What do you normally do...

Nemy · June 15th, 2009, 07:40 AM

on Father's day weekend?!

Do you ride or spend time with family? (this question mainly to try and keep the thread in general motorcycling

)

Or people of the North East USA could join us for the 250 rally this weekend.
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17061

Not sure how many people actually check the group rides sub-forum so here I am with some shameless advertising...

BlueTyke · June 15th, 2009, 07:42 AM

LOL four adds for this ride! Keep it up!

Normally, if I lived near my dad, we would go fishing. Such a dad day thing to do. But as I live across the country now I send him a card and call him. Though next week I will see him! So excited!

Because we live with Phil's dad we have taken him to dinner last year. He has medical problems so we generaly don't plan anything exaughsting. Outback seems to be his favorite.

CC Cowboy · June 15th, 2009, 07:53 AM

Everyone on the ride can say HI to my dad. He is hanging out peacefully right outside of Harrisburg on a hill over looking the Susquehanna River.

tinng321 · June 15th, 2009, 09:51 AM

My dad and I don't get along. So, that's pretty much answer the question.

Strider · June 15th, 2009, 10:12 AM

I spend every Father's Day with my kids

My bike stays parked for the whole day ... and since my crash Saturday , so will I !

kkim · June 15th, 2009, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinng321

My dad and I don't get along. So, that's pretty much answer the question.

you should consider working to fix that.

SpyderGirl · June 15th, 2009, 11:28 AM

My parents live about 2300 miles away... I have no family here so holidays are very quiet and spent doing normal stuff I do every day. My husband has no family here either... just his mom, sister (in SoCal), and his dad (parents are divorced).

This Father's Day I'll probably be doing stuff around the house, packing for LA at the end of the week, getting the Spyder cleaned up, and weeping because I won't have my Ninja back from the shop to ride.

addy126 · June 15th, 2009, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpyderGirl

My parents live about 2300 miles away... I have no family here so holidays are very quiet and spent doing normal stuff I do every day. My husband has no family here either... just his mom, sister (in SoCal), and his dad (parents are divorced).

This Father's Day I'll probably be doing stuff around the house, packing for LA at the end of the week, getting the Spyder cleaned up, and weeping because I won't have my Ninja back from the shop to ride.

"" Handing Spyder a tissue"......I'm so sorry its still in recovery.

SpyderGirl · June 15th, 2009, 10:24 PM

LOL!! Thanks. I am having the insurance company re-issue the claim check to me and I am just going to do the work myself -- now that I know I can do that. Wish I would have known this 2 weeks ago...

At least I have the Spyder to ease the pain....

komohana · June 15th, 2009, 10:27 PM

..nothing out of the ordinary...or has been for the last 8 yrs. or so.
no children at home but daughter & family recently returned from kentucky, but no plans
yet..

tinng321 · June 16th, 2009, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

you should consider working to fix that.

A lot of people have said the same thing.

I don't know. Both of us are very stubborn.

kkim · June 16th, 2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinng321

A lot of people have said the same thing.

I don't know. Both of us are very stubborn.

believe me, I understand, but you need to look ahead to the day when he might not be around to fight with. as good as a thought that might be to you right now, I can assure you that as you get older, you will regret not making amends while your father was alive. ask me how I know.

change begins with that guy that looks back at you in the mirror every morning when you wake up.

CC Cowboy · June 16th, 2009, 02:45 PM

How do you know? You told me to ask you.

BlueRaven · June 16th, 2009, 07:04 PM

Ever since my brother passed away in 1983 i've been trying hard to replace the empty space in the family. He almost disowned me when i got my trucker's licence and ended up in the hospital with pancreatitis cause he worried about losing me soo much. I then made a deal with him. Ever since i got the ninja i thought i was in for a fight but its like were pals now. He helps me with the mods that i attempt to do and give me ideas. Trust me I feel much better that he is talking to me and has finally accepted me for who i am. Maybe he just feels sorry that i don't have a special someone around.

Sailariel · June 16th, 2009, 07:45 PM

For the past five years, Father`s Day weekend has been devoted to riding the Trek Across Maine. This is a 187 mile bicycle ride done in three days--about 65 miles a day through some very hilly country. It is for a good cause--The American Lung Association. I have been training for this event all winter and sm rerady to kick some ---. This year we will have 2600+ riders, which makes this the biggest cycling event in the US---possibly the world. They are predictig two days of rain---my advantage. I do my best riding in the rain. Also have greqt rain tyres-- Fortezza SE. Am really feeling strong. Wish me luck--this year the course looks exceptionly challenging.

andrewwoo · June 16th, 2009, 07:57 PM

i would like to go home.. since i live like 250 miles away.. but work.. yea need to work since i need to keep my job.. but.. a call and a card wouldnt hurt either..

optikal · June 17th, 2009, 05:14 AM

I live about 9,000 miles away from my father (trivia: the maximum possible distance between any two cities on the globe is 12,500 miles). It takes about 7-10 days for mail to reach, if at all it makes it. So I will just video-chat with him and ask him to visit me!

