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May 5th, 2014, 12:48 PM
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Certified Slacker
Name: Shawn
Location: Cleveland
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R SE Posts: 232
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"Female Ridden" or "Female Owned"
What the hell does this even mean? Why is it a selling point?
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May 5th, 2014, 12:50 PM
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ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
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Cuz you're almost certainly going to need their phone # to buy the bike? Digits!
 
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May 5th, 2014, 12:52 PM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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May 5th, 2014, 12:52 PM
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wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
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the concept is that with less testosterone, women are less likely to be abusive to the ones they love
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May 5th, 2014, 12:56 PM
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Private Joker
Name: Ben
Location: Towson, MD
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot.
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allegedly a female owned bike hasn't been ridden hard. I ignore it as a selling point though since it doesn't matter who owns it, what matters is how it's been taken care of.
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May 5th, 2014, 12:56 PM
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dirty boy
Name: Joe
Location: Johnstown, PA
Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot.
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May 5th, 2014, 12:58 PM
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motorcycle rider
Name: Bruce
Location: Victoria, BC
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '14 Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom (silver) Posts: A lot.
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Agreed. I personally think it's rather sexist and insulting to put that in an ad, as if I'm supposed to think women are any less abusive on a motorcycle than guys. C'mon.
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May 5th, 2014, 01:02 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Fish
Location: co
Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 250/300 Posts: A lot.
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It means they never changed the oil.
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May 5th, 2014, 01:05 PM
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Name: Jo
Location: Howard County, MD
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May 5th, 2014, 01:09 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Fish
Location: co
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May 5th, 2014, 01:10 PM
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Jigglin' your Jiglets
Name: Sean
Location: San Jose, Ca
Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much.
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Sometimes the seat has some leftover juices
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May 5th, 2014, 01:11 PM
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ran when parked
Name: Katie
Location: DC/MD
Join Date: Aug 2013 Motorcycle(s): Freeride 250R, KLX250SF, mopeds Posts: A lot.
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Just because a bike is female owned, doesn't mean it's not ridden hard.  My bike is female-owned and the previous owners definitely rode this bike hard! Lol I think 'female owned' goes along the same lines of insurance being lower if you are female. Less testosterone poisoning. Quote:
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May 5th, 2014, 01:13 PM
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ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
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May 5th, 2014, 01:13 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Fish
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May 5th, 2014, 01:14 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
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May 5th, 2014, 01:15 PM
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ran when parked
Name: Katie
Location: DC/MD
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May 5th, 2014, 01:19 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
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May 5th, 2014, 01:20 PM
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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.
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May 5th, 2014, 01:22 PM
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The Corner Whisperer
Name: Chris (aka Reactor)
Location: Northern KY
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May 5th, 2014, 01:25 PM
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ran when parked
Name: Katie
Location: DC/MD
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May 5th, 2014, 01:55 PM
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Certified looney toon
Name: Teri
Location: 3952'40.7"N 11823'53.8"W (Northern NV)
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 102k+ miles -- 2014 CB500X, 42k+ miles Posts: A lot.
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May 5th, 2014, 03:02 PM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot.
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May 5th, 2014, 04:03 PM
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EX500 full of EX250 parts
Name: Bill
Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI
Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 '09 Ninja 500R (selling) '98 VFR800 (project) '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold) Posts: A lot.
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As others have said, playing the female card implies that it's been treated less harshly.
However, as has also been stated, that's fairly sexist. I would tend to assume any female who's "not mean" to their bike would also be less likely to do the dirty work involved in properly maintaining it. And it also makes assumptions that puttering along and putting minimal miles on it (or whatever they're claiming) is better for the bike than riding it aggressively, which may or may not actually be the case. "Adult-owned" is a similar tactic, implying that the rider was smart and reasonable and never did anything bad to it. I definitely have more disposable income now than I did at 21 when I bought my first Syclone, which results in being less likely to skimp on things (I'll spend $10 on the OEM gasket instead of gooping it up with $5 RTV, etc.), but I still know plenty of older people who are stupid about using/maintaining their toys. Young males are known for being reckless, but simply being not young/male doesn't mean that you automatically don't have any of those unwanted characteristics of a young male. A young male can also be quite enthusiastic about his toy and not have tons of extra cash sitting around to fix screwups, so he ends up taking really good care of it to ensure that he can keep enjoying his toy. There's more to it than just the age and sex of the owner. |
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May 5th, 2014, 04:16 PM
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Intrepid Adventurer
Name: Josh
Location: Rochester/Buffalo NY
Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2004 GSXR 750 , 71 cb350streettracker, 07 Polaris Predator 500 Posts: A lot.
