New to Ninjette!

breebles · December 5th, 2009, 03:51 PM

Hi!

After a year or so of my lifetime rider boyfriend Josh, suggesting I learn how to ride, I did! I bought a 2004 Ninja250 and I've been riding for about 6 months now. The bike looks like a total piece but the engine was modified somehow and it actually has a little pep I must say. Josh is into restoring and painting motorcycles and is in the process of doing both to my bike. Here is a picture of the planned paint job. It's just a quick photoshop picture Josh did to show me his idea. I am excited to be a part of this forum and have been havin' fun checking out everyone's cool pix and stuff! Cheers! B

Alex · December 5th, 2009, 03:57 PM

Tigress · December 5th, 2009, 04:13 PM

Welcome Bre!! You'll have fun here!!

DEXSPEED · December 5th, 2009, 05:10 PM

welcome!!!!!

bob706 · December 5th, 2009, 05:44 PM

Welcome to the forum

Sailariel · December 5th, 2009, 06:11 PM

Welcome-----and a really nice paint theme. I would love something like that in Green and Black. Definitely changes the look. Nice job!

miks · December 5th, 2009, 06:27 PM

Welcome mate.

BlueRaven · December 5th, 2009, 08:00 PM

noche_caliente · December 5th, 2009, 08:06 PM

Welcome Bre!

ninjabrewer · December 5th, 2009, 10:32 PM

Welcome to this thing of ours. You are now a part of the passion of riding for no reason through mountain passes, curves and straight aways that ride on for days, the exctacy that exist between woman and machine that exist only to satisfy the lust for speed and adrenaline. Welcome to the addiction that is known as " I am a rider, hear my machine roar."

nb

breebles · December 6th, 2009, 05:19 PM

I'm not bre, I'm the boyfriend. josh. she works a lot. but will be home soon.

I'm more of a classic honda guy, but I love the ninja 250 as it is the only bike like it. it's a shame that other co.'s don't make smaller displacement bikes. in Japan Honda still makes the 400-4 and all kinds of cool stuff. Americans are all about size. annoyingly so. I do like Honda's new 100mpg 230cc supermoto. seems like a great bike. I started out on a 74 cb200 and I bought another after having lots of 'big' bikes. I consider 750 big, though.

thanks for the input on the paint job Sailariel. I was kinda thinkin it had a 80's racing kind of feel. I'm workin on it right now, we'll post before and after pics when I'm done. it's a xmas present so it'll be done by then.

bre will prolly check in soon. she's excited about her new forum, but overworked.

breebles · December 7th, 2009, 09:55 AM

Wow! What a welcome! Thanks! This is actually the first time I have EVER joined a forum or site like this. How fun. As soon as my bike is ready to go in a week or so we are going to go on a ride! Can't wait! The prep work is almost done. Paint store tomorrow! I just went to the San Mateo Motorcycle Show. Cycleworld. And of course fell in love with the new Ninjas. I must of sat on a bazzillion bikes and it was the only one that I really felt comfortable on. Of course being a newb rider and only about 110lbs it makes sense but it was everything about it. I LOVE NINJAS! Anyway, I was all geared up to buy a new one and then Josh decided with his two weeks off this month to restore my 2004. I am really excited because now I have a new looking bike and, as I mentioned in my first post, a previous owner did something to the engine to make it go fast. lol. Josh did the ton on the way home from buying it! The ton... Is that motorcycle lingo for everyone or just the people into Honda SOHC's? lol OK, gotta go... pix soon.

KJohnson21 · December 7th, 2009, 10:56 AM

Tigress · December 7th, 2009, 11:31 AM

Bre, check out www.customseatcreations.com if you're thinking about changing the skin on your seat. They do excellent work!! The owner is a member of this forum as well.

OldGuy · December 7th, 2009, 02:21 PM

Welcome Bre (and Josh) - glad to have you with us. We'll be looking forward to pictures of the finished paint job.

LaDeeRyDer · December 7th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Hello fellow female rider

Snake · December 7th, 2009, 03:23 PM

Hello and welcome.

breebles · December 18th, 2009, 02:13 PM

OMG

this is Josh, not Bre.

I am about to start the final painting. finally, after lots of prep. I got everything perfect. had the fairing upper hanging from mechanic wire to keep out of the way.

then I heard a crash and cracking noises. it's got big cracks in both sides. back to prep work.

funny thing is the previous fix spots, like a tab that I reattached took the hit the hardest and are fine. guess my plastic fix stuff is really as good as it's supposed to be. it's very strong and very flexible stuff.

I am pissed at myself right now.

OldGuy · December 18th, 2009, 02:28 PM

Well as they say that bites the bag big time. What did you find for the plastic fix that works that well?

breebles · December 18th, 2009, 02:35 PM

3m automix 5895A & 5895B EZ sand flexible parts repair kit.

really easy to work with.

OldGuy · December 18th, 2009, 02:54 PM

Thanks good to know if I should need it in the future.

kkim · December 18th, 2009, 03:08 PM

Aloha and welcome, Bre and Josh.

