Got my ZX9R!!!

Sigma.40 · November 16th, 2012, 09:14 PM

After work I went and picked up my '99 9r. HOLY S***!! It's got power. It has a new engine that has been beefed up to handle nitrous (I don't plan to buy or install it) and he gave me receipts for everything. It was a pretty fun 1.5 hour ride home, even though it was only 24F. It looks pretty good sitting next to my little Ninja.

I think the 11,000 miles spent on the 250R were well worth it. I really don't think I could have started on this bike.

gitoy · November 16th, 2012, 09:27 PM

good for you!...you got a slow bike for going fast and a fast bike for going slow...i mean you can wring the neck on one bike and watch out for the police the other...

congratz and be careful...

psych0hans · November 16th, 2012, 09:31 PM

That's a sweet looking bike!!! Be safe and ride the s**t out of that thing...

NikkitaNinja · November 16th, 2012, 09:51 PM

Id ditch that color scheme asap, but thats just me, haha. Otherwise its a pretty clean looking bike. Be safe!

Sigma.40 · November 16th, 2012, 10:11 PM

I MIGHT have the checkered part painted blue like the rest of the bike, but other than that I like it.

The D&D exhaust on it sounds amazing, though loud. And I don't know if it was the weight of the bike or the much-wider rear tire (compared to the 250) but it handled the wind like it was nothing.

ninja250r81 · November 16th, 2012, 10:51 PM

mmm, just take the pinstripe swirl things off and keep the flag

work on you technique

sharky nrk · November 17th, 2012, 07:05 PM

not digging the color/look but they are neat bikes. keep the rubber side up.

Sigma.40 · November 17th, 2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sharky nrk

not digging the color/look but they are neat bikes. keep the rubber side up.

It actually looks alot better in person. I showed my wife the pictures and she REALLY hated the paint. When I brought it home she said it looked awesome. I like it. Like I said earlier I might paint the checkered blue, but, its growing on me.

-Just took it out for a quick ride and got on it a little bit. Its really fast and the suspension is set up so its really difficult to wheelie (which is good) so you can really get on it without too much worry.

himynameisjoe · November 17th, 2012, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharky nrk

not digging the color/look but they are neat bikes. keep the rubber side up.

Shouldn't he be keeping rubber side down

psych0hans · November 17th, 2012, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharky nrk

not digging the color/look but they are neat bikes. keep the rubber side up.

Why you want him to crash? Keep the rubber side DOWN!!!

csmith12 · November 17th, 2012, 10:18 PM

SteveL · November 20th, 2012, 11:34 AM

Nice paint job
Enjoy

Steve

alex.s · November 20th, 2012, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigma.40

It actually looks alot better in person. I showed my wife the pictures and she REALLY hated the paint. When I brought it home she said it looked awesome. I like it. Like I said earlier I might paint the checkered blue, but, its growing on me.

-Just took it out for a quick ride and got on it a little bit. Its really fast and the suspension is set up so its really difficult to wheelie (which is good) so you can really get on it without too much worry.

you have a very kind wife

i love the old 9Rs. hope you enjoy it. also i love the area of michigan you are from... spent some time in arcadia and it was a truly amazing place to stay

Sigma.40 · November 20th, 2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by alex.s

you have a very kind wife

i love the old 9Rs. hope you enjoy it. also i love the area of michigan you are from... spent some time in arcadia and it was a truly amazing place to stay

Did you get to ride M-22? I live in TC kind of off US-31, so I can take that to Frankfort and then ride M-22 to Northport/Suttons Bay and back to US 31 in TC. Its a 130 mile loop of some pretty amazing riding!

ryan.chin · November 20th, 2012, 02:31 PM

Ew. Imo.

alex.s · November 20th, 2012, 02:37 PM

nah didn't get to do all much of anything. i was there recovering from abdominal surgery actually... and as anyone who has had abdominal surgery knows, you really can't move for awhile afterward.

Sigma.40 · November 20th, 2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ryan.chin

Ew. Imo.

Meh

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

nah didn't get to do all much of anything. i was there recovering from abdominal surgery actually... and as anyone who has had abdominal surgery knows, you really can't move for awhile afterward.

Oh, that sucks. Well, if you get back here make a point to ride it. Its a pretty highly rated road for bikers.

November 16th, 2012, 09:31 PM	#3
psych0hans ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Hansveer Location: Bombay, India Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r - Track whore, Ninja 300 - SOLD, KTM RC390 - Orange Hulk, Ducati 899 Panigale - Red Devil. Posts: A lot.	That's a sweet looking bike!!! Be safe and ride the s**t out of that thing... __________________________________________________ GETTING BACK INTO RIDING? Read this.

November 17th, 2012, 10:18 PM	#11
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November 20th, 2012, 11:34 AM	#12
SteveL old git Name: Steve Location: Geneve Switzerland Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): BMW K1300S Posts: 479	Nice paint job Enjoy Steve __________________________________________________ Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

November 20th, 2012, 02:31 PM	#15
ryan.chin ninjette.org sage Name: Ryan Location: Columbia, MD Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 R6 Posts: 605	Ew. Imo. __________________________________________________ I UPGRADED to a YZF-R6 Mods: Shermoto LF7 Levers / Proton Flushmounts / Puig Smoked DB / Woodcraft Sliders / Tech Spec C3 Tank Grips / Rizoma Grips / Jardine

November 20th, 2012, 02:37 PM	#16
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	nah didn't get to do all much of anything. i was there recovering from abdominal surgery actually... and as anyone who has had abdominal surgery knows, you really can't move for awhile afterward. __________________________________________________

November 16th, 2012, 09:27 PM	#2
gitoy ninjette.org guru Name: gitoy Location: rpv, ca Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 04 ninja 250, 05 zzr 600 (sold), 07 cbr600rr Posts: 319	good for you!...you got a slow bike for going fast and a fast bike for going slow...i mean you can wring the neck on one bike and watch out for the police the other... congratz and be careful...

November 16th, 2012, 09:51 PM	#4
NikkitaNinja ninjette.org guru Name: Tyler Location: Milwaukee, WI Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Nikkita - 2003 Buell XB9R Posts: 274	Id ditch that color scheme asap, but thats just me, haha. Otherwise its a pretty clean looking bike. Be safe!

November 16th, 2012, 10:11 PM	#5
Sigma.40 ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Traverse City, Michigan Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 "1000cc" ZX9R Posts: 194	I MIGHT have the checkered part painted blue like the rest of the bike, but other than that I like it. The D&D exhaust on it sounds amazing, though loud. And I don't know if it was the weight of the bike or the much-wider rear tire (compared to the 250) but it handled the wind like it was nothing.

November 16th, 2012, 10:51 PM	#6
ninja250r81 ninjette.org guru Name: scott Location: australia Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 ninja 250r se Posts: 435	mmm, just take the pinstripe swirl things off and keep the flag work on you technique

November 17th, 2012, 07:05 PM	#7
sharky nrk Fighting Texas Aggie '05 Name: Neil Location: Hutto, TX Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '07 ZX6R, '08 Versys, '09 250R Track, '93 F2/F3 Track Posts: A lot.	not digging the color/look but they are neat bikes. keep the rubber side up.

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