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June 1st, 2016, 04:41 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Phillip
Location: Dallas, Tx
Join Date: Jun 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250, 2013 ZX6R, 2005 Buell XB12R Posts: 20
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New member in Texas
I'm an old dude who has been riding off and on my entire adult life, roughly 30 years.
I was introduced to track riding 3 years ago and have become addicted to it. I bought my 2009 Ninja 250 this winter after riding a friend's 300 last year. I haven't ridden my bigger bikes since. It's amazing fun to make a small bike go fast! This is me trimming the grass at a local track:  ecr mowing grass by 2005c6, on Flickr
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June 1st, 2016, 04:43 PM
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Slower than you.
Name: toEleven
Location: NoVA
Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667
MOTM - May '16
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Fantastic! Welcome to the board.
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June 1st, 2016, 04:44 PM
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sammich maker
Name: snot
Location: West Ohio - in the kitchen
Join Date: Feb 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 white 300, 09 KLX 250 SF, 09 thunder blue 250(traded) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Apr '15
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Welcome
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June 1st, 2016, 05:19 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Al
Location: York, Pa
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much.
MOTM - Sep '14
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 Phillip
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June 1st, 2016, 05:23 PM
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n00bie to wannabie
Name: Bill
Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake)
Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Nov '15
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Old dude? Then you should know better than to high side!
 Welcome to the forum. Tons of good info & people here to help.
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June 1st, 2016, 05:29 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Phillip
Location: Dallas, Tx
Join Date: Jun 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250, 2013 ZX6R, 2005 Buell XB12R Posts: 20
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Thanks everyone!
30 years street experience means basically nothing on the track. I started learning (slowly) 3 years ago how to lean and go fast. Learning how to crash is a new skill that I'm practicing. I watch lots of MotoGP. 
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3 out of 4 members found this post helpful. |
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June 1st, 2016, 06:58 PM
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The Corner Whisperer
Name: Chris (aka Reactor)
Location: Northern KY
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much.
MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13
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Welcome! Nice vette too!
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June 1st, 2016, 09:34 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Kerry
Location: Ventura, CA
Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16
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Welcome!
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June 2nd, 2016, 04:41 AM
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Just sittin on my stool..
Name: Amanda
Location: Bloomington, IN
Join Date: May 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 429
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welcome! thats a really nice picture!
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June 9th, 2016, 07:02 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Tom
Location: Northern Virginia
Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Ninja 250, 2019 Harley Ultra Classic, 2001 Suzuki SV650 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Jan '16
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Welcome,
You are just more proof that the little Ninja's are not just beginners bikes. |
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June 9th, 2016, 08:01 AM
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n00bie to wannabie
Name: Bill
Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake)
Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Nov '15
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Ok @Alex! It really ticks me off that those darn "Helpful/Unhelpful" buttons are so darn tiny and close together and there's no way to reverse an errant thumb down when it wasn't intended in the first place!!!!
This poor rider now has a permanent "Unhelpful" through no fault of his own and my hitting a button less than 1/8" from the button I intended! I don't know about most but I use a phone and my sausage thumbs to peruse this fine forum; not a mouse while viewing a large screen. At least make the damn thing reversible!!!!  Sorry OP! A "Helpful" thumb up was intended in case it wasn't obvious! 
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The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over
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June 9th, 2016, 08:14 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Al
Location: York, Pa
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much.
MOTM - Sep '14
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Quote:
 tell @JohnnyBravo about it.I down voted you in hopes of making you feel better.
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June 9th, 2016, 08:21 AM
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n00bie to wannabie
Name: Bill
Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake)
Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Nov '15
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Or is there a huge concern that someday I might not like someone anymore and will go back through all the "Helpful's" I've granted and reverse them? I don't have much of a life but I have more than it's worth to waste my time doing that! Lol! Except for you, Al; that math thing really hurt!
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The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over
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June 9th, 2016, 08:24 AM
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n00bie to wannabie
Name: Bill
Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake)
Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Nov '15
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Oopsies!
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The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over
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June 9th, 2016, 09:31 AM
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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.
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I leave it in an annoying fashion in order to provide a "frustration outlet". If you're screaming at a website for buttons that are too small as a significant problem in one's life, it's a good indication that everything else is going extremely well.
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June 9th, 2016, 09:37 AM
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n00bie to wannabie
Name: Bill
Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake)
Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Nov '15
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Quote:
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The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over
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June 9th, 2016, 09:52 AM
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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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:Welcome: hope you missed all the flooding... My cousins cows are still swimming laps somewhere in the greater river area
 @SLOWn60 I try an zoom in as much as possible when thumbing, but I hit aloe while scrolling too... I been hooting about being able to change the thumb back and forth since I got my thumbs; nobody is bleeding, nobody said a bad word, nobody went to jail... All is well with the world
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June 9th, 2016, 09:54 AM
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n00bie to wannabie
Name: Bill
Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake)
Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Nov '15
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I think he gets a woody when we complain!
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The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over
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June 10th, 2016, 06:58 PM
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wendyjboss
Name: wendyjboss
Location: Massachusetts
Join Date: Jun 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2015 Honda CBR 500RF (On its way), 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: 86
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Greetings.
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June 13th, 2016, 04:29 PM
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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
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Hello and welcome!
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June 13th, 2016, 09:22 PM
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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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vodka
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July 6th, 2016, 10:55 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: S
Location: CA/MA, usually
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R, 2007 Ninja 650R, 2001 F650 Dakar Posts: A lot.
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^Haha
Welcome aboard. I look forward to hearing about your track days and gleaning insight from your experience. |
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July 17th, 2016, 10:56 AM
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RIP Alex
Name: Cuong
Location: Houston, TX
Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '09 265r Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 2
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Welcome fellow Texan!
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