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June 19th, 2013, 11:18 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Wesley
Location: San Luis Obispo
Join Date: Feb 2013 Motorcycle(s): 1999 Ninja 250ex 1989 Ninja 250ex 2005 Ninja 250ex 2007 Ninja 250ex 2011 Ninja 250r 1993 CBR600 Posts: 199
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Little Bikes Suck!
My friend and I are fixing up a couple CT70's. Got one running and it had super low compression so it didn't go anywhere that quick/at all.
Put the carb and other pieces on the other one to get it running. It didn't start all that well. We tried push starting it like the other one but the compression was too high and the rear tire just stayed locked. So we get the brilliant idea to tow it behind his truck with a strap... Me wearing zero gear decided it would be a good idea. This bike...has no brakes...no throttle(just the cable ziptied to the fork...no pegs...no seat...o yeah and my favorite a custom exhaust... made out of a hacked up propane can...a bed frame...and an arm from the bottom of a cabinet...the pieces in the bed frame has holes in it which is aimed directly at your leg... So I; the smartest man ever...burnt my leg as fire shot out of the holes. Then as he towed me it came to life and just took off...the strap didn't release as I was now going ahead of him and I couldn't reach the spark plug in time...which resulted in me swinging into the side of his car... ended up with just some road rash...and a bruised ego...but dang always wear your gear.
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June 20th, 2013, 04:45 AM
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Ninja chick
Name: Allyson
Location: Athens, GA
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Sounds to me like your thread is mistitled. It should be "Stupid decisions result in sucky consequences".
Glad you're not hurt too seriously.
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June 20th, 2013, 05:40 AM
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The Corner Whisperer
Name: Chris (aka Reactor)
Location: Northern KY
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much.
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Ummm.... bummer man but that sounds as redneck as you could get. The only thing missing from your story is if you were holding a beer or not. lol Are you sure your not from KY?
Heal up!
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June 20th, 2013, 10:02 AM
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ninjette.org guru
Name: Thomas
Location: Montréal
Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Special Edition (sold), 2017 CRF250 Rally Posts: 384
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What could have you done differently to prevent that from happening or happening in the future?
Meheheh eheh eh... eh... Had to ask... |
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June 20th, 2013, 10:04 AM
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not an actual panda
Name: dan
Location: philadelphia
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250, 2009 CBR600RR (Sold) Posts: A lot.
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I'm no accident investigator but I feel as if there might have been some operator error.
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June 20th, 2013, 10:27 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jason
Location: Norfolk, VA
Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250, 2014 EX300 Posts: A lot.
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shoddy construction... finally burned him....  yeeeeeeaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!
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June 20th, 2013, 09:19 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Wesley
Location: San Luis Obispo
Join Date: Feb 2013 Motorcycle(s): 1999 Ninja 250ex 1989 Ninja 250ex 2005 Ninja 250ex 2007 Ninja 250ex 2011 Ninja 250r 1993 CBR600 Posts: 199
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 seriously though. We put a ducktape ripcord on the sparkplug for instant killswitch so you don't have to reach down.O yeah and not be retarded that helps too ;D Yeah I panicked big time not thinking it was going to take off so quick. Learned the easy way I guess at least it wasn't on my 250 haha.
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June 23rd, 2013, 01:22 PM
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ninjette.org sage
Name: Tim
Location: Goshen CA
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 red 250 ninja Posts: 740
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Wait, so you give that description, then post a video, and the video doesn't show what happened? What a let down.
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June 23rd, 2013, 06:12 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Jeff
Location: Niagara Region
Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250 Posts: 64
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Thanks for the laugh glad you weren't hurt 
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June 23rd, 2013, 06:16 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Jeff
Location: Niagara Region
Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250 Posts: 64
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I just read it over again and laughed a little harder. Sorry. I just keep picturing that little bike arching into the side of the truck.
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