What happened to Kkim, the legend?

Purspeed · October 29th, 2011, 05:14 PM

I've been gone for a while but decided to check back in and say hello to friends.

Is Kkim still around? Anyone know of his whereabouts in the online world?

Gorilla25 · October 29th, 2011, 05:29 PM

He left

Alex · October 29th, 2011, 05:41 PM

What's up with Kkim??

and

Kkim's photos on DIY's are gone

cover it.

/closed

Nemesis · December 2nd, 2011, 06:24 PM

I don't see him post anymore? Did I drive him away?

Alex · December 2nd, 2011, 09:47 PM

/merged

Tigerpaw · March 11th, 2013, 12:38 PM

What happened to Kkim?

alex.s · March 11th, 2013, 12:51 PM

he got fed up with disrespectful noobs who think they know everything

Tigerpaw · March 11th, 2013, 01:41 PM

Ok. I felt horrible asking.

He is the one that brought me here. A wealth of experience.

Alex · March 11th, 2013, 02:13 PM

/merged

Blue Monkey · June 22nd, 2013, 01:17 PM

It has been awhile since I have been on here. Is Kkim still on the site still?

Trailerboy531 · June 22nd, 2013, 01:35 PM

Kkim left almost 2 years ago.

Blue Monkey · June 22nd, 2013, 01:47 PM

Did he say why? He was on all the time. Great help on everything.

CC Cowboy · June 22nd, 2013, 01:50 PM

Rumor has it he developed alzheimer's and forgot about motorcycles. Tragic!

Alex · June 22nd, 2013, 01:56 PM

/merged

Blue Monkey · June 22nd, 2013, 02:26 PM

Thanks Alex. I read all the old post so I know why now. Just wanted to be sure nothing tragic happened to him.

Snake · June 23rd, 2013, 08:52 PM

After all these years he still has the 2nd highest post count.

ally99 · June 24th, 2013, 04:06 PM

Yeah, that is definitely something, Rick!

BlueRaven · July 13th, 2013, 03:17 PM

Wow it's pretty sad to read about the loss of kkim as a member. I do understand in a way why he choose to leave i guess some of us long time members have stopped visiting the site for the same reason around the same time. It got too big too fast and found it had lost some of its friendly appeal and to a few of us felt like a family.

I had learned a lot from him and from his mistakes. He wasn't afraid to attempt any mods or maintenance on his green machine. I will use his DIY's until the day i no longer have the 250.

Thanks kkim for all you have taught me and not to mention the patience you had when i was fixing my bike. You were such a good soul.

CC Cowboy · July 13th, 2013, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueRaven

Wow it's pretty sad to read about the loss of kkim as a member. I do understand in a way why he choose to leave i guess some of us long time members have stopped visiting the site for the same reason around the same time. It got too big too fast and found it had lost some of its friendly appeal and to a few of us felt like a family.

I had learned a lot from him and from his mistakes. He wasn't afraid to attempt any mods or maintenance on his green machine. I will use his DIY's until the day i no longer have the 250.

Thanks kkim for all you have taught me and not to mention the patience you had when i was fixing my bike. You were such a good soul.

Remember the time he videoed himself riding a wheelie all the way up that mountain to work? He was one hell of a rider (for only having one arm).

CC Cowboy · July 13th, 2013, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueRaven

Wow it's pretty sad to read about the loss of kkim as a member. I do understand in a way why he choose to leave i guess some of us long time members have stopped visiting the site for the same reason around the same time. It got too big too fast and found it had lost some of its friendly appeal and to a few of us felt like a family.

I had learned a lot from him and from his mistakes. He wasn't afraid to attempt any mods or maintenance on his green machine. I will use his DIY's until the day i no longer have the 250.

Thanks kkim for all you have taught me and not to mention the patience you had when i was fixing my bike. You were such a good soul.

I still can't believe he got his 250 built to 43HP. That thing was a rocket.

Snake · July 14th, 2013, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

Remember the time he videoed himself riding a wheelie all the way up that mountain to work? He was one hell of a rider (for only having one arm).

