August 29th, 2008, 06:40 PM | #1 |
ninjette.org newbie
Name: Barry
Location: connecticut
Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 Posts: 6
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The Connecticut Ninja
I decided to get back into biking now that my daughter is getting ready to head off to college and I am ready to do more different things. As a commuter it excels, and the occasional 500 mile day shows that my '07 can cut the mustard, or that parts of me are to numb to feel the pain. I've put 600 miles on it in the last year, 3000 on the pick up, and that seems about right.
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August 29th, 2008, 07:21 PM | #2 |
ninjette.org member
Name: John-Michael
Location: Texas
Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2007 EX250 Posts: 133
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Welcome back to riding!
Any pictures of your bike? |
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August 29th, 2008, 07:25 PM | #3 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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What did you used to ride before you stopped for awhile? How does the ninjette compared to those bikes?
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August 30th, 2008, 09:32 AM | #4 |
Never enough time
Name: Mark
Location: San Mateo, CA
Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): 690sm, ex250, kdx200, nc50, z50 Posts: 73
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Where in Connecticut are you? I have In-laws there, I have been tempted to leave a ninjette in thier garage, some pretty nice roads in Litchfield county, I hate beeing bikeless when I visit there. Enjoy the ride.
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August 31st, 2008, 04:36 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org newbie
Name: Barry
Location: connecticut
Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 Posts: 6
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back to riding
My last ride before becoming a responsible parent was a Honda 500 4 cylinder. I put about 40,000 miles on that one, and it was my only real serious road bike, the others being small kawis and yamahas. I did 2 cross counrty runs on that bike, and it makes me want a zuki gsx. Still the Ninja, with its light weight and better compression ratio is not all that far off in power to weight ratio, and I have had no problem with 500 mile jaunts, other than the gas mileage going south with sustained highway speeds.
I added an album with some trip photos from my Labor Day 450 mile run from eastern CT to NY state. Last futzed with by barrypz; August 31st, 2008 at 04:49 PM. Reason: add info |
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September 1st, 2008, 10:38 PM | #6 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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Haven't done a cross-country trip yet, but definitely need to cross it off the list. I have the same experience with gas mileage on the Ninjette; the advertised capabilities don't seem to match up with my experiences when flogging it freeway speeds for long...
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