Aloha from Hilo, Hawaii

Blue Hawaii · October 26th, 2009, 03:53 PM

Aloha from Hilo, Hawaii (Big Island) ~

My name is Blue and I've been lurking in the forums for quite some time now. I decided to join today to offer up some of my many years of motorcycle riding and tuning knowledge, as well as ask a few questions about things I don't know. I live by the motto: "Never stop learning". (That is what I always tell my two boys, anyway...)

The main goal here is to help out one another, have fun in the process and hopefully, make a friend or two along the way.

Although the 2008 Ninja 250R is not the bike I primarily ride, it was purchased for my girlfriend so that I don't have to always pack her on my Yamaha YZF600R when we go holo holo (cruzin') around the island. I was actually looking for bikes for another girl noobie rider that I had been coaching, and was looking to get her own bike. Since she is vertically challenged, I suggested several bikes for her to get her feet wet with riding. She had her mind set on a "crotch rocket", and when this one came up for sale on craigslist, I told her, "This is the one! Grab it"! When she gave me a handful of excuses why she couldn't buy the bike (or ANY bike for that matter, why in the hell did you ask me to look for you, dumb b!tch?), I asked my girlfriend if she wanted it. I don't think I finished my question before she gave me her answer, "HELL YEAH!!".

Blah, blah, blah... long story, short... I'm the 3rd owner, first guy got deported back to Tonga, sold it to a 23 year old chick who was killed in a car crash (drunk bf xmas eve). Her dad didn't know she had it, found the title, wanted to get rid of it as fast as possible. Had 677 miles, under tail kit, LED's, frame and swing arm sliders, a Z1R leather jacket and Scorpion EXO 700 helmet. The local shop wanted $5,400 OTD for a 2008 that was sitting on their floor. I figured that this one is "brand new" so it was a fair comparison. The father selling it wanted $3,900. I peeled off 39 Benjamins, he signed over the title and helped load it up in the back of my truck.

Since my girlfriend is vertically challenged as well (4'-11", 85 lbs), I had to lower it using Roaring Toyz 1" lowering handle bar riser blocks, lowering links from eBay and had to cut the side stand 1-1/2".

I found this site looking for mods to sync her carbs and shim the needles.

A brief history of my riding experience:
Born in So Cal in the mid '60's. Had cousins and friends with bikes. Started on a friends mini Taco similar to this one:

After that first ride, I was hooked! I made friends with anyone who had a bike, scooter or moped. Bought my first bike from a classmate with my allowance money when I was in the 6th grade. It was a hunk of chit called a Yamaha GT80 (actual bike).

My next series of bikes came in high school, from an older friend who was working at a tow truck company. They would get impounds and other bikes from the sheriffs department, hold them for so many days (I think it was 90) for someone to come and claim them. If no one did, they went up for lien auction. If there was a particular part or whatever that one of us wanted, it didn't really get advertised, so that we could just pay the minimum bid price. The next three bikes were purchased that way: (stock photos from internet search)

1980 YZ80

1980 RM125

1979 RM250

Funny how they look so dinosaur like now, but, back in the day, these were the chit!

In the mid '80's, my brother-in-law found two almost new Kawasaki 440 jet skis at a lien auction. I convinced my dad that these would bring our whole family together on the weekends down at the beach and we would be able to see more of each other. (Yeah, don't hate the player, hate the game...)

I had to laugh at those shorts I'm wearing! Photo is at Imperial Reservoir near Yuma, AZ.

Met a girl one day and asked if she wanted to go riding some time (these were often used as "bait" to get attractive chicks to go out with me and what better way to see them in a bikini?!) Turned out that her ex-boyfriend used to own the two skis that she was about to ride. One of them was "hers" and the other one (the one with all the mods on it) was "his". Pretty cool how I got the whole history on the skis and how he had lost them (couldn't pay his doctor bill, gave the doctor the skis as payment, doctor thought ex-bf would still be making the payments, but wasn't, repo man was called in and up for auction they went. Enter Me to buy them!)

I sold them when I moved here to Hawaii, and replaced them with a Honda CB-1 street bike. Long story short... a guy owed me money for construction work, he didn't pay, so I rode off with his bike. What a jack azz he was.

I've gone through quite a few bikes since then and I'm now down to "Family Fun" type of riding.

I ride a 2005 YZF600R and the 2005 Honda CRF230F (under going a CR125 fork upgrade at the moment). My girlfriend rides the 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R and the 2005 Honda CRF70F. My oldest son rides the 2006 Honda CRF100F and wants to move up to my 230 when I get it done, then my girlfriend will move to the 100 and my youngest son will start out on the 70. Gee... that leaves me with out a dirt bike... what to do... what to do...

BTW... the BMW has been sold. (I hated shaft drive!)

Well, as far as work goes, I'm a licensed general building contractor who hasn't had any work in over 2-1/2 years, living off of dwindling savings and bored out of my mind. Thank gawd for sunny weather and lots of friends who like to ride either street or dirt.

So, if you live close by and want to ride, hit me up and let's do it!

