Spinoff: DUDES on bikes, we....ummm...rock, kinda... - Page 15

akima · September 14th, 2011, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rusninja

Does your brother have a big nose too. :O

His nose looks the same size as yours. I wouldn't call it big.

Looks like someone has developed some self-consciousness

Your nose is fine!

rusninja · September 14th, 2011, 01:36 PM

Hahaha i alway hook my nose on things. >.>

azimmer11 · September 14th, 2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rusninja

your old x]

+1

rusninja · September 14th, 2011, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by azimmer11

+1

dont be mean i was joking. x]

AznJoJo · September 14th, 2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by azimmer11

+1

Sorry you feel that way, TROLLOLOLOL

rusninja · September 14th, 2011, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AznJoJo

TROLLOLOLOL

Lol :P

lv250 · September 14th, 2011, 08:04 PM

Here are some of me nothing great, just a few pics. You can see plenty of other posts with the Ninja.

So I thought I would share of a few of my other toys. The Wolverine at Eldorado Dry lake Just out side Boulder City NV, The CRF at Griffith Peak - Mt Charleston, The Shadow preparing for a cold Early morning Ride from Vegas to Beatty NV for breakfast. A picture of me in Death Valley where I rode the CRF out to a mining camp, representing the My2Wheels group of Nevada. Me with the pig I named Bacon at Bonnie Springs out side Red Rock.

AznJoJo · September 15th, 2011, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lv250

Here are some of me nothing great, just a few pics. You can see plenty of other posts with the Ninja.

The one where you're wearing a yellow shirt, are you peeing? eww, haha. and awww! what a cute lil piggy!

Michaeldphotography · September 15th, 2011, 01:30 PM

Just got her 2 days ago!!!

lv250 · September 15th, 2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AznJoJo

The one where you're wearing a yellow shirt, are you peeing? eww, haha. and awww! what a cute lil piggy!

No Not peeing it is just an insinuation of me peeing.

Funny part about pigs is when you pet them when they sleep, they grunt.

franjdm88 · September 16th, 2011, 10:25 AM

Heres my 2 cents of pics

akima · September 16th, 2011, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by franjdm88

Looking like a dude there!

Did you do anything special to get that photo? Photoshop? It came out really well.

Lil_Green_Demon · September 16th, 2011, 12:50 PM

I don't have one of me on the Ninja, but here's one of me next to my former car.

That's my baby girl in the passenger seat.

rusninja · September 16th, 2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil_Green_Demon

I don't have one of me on the Ninja, but here's one of me next to my former car.

That's my baby girl in the passenger seat.

Isnt that bad :S? I think s2000s are some of the best looking cars.

nit8690 · September 19th, 2011, 04:57 PM

I got some of me from my Team Oregon Rider skills Practice class I took over the weekend.
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Just sitting on the bike waiting for others to do a course they had set up
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Another on the bike just no sunglasses lol
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I had to be an idiot with the Official Team Oregon helmet. I will have a better one when I get my own bike
IMG_3843.jpg.jpeg
I was getting ready to ride the course so I wasnt paying attention.
Also I want to note this is not my riding gear. I dont have any yet since I dont have a bike. once I get a bike I will get good gear to wear this is just for Team Oregon, had to have gloves eye protection a long sleeve shirt full pants and boots that cover your ankles but so now I can be a part of this tread at any rate lol

AznJoJo · September 20th, 2011, 08:29 AM

Very nice pics gentlemen,

dark_beaverezt · September 21st, 2011, 03:36 PM

not too ready for take-off

AznJoJo · September 21st, 2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dark_beaverezt

not too ready for take-off

I miss the Phils! Riding in my uncles car seeing all the 'VULCAN' shops thinking, "they make star trek stuff here?" lol, I was (still) nerdy...

NickNYC · September 21st, 2011, 10:38 PM

Flip Flops! http://twitpic.com/6ol5c6 Washing and spay waxing.
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Mr.E · September 23rd, 2011, 02:15 PM

Picked her up today! Rode around a bit. Doing horrible on down shifting, because I forget what gear I am in, and dont know what gear to take the turns in.

