A trip for the Dude, maybe? - Page 7

Snake · January 18th, 2011, 04:49 PM

The Dude is quite a ladies man so you may have throngs of women trying to get a picture with him. He won't mind one bit.

gfloyd2002 · January 19th, 2011, 04:09 AM

I may have to avoid taking photos of ALL of The Dude's activities. This is for tabogon's daughter, after all.

Snake · January 19th, 2011, 04:42 AM

Yes very good point Floyd.

tabogon · February 10th, 2011, 07:01 PM

I am very sorry that it has been such a long time since I have updated you all on the Dude. Unfortunately, my schedule has been amazingly hectic and to top it off I am transferring to GA for 2 months next Friday. I plan to ship the Dude out to Floyd on Mon/Tues. However, since I won't be able to track the Dude on his travels, once I get him back from Floyd I won't be able to continue sending him around until the end of April.

Snake · February 19th, 2011, 11:30 AM

Floyd, has the Dude arrived yet?

tabogon · February 19th, 2011, 11:32 PM

Probably not, I wasn't able to get him out until Thursday. And, the military isn't known for their quick shipping. haha.

gfloyd2002 · February 20th, 2011, 03:41 AM

No dude yet. We get a shipment in on Tuesday, small chance he'll be in there, depending on how far Tabogon is from the distribution center. Probably by the end of next week.

gfloyd2002 · February 22nd, 2011, 07:53 PM

The Dude safely arrived in Barbados today (along with some goodies! Almost forgot about need to download pics onto flash drive.). I think this is his first trip out of the U.S., yeah? We'll get him out and about this weekend and post some photos.

Our plans for the weekend: The beach, of course; a trip to Chicken Rita's, cult favorite chicken shop run out of the back of 70 year old Rita's home on the East Coast of Barbados; a visit to the U.S. Embassy so you can tell your daughter about the U.S. overseas (pic availability dependent on security approval - The Dude is now the subject of official government memo!); the sugar cane fields; my favorite twisties up the East Coast; perhaps a trip to ruins out a Sam Lord's Castle - an old pirate fort.

I'll check in with Pics next Monday.

gfloyd2002 · February 27th, 2011, 06:55 AM

The Dude had an enjoyable time in Barbados this weekend. He started with a ride along the beaches of Barbados' South Coast, enjoying his great view from inside the windscreen of Shino, my Ninjette. About a mile from his current lodgings, the South Coast enjoys calm water, powdery sand beaches, and is known as the most active, approachable tourist area in Barbados. (More open and fun than the snooty, upscale West Coast spots. The East and North are largely undeveloped, with wild surf and rocky beaches.)

While at the beach, he climbed a palm tree to get some coconuts, looking for some good green ones for coconut water, an outstanding (and free) way to refresh in the hot weather. In fact, The Dude learned that one cup-full of coconut water contains more electrolytes than most sports drinks and more potassium than a banana.

After a nice drink, The Dude hung out on the rocks enjoying the waves. He saw quite a few "duppies", the local name for crabs. Oddly, duppy is a West African word for a malevolent ghost and has a really negative meaning - so crabs are bad luck. If you zoom on the pic, you may be able to see a baby one behind him.

From there, we rode through the inland sugar cane fields, most of which are no longer being harvested (due to competition mostly from Brazil) and have gone wild with flowers.

Sadly, the Dude was attacked by a Giant African Snail on the way to our next stop.

This may have been due to the bad luck caused by hanging with duppy crabs. The snails can grow to 8 to 10 inches and about 3 to 4 inches wide, and are besieging Barbados after having been inadvertantly introduced and lacking local predators. Thankfully, this one was small, and The Dude fended it off. However, they are very dangerous to motocyclists with their huge numbers, hard shells and slippery bodies. Don't cross the roads, you stupid snails!

Next, The Dude went spelunking in Harrison's Cave, named for the 18th century landowner who discovered it, but it was mostly unexplored until recently. The Dude's favorite spot was "the Great Hall" which is about 165 feet tall, carved out of limestone from hundreds of thousands of years of CO2 rich water dripping through the cave, making it a "Karst" cave.

When we dried off, we went to the Barbados House of Parliament, which first met in 1639, making Barbados one of the oldest operating parliaments in the world. Barbados, an independent country since 1966, still uses the British system of parliamentary government.

