December 25th, 2012, 03:53 PM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Shell
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 - Posts: 116
|
Christmas Surprise...
Greetings from Atlanta,
I've been on here lurking for a while and reading about the fun many of you have been having on two wheels. I read about the first rides, crashes and many other experiences others have posted--all along hoping I would be able to persuade my wife into allowing the purchase. Well, this Xmas morning while the family was exchanging gifts I opened a box with a Hotwheels motorcycle. I thought it was some sick joke when my wife said "enjoy your Hot Wheels because that's the best I can do right now." In a way I thought we were making progress and 2013 would be the year I actually get a real bike. A few minutes later I opened a box with riding gloves and before I could say, why would I need these. The wife showed me a picture of a white Kawasaki 300 that she said she reserved for me to pick up on 12/26. I'm going to enjoy my Hot Wheels...I'm taking the MSF course on the 28-30 so it'll be afterwards I will start riding. With all that said, I'd like to say that I'm looking forwards to sharing in the discussions and getting to know some of you as I start what I hope to be a long and productive life as Motorcycle rider and owner. Shell - ATL, GA |
|
December 25th, 2012, 04:05 PM | #2 |
Ninjette Fanboy
Name: HB
Location: Missouri
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja250 Posts: 307
|
Merry Xmas! This is what Christmas is all about. Congrats and welcome.
|
|
December 25th, 2012, 04:11 PM | #3 |
Jigglin' your Jiglets
Name: Sean
Location: San Jose, Ca
Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 1
MOTM - Apr '13
|
Epic Xmas gift
__________________________________________________
If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs |
|
December 25th, 2012, 04:14 PM | #4 |
Boring is my middle name.
Name: Jason
Location: Bay Area, CA
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250r Posts: 258
|
Your wife sounds awesome. Have fun with the new bike!
|
|
December 25th, 2012, 04:25 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Whodat
Location: Ware Is.,MA
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14
|
You better throw that woman down tonight like never before.
__________________________________________________
If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough! |
|
December 25th, 2012, 04:26 PM | #6 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Shell
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 - Posts: 116
|
Thank you all. I don't think I would be as excited as I am if I knew the bike was coming. Now I'm thinking, I want it in the garage right now, but I'm probably going to work something out where I can pick it up after my class. @JELLY1990, yeah, she's awesome.
|
|
December 25th, 2012, 04:32 PM | #7 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Shell
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 - Posts: 116
|
|
|
December 25th, 2012, 04:54 PM | #8 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Tom
Location: Dayton, OH
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467
|
pics of said wife...or bike!
__________________________________________________
CHEERS!!! |
|
December 25th, 2012, 05:54 PM | #9 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Simon
Location: Toronto
Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawi 250 Posts: 118
|
that is so sick, enjoy the bike
|
|
December 25th, 2012, 06:35 PM | #10 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Hansveer
Location: Bombay, India
Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r - Track whore, Ninja 300 - SOLD, KTM RC390 - Orange Hulk, Ducati 899 Panigale - Red Devil. Posts: A lot.
|
That was truely awesome of her!!! Congratulations on the new bike, ride safe!!!
|
|
December 25th, 2012, 06:44 PM | #11 |
Thunderstruck
Name: Justin
Location: Wiggins, MS
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250R Posts: 41
|
That's awesome man hope you enjoy your new scoot.
__________________________________________________
"Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing"- Optimus Prime "If you want sympathy look in the dictionary between s**t and syphilis that's were you'll find it" -Major Payne |
|
December 25th, 2012, 07:30 PM | #12 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Shell
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 - Posts: 116
|
We are deep in the mountains of Ellijay, GA enjoying the serenity of our cabin for the holidays. As soon as I get back to the smog filled city air near downtown Atlanta I will post as many photos as I can. I read a post on here where someone proclaimed, "if there's not pictures it didn't happen," so standby, pictures are on the way.
|
|
December 25th, 2012, 08:19 PM | #13 |
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
|
Nice gift!
