August 29th, 2011, 11:39 PM | #1 |
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Name: John
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How did motorcycle riding affect your life?
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August 29th, 2011, 11:59 PM | #2 |
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Name: Brian
Location: Detroit, MI
Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Green Posts: A lot.
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August 30th, 2011, 12:37 AM | #3 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Ryan
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: 159
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It increased my debt. But I'm loving every bit of it. Modding the bike is far cheaper than modding my truck. Though it is saving me money on commuting. 60MPG on the bike compared to 10-12MPG in my truck.
I've also now been able to spend more time with my dad since I got the bike. He has been riding Harley's for over 20 years. I've ridden on the back of his ever since I was capable of holding on when I was about 3. Now I'm 20 and have my own bike. Best part about getting the bike was the morning I picked it up. It was cold as hell but my dad still gave me a ride to the dealer on his bike and we rode home together. Now I go riding with him most weekends and thoroughly enjoy it. I ride mostly with Harley riders who mostly refuse to wear helmets or any kind of gear. Other than a little poking fun about the fact that it's a Rice burner they are still respectful and don't make comments about the fact that I don't move until my helmet is on. They can call my 250 a rice burner all they want. I'm still beating their 1200CC+ bikes off the line because I'm half the weight of most of them. |
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August 30th, 2011, 02:49 AM | #4 |
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Name: Bobbert
Location: Russell Springs, KY
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.
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It brought me to this place
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August 30th, 2011, 02:55 AM | #5 |
Nooblet
Name: Akima
Location: England
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 5
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It has taken up a big chunk of my time, money and daily thoughts. In return it's given me an exciting, adventurous hobby that has made me feel like a kid again.
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August 30th, 2011, 03:04 AM | #6 |
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much.
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It's a great way for me to be in my nothing box.
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August 30th, 2011, 04:47 AM | #7 |
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Name: Sean
Location: Mary Esther, FL
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 1998 HD Road King Posts: A lot.
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August 30th, 2011, 06:52 AM | #8 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Bonnie
Location: Wilmington, MA
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250 Posts: 132
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My mini escape before and after work Def. makes the commute more enjoyable and going to work not as bad.
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August 30th, 2011, 08:59 AM | #9 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Aaron
Location: Oregon
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r soon Posts: 75
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well I have been riding dirtbikes since I was 5 it wasnt until a month ago I got my endorsement. I really enjoy riding I cant wait to get my motorcycle.
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August 30th, 2011, 09:03 AM | #10 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Jack
Location: columbia MO
Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): Red 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 132
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Its taken up a lot of my paycheck but its definatly been a stress reliever/hobby. for a while though here in missouri during the summer it was just a big pain in the ass cause its just to hot but its been great since its cooled off a bit
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August 30th, 2011, 09:04 AM | #11 |
"scandal!"
Name: Adan
Location: Somewhere
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R(Crashed 2/26/2014), 09 ER6n Posts: 660
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August 30th, 2011, 09:59 AM | #12 |
DUCEATR
Name: Dan
Location: El Paso, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): RVT1000R Posts: 628
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I ride my bike 98% of the time (the other 2% is going somewhere to pick up something big or running errands with the wife in the Xterra)
With the bike I: -Spend less on gas -Spend less on insurance -Don't have a loan (paid cash) -Have stress relief on the way to and from work. -Have something small and simple to tinker with. -Have become a much better driver over the years. -Get to see everything everyone misses when they drive through parts of this country in a cage. You'd be surprised how much a windshield and other crap gets in the way.
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August 30th, 2011, 10:00 AM | #13 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Djalma
Location: Curitiba-PR BRASIL
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Ninja 250R 2010 - FI - Blue Posts: 90
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Happines!!!
That is all... I feel great when I am in my ninja... And have a ninja was a dream!!! That a have conquered!!! |
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August 30th, 2011, 10:21 AM | #14 |
wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 5
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hahaha +1111
computers used to be my hobby. now i get paid for that so it's not fun anymore. now motorcycles are my hobby. there's nothing like turning a wrench... bringing something back to life... making it pretty... then riding it down the road only to realize you forgot to tighten one damn bolt and now your entire cooling system has dumped boiling fluid on your leg. one word: serenity.