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

I still can't believe he got his 250 built to 43HP. That thing was a rocket.

Yea KKim is an amazing rider.
Can you believe he was only 4 foot tall?

Boom King · July 14th, 2013, 05:31 PM

Remember that time when kkim defeated the evil Count Armand and thus, paving the way for California to become the 31st state of the USA? Oh wait, I'm thinking of a different legend... Zorro. But yeah, kkim did some awesome stuff as well.

Snake · July 14th, 2013, 07:52 PM

No it wasn't California. KKim was instrumental in Hawaii becoming the 50th state.

cadd · May 11th, 2014, 12:07 AM

While I was searching for answers to my many questions, I've came upon many many helpful DIY from @kkim.

Problem is....most of the pictures are gone =(

Did he/she just leave the site and deleted all the pictures he hosted? He/she seems like an extremely knowledgeable person with the patience to photograph everything to write up DIYs so we all can benefit from it.

Too bad he/she is no longer active here

Alex · May 11th, 2014, 08:04 AM

/merged

adouglas · May 11th, 2014, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadd

While I was searching for answers to my many questions, I've came upon many many helpful DIY from @kkim.

Problem is....most of the pictures are gone =(

Did he/she just leave the site and deleted all the pictures he hosted? He/she seems like an extremely knowledgeable person with the patience to photograph everything to write up DIYs so we all can benefit from it.

Too bad he/she is no longer active here

Therein lies the danger of the Internet.

When you find something useful SAVE IT FOR YOURSELF. You never know when it'll disappear!

You might try the Wayback Machine. Chances are stuff is cached somewhere.

Alex · May 11th, 2014, 03:49 PM

We were able to recreate the pics from all but 7 or 8 DIY's, but some of those are still pretty popular. I'm running different forum software on another site, that now has a feature to store every pic that is posted on the site, whether via attachment or even via IMG tags. That way no picture link ever goes dead, for at least as long as the site itself is up. No easy way to do that with this version of vBulletin, so instead I've taken PDF's of most of the DIY's and pasted them into the 1st post of those threads.

Wayback machine doesn't store many pics; I believe it's mostly text.

October 29th, 2011, 05:14 PM	#1
Purspeed ninjette.org guru Name: Purspeed Location: Los Angeles, CA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 469	What happened to Kkim, the legend? I've been gone for a while but decided to check back in and say hello to friends. Is Kkim still around? Anyone know of his whereabouts in the online world? __________________________________________________ "This is my Ninja. There are many like it, but this one is mine..." ~ Purspeed (ca. Nov, 2008)

October 29th, 2011, 05:41 PM	#3
Alex 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	What's up with Kkim?? and Kkim's photos on DIY's are gone cover it. /closed __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

December 2nd, 2011, 06:24 PM	#4
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	What happened to Kkim? I don't see him post anymore? Did I drive him away?

December 2nd, 2011, 09:47 PM	#5
Alex 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	/merged __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 11th, 2013, 12:38 PM	#6
Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	Kkim? What happened to Kkim? __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!!

October 29th, 2011, 05:29 PM	#2
Gorilla25 Dakine... Name: AJ Location: DFW Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R (Sold) \| 636 (hopefully soon) Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5	He left

March 11th, 2013, 12:51 PM	#7
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	he got fed up with disrespectful noobs who think they know everything __________________________________________________

March 11th, 2013, 01:41 PM	#8
Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	Ok. I felt horrible asking. He is the one that brought me here. A wealth of experience. __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!!