__________________________________________________
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 25th, 2012, 10:23 PM | #14 |
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 25th, 2012, 10:36 PM | #15 |
cuz
Name: Israel
Location: Houston (me) Galveston
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 ninja 250r Posts: A lot.
|
lol wish i could see your face when you saw that hot wheels
welcome
__________________________________________________
THE GOOD LIFE |
|
December 26th, 2012, 12:45 AM | #16 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Inderveer
Location: San Jose
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '07 ex250-F/J Posts: A lot.
|
thats legit man..be safe and very thankful! lol
|
|
December 26th, 2012, 01:37 AM | #17 |
Done here.
Name: -
Location: Track
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.
|
Pics of wife or you're not married!
Congrats dude. that's pretty amazing gift right there. |
|
December 26th, 2012, 08:47 AM | #18 |
Chris
Name: Chris
Location: Charlotte, NC near UNCC
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): BLACK!!! '08 250R Posts: 957
|
Every man's dream wife! So cool. Welcome to Ninjette Shell.
__________________________________________________
Some roads are too good to waste on four wheels! Riding in a car is like watching a movie... Riding on a motorcycle is like being in one.... |
|
December 26th, 2012, 10:49 AM | #19 |
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
|
Here is some inspiration.
__________________________________________________
Goal: Shake A Million Hands | Look through the corners | Track Day Prep | Closest track? | The Mid-Ohio School |
|
December 26th, 2012, 06:57 PM | #20 |
Venom Sponsored
Name: Jon
Location: Waco, TX
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250R x2 (his & hers), 05 Honda CRF250R Posts: 223
|
heck yeah! congrats and welcome!
|
|
December 26th, 2012, 07:41 PM | #21 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jason
Location: Norfolk, VA
Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250, 2014 EX300 Posts: A lot.
|
Congrats on both the new bike, and awesome wife.
__________________________________________________
Ethioknight Memorial Fund- Sticker sale http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111700 |
|
December 27th, 2012, 07:42 AM | #22 |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
|
Wow! Enjoy your gift. What a way to reveal it. Hard to top!
A coworker of mine got a big gift early from her boyfriend and I commented on it saying "why didn't he save the big gift for Christmas?" and all she could say was that he supposedly had an even bigger gift planned. It turned out that there was a special ornament on the tree with an engagement ring inside it. She couldn't stop looking at it all day at work. |
|
December 27th, 2012, 09:22 AM | #23 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Mark
Location: Portland
Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): Cheap Italian Suit. Otherwise known as Dew Kitty Posts: A lot.
|
Welcome, my friend. You are clearly a man with excellent taste in both humanity and mechanical devices.
|
|
December 27th, 2012, 05:17 PM | #24 |
Ninja noobie
Name: NOOBIE
Location: Sydney
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 498
|
Welcome
|
|
December 27th, 2012, 05:32 PM | #25 |
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
|
You are truly a lucky man. My ex-wife told me if I bought a motorcycle she would leave me.
|
|
December 27th, 2012, 09:16 PM | #26 | |
ninjette.org sage
Name: Joe
Location: Lancaster, PA
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250(Totaled) Posts: 984
Blog Entries: 2
|
Quote:
__________________________________________________
"I am a creationist, I believe man created god." |
|
|
December 27th, 2012, 09:31 PM | #27 |
Chris
Name: Chris
Location: Charlotte, NC near UNCC
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): BLACK!!! '08 250R Posts: 957
|
Get a motorcycle for your wife... sounds like it would be a GREAT TRADE! (I know, it's an old joke, but its still funny)
__________________________________________________
Some roads are too good to waste on four wheels! Riding in a car is like watching a movie... Riding on a motorcycle is like being in one.... |
|
December 27th, 2012, 09:45 PM | #28 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Scott
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: 363
|
Awesome Christmas gift! And welcome fellow Atlantian.
|
|
December 27th, 2012, 09:52 PM | #29 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Hansveer
Location: Bombay, India
Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r - Track whore, Ninja 300 - SOLD, KTM RC390 - Orange Hulk, Ducati 899 Panigale - Red Devil. Posts: A lot.
|
|
|
December 27th, 2012, 11:25 PM | #30 |
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.
Great gift. |
|
December 28th, 2012, 10:14 PM | #31 |
ninjette.org sage
Name: Wes
Location: Sumter SC
Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 650r 2009 Vulcan 800 2005 Posts: 557
|
Man, that's awesome! Pick a good wife, and she'll pick a good bike for ya!
