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Hi! My name is Dan and I have never really ridden a motorcycle before. I had a little dirt bike experience but my parents were very over protective so I didn't get to have much fun. This winter I shoveled snow and raked roofs like crazy so I could buy a bike and low and behold one came up for sale locally for super cheap. I went and looked at it and the guy told me 2500 but I got him down to 2000. This was a little but more than my budget so I had to borrow money from my parents. Since all my money went into this bike I had to make do with the bare minimum for riding equipment. I went to goodwill and saw these Pilotis which I guess are racing shoes so I have been using them. For gloves, nothing better than a comfy set of leather work gloves right fellas? I haven't saved enough for a helmet but that will be next I promise. Until then GO BEAN TOWN WOO!! Since I am only 15 and don't have my license it is illegal for me to even ride on the road let alone be forced to wear a helmet it is sort of a loop hole.   The guy took off all of the fairing he said and I really like the naked look. It makes it sound mean. It didn't have a battery when I bought it and it won't crank over but the guy said it is probably just a loose wire or something and to just wiggle all the ones I see. It definitely runs he said and it is super fast. He said he had it over 120mph. He kept losing the key so he made it super easy to start and also rigged up a pretty cool contraption with a zip tie to pop the seat off. I really like this bike and cannot wait until I can get it running so I can race my older friends.    I am really looking forward to being part of this neat community and many long years of riding! Cheers! Dan
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| # ? May 24, 2013 08:56 |
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Welcome to these forums you're sure you get along great here! Nsap nsaP fucked around with this message at Mar 7, 2013 around 01:33 |
| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:31 |
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Thread of the year, right here.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:33 |
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Prince von Mootmoot!
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:35 |
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I am pretty excited to get out and ride. I saw this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW6u5waoV84 and I am pumped to try it myself.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:37 |
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this is awesome
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:38 |
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Welcome to CA! I hope you enjoy your stay here, and good luck with your sweet new Ninja!
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:40 |
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Thanks! I was hoping to see what it topped out on so I put it on the big kick stand, not sure what the name of it is. So the back tire was off the ground and I went through the gears to red line in 5th and boy did it scream. I think the speedometer is broken though because it didn't even move.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:52 |
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The speedo is on the front wheel. A good way to test top speed is to run it on a treadmill so the wheels move together.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 01:54 |
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Oh wow, no way.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 02:28 |
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You should make a video of your top speed test. I'm interested to see how much it screams.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 02:28 |
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This owns.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 02:30 |
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lol bike is sick
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 02:36 |
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Parents are sleeping and I don't want to wake them up but as soon as they leave for work and I "leave for school" I guess I can take a video of topping it out in the garage.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 02:40 |
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Did he throw that sweet bike gear in with the deal? If so, awesome score!Day Man posted:You should make a video of your top speed test. I'm interested to see how much it screams. Also this.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 02:41 |
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Man I hate to be the bearer of bad news - but you got yourself an awful bike to start on! You know how people always say "There is no replacement for displacement!" - well it's more true for bikes than it ever was for cars! That 250 that you got as a first bike? Yeah see you're going to have to REALLY crank that sucker up to 5k+ RPMS to just get moving. It's a lot for a new rider to concentrate on keeping the revs way up while staying on the road. I suggest you get rid of the 250 and buy a really easy to ride bike - as in one that's 1000CC or bigger! Also remember, in bike naming convention the "R" means "Rideable" as in easy to ride. Buy the bikes with R's. The more the better. IE CBR1000RR - that's 3xR!
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 02:49 |
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FileNotFound posted:Man I hate to be the bearer of bad news - but you got yourself an awful bike to start on! Give him 3 weeks to get some experience first, squid. Then buy a liter bike.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 04:49 |
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Yeah, you'll grow outta that poo poo in a week or two man, shoulda gotten 600+ ccs. Sorry, live and learn 
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 05:12 |
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To quote George Takei; OH MYYYYY!!!!