CC Cowboy · June 17th, 2009, 07:20 AM

trivia: how long would that trip take on your ninja?

Snake · June 17th, 2009, 08:38 AM

My father lives in California so I just give him a call and thank him for teaching me right from wrong. He is 85 so I always worry that I will get a call that he has passed.

lockie · June 17th, 2009, 08:59 AM

Alex in Maine. I just came back from a short bicycle ride around town and boy am I out of shape. I'm spending too much time on the 250 and I suspect the old Peugeot bicycle is jealous this spring. How do you find time for both?

Also it sounds like a wonderful ride to train for. Have lots of fun.

CC Cowboy · June 17th, 2009, 01:32 PM

Alex, good luck and I hope it isn't freezing rain.

optikal · June 17th, 2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

trivia: how long would that trip take on your ninja?

I don't know. I hear that the speed somehow reduces when traveling under water. Plus there are no gas station under the Atlantic...

BlueRaven · June 18th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Same as lockie's question how do you find time for both. Since i've gotten my ninja my workouts have suffered and i have to buy new clothes as i've gained 5 lbs already

Maybe i should discipline myself and tell myself i am not allowed on the ninja until i have done some exercise.

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 06:32 AM

I always do my exercises first thing when I get home from work or first thing in the morning and then I ride afterwards.

lockie · June 18th, 2009, 05:08 PM

Maybe I should keep the Ninja in a garage 5km away so I'll have to bike over and back every day. I do miss the bicycle but not as much as missing a daily ride on the Ninja. (sigh) Such is life.

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 05:14 PM

I run 5k 3 to four times a week. I love that runners high.

June 15th, 2009, 07:40 AM	#1
Nemy ninjette.org sage Name: Tim Location: Portland, OR Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE Ninja 250R Posts: 796	What do you normally do... on Father's day weekend?! Do you ride or spend time with family? (this question mainly to try and keep the thread in general motorcycling ) Or people of the North East USA could join us for the 250 rally this weekend. http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17061 Not sure how many people actually check the group rides sub-forum so here I am with some shameless advertising...

June 15th, 2009, 07:42 AM	#2
BlueTyke So slow I'm first! Name: Sunny Location: San Jose, CA Join Date: Oct 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 10	LOL four adds for this ride! Keep it up! Normally, if I lived near my dad, we would go fishing. Such a dad day thing to do. But as I live across the country now I send him a card and call him. Though next week I will see him! So excited! Because we live with Phil's dad we have taken him to dinner last year. He has medical problems so we generaly don't plan anything exaughsting. Outback seems to be his favorite. __________________________________________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, you cannot make them all yourself. Save yourself the trouble and Learn.

June 15th, 2009, 07:53 AM	#3
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	Everyone on the ride can say HI to my dad. He is hanging out peacefully right outside of Harrisburg on a hill over looking the Susquehanna River. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

June 15th, 2009, 11:28 AM	#7
SpyderGirl 3 for street, 2 for dirt Name: Katlyn Location: San Francisco Bay Area (California) Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Can Am Spyder PE #1344 / 2009 Kawi KLX140L Monster Energy / 2009 Kawi Ninja 250R (RIP 8.23.09) Posts: 586	My parents live about 2300 miles away... I have no family here so holidays are very quiet and spent doing normal stuff I do every day. My husband has no family here either... just his mom, sister (in SoCal), and his dad (parents are divorced). This Father's Day I'll probably be doing stuff around the house, packing for LA at the end of the week, getting the Spyder cleaned up, and weeping because I won't have my Ninja back from the shop to ride. __________________________________________________ Feel free to look me up on facebook.

June 15th, 2009, 10:24 PM	#9
SpyderGirl 3 for street, 2 for dirt Name: Katlyn Location: San Francisco Bay Area (California) Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Can Am Spyder PE #1344 / 2009 Kawi KLX140L Monster Energy / 2009 Kawi Ninja 250R (RIP 8.23.09) Posts: 586	LOL!! Thanks. I am having the insurance company re-issue the claim check to me and I am just going to do the work myself -- now that I know I can do that. Wish I would have known this 2 weeks ago... At least I have the Spyder to ease the pain.... __________________________________________________ Feel free to look me up on facebook.

June 15th, 2009, 09:51 AM	#4
tinng321 ninjette.org sage Name: Tin Location: NJ Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 black 250r (sold); '09 black zx6r Posts: 903	My dad and I don't get along. So, that's pretty much answer the question.

