New Member in San Diego, CA

tooblekain · May 14th, 2012, 01:49 AM

Hi everyone!!!

My name is Matt and I just joined this forum since I bought a 2008 Ninja 250r that I will be my track/race bike.

I am coming from riding a 2006 Daytona 675 that has seen hell and back (survived many crashes, a lot of track miles.)

I guess my story is opposite of your typical rider progression. My first bike was a 2006 Daytona 675 that I crashed many times on the street and track. I eventually made the 675 my track only bike and have been doing trackdays since 2008. This is my first year racing with CVMA and after the first round of racing I was hooked. This was supposed to be my "experimental" year with my D675 to see if: 1...if I will love racing or not; 2...if I can afford to race a 600. Well, the first answer to the first question is YES...I LOVE racing. The answer to the 2nd question is/was MAYBE...

MAYBE...because I was doing fine financially racing a 600. However on the second round of racing, I had a really bad racing incident that caused me to be life-flighted out and my bike practically costing more to fix than buying a Ninja 250. Prior to the fateful race that weekend, I gridded 6th out of 30 riders for Amateur Supersport Middleweight and PR'D during Practice 2 at 2:00.730

In the past I had always said that the only way I would change to another track bike is if my D675 had a grand demise. Well, suffice to say it did.

The day before the CVMA weekend I had the chance to ride forum member Nemesis' Ninja 250s and had a blast passing powerful bikes both entering and exiting turns. I was averaging 2:17s at CVR going CCW and PR'd at 2:15. Not bad for riding a bike I was unfamiliar with.

Anyways, I am blabbing away and just wanted to introduce myself.

Alex · May 14th, 2012, 02:25 AM

tooblekain! Glad you found us...

CZroe · May 14th, 2012, 12:05 PM

Welcome. Didn't see too many Daytonas when I was in SD. Actually, the only one I've seen up close was before I left Newnan, GA in 2008. It was at a grocery store and I had a long chat with the owner. Newnan is Triumph's USA headquarters, so I wonder if he worked there. I still wonder what kind of discount a local employee might be able to get me!

Stingray1000 · May 14th, 2012, 12:20 PM

Welcome!

KJohnson21 · May 14th, 2012, 09:06 PM

Snake · May 19th, 2012, 12:19 AM

Hello and welcome.

May 14th, 2012, 01:49 AM	#1
tooblekain ninjette.org sage Name: Matt Location: San Diego, CA Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Triumph Bonneville; 2008 Ninja 250r (trackbike) Posts: 748	New Member in San Diego, CA Hi everyone!!! My name is Matt and I just joined this forum since I bought a 2008 Ninja 250r that I will be my track/race bike. I am coming from riding a 2006 Daytona 675 that has seen hell and back (survived many crashes, a lot of track miles.) I guess my story is opposite of your typical rider progression. My first bike was a 2006 Daytona 675 that I crashed many times on the street and track. I eventually made the 675 my track only bike and have been doing trackdays since 2008. This is my first year racing with CVMA and after the first round of racing I was hooked. This was supposed to be my "experimental" year with my D675 to see if: 1...if I will love racing or not; 2...if I can afford to race a 600. Well, the first answer to the first question is YES...I LOVE racing. The answer to the 2nd question is/was MAYBE... MAYBE...because I was doing fine financially racing a 600. However on the second round of racing, I had a really bad racing incident that caused me to be life-flighted out and my bike practically costing more to fix than buying a Ninja 250. Prior to the fateful race that weekend, I gridded 6th out of 30 riders for Amateur Supersport Middleweight and PR'D during Practice 2 at 2:00.730 In the past I had always said that the only way I would change to another track bike is if my D675 had a grand demise. Well, suffice to say it did. The day before the CVMA weekend I had the chance to ride forum member Nemesis' Ninja 250s and had a blast passing powerful bikes both entering and exiting turns. I was averaging 2:17s at CVR going CCW and PR'd at 2:15. Not bad for riding a bike I was unfamiliar with. Anyways, I am blabbing away and just wanted to introduce myself.

May 14th, 2012, 02:25 AM	#2
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	tooblekain! Glad you found us... __________________________________________________ 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)

May 14th, 2012, 12:20 PM	#4
Stingray1000 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jon Location: Newark, De Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Welcome! __________________________________________________ http://www.facebook.com/groups/DeMdNjPagrouprides/ I live my life a quarter mile at a time! Who is affraid of the big bad jiggles???? LOL

May 14th, 2012, 09:06 PM	#5
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