September 15th, 2012, 05:09 PM | #1 |
ninjette.org newbie
Name: James
Location: Brisbane
Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Ninja EX250R Posts: 5
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Hey from South-East QLD!
Hi guys...
New to riding but long-time drooler. Finally convinced the rents (even though Dad was an ex-biker himself) that I should be allowed one! Got myself a green Kawasaki Ninja 250R '08. Rents were oversea's when I bought it but I sent them a photo of the bike in our driveway. Anyway, long story short... Dad was actually sneakily buying bike gear oversea's because he wants to get back into riding, now that I've gone and gotten a bike. (side-note, my father and I dont have much in common, so once i found out, I was stoked!) Anyway... they're still overseas and all this happened 3 weeks ago... So 2 weeks ago, I was on a ride on mt nebo with a mate (also new rider) and we were going slow to learn the roads. It was a fun ride, although crap road conditions. We were about 4km's from the bottom of the mountain on the way home again and I got into a seriously rough section of road with potholes everywhere and came into this corner and clipped a pothole, veered into the oncoming lane, saw a car coming, freaked, braked and turned and slid out in front of the car (thankfully missing it by a few meters). So... a pretty interesting start to the first few weeks of my riding life haha. This is what brought me here... because I need to repair the bike and I've been quoted about $3.8k to repair with new plastics (there's no mechanical damage which I assume is because I was doing about 40km and it was just a slide). But the bike only cost $4k so you can imagine my sad-face upon getting that quote... But yeh... just a quick hey and background story... Also, once I get this fixed, if there's any other QLD'ers from Aus who want to ride or have good places to ride, hit me up! |
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September 15th, 2012, 05:40 PM | #2 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Colin
Location: Bay Area
Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): '96 EX250 Posts: A lot.
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letslogin! Glad to have you aboard...
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September 15th, 2012, 05:52 PM | #3 |
The Corner Whisperer
Name: Chris (aka Reactor)
Location: Northern KY
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much.
MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13
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Welcome!
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September 15th, 2012, 06:45 PM | #4 |
Ninja noobie
Name: NOOBIE
Location: Sydney
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 498
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Welcome! just change your plastics your self
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September 15th, 2012, 08:56 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jon
Location: Newark, De
Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.
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Welcome!
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http://www.facebook.com/groups/DeMdNjPagrouprides/ I live my life a quarter mile at a time! Who is affraid of the big bad jiggles???? LOL |
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September 16th, 2012, 12:15 AM | #6 |
ninjette.org newbie
Name: James
Location: Brisbane
Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Ninja EX250R Posts: 5
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Cheers guys
Yeh I was thinking ordering from Tyga performance and setting some time aside with the ol' father-o and see what I can muster Friends at work say that having a crash initiates you into riding, haha. |
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September 16th, 2012, 08:03 PM | #7 |
Ninja on a Ninja member
Name: Jay
Location: The land Down under
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r Posts: 52
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Hey mate, sorry to hear about your bike. Just look up new fairings from Ebay dude if it's only cosmetic damage. It will be way cheaper!
Btw Im from The Gold coast and if your ever down the coast and want to go for a ride hit me up. |
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September 22nd, 2012, 07:53 PM | #8 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much.
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Hello and welcome.
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September 27th, 2012, 08:55 PM | #9 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Ken
Location: Indio, CA
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Kawasaki EX250 "Yoshi", '99 Kawasaki Concours "Grace", '06 Concours "Belle", '06 Yamaha YZF600R "Slick" Posts: A lot.
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September 29th, 2012, 10:51 AM | #10 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Malinda
Location: Jonesboro, LA
Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R Posts: 484
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Hi James and welcome
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October 12th, 2012, 12:59 AM | #11 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Paul
Location: Thailand
Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): Many Posts: 42
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We should be able to beat ebay copy plastic if:
1) shipping is not too much. The more you order, the less this is a factor 2) if we have stock. Waiting for some stock to arrive at the moment. |
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