Here I am in gear!

akima · September 23rd, 2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.E

Picked her up today! Rode around a bit. Doing horrible on down shifting, because I forget what gear I am in, and dont know what gear to take the turns in.

Here I am in gear!

Mysterious!

Love the base-white look. Enjoy the new bike.

NickNYC · September 23rd, 2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.E

Picked her up today! Rode around a bit. Doing horrible on down shifting, because I forget what gear I am in, and dont know what gear to take the turns in.

Here I am in gear!

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NickNYC · September 23rd, 2011, 05:21 PM

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Nice one! Keep it under 5000RPM or so for the first 1000 miles.
Are you in N.Y?
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dark_beaverezt · September 23rd, 2011, 05:24 PM

wow! that white,,,is nice...SHOEI for a LID..what model is that....dig the chrome visor...RIDE SAFE!!

Mr.E · September 23rd, 2011, 05:30 PM

@Akima: I was just trying to keep it mysterious like you did with your pic lol.

@Nick: I dont think I'll be keeping it under that. I think I'll do the method a lot of other riders talk about, just a lot of engine breaking and vary the RPMs. Florida traffic is a lot of stop and go, slow driving stuff. I'll try keeping it as low as possible but from what I read, riding to get where I need to go wont hurt. (Correct me if im wrong people lol.)

@Johan: Thanks! Its the Shoei RF-1100 Hardon <- I think thats what the style is called. Its great airflow wise. You should see it in person, the metallic flakes in it makes it look way cooler. I think the mirrored looks pretty crazy too.

Vampyre · September 23rd, 2011, 05:46 PM

Ride it like you stole it. Just keep it off redline. Glad you got it home before the rain. When you going to be looking to go for a ride?

NickNYC · September 23rd, 2011, 05:51 PM

Florida cool. I lived in Miami for a few years while in college. And I regret not reading my manual the first night; it says you should keep it really low the first 1000 miles. Having fun? I love mine.
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Mr.E · September 23rd, 2011, 06:56 PM

@Joseph Thanks. And hopefully soon. I think I'll be on the road next week, so probably a week two from then. I'll really try to get up to steak n shake eventually if yall are still doing that.

@Nick :-o What happened to your bike since you didnt keep it under?

NickNYC · September 23rd, 2011, 07:01 PM

Nothing serious. I had it serviced at 750 and I'm thinking a new engine at a high RPM 'caused high heat; probably minor internal scratches. I'll have to use a thinker oil. Any concerns/thoughts? I love the white and miss FL.
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NickNYC · September 23rd, 2011, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by franjdm88

Heres my 2 cents of pics

Nice SE.
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Mazakawi · September 24th, 2011, 02:44 AM

It would be a pretty boring ride to keep it under what the manual says. 4000RPM for the first 500 miles or something like that.

I tried that one day, kept the bike under 4K, pretty much impossible unless you want to be crawling. 4K RPM in 6th Gear was like 30MPH. Most of the streets around me have speedlimits of 35-40MPH so that just isn't possible unless you ride 500miles around your block.

Also, if that is what your supposed to do, warming the bike up with the choke would break that rule. My bike idles at 4.5K starting out with full choke on a 50*F day. Slowly goes up to ~6K if I forget to turn it off after a couple minutes while gearing up.

As long as you don't hold it at red line the bike will be just fine. Vary the RPMs while riding and give it plenty of time to warm up.

Mr.E · September 24th, 2011, 03:02 AM

^^ yeah. Another forum member mentioned she set the limit for her at 6k, which get her to atleast 50. i think thats a good idea and what Ill end up doing.

akima · September 24th, 2011, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mazakawi

It would be a pretty boring ride to keep it under what the manual says. 4000RPM for the first 500 miles or something like that.

I tried that one day, kept the bike under 4K, pretty much impossible unless you want to be crawling. 4K RPM in 6th Gear was like 30MPH. Most of the streets around me have speedlimits of 35-40MPH so that just isn't possible unless you ride 500miles around your block.