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August 30th, 2011, 11:09 AM | #16 |
Professional belly dancer
Name: James
Location: Toronto
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 1992 GSX-R 750 Posts: A lot.
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I don't have as much money as I used to.
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August 30th, 2011, 11:09 AM | #17 | |
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Name: John
Location: Illinois
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August 30th, 2011, 02:26 PM | #18 |
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Name: Eric
Location: Iowa City
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawmeracchi 350 2010 Project X Posts: A lot.
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Before I started riding motorcycles I worked on my house I went to work I rode a bicycle a lot and went through life with not much going on.day in day out.
Since I started riding I have found my passon I have also lost some very good friends. I have seen some people die .But I have traveled the world raced with the best people on Earth and done things people dream of. I quit my job of 27 years. I work side jobs or part time or am unemployed .I spend every day working on my bike trying to make it the worlds fastest Ninja 250 .I have set or broken 27 land speed rcords and have no intention of stopping. Racing is all I do everything else is to support the racing.. Even when I am not racing or working on the bike I am taking time to help with the racing . Yes I am nuts.but now I live my life .Not just go through life living till I die. |
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August 30th, 2011, 04:45 PM | #19 |
Ninja chick
Name: Allyson
Location: Athens, GA
Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 4
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It gave me a hobby I could enjoy with my hubby! We've made more memories, had more adventures, and formed an even closer bond since we started riding. I learned to ride 6 months after he did, so he knew just enough to teach me, but also left us some time to learn together. It was (and still is) awesome to share such a fun common interest!
Plus, it helped me me some really cool folks here on Ninjette!
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August 31st, 2011, 11:50 AM | #20 |
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Name: Edd
Location: Los Angeles-CALI
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 SE Pearl/Ebony Ninja 250R Posts: 376
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It gave me a hobby, the best yet!
Never knew riding would be this much fun. Lovin' my Ninjette and this forum! |
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August 31st, 2011, 12:33 PM | #21 |
Nooblet
Name: Akima
Location: England
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 5
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I know right! For today's ride I had a big cheesy grin across my face for like the whole journey I'm starting to feel a harmony between me and my Ninjette too - riding is becoming more smooth and satisfying the more I do it.
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August 31st, 2011, 12:41 PM | #22 |
Fighterer in Training
Name: Joshua
Location: Schenectady, NY
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Ninja 250R Posts: 316
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I definitely don't do it to save money. I think I've spent more on my bike than anything. (Okay, golf is prolly the closest second). But I too have found something to tinker with and learn that I can fix things and get real, tangible results. And there's nothing like riding the twisties or opening her up on the straights. A most worthwhile pursuit that has given more than I've put into it.
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August 31st, 2011, 12:59 PM | #23 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Bobbert
Location: Russell Springs, KY
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Besides bringing me to this place right after I started riding my bike I met up with some real nice people that also rode bikes. I got into business with them and started making some descent money. Before I knew it I was traveling all over the place collecting money from all sorts of people. Most people were nice but some I had to persuade a little. I learned how to invest in small storefronts and how to show prophet through strictly cash transactions. I also got to brush up on my Spanish and even developed a very distinct Columbian accent. I bought lots of cars and had a few teeth capped with gold and I also raise Pit Bulls.
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August 31st, 2011, 01:07 PM | #24 | |
Nooblet
Name: Akima
Location: England
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August 31st, 2011, 01:17 PM | #25 |
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Name: Bobbert
Location: Russell Springs, KY
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August 31st, 2011, 01:33 PM | #26 |
ninjette.org member
Name: LOU
Location: Imperial County, California
Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): GreenSE 09 250R Posts: 247
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Big stress reliever for me. Almost never in a hurry to get anywhere anymore, becuase i try to enjoy every second of my ride. Making excuses to ride or taking the long way home on backroads have helped me cool down from long and hard days. Its helped me connect better with my sister who owns a 07 250. Learned alot, made plenty new friends and found this site!
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August 31st, 2011, 01:33 PM | #27 |
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Name: Paulette
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it hasn't affected my life... however, I do think its made me a better and more of an alert driver.
