Hi From Boston

CantDecide · April 27th, 2011, 09:37 PM

Hello,

I just got my first bike, an 2007 Ninja 250. It only had 1700 miles on it, and it looks nearly new. I'm pretty excited, although I've only ridden it twice so far.

I took the MSF course two years ago, but have only ridden a bike on the street once before this week, so its been a bit of a adventure so far. I went out this evening after work and put a whopping 17 miles on the bike.... and just now (3 hours later) realized I left the petcock open. Oops.

If anyone is in Boston, please say hello. I'm in Somerville right now.

Here is a picture of my bike:

Alex · April 27th, 2011, 09:39 PM

CantDecide! Glad you found us...

Yasko · April 27th, 2011, 09:52 PM

kkim · April 27th, 2011, 09:59 PM

Aloha and welcome, Josh.

If you have the owner's manual, I suggest you read it. You don't need to switch the gas to "off" when you are done riding as the fuel petcock is vacuum operated and no fuel will flow if the bike is not running.

You might consider retaking the MSF course if it's free in your area, just to brush up.

have fun, ride safe.

KJohnson21 · April 27th, 2011, 11:33 PM

AMMOCAN · April 28th, 2011, 01:01 AM

CantDecide · April 28th, 2011, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

Aloha and welcome, Josh.

If you have the owner's manual, I suggest you read it. You don't need to switch the gas to "off" when you are done riding as the fuel petcock is vacuum operated and no fuel will flow if the bike is not running.

You might consider retaking the MSF course if it's free in your area, just to brush up.

have fun, ride safe.

I did read the manual, but I must have skipped the bit about the petcock. I guess I'll have to re-read it to see what else I missed.

I don't think retaking the MSF course is free here, but I'll check. I definitely would like additional formal training. There are a couple of 'advanced' courses as well, I might take one of those.

bob706 · April 28th, 2011, 05:44 AM

Welcome to the forum

reaubideux · April 28th, 2011, 06:02 AM

Welcome Josh. Ride safe, have fun.

slolane · April 28th, 2011, 06:30 AM

Welcome, 1700 miles... nice, pretty much new!

CC Cowboy · April 28th, 2011, 07:29 AM

I was just in Boston/Cambridge a week ago. Seems like a nice place as long as you don't go to the immediate north of town (up 93). Scary neighborhoods up there.

coondog · April 28th, 2011, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CantDecide

Hello,

I just got my first bike, an 2007 Ninja 250. It only had 1700 miles on it, and it looks nearly new. I'm pretty excited, although I've only ridden it twice so far.

I took the MSF course two years ago, but have only ridden a bike on the street once before this week, so its been a bit of a adventure so far. I went out this evening after work and put a whopping 17 miles on the bike.... and just now (3 hours later) realized I left the petcock open. Oops.

If anyone is in Boston, please say hello. I'm in Somerville right now.

Here is a picture of my bike:

You got one of the last great ones, congrats. Slummerville as I knew (and loved) it is true Boston. Welcome brother and i never touch my petcock, as an olden guy one of the first things i found out was there's a vacuum there so leave well enough alone. When i'm going to change my oil and take the heat it up run on the bike, i make sure it needs to be on reserve the day before and i run out the reserve tank as well before changing both earl and gas. Family, irish-catholic, all dorchester/southie but since the renaissance so many cousins went to and stayed in Somerville, and no they weren't going to Tufts. Happy trails blood!

Snake · May 1st, 2011, 01:52 PM

Hello and welcome.

Green Streak · May 1st, 2011, 06:40 PM

Welcome!

CantDecide · May 1st, 2011, 09:37 PM

So I went out riding today. In the last two days (and some change), I've put about 100 miles on the bike. I'm not really comfortable going over about 40 yet, but I had a blast on some of the inter-town roads here in Boston.

I had a few scares and startles today though. At one point a light went from Green to Yellow to Red really fast, and I slammed on the brakes. The rear started to slide out, so I clutched and eased off a bit, and I got a hold of it. What makes that happen? Did I step on the rear brake too hard?

Another scare came with this tricky oval rotary, was in the rotary and I wanted to take an exit, and a limo stopped to let me out, but completely hidden behind the limo was another car, which came barreling into the rotary and was heading for the same exit I wanted... I slowed down, but was so startled I probably couldn't have stopped if I wanted too. Luckily, the lady saw me and slowed enough that I got out of the rotary first.

I'm having a hard time seeing directly behind me. Visibilty to the sides is ok though. Is that normal for Ninjettes, or bikes in general, or do I have the mirrors adjusted wrong? Any suggestions on making it easier to see? Since I'm riding so slowly, I'd like to be able to know I'm creating a train of cars, so I can pull over and let them pass.

vnranger · May 2nd, 2011, 07:54 PM

drowe531 · May 24th, 2011, 02:18 PM

Welcome, I'm in burlington right now moving to Medford/Malden/Cambridge area soon.

Coon isn't Tufts in medfed (medford). I think its most stock 250's have a hard time seeing behind, you learn to do the "chicken dance" to get your elbows out of the way to see behind.

PS: I may potentially drive by your bike everyday. Are you on the Somerville/Medford line right near Wellington on the street the runs next to the water?

EvoXNinja · May 24th, 2011, 05:44 PM

CantDecide · May 24th, 2011, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drowe531

Welcome, I'm in burlington right now moving to Medford/Malden/Cambridge area soon.