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 05:15 |
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I saw that you were having trouble starting the bike because you have no battery! What you should do is get some jumper cables, open up the seat or wherever the battery is, and plug them into the battery terminals then connect the other end to the battery in your dad's car or truck. Then get a friend to get in the truck and start it and floor the gas (you need the power!) while you sit on the bike and press the starter. It should start right up and start running! Then just make sure that you don't stop riding it until you get back home or else you might be stuck.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 05:47 |
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 05:58 |
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The reddish patina on the chain looks loving sick with the green and black, bro. Btw, you don't need a license to ride on the sidewalk.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 06:02 |
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You should've started on a real bike with 600 seesee's that 250 is for girls. Dan
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 06:07 |
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I'm sorry but riding around with a Boston ballcap on???? You're just asking to have your head knocked open. Go for Yankees (any color, really) or Philly (only throwback!!) In order to get the most protection you need to keep the hat in as pristine shape as possible, don't remove any tag or stickers and DON'T BEND THE BILL - you'll ruin it!¡! If it feels like it's going to fly off your head at speed, don't worry, this is normal - just hook the bill under the passenger seat grab strap, works just as well there.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 10:33 |
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There is an FZ1 down the road for sale. Maybe I will put the ninja up for sale and get that. What is resale on a 97 EX250 do you think? In the mean time I will do some riding while the parents are at work so they don't get on my case about things. I borrowed a license plate off my the front of my dad's beater truck so no one would know the bike isn't registered.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 11:44 |
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FileNotFound posted:Also remember, in bike naming convention the "R" means "Rideable" as in easy to ride. Buy the bikes with R's. The more the better. IE CBR1000RR - that's 3xR! This is the best argument for owning a 'blade. Showing it to my wife now 
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 12:17 |
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Likewise, "S" means Safe. So you should get an S1000RR, because it's safe and doubly ridable. e:  I'm dumb, it's "Safe", not "Slow"
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Aprilia RSV4R Really Safe & Very (the four R's:) 'Ridable', 'Reliable', 'Reasonably-price' & 'Respected' Bike naming is confusing at first but once you make sense of it, it's a very good system.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 13:24 |
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I went to Napa to get a battery for the ninja but it needs to trickle charge for some hours so they are gonna do it for me. Otherwise I would have the video of it on the big stand thing going through the gears to red line. I wonder how fast in 5th gear it really spins. Top gear like that I bet it really does 120
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 13:43 |
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a 250? man you need a leader bike at least, something with a couple powerbands installed, better breaks, a real crotch rocket
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 14:50 |
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You fool, you'll have to change your forum name once you get a new bike!
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 15:31 |
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yeah, really wrote yourself into a corner on that one
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 15:47 |
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Voted five, this new rider is really going places! Pham
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 16:33 |
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I literally ride the Pope Mobile, hence the name.
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EX250 Type R posted:I went to Napa to get a battery for the ninja but it needs to trickle charge for some hours so they are gonna do it for me. Otherwise I would have the video of it on the big stand thing going through the gears to red line. I wonder how fast in 5th gear it really spins. Top gear like that I bet it really does 120 The Napa guys are just safety trollin you. Just jump your bike off a car's battery (make sure the car is on and revving to its redline). Since you have the fairing off, and thus a ton of weight, it'll do 130 in 6th easy.
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AncientTV posted:The Napa guys are just safety trollin you. Just jump your bike off a car's battery (make sure the car is on and revving to its redline). Just think of how fast it'll go in 7th!
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 19:06 |
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EX250 Type R for mod of the new AI/CA Yospos-esque subforum.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 19:10 |
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Speaking of which, I miss LF. 
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 19:15 |
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cmon son no one misses lf
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| # ? May 24, 2013 08:56 |
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:cmon son no one misses lf It's D&D without libertarians, armchair Calvinists, and secret freepers! At least bring back the LFest pics you got thread. 
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