DC/VA/MD Riders

[Old Lemon]

I just laid my bike down on 29 its not dangerous. About 2 weeks till I get it back from the shop then I'm riding everyday and will be down almost anytime

[tony7kp]

ahh, I'll be out in VA on Sat. Who wants to ride on Sun? =P

[MXSteve89]

I could be up for a sunday morning/into.early afternoon ride...

[DennyV]

theres always time for a first, and i think ill feel much better on a highway with you guys and gals, just depends where the meet up is

[Minikin_Jo]

Originally Posted by MXSteve89

Where's a good halfway point between where you live anf Waldorf, md? Or where do u live specifically lol...

I live in Elkridge, which I think is about an hour from Waldorf...I'm not sure what would be a good 'halfway' point...I looked at a map real quick...maybe Bowie? Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about? LOL

I came down with an ear infection this week -- been down and out...I know, boo-hoo suck it up...but I actually have a high pain tolerance so don't realize I'm sick until I'm <i>really</i> sick...so I think I'll be taking it easy this weekend. Sorry. But I really am dying to ride -- let's plan something in August for now, can we?

Originally Posted by DennyV

I do alot of back roads, and residential streets, I live right off of rt29, a little too scared to get on it right now though

Yeah, Rt 29 is definitely scary to me, too, but not so bad on a Saturday/Sunday. I've ridden from 100 to HCC via Rt 29 and it's not bad. Anyhow, back to what I was saying ^^Up there, we should really plan something.

Originally Posted by robmilchling

Well, it looks like I will be selling my Ninja in a few weeks time, as soon as I get the lien release from the bank.

It would be nice to get in one more nice ride with some other 250s before I do., though!

WHUT?! Are you getting a new bike or just getting rid of the bike altogether or what? If you end up getting rid of it before we get a group ride together, well, I guess you're just going to have to ride bitch. Haha

[Stingray1000]

Crofton is about half way Jo

[Old Lemon]

I forbid any of you to ride until I get my bike back. Its only fair

[Minikin_Jo]

Originally Posted by DennyV

theres always time for a first, and i think ill feel much better on a highway with you guys and gals, just depends where the meet up is

Have you ever ridden in a group before? The first time I went on the roads/highways with mine I went as a group. It gave me 1000% more confidence than just riding on my own.

Originally Posted by Stingray1000

Crofton is about half way Jo

Such a creeper. GAH! But, Crofton is better than Bowie for me at least...only because I know Crofton more than Bowie. LOL

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

I forbid any of you to ride until I get my bike back. Its only fair

oookay, so now we know possibly TWO guys riding bitch...LOL Michael, you practically live across the street from me. Greg and I will ride with you anytime.

I'm already past the 500 mile mark on my bike...I know I need to get serviced soon, so I'm a little hesitant to ride anymore than another 200-300 miles before my first service.

[tony7kp]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

I'm already past the 500 mile mark on my bike...I know I need to get serviced soon, so I'm a little hesitant to ride anymore than another 200-300 miles before my first service.

I'm assuming you're talking about the 600 mile service? Are you planning on doing this yourself or taking it to a shop?

[Minikin_Jo]

Originally Posted by tony7kp

I'm assuming you're talking about the 600 mile service? Are you planning on doing this yourself or taking it to a shop?

Ellicott City Motorsports told me at 500 miles to bring it in but I should be okay up to 700-800 miles, just depends on how I ride it (which is pretty easy.) No way I'm doing this myself...I'll let them do it. LOL

[Old Lemon]

No way I'm riding on the back, but if you guys got a side car for that zx10....id ride in that

[Minikin_Jo]

buahahaha! Michael, you're too funny.

[Stingray1000]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

buahahaha! Michael, you're too funny.

I am not a creeper I just keep track of this thread and I know the area BRAT......

[MXSteve89]

So everyone pussed out for this weekend or.........??

Yea, think so.

[DennyV]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

Have you ever ridden in a group before? The first time I went on the roads/highways with mine I went as a group. It gave me 1000% more confidence than just riding on my own.


Such a creeper. GAH! But, Crofton is better than Bowie for me at least...only because I know Crofton more than Bowie. LOL



oookay, so now we know possibly TWO guys riding bitch...LOL Michael, you practically live across the street from me. Greg and I will ride with you anytime.

I'm already past the 500 mile mark on my bike...I know I need to get serviced soon, so I'm a little hesitant to ride anymore than another 200-300 miles before my first service.

