First ride..... EVER!!

sombo · April 5th, 2009, 08:27 PM

Ok, so other then as a passenger on a friend's bike about 9 years ago, the only time I've been on a bike was for the MSF course I took last summer to get my license. Well in Feb. I was able to get my little 94 ninjette, but of course the weather was not there for riding (at least not here in north eastern PA).

Well today the weather was clear and it got to the upper 50's - lower 60's in the area. With the forecast for the next 2 weeks being rather bleak you can imagine that all bikes were coming out for a day of fun. I was also not going to miss the action. My bike was being kept at friend's house in his shed with his dirt bikes since he had the space and I didn't at my apartment.

So I go over there with my gear in tow and we take it out of the shed and let her warm up. After she warmed up I took her out for my first time ever. My initial intentions were to just cruise the streets a bit for now, get a feel for the bike, nothing really big. Hehehe, yah right, who was I kidding.

Sure enough I get to like the second light and decided "screw it" and decided to take the alternate route I planned out to get back to my apartment without using the highways. Now remember, as a biker I've never ridden above the 20mph in the course. The route does call for a few miles at 55mph. Lemme tell ya, she had no issues getting to it in short order. Wow, what a feeling that is. At that speed you can feel the wind start to try and lift you off the bike, not harshly but just enough to remind you how exposed you are.

Ok, so after making it back to the apartment I stopped for a minutes to take a break and talk to my land lord (I'm gonna move to Orlando at the end of the month

) and put a sweatshirt on. Found out just how breathable the jacket I had really was (it's a Swift street riding mesh jacket with armor in it). So now I had a little more insulation on and decided to head back to my friend's house where I left my car.

Now for the part that surprised me. I got the nerve to face the highway at 70mph back to his place. Wow, is that a rush. Had no idea how much force you can feel against you, how much you can feel all the little lines and groves in the road. So I made it back to his place in one piece and we talk for a bit. He asks if I'm ready to put it back in the shed (stupid storms coming in tomorrow). I asked what time it was and figured about another hour and a half till it started to get dark (when it would be too chilly for my taste). So off I went again to just ride. I went down the same path to start off for my place, then turned down into downtown Scranton past the Steamtown Mall and then just went back out into the country a bit.

In the end I put on about 68 miles for my first ever ride on my ninjette. I found out that the mosquitoes are out already.

Thank god for a full face helmet lol.

Sadly the weather forecast for the rest of the month for this area is dismal, lots of days with rain, low temps, one or two days with a mix of rain/snow or rain/ice and MAYBE a couple days that are clear and in the upper 40's. Bleh.

However, I'm moving to Orlando Florida at the end of the month to live with a friend and work down there. The ninjette is most definitely coming with me and will get a work out down there for sure.

As you can tell I'm excited and love the ninjette. Feel free to share your first ever ride if you feel like. Oh, and sorry I have no pics to share, the only camera I have is on my phone and I didn't really stop anywhere showy (not to mention the camera on the phone isn't all that great lol). Sorry the post is so long, didn't realize how much I wrote till I previewed it lol.

Alex · April 5th, 2009, 08:47 PM

Congrats on your first ride!

kazam58 · April 5th, 2009, 08:54 PM

Congrats!!! Sounds just like my first ride...only it was cut short because i tried it out in the morning and then had to go to school....that was a looong day

Nemy · April 5th, 2009, 08:58 PM

Great feeling isn't it?! The best part, though, is that the feeling never goes away

sombo · April 5th, 2009, 09:33 PM

Oh the feeling was awesome. To make it better all the other bikers I passed waved. Either I would wave and they would return the wave or they would wave and I would return theirs. Such a great feeling to feel like an accepted part of a 'unique' society.

Sound Wave · April 5th, 2009, 09:53 PM

congrats man. sounds like you had a great day! wait til you find a windy road!!!

ahskeetz · April 5th, 2009, 10:13 PM

congratz man

i'm in state college PA and the weather was definitely nice today!

zartan · April 5th, 2009, 10:52 PM

so happy you had a good time

Lurkable · April 5th, 2009, 11:40 PM

That is awesome!

Congrats on ninjette love.

komohana · April 6th, 2009, 12:32 AM

ahh yes...

the ninjette has given birth to yet another motorcyclist...

sm0kediver · April 6th, 2009, 04:59 AM

Fun stuff. Be careful

BlueTyke · April 6th, 2009, 05:58 AM

Yay!! Congrats on your first ride!