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hardly ridden, 87K miles
babied at the drag racing track owned by frat house, bought exclusively using beer can deposits Totally rad looking paint job lots of aftermarket parts Chrome - the opposite of female ridden lol I don't know how many women all you above know/ but I bought my ex a dirt bike, she rode it once to learn the clutch and shift pattern. She never touched it again. So when I advertised it as female ridden- it was ridden once by a female haha In general most women are not as involved in motorsports so the wonderful claim of less wear and tear is female ridden I Got lucky as can be with my current relationship She wants to ride more than me
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May 5th, 2014, 04:18 PM
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ninjette.org guru
Name: josh
Location: 763
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): five honda's one harley one ninja most have sold all where fun.(one honda was a moped) Posts: 344
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owned by a frat house
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May 5th, 2014, 04:18 PM
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Ms. Personality
Name: CB
Location: Murvill, TN
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): Depends on the week you ask Posts: A lot.
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May 5th, 2014, 04:23 PM
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Participant
Name: Dave
Location: South of Seattle
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '94 K75 std Posts: Too much.
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Just marketing.
Female owned, adult owned, engineer owned and maintained... Seen 'em all in our company's in-house classified ads. |
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May 5th, 2014, 04:24 PM
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Certified looney toon
Name: Teri
Location: 3952'40.7"N 11823'53.8"W (Northern NV)
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 102k+ miles -- 2014 CB500X, 42k+ miles Posts: A lot.
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Anyone who buys into that viewpoint may believe they have a few things in their favor. Other women who think being a woman means less usage may also buy into that the bike is still pretty and little has been done to it. Men who buy into that viewpoint may also believe that the woman owner either didn't want the bike to begin with or knows little about it and may want to just get rid of it for less than asking. If I ever have to sell my bike, I am so putting down "female owned" and then listing, truthfully, the real condition of my bike. Shatter than stereotype in a nanosecond!
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May 5th, 2014, 04:28 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: .
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It means the bike is a dude. Clearly.
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May 5th, 2014, 05:47 PM
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Certified Slacker
Name: Shawn
Location: Cleveland
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R SE Posts: 232
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My sentiments exactly on the sexist nature of it.
Beyond that, you guys are hilarious and I'm not entirely sure what to say about @Jiggles...
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May 5th, 2014, 06:11 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rebecca
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 w/ ABS, 2014 NC700X, 2008 Ninja 250 (sold), 2002 Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: A lot.
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Lol I'm not sure being female-owned would save the value of my 300
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May 5th, 2014, 06:13 PM
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Private Joker
Name: Ben
Location: Towson, MD
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot.
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May 5th, 2014, 06:20 PM
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ran when parked
Name: Katie
Location: DC/MD
Join Date: Aug 2013 Motorcycle(s): Freeride 250R, KLX250SF, mopeds Posts: A lot.
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Honestly, I really didn't abuse my bike or ride it harder than it should be ridden, and I took really good care of it and got quality parts and did 95% of the maintenance and repairs myself... but that's not about being female, it's about being a person who values their possessions enough to take care of them in a reasonably decent way. Maybe they should be advertised as 'responsibly ridden and owned' instead of 'female ridden and owned' ... I know girls who are really stupid about their cars (they don't have bikes or ride), like letting a burning smell linger for months before their head gaskets blow (true story)... And I know guys who are meticulous and obsessive about taking care of their bikes.
Bottom line, when you go to buy a bike, look at the bike that's in front of you and judge it based on what you see, not what someone says it's been treated like. Judge for yourself whether it's been responsibly owned and maintained, you can probably see that, and if you can't, bring someone with you who would recognize signs of abuse. Then you don't have to worry about if it was male or female owned.
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May 5th, 2014, 06:59 PM
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Track Clown
Name: Chris
Location: Kingman, AZ
Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): '08 250R, 21 MV F3 800, Kawasaki 400 build Posts: A lot.
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Fact: Women are designed to ride, not be ridden.
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May 5th, 2014, 07:00 PM
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ran when parked
Name: Katie
Location: DC/MD
Join Date: Aug 2013 Motorcycle(s): Freeride 250R, KLX250SF, mopeds Posts: A lot.
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^I like this one
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May 5th, 2014, 07:01 PM
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Private Joker
Name: Ben
Location: Towson, MD
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May 5th, 2014, 07:18 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: TC
Location: Hawaii
Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.
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It means it will probably need a clutch replacement far before the service interval.
And yeah the testosterone thing.. Statistically speaking, women are less reckless. However, being reckless is not a destructive behavior, unless you're obsessively reckless and make mistakes resulting in destruction of life or property.
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May 5th, 2014, 07:25 PM
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Certified Slacker
Name: Shawn
Location: Cleveland
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R SE Posts: 232
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I would argue that girls can be ridden, but then I would need bedroom footage. :P
Here's something that I think fits given the direction the conversation has gone: I thought my last Ninja didn't really fall under the typical female designation most guys give their motorized toys. I found it more fitting to be a him or he. I'd get lots of "so you ride a boy?" I think motorcycles are more like steeds. No one would ride mares exclusively. I had a stallion. 
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