Never done a group ride, just ridding with a buddy, and I'm in Burtonsville.... abit away from you two however next Saturday is my 19th birthday and I don't hae to work

[Old Lemon]

Jo, did u guys get papa. Johns today?

[robmilchling]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

WHUT?! Are you getting a new bike or just getting rid of the bike altogether or what? If you end up getting rid of it before we get a group ride together, well, I guess you're just going to have to ride bitch. Haha

I'll be getting a new bike, likely a supermoto... or a Suzuki SV650n... Or a Buell lightning... I CANT DECIDE D:

But yeah I'll still be riding and would still be more than happy to come on a ride with you all.
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[MXSteve89]

Hey yall...

I'm gonna be ridin' tomorrow, just a matter of where LOL..

I'll check back on here before I go out and see if anyone's game.. prob like 10am ish.. IF not , no worries.

[Minikin_Jo]

Originally Posted by Stingray1000

I am not a creeper I just keep track of this thread and I know the area BRAT......

Originally Posted by MXSteve89

So everyone pussed out for this weekend or.........??

Yea, think so.

I didn't see any definite plans posted on Friday before I left work. I don't really log on except for while working...er, um...supposed to be working. But I was recovering...the ear infection I had kicked my butt.

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

Jo, did u guys get papa. Johns today?

LOL Yeah we did! Clearly you were working! We were wondering if you were or not. Did you deliver? Greg wasn't sure if it was you at our door or not, so he didn't say anything to the driver. hahaha

Originally Posted by DennyV

Never done a group ride, just ridding with a buddy, and I'm in Burtonsville.... abit away from you two however next Saturday is my 19th birthday and I don't hae to work

Happy early birthday!

Originally Posted by MXSteve89

Hey yall...

I'm gonna be ridin' tomorrow, just a matter of where LOL..

I'll check back on here before I go out and see if anyone's game.. prob like 10am ish.. IF not , no worries.

Okay, we really need to like, sit down, pick a day on the calendar in August, and decide a meeting place and time and stick to it.

[Old Lemon]

No I didn't deliver it, I saw it on the screen and added up the hints. Next time request me to deliver it

[DennyV]

Thanks Jo! Wish we had something planned out yesterday, the weather was amazing and I spent it bumming around the house. This weekend calls for 93 degree days with scattered storms on saturday

[Minikin_Jo]

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

No I didn't deliver it, I saw it on the screen and added up the hints. Next time request me to deliver it

We ordered online, if there's a way to request you, we will!

Originally Posted by DennyV

Thanks Jo! Wish we had something planned out yesterday, the weather was amazing and I spent it bumming around the house. This weekend calls for 93 degree days with scattered storms on saturday

I spent yesterday grocery shopping and washing my car, cooking...the usual 'mom stuff' I do. LOL We did go riding last night as a sort of impromptu thing...just for an hour. I found this HUGE parking lot that was lit and had NO cars on it and freshly paved smooth blacktop and I practiced u-turns and tight circles until my hands hurt.

So...how about we tentatively shoot for Saturday, Aug 18th? Or Sunday, Aug 19th?

[DennyV]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

We ordered online, if there's a way to request you, we will!

I spent yesterday grocery shopping and washing my car, cooking...the usual 'mom stuff' I do. LOL We did go riding last night as a sort of impromptu thing...just for an hour. I found this HUGE parking lot that was lit and had NO cars on it and freshly paved smooth blacktop and I practiced u-turns and tight circles until my hands hurt.

So...how about we tentatively shoot for Saturday, Aug 18th? Or Sunday, Aug 19th?

Sounds like a plan, but you guys need to pick a place that isn't too far... considering my noobie status and the fact that I'm in Burtonsville...

[Old Lemon]

Idk for online, maybe says something like delivery remarks, but most people don't even read it so there isn't a huge chance of success. And you couldn't possibly be talking about the parking lot across the street from exxon on marshalee? I saw 2 bikes there on my way home yesterday. Then again there are people learning to ride there every weekend

[Minikin_Jo]

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

And you couldn't possibly be talking about the parking lot across the street from exxon on marshalee? I saw 2 bikes there on my way home yesterday.

Yeah! We were there about 8:30-ish last night. We were thinking of making it a nightly project...if it's not raining just go out and ride for an hour.

Originally Posted by DennyV

Sounds like a plan, but you guys need to pick a place that isn't too far... considering my noobie status and the fact that I'm in Burtonsville...

