Newbie (soon to be rider) from VA/NC

andreafaerie91 · March 19th, 2012, 05:34 PM

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...

CynicalC · March 19th, 2012, 06:08 PM

andreafaerie91! Glad you found us...

Motofool · March 19th, 2012, 06:40 PM

Browse away, Andy!

You are about to discover the difficult art of being a motorcyclist.

Welcome!

gadgetguy1288 · March 19th, 2012, 06:46 PM

Welcome! What part of VA/NC you in?

cmlilley · March 19th, 2012, 10:12 PM

Welcome. There are quite a few of us college students here in NC.

leed · March 19th, 2012, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmlilley

Welcome. There are quite a few of us college students here in NC.

Fo sho. I will be leaving NC shortly.. But until then...!

andreafaerie91 · March 20th, 2012, 06:14 AM

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

KJohnson21 · March 20th, 2012, 10:42 AM

drac · March 21st, 2012, 08:07 PM

Hmmmmm.....I live out by lake Gaston on the VA/NC boarder.....Welcome neighbor.

My advise.....start out on a 250 or smaller

gadgetguy1288 · March 21st, 2012, 08:22 PM

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!

cmlilley · March 21st, 2012, 08:39 PM

No way I'm from Bertie near Ahoskie.

nickjpass · March 22nd, 2012, 08:27 PM

andreafaerie91 · March 22nd, 2012, 09:34 PM

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

leed · March 22nd, 2012, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andreafaerie91

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

Your boyfriend has you down the right track! For a second there I thought you were this girl I met at VIR who took her 250 to the track (she and her boyfriend went to VTech). She was the only other 250 out there, and one of 3 girls riding. Her boyfriend rode an R6 and had been going to the track for 6 years. Needless to say, whatever you choose, enjoy it! For all you know, you may consider the Buell Blast as a bike to buy (for several reasons!) after you ride it for the MSF (I assume at Harley Davidson dealer?).

And funny story -- I'm planning to move to Newport News this summer.

andreafaerie91 · March 22nd, 2012, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leed

Your boyfriend has you down the right track! For a second there I thought you were this girl I met at VIR who took her 250 to the track (she and her boyfriend went to VTech). She was the only other 250 out there, and one of 3 girls riding. Her boyfriend rode an R6 and had been going to the track for 6 years. Needless to say, whatever you choose, enjoy it! For all you know, you may consider the Buell Blast as a bike to buy (for several reasons!) after you ride it for the MSF (I assume at Harley Davidson dealer?).

And funny story -- I'm planning to move to Newport News this summer.

Yep! I'll be taking the rider's edge course at the HD in Fairfax, VA. My aunt lives 20 minutes away from it and she's been asking me to come visit her haha and I pre-welcome you to the 757! Careful out there, drivers are scary.. there's a reason I drive a steel bodied pickup truck! My cousin went to Tech haha but I've never been there. Wouldn't surprise me if it's someone I know though!! I might have to get my boyfriend to take me to the track. He needs to put miles on his bike anyways haha

leed · March 22nd, 2012, 10:51 PM

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!

Snake · March 25th, 2012, 08:03 PM

Hello and welcome.

gadgetguy1288 · March 26th, 2012, 07:59 AM

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.

March 19th, 2012, 05:34 PM	#1
andreafaerie91 ninjette.org member 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	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...

March 19th, 2012, 06:08 PM	#2
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March 19th, 2012, 06:40 PM	#3
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March 19th, 2012, 06:46 PM	#4
gadgetguy1288 Coastie Tweet Name: Randy Location: E City, NC Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R Ebony, 2012 BMW F800R White Posts: 158	Welcome! What part of VA/NC you in? __________________________________________________ Randy USCG Air Station Elizabeth City

March 20th, 2012, 10:42 AM	#8
KJohnson21 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Ken Location: Indio, CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Kawasaki EX250 "Yoshi", '99 Kawasaki Concours "Grace", '06 Concours "Belle", '06 Yamaha YZF600R "Slick" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	__________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. HEY!! Unregistered!! Does your bike have a name?

March 19th, 2012, 10:12 PM	#5
cmlilley ninjette.org member Name: Christian Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 18	Welcome. There are quite a few of us college students here in NC.

March 20th, 2012, 06:14 AM	#7
andreafaerie91 ninjette.org member 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	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

March 21st, 2012, 08:07 PM	#9
drac ninjette.org member Name: drac Location: VA Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): '88 Hurricane 600, '09 Ninja 250 Posts: 237	Hmmmmm.....I live out by lake Gaston on the VA/NC boarder.....Welcome neighbor. My advise.....start out on a 250 or smaller __________________________________________________ While no trees were harmed in making this post, a large number of electrons were severely inconvenienced.

March 21st, 2012, 08:22 PM	#10
gadgetguy1288 Coastie Tweet Name: Randy Location: E City, NC Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R Ebony, 2012 BMW F800R White Posts: 158	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! __________________________________________________ Randy USCG Air Station Elizabeth City

March 21st, 2012, 08:39 PM	#11
cmlilley ninjette.org member Name: Christian Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 18	No way I'm from Bertie near Ahoskie.

March 22nd, 2012, 08:27 PM	#12
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	__________________________________________________

March 22nd, 2012, 09:34 PM	#13
andreafaerie91 ninjette.org member 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	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

March 22nd, 2012, 10:51 PM	#16
leed ninjette.org sage Name: David Location: Loves Park, IL Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Time will tell Posts: 969	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!

March 25th, 2012, 08:03 PM	#17
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Hello and welcome.

March 26th, 2012, 07:59 AM	#18
gadgetguy1288 Coastie Tweet Name: Randy Location: E City, NC Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R Ebony, 2012 BMW F800R White Posts: 158	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. __________________________________________________ Randy USCG Air Station Elizabeth City

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