January 25th, 2020, 06:25 PM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Lem
Location: Louisville
Join Date: Jan 2020 Motorcycle(s): z400, scooters, more than I can remember since 1975 Posts: 25
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Hello from Louisville, Ky
Hello Ninjette’rs ...
Im an old guy who currently lives in Louisville, KY, and just got a z400. Ive had many bikes and scooters since 1975. Ive always had big, fast bikes, but after dropping my massive heifer BMW RS while putting it on the shed—and not being able to pick it up—I realized its time to scale back a little. Take care, be safe |
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January 25th, 2020, 06:44 PM | #2 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Tom
Location: Northern Virginia
Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Ninja 250, 2019 Harley Ultra Classic, 2001 Suzuki SV650 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Jan '16
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thunderkat59! Glad to have you aboard...
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January 26th, 2020, 06:43 AM | #3 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Lem
Location: Louisville
Join Date: Jan 2020 Motorcycle(s): z400, scooters, more than I can remember since 1975 Posts: 25
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January 26th, 2020, 07:36 AM | #4 |
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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January 26th, 2020, 02:20 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Lem
Location: Louisville
Join Date: Jan 2020 Motorcycle(s): z400, scooters, more than I can remember since 1975 Posts: 25
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January 26th, 2020, 09:18 PM | #6 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Kerry
Location: Ventura, CA
Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16
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Welcome!
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January 27th, 2020, 05:11 PM | #7 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Lem
Location: Louisville
Join Date: Jan 2020 Motorcycle(s): z400, scooters, more than I can remember since 1975 Posts: 25
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January 27th, 2020, 05:39 PM | #8 |
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
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Hello and welcome!
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January 28th, 2020, 12:00 PM | #9 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: C
Location: Hawaii
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250 Posts: 472
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Welcome.
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"It ended up being the loose nut behind the wheel" |
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January 28th, 2020, 07:09 PM | #10 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Lem
Location: Louisville
Join Date: Jan 2020 Motorcycle(s): z400, scooters, more than I can remember since 1975 Posts: 25
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@ Snake and Ceelo Yello, Thank you very much!
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January 29th, 2020, 03:22 AM | #11 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: AKA JacRyann
Location: Mesa, AZ
Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot.
MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17
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Greetings & Salutations Lem!
Little bikes are so much fun!!! |
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January 30th, 2020, 06:28 PM | #12 |
"a legend in my own mind"
Name: maverick9611
Location: Augusta,Georgia
Join Date: May 2017 Motorcycle(s): 2015 moto guzzi norge(brownie),2020 aprilia dorsoduro, Posts: A lot.
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welcome
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February 15th, 2020, 06:02 PM | #13 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Lem
Location: Louisville
Join Date: Jan 2020 Motorcycle(s): z400, scooters, more than I can remember since 1975 Posts: 25
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February 15th, 2020, 08:10 PM | #14 |
ninjette.org newbie
Name: Ashley
Location: Australia
Join Date: Feb 2020 Motorcycle(s): 2019 Ninja 400SE, 2015 Ducati Diavel Carbon - and now 2012 Ninja 250R Posts: 2
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Hi Thunderkat,
That's exactly howI felt about my current Ducati Diavel Carbon, after test riding, and buying a new Ninja 400SE for my wife last month. I can see the day, not far off, when I no longer want to manage the heft of the Diavel (even though the Carbon is not much heavier than many mid-range bikes). The Ninja is so much fun to ride - a different experience, sure, but fantastic fun as a light middleweight - and so easy to manage around the shed. Hey, it is even lighter than the 2010 Ninja 250R we are buying for one of my sons to begin his riding adventures... All the best from Ozzieland (aka Orstraya). PS - just joined now, too. |
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February 15th, 2020, 10:39 PM | #15 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: AKA JacRyann
Location: Mesa, AZ
Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot.
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Greetings & Salutations to you too Ashley!
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February 16th, 2020, 08:24 AM | #16 | |
ninjette.org member
Name: Lem
Location: Louisville
Join Date: Jan 2020 Motorcycle(s): z400, scooters, more than I can remember since 1975 Posts: 25
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Australia is on my 'must visit' list, what a great place to live! |
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February 23rd, 2020, 05:46 PM | #17 |
sammich maker
Name: snot
Location: West Ohio - in the kitchen
Join Date: Feb 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 white 300, 09 KLX 250 SF, 09 thunder blue 250(traded) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Apr '15
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Welcome
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February 23rd, 2020, 07:35 PM | #18 | |
ninjette.org newbie
Name: Ashley
Location: Australia
Join Date: Feb 2020 Motorcycle(s): 2019 Ninja 400SE, 2015 Ducati Diavel Carbon - and now 2012 Ninja 250R Posts: 2
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I know the feeling, being mid 60's myself. Also, I've had the overall slowing and weakening effect of the 'zipper' (open heart surgery, for you nippers). It was funny, but after the heart attack, my younger brother wanted me to get an R1200RT like him, because it was comfortable. Went to the BMW shop, and that idea died fast when I just lifted the Starship Enterprise up from the side-stand... There's another part to the smaller bikes. Here in ozzieland, speed enforcing is getting more prevalent and draconian. The Ninja makes life at the speed limit really fun again. Also, the TCO - Total Cost of Ownership means you get a lot, lot, lot more miles and riding fun in retirement. My wife just loves her Ninja 400, and for the first time in decades she is excited about riding again, because the bike doesn't overwhelm her, unlike the previous bikes I'd picked out for her in the past (always too much). This one was her choice. And it looks like a million dollars in the sparkly red SE colours to match her rosy disposition. If you do get to Oz and can go motorcycling, Tasmania has a wonderful motorcycling environment. Lots of rural windy roads with very light traffic. It is often overlooked, being an island south of the mainland. Taswegians get mighty ticked off that it often gets left off maps of Australia, he he. Beer, if not blood, has been shed over this. Actually, in buying a 500 mile, but stored for 7 years 2012 Ninja 250R for my 30 yr old son to start motorcycling, I'm coming around to the idea of not giving it to him at all. Hey, I bought it... There's a lot of fun in these bikes. Cheers, Ashley |
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