March 12th, 2009, 10:23 PM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Danny
Location: 626
Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki 250r (first bike) Posts: 19
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New member :] New bike!
Hello everyone! i live in Arcadia in California! I officially today just got my first bike and its a black 08 kawasaki 250r. please if you have any tips for a newbie just let me know :] thanks in advance!
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March 12th, 2009, 10:30 PM | #2 |
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March 12th, 2009, 10:32 PM | #3 |
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Name: zartan
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Welcome and tips:
always ride with in your abilities. and it is more important to learn how to stop well then to go fast!! Have fun!!
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March 12th, 2009, 10:53 PM | #4 |
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Name: Manoj
Location: Tempe, AZ
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250 SE Posts: 106
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Welcome!
As my signature says Safe and Smooth Riding!
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March 12th, 2009, 10:57 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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Aloha and welcome, Danny.
Just take the time to read the posts on the forum and you will learn a great deal to make you a better rider. |
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March 12th, 2009, 11:12 PM | #6 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Todd
Location: Hawaii
Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r Posts: 57
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Welcome. Grats on the bike!
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March 12th, 2009, 11:17 PM | #7 |
dirty old man
Name: Chris
Location: Hazel Green, AL
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Aloha..
Best advice I can give.....Take the MSF course, get some good gear and use it, ride your ride, not how everybody else is riding.
Welcome to fun city. Have a question, any question, ask and yea shall receive and answer. Lots of experience on here and they are glad to help. And don't worry about asking the wrong question, everybody on here was a noob at one time. nb
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March 13th, 2009, 03:13 AM | #8 |
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Name: Howard
Location: Cypress, So. Cal.
Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Candy Thunder Blue Ninja 250R Posts: 618
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check the tire pressure because out of the dealership they might not be inflated enough. And be aware of the major difference in the feel of the bike when you do so. I believe the front is supposed to be 28, rear 32 psi Someone correct me if I am wrong. Also, if you weigh more than 150 you might want to change the preload spring located below your seat with that hook lookin tool from your tool kit.
Important to look at the break-in thread for your engine! This would help out alot, i wish someone told me when i first got my bike. |
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March 13th, 2009, 06:28 AM | #9 |
So slow I'm first!
Name: Sunny
Location: San Jose, CA
Join Date: Oct 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 Posts: A lot.
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Welcome to the boards!
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March 13th, 2009, 06:37 AM | #10 |
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much.
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Welcome on booard. The best advice I can give you is to take a riders training class and ride within your abilities.
Congrats on the new bike. |
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March 13th, 2009, 08:57 AM | #11 |
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Name: Adam
Location: Sacramento area
Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 - blue Posts: 177
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March 13th, 2009, 01:09 PM | #12 |
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Name: Danny
Location: 626
Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki 250r (first bike) Posts: 19
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Thank you everyone! And yes, I am taking the MSF course starting next week on Wednesday. I've already bought all the gear too:] Not the most expensive gear, but it works.
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March 13th, 2009, 01:23 PM | #13 |
Live Life
Name: Don
Location: Lincoln, NE
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Danny. I know you will find a lot of new friends and good information. The most important purchases after the bike is the gear. You don't have to go for the $500 helmets and $1,000 leathers but don't be doing a "WalMart Special either".
Ride safe and have fun.
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March 13th, 2009, 03:30 PM | #14 |
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Name: Kim
Location: mundo de ensueño
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welcome!
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March 13th, 2009, 04:50 PM | #15 |
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Name: Ken
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March 13th, 2009, 06:18 PM | #16 | |
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Name: Alex
Location: Belfast, ME
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March 13th, 2009, 08:39 PM | #17 |
Ramen Rider
Name: Gary
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 BMW R1200R, 08 Honda VFR800A (sold), 09 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.
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welcome! and congrats on getting a black bike!
advice... hmm.... elaborating pretty much on what zartan already said. in a wide open space, practice and become proficient with emergency braking and evasive maneuvering. when you are in a situation that requires a quick response, you won't have time to think what to do next. but if you practiced it, your body will instinctively know what to do. |
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March 13th, 2009, 09:08 PM | #18 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Sherry
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 Black Ninja 250r Posts: 18
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Welcome. Enjoy. Ride Safe.
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March 13th, 2009, 09:20 PM | #19 |
The Sexy Filipino
Name: Jordan
Location: Bakersfield, Ca
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R 2008 (da black one) Posts: 312
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March 17th, 2009, 07:09 PM | #20 |
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aloha and welcome to the forum. be safe and enjoy
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March 25th, 2009, 07:52 PM | #21 |
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Name: oscar
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welcome and always wear your gear
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