RMLegacy · April 6th, 2009, 06:12 AM

Congrats on the first ride!!

Cali619 · April 6th, 2009, 06:48 AM

your wanting to be on your bike will be on your mind all the time now, consider it like a significant other now :P

azia · April 6th, 2009, 09:38 AM

congratulations! soon those 68 miles will turn into 6800 miles!!!

OldGuy · April 6th, 2009, 09:47 AM

Congratulations - I think we all love to hear stories like yours so we can remember our first ride and relive the same feelings. Pictures when you can so we can share even more.

KJohnson21 · April 6th, 2009, 01:42 PM

Cool! It sounds like your first "real" ride was "All good!" That's awesome!

hieuster · April 6th, 2009, 03:00 PM

Congrats on your first ride! It's going to get very addicting afterwards and you're going to keep on wanting to ride hehe. Any pics of the ninjette?

sombo · April 6th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hieuster

Congrats on your first ride! It's going to get very addicting afterwards and you're going to keep on wanting to ride hehe. Any pics of the ninjette?

Sadly not yet cause I don't actually own a camera other then the worthless pathetic thing on my phone.

Maybe before I move to Florida I can borrow my dad's digital camera and take a few pics of it.

rceezy · April 6th, 2009, 05:15 PM

CONGRATS... I am so happy for you. Seriously, riding is such an amazing FEELING!

April 5th, 2009, 08:27 PM	#1
sombo Newb..... on a steeek! :D Name: Mike Location: Windermere, FL Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Harley Davidson XL883L Sportster Superlow Posts: A lot.	First ride..... EVER!! Ok, so other then as a passenger on a friend's bike about 9 years ago, the only time I've been on a bike was for the MSF course I took last summer to get my license. Well in Feb. I was able to get my little 94 ninjette, but of course the weather was not there for riding (at least not here in north eastern PA). Well today the weather was clear and it got to the upper 50's - lower 60's in the area. With the forecast for the next 2 weeks being rather bleak you can imagine that all bikes were coming out for a day of fun. I was also not going to miss the action. My bike was being kept at friend's house in his shed with his dirt bikes since he had the space and I didn't at my apartment. So I go over there with my gear in tow and we take it out of the shed and let her warm up. After she warmed up I took her out for my first time ever. My initial intentions were to just cruise the streets a bit for now, get a feel for the bike, nothing really big. Hehehe, yah right, who was I kidding. Sure enough I get to like the second light and decided "screw it" and decided to take the alternate route I planned out to get back to my apartment without using the highways. Now remember, as a biker I've never ridden above the 20mph in the course. The route does call for a few miles at 55mph. Lemme tell ya, she had no issues getting to it in short order. Wow, what a feeling that is. At that speed you can feel the wind start to try and lift you off the bike, not harshly but just enough to remind you how exposed you are. Ok, so after making it back to the apartment I stopped for a minutes to take a break and talk to my land lord (I'm gonna move to Orlando at the end of the month ) and put a sweatshirt on. Found out just how breathable the jacket I had really was (it's a Swift street riding mesh jacket with armor in it). So now I had a little more insulation on and decided to head back to my friend's house where I left my car. Now for the part that surprised me. I got the nerve to face the highway at 70mph back to his place. Wow, is that a rush. Had no idea how much force you can feel against you, how much you can feel all the little lines and groves in the road. So I made it back to his place in one piece and we talk for a bit. He asks if I'm ready to put it back in the shed (stupid storms coming in tomorrow). I asked what time it was and figured about another hour and a half till it started to get dark (when it would be too chilly for my taste). So off I went again to just ride. I went down the same path to start off for my place, then turned down into downtown Scranton past the Steamtown Mall and then just went back out into the country a bit. In the end I put on about 68 miles for my first ever ride on my ninjette. I found out that the mosquitoes are out already. Thank god for a full face helmet lol. Sadly the weather forecast for the rest of the month for this area is dismal, lots of days with rain, low temps, one or two days with a mix of rain/snow or rain/ice and MAYBE a couple days that are clear and in the upper 40's. Bleh. However, I'm moving to Orlando Florida at the end of the month to live with a friend and work down there. The ninjette is most definitely coming with me and will get a work out down there for sure. As you can tell I'm excited and love the ninjette. Feel free to share your first ever ride if you feel like. Oh, and sorry I have no pics to share, the only camera I have is on my phone and I didn't really stop anywhere showy (not to mention the camera on the phone isn't all that great lol). Sorry the post is so long, didn't realize how much I wrote till I previewed it lol.