Also, if that is what your supposed to do, warming the bike up with the choke would break that rule. My bike idles at 4.5K starting out with full choke on a 50*F day. Slowly goes up to ~6K if I forget to turn it off after a couple minutes while gearing up.

As long as you don't hold it at red line the bike will be just fine. Vary the RPMs while riding and give it plenty of time to warm up.

It's possible to keep below 4000 RPM. I think I did a pretty good job of it on my Ninjette. I allowed myself up to 5000. I did hold up traffic a bit sometimes. The rides weren't boring though. There's plenty to enjoy about the Ninjette even if you aren't going fast. Could even be that if you focus too much on going fast you'll miss all the other nice things.

I think it served me well riding so slow in my first months. Decreased the chance of me crashing. It was a great feeling when I passed 500 miles and could then go up to 6000 (I allowed myself up to 7000).

I've now only just hit 1000 miles so I've got more fun to come.

It's been kinda nice gradually being given access to more power. It's like getting 3 new bikes, each one more powerful than the last.

Next summer I'm thinking of installing an Area P full exhaust system, stickier tyres and a few other performance upgrades... so that will be my forth bike!

Mazakawi · September 24th, 2011, 03:29 AM

Meh. I rode my bike kind of easily. Stayed off the interstate until ~250 miles. On my way home that night I pushed it to see how fast it would go. Got to 100MPH and then slowed down and cruised the rest of the way home around 75-80mph.

Now I have over 4000 miles on it and it still runs flawlessly. I had the 600 mile service done at the dealer so they could check everything for me and I haven't had any problems yet.

akima · September 24th, 2011, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mazakawi

Meh. I rode my bike kind of easily. Stayed off the interstate until ~250 miles. On my way home that night I pushed it to see how fast it would go. Got to 100MPH and then slowed down and cruised the rest of the way home around 75-80mph.

Now I have over 4000 miles on it and it still runs flawlessly. I had the 600 mile service done at the dealer so they could check everything for me and I haven't had any problems yet.

Yeah. I don't think the official break-in method is necessarily the best. There was a forum thread here on break-in's, and although there was no consensus on what you should do, there seemed to be a consensus on a number of things you shouldn't do, eg: you shouldn't maintain a constant RPM for a long period of time.

nit8690 · September 24th, 2011, 08:54 AM

I have read some interesting things about the ninjette break in thing... there is a website saying that if you follow the manual it is worse for your bike...http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
here is the link for the one I read and I have found others to support it. he argues that by keeping the rpms and load so low that it doesnt force the rings into the cylinder properly and it causes glazing of the cylinder. I have read over the entire article and with my knowledge of an engine he is right on every count. its up to you if you follow it or not. I will follow it if I buy a new bike. but again this is worth a read to see what you think about it. its all about riding it right. dont be too hard but dont baby for 500 miles...I mean realisticly 500 miles at 30 mph...it would take you 17 hours or riding at that speed.

Alex · September 24th, 2011, 09:15 AM

Folks - this isn't the break-in thread. There are enough of those already, and also linked within the wiki.

I cringe even saying it in this thread, but:

But even more importantly, can someone please bump the:

Girls on Bikes Rock thread?

Numbersix · September 24th, 2011, 09:43 AM

A couple from the day I picked up Zorak, the mantis-green Ninja:

Mr.E · September 24th, 2011, 12:55 PM

^^ I love the way the 2012 Green looks. Soooo nice x-)

akima · September 24th, 2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.E

^^ I love the way the 2012 Green looks. Soooo nice x-)

You love the forest-green... damn hippie!

jk

September 14th, 2011, 01:36 PM	#562
rusninja Ninjette wanabe :D Name: Ruslan Location: San Jose Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): white 300 :D Posts: A lot.	Hahaha i alway hook my nose on things. >.> __________________________________________________ VROOOM vrooom >.>

September 16th, 2011, 10:25 AM	#571
franjdm88 Quarter Liter Beater Name: Francisco Location: Dallas Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250r SE Posts: 5	Heres my 2 cents of pics __________________________________________________ I <3 my Honda and my Kawi