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August 31st, 2011, 01:39 PM | #28 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
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August 31st, 2011, 01:44 PM | #29 |
Nooblet
Name: Akima
Location: England
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot.
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Your paranoid government would probably zap them with some radioactive weapon detection device if you tried to post them to me in England. I'd receive a green glowing Labradoodle... I suppose at least it would be fast
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August 31st, 2011, 02:23 PM | #30 |
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Name: Eric
Location: Iowa City
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That is very truem it seems to me when I first started to ride every day .I needed to ride a motorcycle the way I should drive a car. I slowed way down in the car.
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August 31st, 2011, 02:55 PM | #31 |
Always.
Name: Alex
Location: Calgary, AB
Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, '05 GSX-R600 Posts: A lot.
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Well it surely depresses me more when winter comes around.
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September 1st, 2011, 03:01 PM | #32 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Ross
Location: NoVA
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My wife hates me more
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September 1st, 2011, 03:15 PM | #33 |
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it's made me a more aware driver and bicyclist as well. It's also given me an appreciation for what other people do to customize their vehicles. on top of that though, It gives me a way to be me and to have fun, that's not destructive or likely to get me in trouble with the law. its always fun to have something to tinker on and love as well. love my motorcycle
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September 1st, 2011, 10:27 PM | #34 |
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.
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I've been riding for a long time, so it's not a hobby for me, it's a lifestyle.
It doesn't help me escape, it makes me more aware of my surroundings. And it seems that whatever money that's saved on gas, gets spent on tires and other stuff. I'm very fortunate to have a wife that not only understands and accepts this, she also partakes of it all herself!
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September 1st, 2011, 11:10 PM | #35 |
ninjette.org sage
Name: Crissy
Location: Indio, CA
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): . . . . . . . 2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800 "Suzi", 2008 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 "Yoshi" Posts: 507
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Yep, won't let him have a car
Its always something, maybe more than a car would cost, but he does 400 miles a week? I love riding with him , he is always teaching me
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September 2nd, 2011, 12:35 AM | #36 |
Winging It In Life
Name: Umar
Location: SoCal
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R; 2011 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.
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It's taken a lot of money out of me in exchange for a lot of excitement.
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September 2nd, 2011, 07:29 AM | #37 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Michael
Location: MI
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): Honda Elite 110 (deceased), Green 2012 Ninja 250 (sold on Pi day); Grey/Green 2019 Ninja 400 ABS Posts: 238
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To date:
Monetarily: - Sunk about $3600 into training, bikes, gear, insurance, and maintenance (incl. rear tire on otherwise new Elite 110 due to a nail); - Recouped $1500 in parking and gas alone. I haven't tried to estimate how much I've saved in car maintenance for miles not driven; - Won a 2012 Ninja 250, which if (not happening!) I sold it would put me at a net positive monetarily. If I hadn't already been riding the scoot, I never would have entered! - Saved unknown $ by eating @ home most days. Temporally: - Saved 15 minutes a day in walking from affordable parking to work vs. parking right by the building, although I give some of that back in January and February; Mentally: - Enjoyed every minute of riding. There's no possible $ value on actually enjoying all the minutes of life that involve going from A to B instead of motoring around like a drone. - Arrive at work every day awake and alert by necessity. - Arrive home awake, alert, and happy. - Enjoyed the privilege of being able to quickly zoom back home and eat lunch. |
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September 2nd, 2011, 12:39 PM | #38 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Bobbert
Location: Russell Springs, KY
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.
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A lot of people have failed to mention the secure feeling you get knowing when all FUBAR/apocalypse hits you can lane split past all the backupped cages to the safety zone.
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September 2nd, 2011, 01:32 PM | #39 | |
Nooblet
Name: Akima
Location: England
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot.
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On the other hand... zombies... they're not smart enough to plan something as sophisticated as opening a car door on you, so I think we'd do well against them. |
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September 2nd, 2011, 01:57 PM | #40 | |
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Name: D
Location: Palm Beach, FL
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Basically, my Ninja is a good substitute for Prozac. Just gets kind of depressing when the weather is too bad to ride.
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