Not too far from Parliament is world-famous Cricket Stadium "Kensington Oval", where The Dude paused for a photo of Cricket Legend Garfield Sobers. Cricket is so popular here that Kensington is just called "The Mecca" by locals. It is best known for hosting the Cricket World Cup Final in 2007, where Adam Gilchrist won it for Australia with a cool 149 runs. The Dude really likes Cricket, because he finds it relaxing.

Finally, The Dude went fishing aboard the Voodoo, where we hoped to catch some flying fish, the national fish and food of Barbados. Bajans (what Barbadians call themselves) will eat flying fish anytime, anywhere, but particularly enjoy "cutters", which are fried flying fish sandwiches. We had no luck fishing this time, but mostly because we didn't try very hard, preferring to enjoy the views.

We have more adventures planned next week.

Alex · February 27th, 2011, 10:02 AM

Snake · February 28th, 2011, 05:24 AM

I think those are the best pics yet!

gfloyd2002 · March 7th, 2011, 03:42 AM

Rain kept The Dude from riding Saturday morning, and allowed only about an hour and half out on Sunday. Still, he enjoyed himself on a trip to the northern tip of the island. On the way, we stopped by Speightstown, Barbados' oldest village. Speightstown was settled in 1630, and brought under control of the British Empire in 1652 after three years of fighting off attacks. It was resolved with one of the sweetest deals in British Colonial history -- Barbados couldn't be taxed without consent of the local legislature. Here is a photo of The Dude chilling on top of a crypt in the Old Church in Speightstown.

After Speightstown, we kept heading north until we ran out of road. Here is The Dude looking out over the northern cliffs at a spot just West of the famous Animal Flower Caves. ATGATT, except when taking pictures, because Olympia reflective gear completely messes up camera exposures.

The local fishermen thought The Dude was hysterical, and couldn't understand why some apparently tough bikers were carrying him about. You can't see The Dude in these shots, but here are the fishemen.

Snake · March 7th, 2011, 05:31 AM

Tell them that the Dude brings out the better side of us "tough" bikers. lol

spooph · March 7th, 2011, 02:40 PM

That's awesome!

gfloyd2002 · March 10th, 2011, 03:26 PM

The Dude is enjoying Barbados, and is happy to spend more time here, maybe finally getting to the US Embassy or getting on a surfboard.

But when he tires, who is up next?

Domagoj · March 11th, 2011, 12:15 AM

If Dude is interested, he can have a tour of Croatia anytime. This time of year is particularly good, it's getting warmer and not too hot yet.

gfloyd2002 · March 15th, 2011, 07:17 PM

The Dude didn't get to ride this weekend because the ninjette was getting exhaust and carb upgrades. Unfortunately, The Dude botched the reinstall by carelessly knocking a vacuum hose loose. He tried to blame the crappy clamps, but I wasn't buying it.

Snake · March 18th, 2011, 09:52 AM

Give The Dude a break. He is trying to help and it's hard when you have small hands.

Live2ride · March 18th, 2011, 10:15 AM

Wow, looks like Dude is getting his tan on down there in Barbados! Looking good, Dude!

gfloyd2002 · March 18th, 2011, 06:26 PM

I'll be taking the Dude out again this weekend, but it's time for him to move on. The little bum has been mooching off me long enough. Off to Croatia and Domagoj? I've always wanted to goto Split myself.

Tabogon, what do you have in mind?

Domagoj · March 23rd, 2011, 12:28 AM

Guys, please keep in touch when you arrange something. I am not sure if I should be talking to Tabogon or Floyd

tabogon · March 23rd, 2011, 08:59 PM

Very sorry, for some reason I just got an email notice that the thread was updated. I am in school until April 28th and I really don't get much liberty, so as long as no one else objects go ahead and ship him to Domagoj for a little more overseas time. Very happy to see you and the Dude had a good time together, amazing pics btw.

Reddoak · March 25th, 2011, 08:58 PM

If the dude wants to visit Orlando, and go to Disney World... let me know! I can ride him around town, and my father rides his 250 (Nighthawk) to work at Disney 5 days a week.

gfloyd2002 · March 27th, 2011, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabogon

Very sorry, for some reason I just got an email notice that the thread was updated. I am in school until April 28th and I really don't get much liberty, so as long as no one else objects go ahead and ship him to Domagoj for a little more overseas time. Very happy to see you and the Dude had a good time together, amazing pics btw.