Nice! My company used to be in Burlington, but we moved to Woburn and now we've just moved to North Reading... typical, you need to move further out of the city if you want more space...

Quote:

Originally Posted by drowe531

Coon isn't Tufts in medfed (medford). I think its most stock 250's have a hard time seeing behind, you learn to do the "chicken dance" to get your elbows out of the way to see behind.

Yeah, Tufts is in Medford, just behind Davis Square, in Somerville.

I've been doing the elbow wavy thing, but it usually doesn't work for me, I guess I'm too big. Are there better mirrors? I know people suggest bar-end mirrors, but I can see the bar-ends without moving my head, so that seems like a bad idea...

Quote:

Originally Posted by drowe531

PS: I may potentially drive by your bike everyday. Are you on the Somerville/Medford line right near Wellington on the street the runs next to the water?

No, that's not me, I'm over near Davis Sq on Highland and my bike is parked in a garage most of the time...

drowe531 · May 25th, 2011, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CantDecide

Nice! My company used to be in Burlington, but we moved to Woburn and now we've just moved to North Reading... typical, you need to move further out of the city if you want more space...

Yeah, Tufts is in Medford, just behind Davis Square, in Somerville.

I've been doing the elbow wavy thing, but it usually doesn't work for me, I guess I'm too big. Are there better mirrors? I know people suggest bar-end mirrors, but I can see the bar-ends without moving my head, so that seems like a bad idea...

No, that's not me, I'm over near Davis Sq on Highland and my bike is parked in a garage most of the time...

Weird there is the exact same paint scheme right by the water there. I knew where Tufts was, I grew up in MA as well I just forgot that it is pretty close to Somerville as well.

CantDecide · May 25th, 2011, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drowe531

Weird there is the exact same paint scheme right by the water there. I knew where Tufts was, I grew up in MA as well I just forgot that it is pretty close to Somerville as well.

I'm not sure if ALL '06's and '07's had that scheme, but all the ones I looked at did. I only wanted a blue one, so I only looked for them, but I did see quite a few in that scheme. I'm guessing those last years Kawa only offered 1 or two colors.

ducducgooseit · June 30th, 2011, 07:44 AM

Welcome to the 250 party.

April 27th, 2011, 09:37 PM	#1
CantDecide ninjette.org member Name: Josh Location: Boston Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 23	Hi From Boston Hello, I just got my first bike, an 2007 Ninja 250. It only had 1700 miles on it, and it looks nearly new. I'm pretty excited, although I've only ridden it twice so far. I took the MSF course two years ago, but have only ridden a bike on the street once before this week, so its been a bit of a adventure so far. I went out this evening after work and put a whopping 17 miles on the bike.... and just now (3 hours later) realized I left the petcock open. Oops. If anyone is in Boston, please say hello. I'm in Somerville right now. Here is a picture of my bike:

April 27th, 2011, 09:39 PM	#2
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April 27th, 2011, 09:59 PM	#4
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Aloha and welcome, Josh. If you have the owner's manual, I suggest you read it. You don't need to switch the gas to "off" when you are done riding as the fuel petcock is vacuum operated and no fuel will flow if the bike is not running. You might consider retaking the MSF course if it's free in your area, just to brush up. have fun, ride safe.

April 28th, 2011, 05:44 AM	#8
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April 28th, 2011, 06:30 AM	#10
slolane Motorcyclist Name: James Location: Maryland Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS Posts: A lot.	Welcome, 1700 miles... nice, pretty much new!

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May 1st, 2011, 09:37 PM	#15
CantDecide ninjette.org member Name: Josh Location: Boston Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 23	So I went out riding today. In the last two days (and some change), I've put about 100 miles on the bike. I'm not really comfortable going over about 40 yet, but I had a blast on some of the inter-town roads here in Boston. I had a few scares and startles today though. At one point a light went from Green to Yellow to Red really fast, and I slammed on the brakes. The rear started to slide out, so I clutched and eased off a bit, and I got a hold of it. What makes that happen? Did I step on the rear brake too hard? Another scare came with this tricky oval rotary, was in the rotary and I wanted to take an exit, and a limo stopped to let me out, but completely hidden behind the limo was another car, which came barreling into the rotary and was heading for the same exit I wanted... I slowed down, but was so startled I probably couldn't have stopped if I wanted too. Luckily, the lady saw me and slowed enough that I got out of the rotary first. I'm having a hard time seeing directly behind me. Visibilty to the sides is ok though. Is that normal for Ninjettes, or bikes in general, or do I have the mirrors adjusted wrong? Any suggestions on making it easier to see? Since I'm riding so slowly, I'd like to be able to know I'm creating a train of cars, so I can pull over and let them pass.

May 2nd, 2011, 07:54 PM	#16
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May 24th, 2011, 02:18 PM	#17
drowe531 ninjette.org guru Name: David Location: Burlington, MA Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 (sold); 2008 Plasma Blue Ninja 250 Posts: 364	Welcome, I'm in burlington right now moving to Medford/Malden/Cambridge area soon. Coon isn't Tufts in medfed (medford). I think its most stock 250's have a hard time seeing behind, you learn to do the "chicken dance" to get your elbows out of the way to see behind. PS: I may potentially drive by your bike everyday. Are you on the Somerville/Medford line right near Wellington on the street the runs next to the water?

May 24th, 2011, 05:44 PM	#18
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