FINALLY!... Got to take my first real ride after buying the Ninja 250 3 1/2 weeks ago | GTAMotorcycle.com

FINALLY!... Got to take my first real ride after buying the Ninja 250 3 1/2 weeks ago

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tsdexter

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I'm sure if you've read some of my other threads you'd know what a terrible time I had getting this bike on the road. I've finally done it, thanks to Duffield Powersports in Barrie (they're awesome, I'll add a review later).

He's the route. 53.2km, different speeds, different road conditions, city, rural, subdivision, twisties, straights etc. It was awesome. I have a feeling it's going to take me a good long time to get to work tomorrow morning....

http://goo.gl/maps/GaHK

Also check out Duffield if you're in Barrie area, he's great - www.duffieldpowersports.com
 
Congrats dude!

@WestEnd what the hell are you talking about? This is the perfect weather to ride a bike.
 
WestEndBikeGirl said:
Congratulations! I would have gone out too but for the stupid weather man. :(
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Yaa... I went home early just in case it started pouring on me.... 1 rain drop hit me 5 mins away from home so I went back. No rain since.

Congrats on your first real ride. Nothing feels better than the first time ;).
 
Pegassus said:
@WestEnd what the hell are you talking about? This is the perfect weather to ride a bike.
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There were supposed to be thunder showers today and tomorrow but it didnt come.
 
WestEndBikeGirl said:
Stupid weather man always trying to keep me and my bike apart.
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Lol that used to happen to me a lot in Spring so I kinda stopped listening to the weatherman. Whenever it says 30-40% chance rain or thunder showers, I take my bike out to work anyways (since I don't have a car). If the rain hits, as long as I can still see and keep my bike up, I'd ride through it -otherwise I'd wait a bit.
 
I went out once strictly BECAUSE it was raining once, because I wanted to learn how it handled in the rain before I inevitably get caught out in it somewhere
 
Joe250 said:
I went out once strictly BECAUSE it was raining once, because I wanted to learn how it handled in the rain before I inevitably get caught out in it somewhere
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About a year and a half ago, I was caught in a rain storm followed by a snow storm the following day during my M2 course. Kind of got a feel of the condition at that point.... Until I was introduced to wet man holes and painted lines - that was a new experience...
 
PLau said:
Lol that used to happen to me a lot in Spring so I kinda stopped listening to the weatherman. Whenever it says 30-40% chance rain or thunder showers, I take my bike out to work anyways (since I don't have a car). If the rain hits, as long as I can still see and keep my bike up, I'd ride through it -otherwise I'd wait a bit.
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I have a rule that says if its not raining when I am just about to leave for work then I will ride. I can deal with the rain if it comes on the way home. It beats taking public transportation. And the weather man is never right.
 
Twitch18 said:
so thats where you live ....... :D

Once said 40% chance of rain so I rode to school and guess what happens while riding home. It was brutal, two hours of heavy rain with me constantly wiping my visor, couldnt see ****... so yea, never again.
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The thing is that most of the time it says 40% so in that case the weather forecast is never wrong. You will rarely see 0% (only when there isn't a cloud in the sky).
 
Congratulations on your new ride!

As for the rain and the heat I was a little disappointed about the uneventful ride home. I packed my rain gear in my backpack when I saw no grey clouds and honestly I've felt hotter and more humid days than today.

I was fully prepared to get caught in a downpour which would have cooled me and the bike from the heat, but alas it did not happen. Oh well, there's always hope for another day. :)

Being wet from rain versus sweat would have been a welcome difference. :)
 
Finally!!! Glad you enjoyed it a lot!

I didn't ride today cuz of the stupid weather forecast... But... I know what I will be busy doing this whole weekend... lol!
 
WestEndBikeGirl said:
Stupid weather man always trying to keep me and my bike apart.
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Funny you should say that, I was thinking the same thing...I dunno know what happened to meteorologist but back years ago they used to get the weather down pat for a least a few days. Now they can't even get current conditions correct.

Best job in the world, you can be wrong everyday day and still have a job. Lol
 
Thanks people. It was a blast. I was right... 15 minutes late for work... the M1 bike route took me about 30 minutes compared to ~10 in the car :D (traffic/no hwy/detour also played into that).

Twitch18 said:
so thats where you live ....... :D
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More like, so that's the subdivision you live somewhere near :p

Jinniwind said:
Finally!!! Glad you enjoyed it a lot!

I didn't ride today cuz of the stupid weather forecast... But... I know what I will be busy doing this whole weekend... lol!
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There was a 30% thunderstorm forecast here too but I had to ride home from the shop and once I got on the road I just looked at the bright blue sky and said **** it, I'm riding. :D
 
Speaking of the ride to work.. I was stopped at a light and some kid yelled out his window 'Nice bike!' - do people yell at us a lot?
 
Congrats on getting her road worthy!

Come out and meet some other riders tomorrow night, I think you've seen the details for the Barrie meet in the other thread.
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