Aloha,

Blue.

bob706 · October 26th, 2009, 03:56 PM

Welcome to the forum. Glad to have ya!

Alex · October 26th, 2009, 03:57 PM

kkim · October 26th, 2009, 04:06 PM

Aloha and welcome, Blue.

Glad to see you finally made it. Sync and shims came out okay?

miks · October 26th, 2009, 05:12 PM

Welcome mate, great read with great pictures!

Snake · October 26th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Hello and welcome. I like your avatar.

ninjabrewer · October 26th, 2009, 07:01 PM

Welcome to the forum, you are already a member of this crazy lifestyle we call being a rider. I would say that there is alot to learn on here, but it sounds like you can be the teacher on some things. Welcome and glad to have another rider experienced in the thrill of the ride.

nb

komohana · October 26th, 2009, 10:04 PM

aloha bruddah blue

welcome to da forum...am on kauai, but parents both from big island...hilo and mt. view side. got relatives and transplanted scum bag biker buddies scattered along the haumakua coast and lava fields

..so when people ask me since i live in hawaii, where do i go on vacation?
i say big island of course!

k den

andrewexd · October 26th, 2009, 10:36 PM

hey, welcome and cool pics

KJohnson21 · October 27th, 2009, 10:43 AM

YZF600R, another good choice!!

OldGuy · October 27th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Welcome Blue - glad to have you with us.

rockNroll · October 27th, 2009, 01:22 PM

Welcome! The red glow... is that lava down in there?

Sound Wave · October 27th, 2009, 08:01 PM

howzit blue. you should tell your gf to make an account too. good to have another hawaii rider on here.

noche_caliente · October 29th, 2009, 04:55 PM

Welcome Blue! It's great to have you with us, and since I'm another girl, I'll say what the guys are saying - your woman is an absolute hottie

Adorable!

BlueRaven · October 30th, 2009, 04:43 PM

your girl should be a model if she already isn't she's gorgeous

October 26th, 2009, 03:53 PM	#1
Blue Hawaii Master of Nothing Name: Blue Location: Hilo, Hawaii Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): Yamaha YZF600R, Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Honda CRF450X, CRF230F, CRF100F, CRF70F Posts: 11	Aloha from Hilo, Hawaii Aloha from Hilo, Hawaii (Big Island) ~ My name is Blue and I've been lurking in the forums for quite some time now. I decided to join today to offer up some of my many years of motorcycle riding and tuning knowledge, as well as ask a few questions about things I don't know. I live by the motto: "Never stop learning". (That is what I always tell my two boys, anyway...) The main goal here is to help out one another, have fun in the process and hopefully, make a friend or two along the way. Although the 2008 Ninja 250R is not the bike I primarily ride, it was purchased for my girlfriend so that I don't have to always pack her on my Yamaha YZF600R when we go holo holo (cruzin') around the island. I was actually looking for bikes for another girl noobie rider that I had been coaching, and was looking to get her own bike. Since she is vertically challenged, I suggested several bikes for her to get her feet wet with riding. She had her mind set on a "crotch rocket", and when this one came up for sale on craigslist, I told her, "This is the one! Grab it"! When she gave me a handful of excuses why she couldn't buy the bike (or ANY bike for that matter, why in the hell did you ask me to look for you, dumb b!tch?), I asked my girlfriend if she wanted it. I don't think I finished my question before she gave me her answer, "HELL YEAH!!". Blah, blah, blah... long story, short... I'm the 3rd owner, first guy got deported back to Tonga, sold it to a 23 year old chick who was killed in a car crash (drunk bf xmas eve). Her dad didn't know she had it, found the title, wanted to get rid of it as fast as possible. Had 677 miles, under tail kit, LED's, frame and swing arm sliders, a Z1R leather jacket and Scorpion EXO 700 helmet. The local shop wanted $5,400 OTD for a 2008 that was sitting on their floor. I figured that this one is "brand new" so it was a fair comparison. The father selling it wanted $3,900. I peeled off 39 Benjamins, he signed over the title and helped load it up in the back of my truck. Since my girlfriend is vertically challenged as well (4'-11", 85 lbs), I had to lower it using Roaring Toyz 1" lowering handle bar riser blocks, lowering links from eBay and had to cut the side stand 1-1/2". I found this site looking for mods to sync her carbs and shim the needles. A brief history of my riding experience: Born in So Cal in the mid '60's. Had cousins and friends with bikes. Started on a friends mini Taco similar to this one: After that first ride, I was hooked! I made friends with anyone who had a bike, scooter or moped. Bought my first bike from a classmate with my allowance money when I was in the 6th grade. It was a hunk of chit called a Yamaha GT80 (actual bike). My next series of bikes came in high school, from an older friend who was working at a tow truck company. They would get impounds and other bikes from the sheriffs department, hold them for so many days (I think it was 90) for someone to come and claim them. If no one did, they went up for lien auction. If there was a particular part or whatever that one of us wanted, it didn't really get advertised, so that we could just pay the minimum bid price. The next three bikes were purchased that way: (stock photos from internet search) 1980 YZ80 1980 RM125 1979 RM250 Funny how they look so dinosaur like now, but, back in the day, these were the chit! In the mid '80's, my brother-in-law found two almost new Kawasaki 440 jet skis at a lien auction. I convinced my dad that these would bring our whole family together on the weekends down at the beach and we would be able to see more of each other. (Yeah, don't hate the player, hate the game...) I had to laugh at those shorts I'm wearing! Photo is at Imperial Reservoir near Yuma, AZ. Met a girl one day and asked if she wanted to go riding some time (these were often used as "bait" to get attractive chicks to go out with me and what better way to see them in a bikini?!) Turned out that her ex-boyfriend used to own the two skis that she was about to ride. One of them was "hers" and the other one (the one with all the mods on it) was "his". Pretty cool how I got the whole history on the skis and how he had lost them (couldn't pay his doctor bill, gave the doctor the skis as payment, doctor thought ex-bf would still be making the payments, but wasn't, repo man was called in and up for auction they went. Enter Me to buy them!) I sold them when I moved here to Hawaii, and replaced them with a Honda CB-1 street bike. Long story short... a guy owed me money for construction work, he didn't pay, so I rode off with his bike. What a jack azz he was. I've gone through quite a few bikes since then and I'm now down to "Family Fun" type of riding. I ride a 2005 YZF600R and the 2005 Honda CRF230F (under going a CR125 fork upgrade at the moment). My girlfriend rides the 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R and the 2005 Honda CRF70F. My oldest son rides the 2006 Honda CRF100F and wants to move up to my 230 when I get it done, then my girlfriend will move to the 100 and my youngest son will start out on the 70. Gee... that leaves me with out a dirt bike... what to do... what to do... BTW... the BMW has been sold. (I hated shaft drive!) Well, as far as work goes, I'm a licensed general building contractor who hasn't had any work in over 2-1/2 years, living off of dwindling savings and bored out of my mind. Thank gawd for sunny weather and lots of friends who like to ride either street or dirt. So, if you live close by and want to ride, hit me up and let's do it! Aloha, Blue.