September 16th, 2011, 12:50 PM	#573
Lil_Green_Demon Winging It In Life Name: Umar Location: SoCal Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R; 2011 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.	I don't have one of me on the Ninja, but here's one of me next to my former car. That's my baby girl in the passenger seat. __________________________________________________ 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (Bought - Apr 22, 2011; Sold - Feb 17, 2015) 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (Bought - May 01, 2017; Current)

September 19th, 2011, 04:57 PM	#575
nit8690 ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Oregon Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r soon Posts: 75	I got some of me from my Team Oregon Rider skills Practice class I took over the weekend. IMG_8789.jpg.jpeg Just sitting on the bike waiting for others to do a course they had set up IMG_9487.jpg.jpeg Another on the bike just no sunglasses lol IMG_6133.jpg.jpeg I had to be an idiot with the Official Team Oregon helmet. I will have a better one when I get my own bike IMG_3843.jpg.jpeg I was getting ready to ride the course so I wasnt paying attention. Also I want to note this is not my riding gear. I dont have any yet since I dont have a bike. once I get a bike I will get good gear to wear this is just for Team Oregon, had to have gloves eye protection a long sleeve shirt full pants and boots that cover your ankles but so now I can be a part of this tread at any rate lol __________________________________________________ Getting a ninja 250 asap

September 20th, 2011, 08:29 AM	#576
AznJoJo ninjette.org Bunny Name: Jojo Location: San Diego Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): none, cuz i'm a loser. Posts: 687	Very nice pics gentlemen, __________________________________________________ (\_/) (o.0) c(")(") - baby bunny disapproves of creepy PM's...

September 21st, 2011, 10:38 PM	#579
NickNYC ninjette.org guru Name: Nick Location: Brooklyn Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): :( Posts: 275	Flip Flops! http://twitpic.com/6ol5c6 Washing and spay waxing. Posted via Mobile Device

September 23rd, 2011, 02:15 PM	#580
Mr.E That rider dude. Name: Eric Location: Orlando, Fl. Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 White Ninja 250 SE. Posts: A lot.	Picked her up today! Rode around a bit. Doing horrible on down shifting, because I forget what gear I am in, and dont know what gear to take the turns in. Here I am in gear!

September 23rd, 2011, 05:24 PM	#584
dark_beaverezt ninjette.org member Name: JOHAN Location: PHILIPPInes Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): YAMAHA X1, YAMAHA SNIPER 135LC, KawasaKi ninja 250r Posts: 185	wow! that white,,,is nice...SHOEI for a LID..what model is that....dig the chrome visor...RIDE SAFE!!

September 23rd, 2011, 05:30 PM	#585
Mr.E That rider dude. Name: Eric Location: Orlando, Fl. Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 White Ninja 250 SE. Posts: A lot.	@Akima: I was just trying to keep it mysterious like you did with your pic lol. @Nick: I dont think I'll be keeping it under that. I think I'll do the method a lot of other riders talk about, just a lot of engine breaking and vary the RPMs. Florida traffic is a lot of stop and go, slow driving stuff. I'll try keeping it as low as possible but from what I read, riding to get where I need to go wont hurt. (Correct me if im wrong people lol.) @Johan: Thanks! Its the Shoei RF-1100 Hardon <- I think thats what the style is called. Its great airflow wise. You should see it in person, the metallic flakes in it makes it look way cooler. I think the mirrored looks pretty crazy too.

September 23rd, 2011, 05:46 PM	#586
Vampyre ninjette.org sage Name: Joseph Location: Winter Park, FL Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R Black, 2005 ZX-6R Blue Posts: 623	Ride it like you stole it. Just keep it off redline. Glad you got it home before the rain. When you going to be looking to go for a ride?

September 23rd, 2011, 05:51 PM	#587
NickNYC ninjette.org guru Name: Nick Location: Brooklyn Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): :( Posts: 275	Florida cool. I lived in Miami for a few years while in college. And I regret not reading my manual the first night; it says you should keep it really low the first 1000 miles. Having fun? I love mine. Posted via Mobile Device

September 23rd, 2011, 06:56 PM	#588
Mr.E That rider dude. Name: Eric Location: Orlando, Fl. Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 White Ninja 250 SE. Posts: A lot.	@Joseph Thanks. And hopefully soon. I think I'll be on the road next week, so probably a week two from then. I'll really try to get up to steak n shake eventually if yall are still doing that. @Nick :-o What happened to your bike since you didnt keep it under?