__________________________________________________
It's all about the curves. If you ride, you understand. If you have a stick skinny g/f and ride, you're 1/2 way there. |
|
December 29th, 2012, 04:08 PM | #32 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Shell
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 - Posts: 116
|
Thanks for the lively welcomes guys...today I got through me second day of the MSF course and completed the written exam. There is so much information packed into that class-- it's amazing how much of it seems like common sense.
My bike has been sitting at the dealer's since Thursday. Didn't feel comfortable riding it home before taking the class. Also I didn't want to pay a delivery fee or let a friend straddle home for me. Monday I'll ride it home, take lots of lascivious photos of it -- there will be closeups-- and then I will post them. ** careful what you ask for psych0hans**
__________________________________________________
Never debate with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level then beat you with experience. |
|
December 30th, 2012, 04:38 PM | #33 |
ninjette.org sage
Name: Sarah
Location: NYC
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Silver 2005 Ninja 250 - Available for free mustache rides. Posts: 842
|
D'aww! Congrats and ride safe!
|
|
December 31st, 2012, 07:56 AM | #34 |
Razor's Edge
Name: Richard
Location: El Paso, San Antonio, Ennis...Texas
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Sportster XL1200C Posts: 196
|
Pics!
|
|
December 31st, 2012, 03:58 PM | #35 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Shell
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 - Posts: 116
|
I worked today and had to leave early in order to pick up my bike. I rode it home 15 miles. What a blast . I can now say I understand (partially) the exhilaration that riders say they experience on two wheels.
Here are a few pics of the bike. I'll post some more later to show the real beauty. The Hot Wheels on the handlebars is what I unwrapped for Christmas.
__________________________________________________
Never debate with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level then beat you with experience. |
|
December 31st, 2012, 04:30 PM | #36 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: Tom
Location: Dayton, OH
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467
|
Very nice.
__________________________________________________
CHEERS!!! |
|
January 2nd, 2013, 09:29 AM | #37 |
ninjette.org sage
Name: Travis
Location: Washington, DC
Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSX650F! Past: Kawasaki Ninja 300 (Sold); Triumph Street Triple (Sold); Kawasaki Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: 664
|
EPIC EPIC EPIC. Yup, hold on to that one tight, as she's a keeper. (The wife too.)
The good news, my friend, is that it only gets better. If you're doing it right, you'll hardly ever throw a leg over her without getting a big grin in return. Welcome to your next obsession. |
|
January 2nd, 2013, 02:47 PM | #38 | |
Chris
Name: Chris
Location: Charlotte, NC near UNCC
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): BLACK!!! '08 250R Posts: 957
|
Quote:
__________________________________________________
Some roads are too good to waste on four wheels! Riding in a car is like watching a movie... Riding on a motorcycle is like being in one.... |
|
|
January 2nd, 2013, 07:18 PM | #39 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Shell
Location: Atlanta
Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 - Posts: 116
|
Oh Yeah!
__________________________________________________
Never debate with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level then beat you with experience. |
|
January 2nd, 2013, 07:23 PM | #40 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Hansveer
Location: Bombay, India
Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r - Track whore, Ninja 300 - SOLD, KTM RC390 - Orange Hulk, Ducati 899 Panigale - Red Devil. Posts: A lot.
|
She's a beauty!!! Congratz again man... Ride hard Ride safe!!!
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
An unwelcome surprise | Woolley7325 | General Motorcycling Discussion | 8 | July 8th, 2014 11:00 PM |
How's this for a surprise around the corner | rojoracing53 | Videos | 30 | March 5th, 2013 09:47 AM |
This may come as no surprise to a lot of you | phorensic | Riding Skills | 20 | December 10th, 2012 10:46 PM |
Surprise | JeffM | General Motorcycling Discussion | 14 | September 17th, 2011 05:45 AM |
HO! HO! HO!! Merry Christmas!!! HO! HO! HO! What Can I get You for Christmas???? | kkim | General Motorcycling Discussion | 55 | December 23rd, 2008 03:59 PM |
|
|