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Welcome. There are quite a few of us college students here in NC.
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March 19th, 2012, 10:20 PM | #6 |
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March 20th, 2012, 06:14 AM | #7 |
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Name: Andrea
Location: VA/NC
Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): None yet... hoping for a ninja 650 :) (yes, that is a motorcycling my little pony :) ) Posts: 64
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Awesome! Thanks for the welcomes everyone
I'm currently in Murfreesboro, NC. I go to Chowan University. I'm originally from Norfolk, VA haha I'm a little nervous about learning to ride but my boyfriend has been riding for 6 years so I'm pretty sure he won't let me screw up too bad haha. He's a safety addict so I'm fairly certain he won't let me do anything that could really injure me, especially after his accident last year (not his fault... something about altimas, those cars are just dangerous). ooh, and he rides a Burgman 400 |
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March 20th, 2012, 10:42 AM | #8 |
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March 21st, 2012, 08:07 PM | #9 |
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Name: drac
Location: VA
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Hmmmmm.....I live out by lake Gaston on the VA/NC boarder.....Welcome neighbor.
My advise.....start out on a 250 or smaller
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March 21st, 2012, 08:22 PM | #10 |
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Name: Randy
Location: E City, NC
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Let me know if you ever come back towards home. I live about an hour south of the Norfolk area, and have a bunch of riding friends up there who are always down for a ride!
Again, Welcome!
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March 21st, 2012, 08:39 PM | #11 |
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Name: Christian
Location: Raleigh, NC
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No way I'm from Bertie near Ahoskie.
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March 22nd, 2012, 08:27 PM | #12 |
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March 22nd, 2012, 09:34 PM | #13 |
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Name: Andrea
Location: VA/NC
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Awesome! too cool! People near me! haha
Drac: I know where Gaston is My friend's folks have a lakehouse there and a family I babysit for also have a house on Lake Gaston! From my understanding I'll be learning on a 500 buell blast. My boyfriend said that if I do well on that then I can test drive a 650 and see how I feel about it. I've still got plenty of time to do more research though Gadgetguy: Awesome! I'll be home for the summer but won't be able to ride until October at the earliest. I still have to get my endorsement! haha I got my helmet and jacket this week... I was so excited... I had to show one of my professors then I ran around my building in my gear... perhaps not the smartest thing to do, but I didn't run into anything! haha cmlilley: Really?! One of my GC girls, Emily, lives in Ahoskie! You're super close! haha |
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March 22nd, 2012, 09:50 PM | #14 | |
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March 22nd, 2012, 09:56 PM | #15 | |
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Name: Andrea
Location: VA/NC
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March 22nd, 2012, 10:51 PM | #16 |
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Name: David
Location: Loves Park, IL
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Not to stray you away from Kawi and the fun bikes, but you may also consider an Suzuki SV650n or SV650s. I've seen a number of them pop up for sale in our areas, and it's a very similar bike to the Ninja 250R. And thanks for the heads-up! I'll be lugging my 250 in an E150 with me. I just hope I can find a remotely cheap place with a garage.
And definitely go to the track, even if just to watch! The Chump Car series has an event at VIR (Danville/Alton, VA) this next weekend! |
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March 25th, 2012, 08:03 PM | #17 |
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Hello and welcome.
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March 26th, 2012, 07:59 AM | #18 |
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Name: Randy
Location: E City, NC
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Leed, once you move up to this area you should check out HRSportbikes.com
Its a local forum dedicated to sportbikes, we do all kinds of local group rides and weekly meetups.
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