October 26th, 2009, 03:57 PM	#3
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October 26th, 2009, 05:12 PM	#5
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October 26th, 2009, 07:01 PM	#7
ninjabrewer dirty old man Name: Chris Location: Hazel Green, AL Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Welcome to the forum, you are already a member of this crazy lifestyle we call being a rider. I would say that there is alot to learn on here, but it sounds like you can be the teacher on some things. Welcome and glad to have another rider experienced in the thrill of the ride. nb __________________________________________________ Death tugs at my ear and says, "Live, I am coming." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894) www.friendsofsanonofre.org

October 26th, 2009, 10:04 PM	#8
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.	aloha bruddah blue welcome to da forum...am on kauai, but parents both from big island...hilo and mt. view side. got relatives and transplanted scum bag biker buddies scattered along the haumakua coast and lava fields ..so when people ask me since i live in hawaii, where do i go on vacation? i say big island of course! k den __________________________________________________ Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous?

October 26th, 2009, 03:56 PM	#2
bob706 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Mary Esther, FL Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 1998 HD Road King Posts: A lot.	Welcome to the forum. Glad to have ya!

October 26th, 2009, 04:06 PM	#4
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Aloha and welcome, Blue. Glad to see you finally made it. Sync and shims came out okay?

October 26th, 2009, 05:16 PM	#6
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	Hello and welcome. I like your avatar.

October 26th, 2009, 10:36 PM	#9
andrewexd ninjette.org guru Name: Andrew Location: LA Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): 07 GSXR600 (N250 sold :( ) Posts: 415	hey, welcome and cool pics

October 27th, 2009, 10:43 AM	#10
KJohnson21 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. Blog Entries: 3	YZF600R, another good choice!! __________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. HEY!! Unregistered!! Does your bike have a name?

October 27th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#11
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Welcome Blue - glad to have you with us. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

October 27th, 2009, 01:22 PM	#12
rockNroll . Name: rock Location: greenville, south carolina Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): black Posts: A lot.	Welcome! The red glow... is that lava down in there?

October 27th, 2009, 08:01 PM	#13
Sound Wave Ramen Rider Name: Gary Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 BMW R1200R, 08 Honda VFR800A (sold), 09 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.	howzit blue. you should tell your gf to make an account too. good to have another hawaii rider on here.

October 29th, 2009, 04:55 PM	#14
noche_caliente ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kim Location: mundo de ensueño Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 250 Posts: A lot.	Welcome Blue! It's great to have you with us, and since I'm another girl, I'll say what the guys are saying - your woman is an absolute hottie Adorable! __________________________________________________ Progrip tank pad, blue rim stripes, blue Pazzos, Roaring Toyz lowering kit, Puig DB in dark smoke, Cortech sport tail, super mini tank, and saddlebags, OES swingarm spools and Intuitive frame sliders

October 30th, 2009, 04:43 PM	#15
BlueRaven ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Lil One Location: NB Canada Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 Black Posts: A lot.	your girl should be a model if she already isn't she's gorgeous __________________________________________________ I'm not small, I'm fun sized

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