Off to Domagoj he goes.

reaubideux · April 20th, 2011, 08:03 AM

If Dude ever wants to come to St. Louis and visit the Gateway Arch and maybe take a tour of the Anheuser Busch brewery I don't mind putting him up for awhile.

tabogon · April 21st, 2011, 07:00 PM

It's been quite a while, did the Dude ever make it to Domagoj?

choneofakind · April 22nd, 2011, 03:34 AM

would the dude like to visit Ohio and go to the rock and roll hall of fame this summer? maybe even a Cleveland Indians or Akron aeros game? if he needs any medic attention, he can come see the Cleveland clinic

Domagoj · April 25th, 2011, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabogon

It's been quite a while, did the Dude ever make it to Domagoj?

I am waiting but nothing yet

He should have been here. I hope he is not lost.

gfloyd2002 · April 26th, 2011, 09:14 PM

He just came back to me today. Returned to sender. I had put incorrect address on label.

I suspect The Dude did it because he didn't want to leave beautiful Barbados.

Will resend to correct address this time. Sorry, guys.

TnNinjaGirl · April 27th, 2011, 05:43 AM

If Dude makes it back towards the East coast US I'd be happy to show him around Tennessee and North Carolina. He looks like he is ready for some BBQ and Dragon slaying!

Domagoj · May 20th, 2011, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gfloyd2002

He just came back to me today. Returned to sender. I had put incorrect address on label.

I suspect The Dude did it because he didn't want to leave beautiful Barbados.

Will resend to correct address this time. Sorry, guys.

Dude has arrived!
I just went to pick him up at the customs office! I'm happy he finally made it.

tabogon · May 20th, 2011, 12:44 PM

Glad to hear, Domagoj! Have a great time with him and post a bunch of pics. Ana has been asking about him for a while and she can't wait to see some updated pics.

gfloyd2002 · May 20th, 2011, 10:26 PM

Phew. Second try is a charm, can't believe I blew the address the first time. Hope it didn't cost too much in duty for you to pick him up.

Domagoj · May 29th, 2011, 04:49 AM

Time for some updates! Unfortunately, I was sick almost entire last week, so I stayed home and went to work again on Friday. Not that I have problems with not going to work (

), but Dude was also stuck at home with me.

This Saturday, I was feeling fine, but the weather was terrible. So we took a little trip by bus to a relatively little town in Austria called Klagenfurt. Yeah, Dude wasn't especially thrilled by bus travel either, but he eventually agreed after looking out the window...

Town history, mixed with legends, goes something like this; the settlement was there a long time ago, but sometimes in 13th century, there was a duke called Bernhard von Spanheim, who founded the market and is considered a founder of the town. Unfortunately, the town population was terrorized by a Lindwurm, some sort of dragon that can't fly. Some folks decided that this should not be, and managed to kill the dragon. It has become a symbol of Klagenfurt to this day. After few more centuries, Empress Maria Theresia (who is a very important monarch and person in many ways) declared the town a free city. Dude posed with some of these guys, and we took pictures of things of interest.

Domagoj · May 29th, 2011, 05:02 AM

After the town itself, we went to see Minimundus, a little park in which small scale models of some of the famous buildings of the world have been made and put on display. It was quite fun, actually. There are a lot of other buildings which we did not took pictures of. And there are some unexpected things missing, like Versailles or Krak des Chevaliers. I was surprised by that.

Snake · June 3rd, 2011, 08:35 PM

Domagoj, those are some very cool pics!

Live2ride · June 3rd, 2011, 08:54 PM

wow, those mini buildings look awesome! I bet Dude felt like King Kong

wtfh4xx · June 6th, 2011, 05:26 PM

Northern cali reporting in!
Id be more than happy to give the Dude a tour of northern california!
I think a backpack for him to stash mementos in is a great idea.

Havok · June 6th, 2011, 06:31 PM

I am still interested in showing the dude around so cal

wtfh4xx · June 6th, 2011, 06:44 PM

hmmm, if we find two people in MID cal maybe we can do handoffs throughout the state?