Okay, except for Old Lemon, I've never met anyone on this forum before so I'm not sure where everyone lives. You're in Burtonsville and I think someone else said he's in Waldorf...

[DennyV]

Since we've never met and were ermmm working, here's a pic of me eerr working hahaha awkward face....

[Minikin_Jo]

Haha Denny, you look like my little brother Aaron. My pics are on my profile in an album. Remind me how new of a noob are you?

Okay - still putting it out there - is Aug. 18 or 19 good for a good # of people on this thread???

[DennyV]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

Haha Denny, you look like my little brother Aaron. My pics are on my profile in an album. Remind me how new of a noob are you?

Okay - still putting it out there - is Aug. 18 or 19 good for a good # of people on this thread???

err I got the bike in may, license and road legal June, probably rode it like 10 time since i got it on mostly back roads and residential streets... Never been on the highway... and gaining confidence making turns 90 degrees or more

[MXSteve89]

Yea, the works for me. We could always meet up in Bowie area... more backroads there than Crofton I do believe.

Denny, you could probably take 198 to 197 to Bowie... that's your best bet for staying off the main roads.

I say the 18th probably works best for me, and the 19th could be our rain date or something lol..

[DennyV]

Blah while the backroads to bowie are amazing, It still gonna be a 40minute ride to get there...

[Minikin_Jo]

1.) Should I create a new post, away from this thread, for discussing Aug. 18/19th?

2.) Does anyone live near DennyV to meet him closer to his home then to meet with the rest of the group (if we actually get a group) LOL

[DennyV]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

1.) Should I create a new post, away from this thread, for discussing Aug. 18/19th?

2.) Does anyone live near DennyV to meet him closer to his home then to meet with the rest of the group (if we actually get a group) LOL

Lol I'm not that much of a noob -.- I just don't know the bowie area at all...

[Minikin_Jo]

I meant if you meet someone who does know the area and rather than you riding alone... I wasn't suggesting you need an escort...

[Old Lemon]

Idk about the weekend, I've been working all day shifts on saturdays and when football starts my schedule will be dictacted by whenever the game comes on on Sunday. Anywho I have found 2 ninjettes on my deliveries and we need to go to them when I get my bike and put a note that says join ninjette.org or something

[Minikin_Jo]

With advance notice, you don't think you could have off and maybe work that evening instead?

[Stingray1000]

Wish i could come... Dealing with too much at home

[Lew360]

I live in Bowie and I can tell you the best backroads in the area are in Davidsonville. That is about the same distance from Bowie as Crofton. The Buell/Ducati group I rode with meet at the BP station on 301 and Ballpark and left from there.

[DennyV]

Originally Posted by Lew360

I live in Bowie and I can tell you the best backroads in the area are in Davidsonville. That is about the same distance from Bowie as Crofton. The Buell/Ducati group I rode with meet at the BP station on 301 and Ballpark and left from there.

Thing is, going there puts me further away from home haha and deeper into getting lost, midpoint between all of us is laurel beltsville ish

[Minikin_Jo]

This is why we need to divvy up the MD/DC/VA groups into different sectional areas - in my opinion anyways. I understand we all will have to ride a ways to get to a mutual meeting point and then we have to consider, where we will ride from there? I have already thought about sitting down with a map, literally, to figure something out but I am waiting to hear from everyone interested in doing this first so I can figure out a meeting point.

We should all just ride to meet somewhere in the middle to eat, chat, take some pics, then ride home. LMAO

If it's too much trouble, we just won't do it. I'm a newbie rider myself, I'm not exactly excited to be riding a long time to get somewhere myself because I need frequent breaks (at least every 30 miles.)

[DennyV]

Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

This is why we need to divvy up the MD/DC/VA groups into different sectional areas - in my opinion anyways. I understand we all will have to ride a ways to get to a mutual meeting point and then we have to consider, where we will ride from there? I have already thought about sitting down with a map, literally, to figure something out but I am waiting to hear from everyone interested in doing this first so I can figure out a meeting point.

We should all just ride to meet somewhere in the middle to eat, chat, take some pics, then ride home. LMAO

If it's too much trouble, we just won't do it. I'm a newbie rider myself, I'm not exactly excited to be riding a long time to get somewhere myself because I need frequent breaks (at least every 30 miles.)

Lol Id rather ride locally around the meetup point than meetup 40mins way then go another 40mins then hae to ride 2 hours home