Josh, how about a picture DIY on fairing repair? It would help a lot on this forum.

...and consider establishing an account of your own so we can keep track of who's posting. You don't need to be a 250 ninja owner to be a forum member here and we always welcome knowledgeable people who can give a helping hand to others.

Bre... have fun with your "new" bike. You did well in choosing a used bike as your first... you'll see what I mean in the future.

Hope you both have fun in the forum and become regular members here.

breebles · December 18th, 2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

Aloha and welcome, Bre and Josh.

Josh, how about a picture DIY on fairing repair? It would help a lot on this forum.

...and consider establishing an account of your own so we can keep track of who's posting. You don't need to be a 250 ninja owner to be a forum member here and we always welcome knowledgeable people who can give a helping hand to others.

Bre... have fun with your "new" bike. You did well in choosing a used bike as your first... you'll see what I mean in the future.

Hope you both have fun in the forum and become regular members here.

ok. I took lots of pics. I'll put something together when I'm all done.

josh

kkim · December 19th, 2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breebles

ok. I took lots of pics. I'll put something together when I'm all done.

josh

cool... thank you, sir.

breebles · January 12th, 2010, 04:38 PM

this is josh, clear coat almost done! just buffing and polishing to go.

I'll post a plastic fix how to in another section and put a link here.

breebles · January 12th, 2010, 05:02 PM

plastic repair thread is here:
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...865#post132865

PainterJosh · January 12th, 2010, 09:43 PM

I started my own account finally, so this is me. Bre's Josh

komohana · January 13th, 2010, 08:03 AM

bree..painter josh,
aloha and welcome

December 5th, 2009, 03:51 PM	#1
breebles ninjette.org member Name: Bre Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 15	New to Ninjette! Hi! After a year or so of my lifetime rider boyfriend Josh, suggesting I learn how to ride, I did! I bought a 2004 Ninja250 and I've been riding for about 6 months now. The bike looks like a total piece but the engine was modified somehow and it actually has a little pep I must say. Josh is into restoring and painting motorcycles and is in the process of doing both to my bike. Here is a picture of the planned paint job. It's just a quick photoshop picture Josh did to show me his idea. I am excited to be a part of this forum and have been havin' fun checking out everyone's cool pix and stuff! Cheers! B

December 5th, 2009, 03:57 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	__________________________________________________ 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)

December 5th, 2009, 04:13 PM	#3
Tigress Musical Genius Name: Belinda Location: O'Fallon, MO Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250R Blue AKA "The Kid" 08 Vulcan 900 Classic Blue(for now) AKA "Honey" Posts: 146	Welcome Bre!! You'll have fun here!! __________________________________________________ ti·gress n. 1. A female tiger. 2. A woman regarded as daring or fierce.

December 5th, 2009, 06:27 PM	#7
miks I'm lovin' it. Name: Mike Location: Melb, Australia Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Black 250R Posts: A lot.	Welcome mate. __________________________________________________ Son: When I grow up I want to ride a motorbike. Father: You can't do both son.

December 5th, 2009, 08:00 PM	#8
BlueRaven ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Lil One Location: NB Canada Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 Black Posts: A lot.	__________________________________________________ I'm not small, I'm fun sized

December 5th, 2009, 05:10 PM	#4
DEXSPEED 2012 is here,let's ride!! Name: dex Location: visalia,ca. Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009R,'12 suzuki +500 Posts: 354	welcome!!!!!

December 5th, 2009, 05:44 PM	#5
bob706 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Mary Esther, FL Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 1998 HD Road King Posts: A lot.	Welcome to the forum

December 5th, 2009, 06:11 PM	#6
Sailariel ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Alex Location: Belfast, ME Join Date: Jul 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Honda NT-700-V, formerly, Green 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Welcome-----and a really nice paint theme. I would love something like that in Green and Black. Definitely changes the look. Nice job!

December 5th, 2009, 08:06 PM	#9
noche_caliente ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kim Location: mundo de ensueño Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 250 Posts: A lot.	Welcome Bre! __________________________________________________ Progrip tank pad, blue rim stripes, blue Pazzos, Roaring Toyz lowering kit, Puig DB in dark smoke, Cortech sport tail, super mini tank, and saddlebags, OES swingarm spools and Intuitive frame sliders

December 5th, 2009, 10:32 PM	#10
ninjabrewer dirty old man Name: Chris Location: Hazel Green, AL Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Welcome to this thing of ours. You are now a part of the passion of riding for no reason through mountain passes, curves and straight aways that ride on for days, the exctacy that exist between woman and machine that exist only to satisfy the lust for speed and adrenaline. Welcome to the addiction that is known as " I am a rider, hear my machine roar." nb __________________________________________________ Death tugs at my ear and says, "Live, I am coming." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894) www.friendsofsanonofre.org

December 6th, 2009, 05:19 PM	#11
breebles ninjette.org member Name: Bre Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 15	from josh I'm not bre, I'm the boyfriend. josh. she works a lot. but will be home soon. I'm more of a classic honda guy, but I love the ninja 250 as it is the only bike like it. it's a shame that other co.'s don't make smaller displacement bikes. in Japan Honda still makes the 400-4 and all kinds of cool stuff. Americans are all about size. annoyingly so. I do like Honda's new 100mpg 230cc supermoto. seems like a great bike. I started out on a 74 cb200 and I bought another after having lots of 'big' bikes. I consider 750 big, though. thanks for the input on the paint job Sailariel. I was kinda thinkin it had a 80's racing kind of feel. I'm workin on it right now, we'll post before and after pics when I'm done. it's a xmas present so it'll be done by then. bre will prolly check in soon. she's excited about her new forum, but overworked. Last futzed with by breebles; December 6th, 2009 at 06:46 PM.

