New member/owner

haze5736 · June 20th, 2011, 05:00 PM

Picked up a 98 today with just under 6k miles. Overall in pretty decent shape. It's been driven for the past couple of years. According to the PO, he got it with 1700 miles on it. A little bit of damage to the lower fairing as seen in the pic. Needs a good cleaning. I'm new to riding. Taking the MSF course in July. In the meantime I'll get it all cleaned up and do some maintenance. Can anyone tell me if the different color rims are stock or was one replaced? Also, options for fixing/replacing that lower fairing.

Alex · June 20th, 2011, 05:02 PM

haze5736! Glad you found us...

slolane · June 20th, 2011, 08:24 PM

Welcome!!

bob706 · June 20th, 2011, 08:34 PM

Welcome to the forum

Yasko · June 20th, 2011, 09:07 PM

Welcome

KJohnson21 · June 21st, 2011, 01:10 AM

ducducgooseit · June 21st, 2011, 02:11 PM

Welcome to the 250 party.

Snake · June 30th, 2011, 02:22 PM

Hello and welcome.

haze5736 · July 19th, 2011, 06:34 AM

I passed the msf course this past Sunday. The class was a lot of fun, even though it was blazing hot, and the knowledge gained was invaluable. I've got a full face helmet and a textile padded jacket. Now all I need is a pair of boots and riding pants and I'll be ready for my first ride. Heading out to dmv today for my endorsement.

Alex · July 19th, 2011, 06:54 AM

Gloves?

kaiserz · July 19th, 2011, 07:21 AM

Welcome

haze5736 · July 19th, 2011, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Gloves?

I've got gloves. Although I'm not sure if they're adequate. They don't come up over the wrist. They have leather or leather like material on the palm side and rubber over the knuckles and a couple other key spots. I did notice while taking the course that the seams on the inside of the fingers became annoying after a while. We didn't talk much about gloves and boots in the rider course. The only thing we were told to stay away from were half helmets. I'm certain I will be getting a new pair at some point but if they are not adequate it would be sooner rather than later.

Alex · July 19th, 2011, 11:57 AM

I'd look into more substantial gloves. They aren't terribly expensive, and you want ones that are both comfortable as well as likely to stay on and protect your hands if you do find yourself pavement surfing unintentionally. Hand injuries suck, and decent gloves can help.

Green Streak · July 19th, 2011, 12:00 PM

Welcome!

vnranger · July 28th, 2011, 01:46 AM

ally99 · July 28th, 2011, 04:17 AM

aboard! Glad you found us!

June 20th, 2011, 05:02 PM	#2
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June 21st, 2011, 01:10 AM	#6
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July 19th, 2011, 06:54 AM	#10
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	Gloves? __________________________________________________ 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)

July 19th, 2011, 11:57 AM	#13
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	I'd look into more substantial gloves. They aren't terribly expensive, and you want ones that are both comfortable as well as likely to stay on and protect your hands if you do find yourself pavement surfing unintentionally. Hand injuries suck, and decent gloves can help. __________________________________________________ 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)

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July 19th, 2011, 06:34 AM	#9
haze5736 ninjette.org member Name: Bill Location: East Syracuse, NY Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250 Posts: 45	I passed the msf course this past Sunday. The class was a lot of fun, even though it was blazing hot, and the knowledge gained was invaluable. I've got a full face helmet and a textile padded jacket. Now all I need is a pair of boots and riding pants and I'll be ready for my first ride. Heading out to dmv today for my endorsement.

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