January 19th, 2011, 04:09 AM	#242
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	I may have to avoid taking photos of ALL of The Dude's activities. This is for tabogon's daughter, after all. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

February 10th, 2011, 07:01 PM	#244
tabogon ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (Metallic Island Blue) Posts: 262	I am very sorry that it has been such a long time since I have updated you all on the Dude. Unfortunately, my schedule has been amazingly hectic and to top it off I am transferring to GA for 2 months next Friday. I plan to ship the Dude out to Floyd on Mon/Tues. However, since I won't be able to track the Dude on his travels, once I get him back from Floyd I won't be able to continue sending him around until the end of April. __________________________________________________ http://dudetravel.blogspot.com/

February 19th, 2011, 11:32 PM	#246
tabogon ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (Metallic Island Blue) Posts: 262	Probably not, I wasn't able to get him out until Thursday. And, the military isn't known for their quick shipping. haha. __________________________________________________ http://dudetravel.blogspot.com/

February 20th, 2011, 03:41 AM	#247
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	No dude yet. We get a shipment in on Tuesday, small chance he'll be in there, depending on how far Tabogon is from the distribution center. Probably by the end of next week. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

February 22nd, 2011, 07:53 PM	#248
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	The Dude safely arrived in Barbados today (along with some goodies! Almost forgot about need to download pics onto flash drive.). I think this is his first trip out of the U.S., yeah? We'll get him out and about this weekend and post some photos. Our plans for the weekend: The beach, of course; a trip to Chicken Rita's, cult favorite chicken shop run out of the back of 70 year old Rita's home on the East Coast of Barbados; a visit to the U.S. Embassy so you can tell your daughter about the U.S. overseas (pic availability dependent on security approval - The Dude is now the subject of official government memo!); the sugar cane fields; my favorite twisties up the East Coast; perhaps a trip to ruins out a Sam Lord's Castle - an old pirate fort. I'll check in with Pics next Monday. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

January 18th, 2011, 04:49 PM	#241
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	The Dude is quite a ladies man so you may have throngs of women trying to get a picture with him. He won't mind one bit.

January 19th, 2011, 04:42 AM	#243
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	Yes very good point Floyd.

February 19th, 2011, 11:30 AM	#245
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	Floyd, has the Dude arrived yet?

February 27th, 2011, 06:55 AM	#249
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	The Dude's Barbados Adventure The Dude had an enjoyable time in Barbados this weekend. He started with a ride along the beaches of Barbados' South Coast, enjoying his great view from inside the windscreen of Shino, my Ninjette. About a mile from his current lodgings, the South Coast enjoys calm water, powdery sand beaches, and is known as the most active, approachable tourist area in Barbados. (More open and fun than the snooty, upscale West Coast spots. The East and North are largely undeveloped, with wild surf and rocky beaches.) While at the beach, he climbed a palm tree to get some coconuts, looking for some good green ones for coconut water, an outstanding (and free) way to refresh in the hot weather. In fact, The Dude learned that one cup-full of coconut water contains more electrolytes than most sports drinks and more potassium than a banana. After a nice drink, The Dude hung out on the rocks enjoying the waves. He saw quite a few "duppies", the local name for crabs. Oddly, duppy is a West African word for a malevolent ghost and has a really negative meaning - so crabs are bad luck. If you zoom on the pic, you may be able to see a baby one behind him. From there, we rode through the inland sugar cane fields, most of which are no longer being harvested (due to competition mostly from Brazil) and have gone wild with flowers. Sadly, the Dude was attacked by a Giant African Snail on the way to our next stop. This may have been due to the bad luck caused by hanging with duppy crabs. The snails can grow to 8 to 10 inches and about 3 to 4 inches wide, and are besieging Barbados after having been inadvertantly introduced and lacking local predators. Thankfully, this one was small, and The Dude fended it off. However, they are very dangerous to motocyclists with their huge numbers, hard shells and slippery bodies. Don't cross the roads, you stupid snails! Next, The Dude went spelunking in Harrison's Cave, named for the 18th century landowner who discovered it, but it was mostly unexplored until recently. The Dude's favorite spot was "the Great Hall" which is about 165 feet tall, carved out of limestone from hundreds of thousands of years of CO2 rich water dripping through the cave, making it a "Karst" cave. When we dried off, we went to the Barbados House of Parliament, which first met in 1639, making Barbados one of the oldest operating parliaments in the world. Barbados, an independent country since 1966, still uses the British system of parliamentary government. Not too far from Parliament is world-famous Cricket Stadium "Kensington Oval", where The Dude paused for a photo of Cricket Legend Garfield Sobers. Cricket is so popular here that Kensington is just called "The Mecca" by locals. It is best known for hosting the Cricket World Cup Final in 2007, where Adam Gilchrist won it for Australia with a cool 149 runs. The Dude really likes Cricket, because he finds it relaxing. Finally, The Dude went fishing aboard the Voodoo, where we hoped to catch some flying fish, the national fish and food of Barbados. Bajans (what Barbadians call themselves) will eat flying fish anytime, anywhere, but particularly enjoy "cutters", which are fried flying fish sandwiches. We had no luck fishing this time, but mostly because we didn't try very hard, preferring to enjoy the views. We have more adventures planned next week. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