September 23rd, 2011, 07:01 PM	#589
NickNYC ninjette.org guru Name: Nick Location: Brooklyn Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): :( Posts: 275	Nothing serious. I had it serviced at 750 and I'm thinking a new engine at a high RPM 'caused high heat; probably minor internal scratches. I'll have to use a thinker oil. Any concerns/thoughts? I love the white and miss FL. Posted via Mobile Device

September 24th, 2011, 02:44 AM	#591
Mazakawi ninjette.org member Name: Ryan Location: Milwaukee, WI Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: 159	It would be a pretty boring ride to keep it under what the manual says. 4000RPM for the first 500 miles or something like that. I tried that one day, kept the bike under 4K, pretty much impossible unless you want to be crawling. 4K RPM in 6th Gear was like 30MPH. Most of the streets around me have speedlimits of 35-40MPH so that just isn't possible unless you ride 500miles around your block. Also, if that is what your supposed to do, warming the bike up with the choke would break that rule. My bike idles at 4.5K starting out with full choke on a 50*F day. Slowly goes up to ~6K if I forget to turn it off after a couple minutes while gearing up. As long as you don't hold it at red line the bike will be just fine. Vary the RPMs while riding and give it plenty of time to warm up.

September 24th, 2011, 03:02 AM	#592
Mr.E That rider dude. Name: Eric Location: Orlando, Fl. Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 White Ninja 250 SE. Posts: A lot.	^^ yeah. Another forum member mentioned she set the limit for her at 6k, which get her to atleast 50. i think thats a good idea and what Ill end up doing.

September 24th, 2011, 03:29 AM	#594
Mazakawi ninjette.org member Name: Ryan Location: Milwaukee, WI Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: 159	Meh. I rode my bike kind of easily. Stayed off the interstate until ~250 miles. On my way home that night I pushed it to see how fast it would go. Got to 100MPH and then slowed down and cruised the rest of the way home around 75-80mph. Now I have over 4000 miles on it and it still runs flawlessly. I had the 600 mile service done at the dealer so they could check everything for me and I haven't had any problems yet.

September 24th, 2011, 08:54 AM	#596
nit8690 ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Oregon Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r soon Posts: 75	I have read some interesting things about the ninjette break in thing... there is a website saying that if you follow the manual it is worse for your bike...http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm here is the link for the one I read and I have found others to support it. he argues that by keeping the rpms and load so low that it doesnt force the rings into the cylinder properly and it causes glazing of the cylinder. I have read over the entire article and with my knowledge of an engine he is right on every count. its up to you if you follow it or not. I will follow it if I buy a new bike. but again this is worth a read to see what you think about it. its all about riding it right. dont be too hard but dont baby for 500 miles...I mean realisticly 500 miles at 30 mph...it would take you 17 hours or riding at that speed. __________________________________________________ Getting a ninja 250 asap

September 24th, 2011, 09:15 AM	#597
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	Folks - this isn't the break-in thread. There are enough of those already, and also linked within the wiki. I cringe even saying it in this thread, but: But even more importantly, can someone please bump the: Girls on Bikes Rock thread? __________________________________________________ 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)

September 24th, 2011, 09:43 AM	#598
Numbersix ninjette.org member Name: Michael Location: MI Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): Honda Elite 110 (deceased), Green 2012 Ninja 250 (sold on Pi day); Grey/Green 2019 Ninja 400 ABS Posts: 238	A couple from the day I picked up Zorak, the mantis-green Ninja:

September 24th, 2011, 12:55 PM	#599
Mr.E That rider dude. Name: Eric Location: Orlando, Fl. Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 White Ninja 250 SE. Posts: A lot.	^^ I love the way the 2012 Green looks. Soooo nice x-)

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