April 5th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) 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. Blog Entries: 7	Congrats on your first ride! __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

April 5th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#7
ahskeetz ninjette.org member Name: Wen Location: State College PA Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250r Posts: 39	congratz man i'm in state college PA and the weather was definitely nice today! __________________________________________________ 2008 250r: AP CF full exhaust, raised needles, 6000k HIDs, flush mounts turn signals, custom fender chop

April 5th, 2009, 10:52 PM	#8
zartan ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: zartan Location: spam la Join Date: Oct 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250 R Posts: A lot.	so happy you had a good time __________________________________________________ "Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision" Colin Powell

April 6th, 2009, 12:32 AM	#10
komohana ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Steve Location: Kekaha, Kauai HI Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 GSX-R 600 2003 EX250: Woodcraft Bars, Levers, Mirrors, Shim'd Mixture, Synthetic, '08 Rear Shock Posts: A lot.	ahh yes... the ninjette has given birth to yet another motorcyclist... __________________________________________________ Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous?

April 5th, 2009, 08:54 PM	#3
kazam58 Sarcasm: Yea that'll work Name: Andy Location: Essex Jct, VT Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 330	Congrats!!! Sounds just like my first ride...only it was cut short because i tried it out in the morning and then had to go to school....that was a looong day

April 5th, 2009, 08:58 PM	#4
Nemy ninjette.org sage Name: Tim Location: Portland, OR Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE Ninja 250R Posts: 796	Great feeling isn't it?! The best part, though, is that the feeling never goes away

April 5th, 2009, 09:33 PM	#5
sombo Newb..... on a steeek! :D Name: Mike Location: Windermere, FL Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Harley Davidson XL883L Sportster Superlow Posts: A lot.	Oh the feeling was awesome. To make it better all the other bikers I passed waved. Either I would wave and they would return the wave or they would wave and I would return theirs. Such a great feeling to feel like an accepted part of a 'unique' society.

April 5th, 2009, 09:53 PM	#6
Sound Wave Ramen Rider Name: Gary Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 BMW R1200R, 08 Honda VFR800A (sold), 09 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.	congrats man. sounds like you had a great day! wait til you find a windy road!!!

April 5th, 2009, 11:40 PM	#9
Lurkable 250Arrrgh! Name: Andrew Location: San Francisco Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 250R, 2001 996 Posts: 143	That is awesome! Congrats on ninjette love.

April 6th, 2009, 04:59 AM	#11
sm0kediver one disaster at a time Name: Jody Location: West Georgia Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): EX250J9 Posts: 411	Fun stuff. Be careful

April 6th, 2009, 05:58 AM	#12
BlueTyke So slow I'm first! Name: Sunny Location: San Jose, CA Join Date: Oct 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 10	Yay!! Congrats on your first ride! __________________________________________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, you cannot make them all yourself. Save yourself the trouble and Learn.

April 6th, 2009, 06:12 AM	#13
RMLegacy ninjette.org member Name: Dan Location: CO Join Date: Sep 2008 Motorcycle(s): 07 250R Posts: 19	Congrats on the first ride!!

April 6th, 2009, 06:48 AM	#14
Cali619 Giggity Giggity Name: Ryam Location: San Diego Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 ninja 250R aka Hiryu Posts: 481	your wanting to be on your bike will be on your mind all the time now, consider it like a significant other now :P

April 6th, 2009, 09:38 AM	#15
azia ninjette.org member Name: Lindsay Location: Toronto, Canada Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 Posts: 67	congratulations! soon those 68 miles will turn into 6800 miles!!!

April 6th, 2009, 09:47 AM	#16
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Congratulations - I think we all love to hear stories like yours so we can remember our first ride and relive the same feelings. Pictures when you can so we can share even more. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

April 6th, 2009, 01:42 PM	#17
KJohnson21 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. Blog Entries: 3	Cool! It sounds like your first "real" ride was "All good!" That's awesome! __________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. HEY!! Unregistered!! Does your bike have a name?

April 6th, 2009, 03:00 PM	#18
hieuster ninjette.org member Name: Danny Location: Houston, TX Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250r Posts: 42	Congrats on your first ride! It's going to get very addicting afterwards and you're going to keep on wanting to ride hehe. Any pics of the ninjette?

April 6th, 2009, 05:15 PM	#20
rceezy Lean Me Name: RC Location: America Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 678 Blog Entries: 4	CONGRATS... I am so happy for you. Seriously, riding is such an amazing FEELING!

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