April 9th, 2014, 01:28 PM | #1 |
Certified Slacker
Name: Shawn
Location: Cleveland
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R SE Posts: 232
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Returning Rider +1 (Wall of text.)
Hey all!
My name is Shawn and have been called Bob by my circle of friends for quite some time. They also throw in the Ninja part when I do something along the lines of scaling a tree. The names came way before the riding. Riding started out by chance for me. About 3-4 years ago, a friend was going to take the written test and I decided to tag along and take it with him. Never been on a motorcycle prior and hadn't put much thought into it. Somehow he failed and I passed by one question. I walked into a booked up MSF class and got my name drawn from a hat to replace no-shows. Passed the class, and next thing I knew I had my endorsement within a week of motorcycles not even being on my mind. The class was enough to get me hooked on riding and I was eyeing every bike I saw for sale. I happened to pass by this 1982 Suzuki GS 750 in a front yard asking 800 and talked him into giving it to me for 600. When I got the GS, it needed to be push started, it didn't have a muffler, it had a strange handlebar, and had several electrical issues. Boy did I learn way more about motorized vehicles than I ever wanted when I owned this thing. But, after fixing the above problems on my own, and dropping it a few times, and fixing it again, I decided to save up the money to buy a gently used '09 Ninja. I loved that one. It was my only means of transportation. Low sided once, but the damage wasn't extensive and I was wearing all my gear. Took it to Jersey with me when I moved for a job. Ended up in an extremely suburban area and needed a car to get around in the winter. Silly me, I sold the bike for cash for a down-payment on a brand new cage. In hind sight, I should have kept the bike and bought a beater for the winter. But, what's done is done. I have since returned to my homeland of Cleveland. I still have my cage, but between the visceral reaction I was getting every time a bike went by and the fact that my current partner is also buying a bike, I decided exactly where to dump my tax return. This is the first one we bought (2010 SE) and we're buying a black one. I'm going to let her pick a color and I'll take the other. I'm 95% sure she's gonna go for the black and I'm gonna end up with this one. (I'm happy to ride either, tbh.) She's a new rider and I anticipate we're going to have a lot of questions in regards to gear, maintenance, and mods. I'll be (and have been) trolling the forum and wiki, but any input on this stuff would be great. We're both young professionals and don't have a huge budget, so we're not gonna buy the cheapest trash out there, but we are looking for the most bang for our buck. That wall-o-text being said, I've greatly enjoyed browsing the forum and look forward to contributing. Can't wait to post pictures of both bikes side by side. Can't wait to ride my Ninja everywhere I go.
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April 9th, 2014, 01:44 PM | #2 |
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Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
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Ninja Bob! Glad to have you aboard...
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April 9th, 2014, 02:27 PM | #3 |
Certified looney toon
Name: Teri
Location: 39°52'40.7"N 118°23'53.8"W (Northern NV)
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 102k+ miles -- 2014 CB500X, 42k+ miles Posts: A lot.
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Howdy Shawn / Bob (how'd the nick name come about if I may ask?)
Sucks getting rid of a bike then watching everyone else ride, huh? Leaves an ache in you that nothing can replace. Been there, done that! Welcome aboard!
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April 9th, 2014, 02:59 PM | #4 |
Ninjette Jockey
Name: Tim
Location: Stockton, Ca
Join Date: Oct 2010 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R, Harley Davidson Heritage Softail, 2 Honda Monkeys, Polini & GRC mini GP Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 3
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Bob, welcome to the forum!
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April 9th, 2014, 03:08 PM | #5 | |
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Name: Shawn
Location: Cleveland
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R SE Posts: 232
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Bob came from high school. When I first met the group I ended up spending my days with after high school, they were all calling each other some weird names. So I wasn't sure if I should tell them my real name. Told em I was Bob. When they found out my real name, they decided it sucked. As for the ninja part, I had a reputation for climbing trees and such to break into locked places I needed or wanted to be. They mostly just call me Bob. I'm cool with whatever.
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April 9th, 2014, 06:49 PM | #6 |
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Name: Joshua
Location: wellington
Join Date: Mar 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250r Posts: 41
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Lol Bob I happen to be the same. I hadn't put much thought about riding motorcycle before, but on December last year I decided to take the class for no reason because I just thought it be a great idea to have a motorcycle license as well as car lol. Then I just bought my beautiful baby 09 ninja 250 3 some weeks ago, and I've been riding it since then and I LOVE IT.
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April 9th, 2014, 07:50 PM | #7 |
Certifiable nontundrum
Name: Harper
Location: NC Milkshake stand
Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much.
MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16
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He said threesome
bob. Gear up an ride green! |
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April 9th, 2014, 11:15 PM | #8 |
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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April 10th, 2014, 05:46 AM | #9 | |
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Name: Shawn
Location: Cleveland
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R SE Posts: 232
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Also, thanks for the welcomes everyone. (love these damn smileys)
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April 11th, 2014, 11:11 AM | #10 |
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.
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April 11th, 2014, 12:13 PM | #11 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Mark
Location: Portland
Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): Cheap Italian Suit. Otherwise known as Dew Kitty Posts: A lot.
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Welcome, my friend.
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April 11th, 2014, 12:36 PM | #12 |
Private Joker
Name: Ben
Location: Towson, MD
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Mar '14
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welcome
you got my favorite 250 paint scheme love that white on green 2010 se, almost bought one a few years back but ended up getting a pregen instead |
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April 11th, 2014, 03:27 PM | #13 |
Motorcycle Hypermiler
Name: Vic
Location: Livermore CA
Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 & 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R's Posts: A lot.
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welcome Ninja Bob!
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April 14th, 2014, 07:01 PM | #14 |
Daily Ninjette rider
Name: Hernan
Location: Florida
Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Welcome to Ninjette.org, Shawn !!!
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April 15th, 2014, 06:40 PM | #15 |
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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May 14th, 2014, 08:41 AM | #16 |
Certified Slacker
Name: Shawn
Location: Cleveland
Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R SE Posts: 232
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Forgot to post a picture now that we've got both home.
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May 14th, 2014, 09:12 AM | #17 |
Pocket-size fun
Name: Jess
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Join Date: May 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Posts: 9
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There's my baby!!!!!
There's nothing more painful than having her with me and not being able to ride until I finish my classes.
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May 15th, 2014, 09:39 AM | #18 |
Track Clown
Name: Chris
Location: Kingman, AZ
Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): '08 250R, 21 MV F3 800, Kawasaki 400 build Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Sep '15
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Hi, ShawnBob.
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