March 11th, 2013, 02:13 PM	#9
Alex 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	/merged __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 22nd, 2013, 01:17 PM	#10
Blue Monkey ninjette.org member Name: Joel Location: Utah Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250 Posts: 95	Where is he?? It has been awhile since I have been on here. Is Kkim still on the site still? __________________________________________________ Corbin seat, Area P carbon fiber quiet core full exhaust, rear fender modified, rear seat cowl, tank protector, Zero Gravity DB windscreen, kleen air system removed

June 22nd, 2013, 01:35 PM	#11
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	Kkim left almost 2 years ago. __________________________________________________ CVMA #531

June 22nd, 2013, 01:47 PM	#12
Blue Monkey ninjette.org member Name: Joel Location: Utah Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250 Posts: 95	Did he say why? He was on all the time. Great help on everything. __________________________________________________ Corbin seat, Area P carbon fiber quiet core full exhaust, rear fender modified, rear seat cowl, tank protector, Zero Gravity DB windscreen, kleen air system removed

June 22nd, 2013, 01:50 PM	#13
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	Rumor has it he developed alzheimer's and forgot about motorcycles. Tragic! __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

June 22nd, 2013, 01:56 PM	#14
Alex 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	/merged __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 22nd, 2013, 02:26 PM	#15
Blue Monkey ninjette.org member Name: Joel Location: Utah Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250 Posts: 95	Thanks Alex. I read all the old post so I know why now. Just wanted to be sure nothing tragic happened to him. __________________________________________________ Corbin seat, Area P carbon fiber quiet core full exhaust, rear fender modified, rear seat cowl, tank protector, Zero Gravity DB windscreen, kleen air system removed

June 23rd, 2013, 08:52 PM	#16
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	After all these years he still has the 2nd highest post count.

June 24th, 2013, 04:06 PM	#17
ally99 Ninja chick Name: Allyson Location: Athens, GA Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 4 MOTM - Dec '13, Feb '15	Yeah, that is definitely something, Rick! __________________________________________________ Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. ~Drake Check out my Appalachian Trail journal, 2015! Postwhores are COOL! ~Allyson

July 13th, 2013, 03:17 PM	#18
BlueRaven ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Lil One Location: NB Canada Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 Black Posts: A lot.	Wow it's pretty sad to read about the loss of kkim as a member. I do understand in a way why he choose to leave i guess some of us long time members have stopped visiting the site for the same reason around the same time. It got too big too fast and found it had lost some of its friendly appeal and to a few of us felt like a family. I had learned a lot from him and from his mistakes. He wasn't afraid to attempt any mods or maintenance on his green machine. I will use his DIY's until the day i no longer have the 250. Thanks kkim for all you have taught me and not to mention the patience you had when i was fixing my bike. You were such a good soul. __________________________________________________ I'm not small, I'm fun sized

July 14th, 2013, 05:31 PM	#22
Boom King So, where's the reverse? Name: Anson Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Remember that time when kkim defeated the evil Count Armand and thus, paving the way for California to become the 31st state of the USA? Oh wait, I'm thinking of a different legend... Zorro. But yeah, kkim did some awesome stuff as well.

July 14th, 2013, 07:52 PM	#23
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	No it wasn't California. KKim was instrumental in Hawaii becoming the 50th state.

May 11th, 2014, 12:07 AM	#24
cadd cadd cadd cadd Name: Cadd Location: 41°21'13.1"N, 74°41'37.4"W Join Date: Jan 2014 Motorcycle(s): 300 Posts: A lot. MOTM - May '15	So.....what's the story with kkim? While I was searching for answers to my many questions, I've came upon many many helpful DIY from @kkim. Problem is....most of the pictures are gone =( Did he/she just leave the site and deleted all the pictures he hosted? He/she seems like an extremely knowledgeable person with the patience to photograph everything to write up DIYs so we all can benefit from it. Too bad he/she is no longer active here

May 11th, 2014, 08:04 AM	#25
Alex 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	/merged __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

May 11th, 2014, 03:49 PM	#27
Alex 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	We were able to recreate the pics from all but 7 or 8 DIY's, but some of those are still pretty popular. I'm running different forum software on another site, that now has a feature to store every pic that is posted on the site, whether via attachment or even via IMG tags. That way no picture link ever goes dead, for at least as long as the site itself is up. No easy way to do that with this version of vBulletin, so instead I've taken PDF's of most of the DIY's and pasted them into the 1st post of those threads. Wayback machine doesn't store many pics; I believe it's mostly text. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

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