Official Welcome Thread

[Lighter]

Howdy all, just got a 06 900 Classic LT in June, Bike fits me perfectly, Lots of great info on this site from you'all.

[mwmalotte]

Welcome Lighter! The 900 LTs are awesome bikes. Oh, and I'll say it now as I'm sure others will...

[Cowiesaki]

Hiya Folks, loving the site, I've presently got a sick ZL600 eliminator trike but I'm hoping some of you guys can help me out with it lol

Take it easy, Cowiesaki

[Jeiman]

Greetings, I'm Jeiman and I recently found this site after looking for some information about my new (used) Ninja250r. It's a 2003 and had only 4811 miles on it when I purchased it. Never been dropped, and has no signs of abuse. Many people tell me it looks like a new bike Her name is Julia.

[Suze711]

Hiya Folks, loving the site, I've presently got a sick ZL600 eliminator trike but I'm hoping some of you guys can help me out with it lol

Take it easy, Cowiesaki

Nice Trike!! I've only found this site a few weeks back...I have been able to discover quite a bit of information thats helped me. I'm new to riding, so this has been great! Welcome...
Oh, and on a side note, Scotland will be my next BIG travel destination, in 2012. A few family members & I have been doing heritage research, and although my more RECENT ancestry comes from Austria, Croatia, France, and England...THEY ALL came originally from Scotland! Both my mom & dads ancestry is in Dumfriesshire. So, I am looking forward to seeing Scotland!!!

[Suze711]

Greetings, I'm Jeiman and I recently found this site after looking for some information about my new (used) Ninja250r. It's a 2003 and had only 4811 miles on it when I purchased it. Never been dropped, and has no signs of abuse. Many people tell me it looks like a new bike Her name is Julia.

Greetings!! My bike's Sasha..Look left That's her!! Although, I need some new pics & hope to get some this weekend...I love my 250R. I bought mine from an Military officer. It was his only transportation. He took good care of her..It's a 2007, the year before they 'modernized' them. I kinda like the more retro look myself. Maybe because I'm a retro rider! Welcome & enjoy! I have learned alot here!!

[Cowiesaki]

Nice Trike!! I've only found this site a few weeks back...I have been able to discover quite a bit of information thats helped me. I'm new to riding, so this has been great! Welcome...
Oh, and on a side note, Scotland will be my next BIG travel destination, in 2012. A few family members & I have been doing heritage research, and although my more RECENT ancestry comes from Austria, Croatia, France, and England...THEY ALL came originally from Scotland! Both my mom & dads ancestry is in Dumfriesshire. So, I am looking forward to seeing Scotland!!!

Why thanks! Alot of time and dedication went in to getting it looking the way it does it means alot to me when somebody comments on it looking good So thanks again you made my day! It would be alot nicer if it was running properly though Lol I was told it was more than likely the CDI unit that was faulty but I fitted a new one today and it's exactly the same as before so some more investigating is required....Gutted isn't the word, I was hoping to get out on it this weekend.

I'm sure you will enjoy your trip to Scotland, the only thing I will say is make sure you take your wet weather gear and plenty of midge repellent, Dumfres is in the south of Scotland, I'm up in the North east corner but if your anyway near this direction give me a shout you never know I might've got the trike running again by then and you could get to see it for real.

Take it easy,
Iain

[Suze711]

Why thanks! Alot of time and dedication went in to getting it looking the way it does it means alot to me when somebody comments on it looking good So thanks again you made my day! It would be alot nicer if it was running properly though Lol I was told it was more than likely the CDI unit that was faulty but I fitted a new one today and it's exactly the same as before so some more investigating is required....Gutted isn't the word, I was hoping to get out on it this weekend.

I'm sure you will enjoy your trip to Scotland, the only thing I will say is make sure you take your wet weather gear and plenty of midge repellent, Dumfres is in the south of Scotland, I'm up in the North east corner but if your anyway near this direction give me a shout you never know I might've got the trike running again by then and you could get to see it for real.

Take it easy,
Iain

I take it that a MIDGE, is a bug of some sort? I love hearing new words & phrases from over the pond!! Anyway, it would actually be nice to see rain! Here in Arizona, especially in YUMA...A podunk town, I get rain about once or twice a year!!!! I only stay here, because it's a 2 1/2 hour drive to San Diego & Phoenix..and a 5 hour drive to Las Vegas!!!
But, when I come fly over for the Olympics, I would surely like to look up a few people!!