February 27th, 2011, 10:02 AM	#250
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)

February 28th, 2011, 05:24 AM	#251
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	I think those are the best pics yet!

March 7th, 2011, 03:42 AM	#252
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	Rain kept The Dude from riding Saturday morning, and allowed only about an hour and half out on Sunday. Still, he enjoyed himself on a trip to the northern tip of the island. On the way, we stopped by Speightstown, Barbados' oldest village. Speightstown was settled in 1630, and brought under control of the British Empire in 1652 after three years of fighting off attacks. It was resolved with one of the sweetest deals in British Colonial history -- Barbados couldn't be taxed without consent of the local legislature. Here is a photo of The Dude chilling on top of a crypt in the Old Church in Speightstown. After Speightstown, we kept heading north until we ran out of road. Here is The Dude looking out over the northern cliffs at a spot just West of the famous Animal Flower Caves. ATGATT, except when taking pictures, because Olympia reflective gear completely messes up camera exposures. The local fishermen thought The Dude was hysterical, and couldn't understand why some apparently tough bikers were carrying him about. You can't see The Dude in these shots, but here are the fishemen. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

March 7th, 2011, 05:31 AM	#253
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	Tell them that the Dude brings out the better side of us "tough" bikers. lol

March 7th, 2011, 02:40 PM	#254
spooph ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Spooph Location: Golden, CO Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '15	That's awesome! __________________________________________________ My therapist has 2 wheels and a seat. If you are ever in doubt to my tone, please refer to my avatar.

March 10th, 2011, 03:26 PM	#255
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	The Dude is enjoying Barbados, and is happy to spend more time here, maybe finally getting to the US Embassy or getting on a surfboard. But when he tires, who is up next? __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

March 11th, 2011, 12:15 AM	#256
Domagoj ninjette.org guru Name: Domagoj Location: Rijeka, Croatia Join Date: Aug 2010 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r 2009 Posts: 396	If Dude is interested, he can have a tour of Croatia anytime. This time of year is particularly good, it's getting warmer and not too hot yet.

March 15th, 2011, 07:17 PM	#257
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	The Dude didn't get to ride this weekend because the ninjette was getting exhaust and carb upgrades. Unfortunately, The Dude botched the reinstall by carelessly knocking a vacuum hose loose. He tried to blame the crappy clamps, but I wasn't buying it. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

March 18th, 2011, 09:52 AM	#258
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	Give The Dude a break. He is trying to help and it's hard when you have small hands.

March 18th, 2011, 10:15 AM	#259
Live2ride ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Cody Location: NoVa Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 06 yzf r6r previously: 09 ninja 250r, black 07 zx6r Posts: A lot.	Wow, looks like Dude is getting his tan on down there in Barbados! Looking good, Dude! __________________________________________________

March 18th, 2011, 06:26 PM	#260
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	I'll be taking the Dude out again this weekend, but it's time for him to move on. The little bum has been mooching off me long enough. Off to Croatia and Domagoj? I've always wanted to goto Split myself. Tabogon, what do you have in mind? __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

March 23rd, 2011, 12:28 AM	#261
Domagoj ninjette.org guru Name: Domagoj Location: Rijeka, Croatia Join Date: Aug 2010 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r 2009 Posts: 396	Guys, please keep in touch when you arrange something. I am not sure if I should be talking to Tabogon or Floyd

