Hi all,
Just registered and wanted to make an introduction. Today my buddy and I just picked up my new 07 Ninja 250 from Vancouver, which is just about on top of Portland... we live in Seattle so it was a fun 3hr drive to and back lol.
Bike is just about brand new, only 3k miles, been babied and never dropped - previous owner even had all of the paperwork for every oil change and maintenance work! Went overkill yesterday and picked up a full alpinestars 2pc leather suit (RC-1 I think it is) and now I'm just itching to go riding.
I took the MSF course a few months after I got my drivers license but that was years ago, but I do have my endorsement. Haven't been on a bike since the practice ones they gave us so I just resigned up for the class this weekend just so I can make sure I have the basics down. When we were down in Vancouver I hopped on the bike and went down the block no problems - a lot of the muscle memory came back and I was able to walk it around and coast in first. The 250 felt pretty natural to ride and I can't wait to get some more practice down in a parking lot before hitting the streets!
Anyway this post was a lot longer than I thought so here are some pictures.
If anyone here is in/around Seattle I'd love to meet up since I only know a handful of riders.