December 7th, 2009, 09:55 AM	#12
breebles ninjette.org member Name: Bre Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 15	Wow! What a welcome! Thanks! This is actually the first time I have EVER joined a forum or site like this. How fun. As soon as my bike is ready to go in a week or so we are going to go on a ride! Can't wait! The prep work is almost done. Paint store tomorrow! I just went to the San Mateo Motorcycle Show. Cycleworld. And of course fell in love with the new Ninjas. I must of sat on a bazzillion bikes and it was the only one that I really felt comfortable on. Of course being a newb rider and only about 110lbs it makes sense but it was everything about it. I LOVE NINJAS! Anyway, I was all geared up to buy a new one and then Josh decided with his two weeks off this month to restore my 2004. I am really excited because now I have a new looking bike and, as I mentioned in my first post, a previous owner did something to the engine to make it go fast. lol. Josh did the ton on the way home from buying it! The ton... Is that motorcycle lingo for everyone or just the people into Honda SOHC's? lol OK, gotta go... pix soon.

December 7th, 2009, 10:56 AM	#13
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	__________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. HEY!! Unregistered!! Does your bike have a name?

December 7th, 2009, 11:31 AM	#14
Tigress Musical Genius Name: Belinda Location: O'Fallon, MO Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250R Blue AKA "The Kid" 08 Vulcan 900 Classic Blue(for now) AKA "Honey" Posts: 146	Bre, check out www.customseatcreations.com if you're thinking about changing the skin on your seat. They do excellent work!! The owner is a member of this forum as well. __________________________________________________ ti·gress n. 1. A female tiger. 2. A woman regarded as daring or fierce.

December 7th, 2009, 02:21 PM	#15
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Welcome Bre (and Josh) - glad to have you with us. We'll be looking forward to pictures of the finished paint job. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

December 7th, 2009, 03:17 PM	#16
LaDeeRyDer Just go! Name: Joy Location: San Jose Join Date: Sep 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Ninja 250 (sold) :( Posts: 27	Hello fellow female rider

December 7th, 2009, 03:23 PM	#17
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Hello and welcome.

December 18th, 2009, 02:13 PM	#18
breebles ninjette.org member Name: Bre Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 15	complete meltdown OMG this is Josh, not Bre. I am about to start the final painting. finally, after lots of prep. I got everything perfect. had the fairing upper hanging from mechanic wire to keep out of the way. then I heard a crash and cracking noises. it's got big cracks in both sides. back to prep work. funny thing is the previous fix spots, like a tab that I reattached took the hit the hardest and are fine. guess my plastic fix stuff is really as good as it's supposed to be. it's very strong and very flexible stuff. I am pissed at myself right now.

December 18th, 2009, 02:28 PM	#19
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Well as they say that bites the bag big time. What did you find for the plastic fix that works that well? __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

December 18th, 2009, 02:35 PM	#20
breebles ninjette.org member Name: Bre Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 15	3m automix 5895A & 5895B EZ sand flexible parts repair kit. really easy to work with.

December 18th, 2009, 02:54 PM	#21
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Thanks good to know if I should need it in the future. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

December 18th, 2009, 03:08 PM	#22
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Aloha and welcome, Bre and Josh. Josh, how about a picture DIY on fairing repair? It would help a lot on this forum. ...and consider establishing an account of your own so we can keep track of who's posting. You don't need to be a 250 ninja owner to be a forum member here and we always welcome knowledgeable people who can give a helping hand to others. Bre... have fun with your "new" bike. You did well in choosing a used bike as your first... you'll see what I mean in the future. Hope you both have fun in the forum and become regular members here.

January 12th, 2010, 04:38 PM	#25
breebles ninjette.org member Name: Bre Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 15	this is josh, clear coat almost done! just buffing and polishing to go. I'll post a plastic fix how to in another section and put a link here.

January 12th, 2010, 05:02 PM	#26
breebles ninjette.org member Name: Bre Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 15	plastic repair thread is here: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...865#post132865

January 12th, 2010, 09:43 PM	#27
PainterJosh stuck on Honda Name: joshua Location: with Bre Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 1971 CB750 K1, 1989 CBR600F Posts: 9	I started my own account finally, so this is me. Bre's Josh

January 13th, 2010, 08:03 AM	#28
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.	bree..painter josh, aloha and welcome __________________________________________________ Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous?

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