March 23rd, 2011, 08:59 PM	#262
tabogon ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (Metallic Island Blue) Posts: 262	Very sorry, for some reason I just got an email notice that the thread was updated. I am in school until April 28th and I really don't get much liberty, so as long as no one else objects go ahead and ship him to Domagoj for a little more overseas time. Very happy to see you and the Dude had a good time together, amazing pics btw. __________________________________________________ http://dudetravel.blogspot.com/

March 25th, 2011, 08:58 PM	#263
Reddoak ninjette.org guru Name: Bill Location: Orlando Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r - Traded for 2009 ER-6N Posts: 424	If the dude wants to visit Orlando, and go to Disney World... let me know! I can ride him around town, and my father rides his 250 (Nighthawk) to work at Disney 5 days a week.

April 20th, 2011, 08:03 AM	#265
reaubideux Perpetual Newb Name: Jason Location: Imperial, MO Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 MIB Ninja 250R [sold]; 2006 CBR600RR [sold]; 2013 Triumph Street Triple R Posts: 782	If Dude ever wants to come to St. Louis and visit the Gateway Arch and maybe take a tour of the Anheuser Busch brewery I don't mind putting him up for awhile.

April 21st, 2011, 07:00 PM	#266
tabogon ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (Metallic Island Blue) Posts: 262	It's been quite a while, did the Dude ever make it to Domagoj? __________________________________________________ http://dudetravel.blogspot.com/

April 22nd, 2011, 03:34 AM	#267
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	would the dude like to visit Ohio and go to the rock and roll hall of fame this summer? maybe even a Cleveland Indians or Akron aeros game? if he needs any medic attention, he can come see the Cleveland clinic

April 26th, 2011, 09:14 PM	#269
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	He just came back to me today. Returned to sender. I had put incorrect address on label. I suspect The Dude did it because he didn't want to leave beautiful Barbados. Will resend to correct address this time. Sorry, guys. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

April 27th, 2011, 05:43 AM	#270
TnNinjaGirl Ms. Personality Name: CB Location: Murvill, TN Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): Depends on the week you ask Posts: A lot.	If Dude makes it back towards the East coast US I'd be happy to show him around Tennessee and North Carolina. He looks like he is ready for some BBQ and Dragon slaying!

May 20th, 2011, 12:44 PM	#272
tabogon ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (Metallic Island Blue) Posts: 262	Glad to hear, Domagoj! Have a great time with him and post a bunch of pics. Ana has been asking about him for a while and she can't wait to see some updated pics. __________________________________________________ http://dudetravel.blogspot.com/

May 20th, 2011, 10:26 PM	#273
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	Phew. Second try is a charm, can't believe I blew the address the first time. Hope it didn't cost too much in duty for you to pick him up. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

June 3rd, 2011, 08:35 PM	#276
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	Domagoj, those are some very cool pics!

June 3rd, 2011, 08:54 PM	#277
Live2ride ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Cody Location: NoVa Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 06 yzf r6r previously: 09 ninja 250r, black 07 zx6r Posts: A lot.	wow, those mini buildings look awesome! I bet Dude felt like King Kong __________________________________________________

June 6th, 2011, 05:26 PM	#278
wtfh4xx Opinionated individual :) Name: SecretNinjaMan Location: Nor Cal Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninjette Special Edition (red/black) Posts: 342	Northern cali reporting in! Id be more than happy to give the Dude a tour of northern california! I think a backpack for him to stash mementos in is a great idea. __________________________________________________ Yoshi slip on, shimmed 2 washers, zip tie throttle mod, pre-load #2, snorkel delete 2010 SE 250R! Miles in the saddle: 1000

June 6th, 2011, 06:31 PM	#279
Havok Internet Slut Name: Jeff Location: L.A. Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 04 FZ1, 07 FZ6 Posts: A lot.	I am still interested in showing the dude around so cal

June 6th, 2011, 06:44 PM	#280
wtfh4xx Opinionated individual :) Name: SecretNinjaMan Location: Nor Cal Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninjette Special Edition (red/black) Posts: 342	hmmm, if we find two people in MID cal maybe we can do handoffs throughout the state? __________________________________________________ Yoshi slip on, shimmed 2 washers, zip tie throttle mod, pre-load #2, snorkel delete 2010 SE 250R! Miles in the saddle: 1000