June 15th, 2009, 10:12 AM	#5
Strider Back on the Black! Name: Alan Location: Gastonia, North Carolina Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 (Black) Posts: 831	I spend every Father's Day with my kids My bike stays parked for the whole day ... and since my crash Saturday , so will I !

June 15th, 2009, 10:27 PM	#10
komohana ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Steve Location: Kekaha, Kauai HI Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 GSX-R 600 2003 EX250: Woodcraft Bars, Levers, Mirrors, Shim'd Mixture, Synthetic, '08 Rear Shock Posts: A lot.	..nothing out of the ordinary...or has been for the last 8 yrs. or so. no children at home but daughter & family recently returned from kentucky, but no plans yet.. __________________________________________________ Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous?

June 16th, 2009, 02:45 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	How do you know? You told me to ask you. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

June 16th, 2009, 07:04 PM	#14
BlueRaven ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Lil One Location: NB Canada Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 Black Posts: A lot.	Ever since my brother passed away in 1983 i've been trying hard to replace the empty space in the family. He almost disowned me when i got my trucker's licence and ended up in the hospital with pancreatitis cause he worried about losing me soo much. I then made a deal with him. Ever since i got the ninja i thought i was in for a fight but its like were pals now. He helps me with the mods that i attempt to do and give me ideas. Trust me I feel much better that he is talking to me and has finally accepted me for who i am. Maybe he just feels sorry that i don't have a special someone around. __________________________________________________ I'm not small, I'm fun sized

June 16th, 2009, 07:45 PM	#15
Sailariel ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Alex Location: Belfast, ME Join Date: Jul 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Honda NT-700-V, formerly, Green 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	For the past five years, Father`s Day weekend has been devoted to riding the Trek Across Maine. This is a 187 mile bicycle ride done in three days--about 65 miles a day through some very hilly country. It is for a good cause--The American Lung Association. I have been training for this event all winter and sm rerady to kick some ---. This year we will have 2600+ riders, which makes this the biggest cycling event in the US---possibly the world. They are predictig two days of rain---my advantage. I do my best riding in the rain. Also have greqt rain tyres-- Fortezza SE. Am really feeling strong. Wish me luck--this year the course looks exceptionly challenging.

June 16th, 2009, 07:57 PM	#16
andrewwoo WHEE! Name: Andrew Location: VA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Black Kawi 250R Posts: 91	i would like to go home.. since i live like 250 miles away.. but work.. yea need to work since i need to keep my job.. but.. a call and a card wouldnt hurt either.. __________________________________________________ 2009 Metallic Diablo Black Ninja 250R 6000K H7 HIDs \| Targa Fender Eliminator Pazzo Levers \| PROGRIP Tank Pad

June 17th, 2009, 05:14 AM	#17
optikal ninjette.org member Name: Piyush Location: Irving, TX Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): None Yet! Posts: 15	I live about 9,000 miles away from my father (trivia: the maximum possible distance between any two cities on the globe is 12,500 miles). It takes about 7-10 days for mail to reach, if at all it makes it. So I will just video-chat with him and ask him to visit me!

June 17th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#18
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	trivia: how long would that trip take on your ninja? __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

June 17th, 2009, 08:38 AM	#19
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	My father lives in California so I just give him a call and thank him for teaching me right from wrong. He is 85 so I always worry that I will get a call that he has passed.

June 17th, 2009, 08:59 AM	#20
lockie ninjette.org sage Name: don Location: Port Elgin NB Canada Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 blue ninja 250R Posts: 742	Alex in Maine. I just came back from a short bicycle ride around town and boy am I out of shape. I'm spending too much time on the 250 and I suspect the old Peugeot bicycle is jealous this spring. How do you find time for both? Also it sounds like a wonderful ride to train for. Have lots of fun.

June 17th, 2009, 01:32 PM	#21
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	Alex, good luck and I hope it isn't freezing rain. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

June 18th, 2009, 06:27 AM	#23
BlueRaven ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Lil One Location: NB Canada Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 Black Posts: A lot.	Same as lockie's question how do you find time for both. Since i've gotten my ninja my workouts have suffered and i have to buy new clothes as i've gained 5 lbs already Maybe i should discipline myself and tell myself i am not allowed on the ninja until i have done some exercise. __________________________________________________ I'm not small, I'm fun sized

June 18th, 2009, 06:32 AM	#24
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	I always do my exercises first thing when I get home from work or first thing in the morning and then I ride afterwards.

June 18th, 2009, 05:08 PM	#25
lockie ninjette.org sage Name: don Location: Port Elgin NB Canada Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 blue ninja 250R Posts: 742	Maybe I should keep the Ninja in a garage 5km away so I'll have to bike over and back every day. I do miss the bicycle but not as much as missing a daily ride on the Ninja. (sigh) Such is life.

June 18th, 2009, 05:14 PM	#26
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	I run 5k 3 to four times a week. I love that runners high.