April 13th, 2010, 12:42 PM | #1 |
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Name: Eric
Location: Mckinney TX
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FNG from TX
Just stopping in to say hey. Been looking to pick up a newer 250 and ran across this site in the process. I'll be lurking around until I find a decent price on one but I figured I'd come in and say hi at least
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April 13th, 2010, 12:44 PM | #2 |
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Name: Lisa
Location: DFW
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Hey Eric. Always glad to welcome another local Texan to the forum. I'm in the Denton area.
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April 13th, 2010, 12:46 PM | #3 |
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ejunk81! Glad to have you aboard...
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April 13th, 2010, 01:19 PM | #4 |
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Name: Jeff
Location: Kent, WA
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Howdy and Welcome!!!
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April 13th, 2010, 02:12 PM | #5 |
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Hello and welcome.
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April 13th, 2010, 02:26 PM | #6 |
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April 13th, 2010, 05:11 PM | #7 |
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Hi Eric. There's plenty of info here to keep you busy while you're waiting! Have you taken the MSF yet?
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April 13th, 2010, 05:47 PM | #8 |
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Hi Eric. Nice to have you aboard. Have not heard the term FNG since I left thw Army.
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April 13th, 2010, 06:29 PM | #9 |
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April 14th, 2010, 09:24 AM | #10 |
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Name: Eric
Location: Mckinney TX
Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 27
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Thanks everyone. Haven't taken the MSF yet, but I'm enrolling in a class for next weekend as soon as I find my wallet! (which is a different story, altogether...)
Oh and yeah...Denton's just a few mins down the road. Good to see there's locals & neighbors on here too! |
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April 14th, 2010, 09:28 AM | #11 |
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Name: Don
Location: Lincoln, NE
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Welcome Eric - glad to have you with us. Good luck on the MSF. What have you done for gear so far?
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April 14th, 2010, 12:09 PM | #12 | |
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Name: Eric
Location: Mckinney TX
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My buddy's got an extra helmet that fits me pretty well, so he said I can keep it. As far as a jacket, I've looked at the ICON Accelerant Stealth but I'm keeping an eye out on craigslist for something more affordable to come up. |
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April 14th, 2010, 12:54 PM | #13 | |
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Name: Don
Location: Lincoln, NE
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There will be many opinions on which manufacture and which color and (you fill in the blanks) but I think you will find that most will say the helmet is number one and it needs to fit properly. There are round heads and oval heads and the different manufactures fit different heads. See their web sites on how to fit a helmet. For now a good pair of cow-hide leather gloves will get you by but you might want some motorcycle specific gloves at some point. On my list a jacket and shoe/boots would be next and I'd wouldn't put one over the other. Check the various sites and see what they have on clearance and buy the quality all you can afford. The pants can ranage far and wide in quality and $$. You are starting to find that there is a little more in the cost of this sport than just the bike. Have fun but ride safe. ATGATT
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April 27th, 2010, 12:00 PM | #14 |
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Name: Eric
Location: Mckinney TX
Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 27
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Update: She was about 300 miles each way, but after almost 9 hours of driving I've got an 09 Ninja 250 sitting in my garage. Sunbeam Red w/ 2400 miles. And as an added bonus, I found out once I got there that the previous owner already had lowering links on it!
OldGuy - You're absolutely right about about the epiphany I had about the cost of getting into riding! Luckily, I'm blessed to have great, responsible friends who ride and are pointing me in the right direction in getting good starter gear. Gloves: AlpineStars SP-1 that a buddy gave me Jacket: Power Trip Mojave. Not the Icon Accelerant Perf that I wanted, but it looks to be a decent starter for now. Boots: None yet. Looking for boots that are business casual appropriate, or something that I can just throw in my bag when I get to the office. Helmet: Going to a couple cycle shops in the area today to try a few on. In the meantime I'll be looking through the site for suggestions/reviews. MSF is this coming weekend so I'm well on my way. I'll post some pics of my new toy tonight if all goes well |
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April 27th, 2010, 01:04 PM | #15 |
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Congrats, Eric.
Welcome to the fold. Pictures? |
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April 27th, 2010, 01:04 PM | #16 |
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Name: Ken
Location: Indio, CA
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I've been looking at the subject of this thread off and on for two weeks before I remembered what "FNG" stands for! Welcome again "New Guy"!
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April 27th, 2010, 05:30 PM | #17 |
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Name: don
Location: Port Elgin NB Canada
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Welcome from the north
Some good advice here. I hope it helps. |
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April 27th, 2010, 08:35 PM | #18 |
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Name: Russ
Location: Texas
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