[dad22153]

Hey All,
Dave here from New Jersey. Long-time gear head, I have a bunch of bike projects in the works. Just bought a Vulcan 800A and absolutely love it! A really fun bike to ride. Can't wait to start moddin....

[Cowiesaki]

I take it that a MIDGE, is a bug of some sort? I love hearing new words & phrases from over the pond!! Anyway, it would actually be nice to see rain! Here in Arizona, especially in YUMA...A podunk town, I get rain about once or twice a year!!!! I only stay here, because it's a 2 1/2 hour drive to San Diego & Phoenix..and a 5 hour drive to Las Vegas!!!
But, when I come fly over for the Olympics, I would surely like to look up a few people!!

Yeah it's a tiny little flying bug, what it looses out on in size more than makes up for in annoyance, it's almost as Scottish as kilts and whiskey, If have search online for the Dreaded Scottish midge you'll get a better understanding of what I'm talking about.
Oh you're making me jealous, we call it a good summer if we get two days of sunshine in a row...Lol Well it's maybe not quite that bad but you get what I mean....put it this way I'm looking out the window and it's pouring down with rain at the moment and yesterday was exactly the same!
Hahahhaha!!! You could drive from one end of Scotland to the other in 5hrs, you speak about it as though it's not that far away lol So are you coming over to compete in the Olympics or just spectating?

[mpszyman]

Greetings from Poland from Maciek and VN900 Custom LE. Some pictures of the bike here

[Newby_1]

Hey all! Brand new to the forum and to the bike world. I just purchased a new (2 miles on the odometer) ER-6n. I do not have anything else to compare the bike to, but I absolutely love riding it! I put approximately 190 miles on it this past weekend. I would have kept going but my knees and neck were not cooperating. I guess they will adapt over time. Just wanted to say hello and look forward to meeting some fellow riders on the road. Already planning on doing a ride with the shop that I bought my bike from in three weeks. I already feel that any excuse is a good enough excuse to get on the bike and ride!

[GRT800]

Hey Just checking in. Live in NE North Carolina, looking for folks to do rides, NC obx or for breakfast out of the E.City area. drop me an email
GRT800

never kiss your honey when your nose is runny
you may think its funny but it'snot

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[BertUS]

Hello
here's a new member from the Netherlands, my name is BertUS, my nick wasn't passed the censortest, but I''ll listen to BertUS aswell, I owns a VN800, but had since 1982 a lot of bikes, like Honda's (CB250, 350, 550, 750) kawa's (ltd450, ER6, VN700, VN1500 classic, ZZR1100, GTR1400, VN800) but the first bike was a 2 cilinder CZ 250 two stroke, lot of smoke, lot of fun

Like to restyle my bikes on a subtyle way
My old '96 1500 classic



My new '97 800 classic


And I'm not the best man in writing englisch

[ricksza]

Hello
here's a new member from the Netherlands, my name is BertUS, my nick wasn't passed the censortest, but I''ll listen to BertUS aswell, I owns a VN800, but had since 1982 a lot of bikes, like Honda's (CB250, 350, 550, 750) kawa's (ltd450, ER6, VN700, VN1500 classic, ZZR1100, GTR1400, VN800) but the first bike was a 2 cilinder CZ 250 two stroke, lot of smoke, lot of fun

Like to restyle my bikes on a subtyle way
My old '96 1500 classic



My new '97 800 classic


And I'm not the best man in writing englisch

Welcome BertUS. You'll find many friendly and informative people here. You english is very good, better than some others here.

[FrankCastle]

I'm Ryan. Just bought my first Kaw. Loving it and looking for mod ideas already...

[ricksza]

I'm Ryan. Just bought my first Kaw. Loving it and looking for mod ideas already...

Welcome and good luck with your 900. Need to post some pics. Sounds like you're already started on making your bike your's.

[BertUS]

Welcome from me too, 'bout mods for the 900 I don't know, but maybe it's possible mods used for the 800 of 1500 can used aswell on the 900

[dj99877]

hey everyone im dan and im new to the forum and motorcycles. working on a custom 79kz650b right now. got a quick question cuz im bad with electrical, I have bought new taillights and rear turn signals none of which have a ground wire, so when wiring these up do i just leave the old ground wire alone, or do i have to ground that to the chassis or something. hope that's not to dumb of a question, thanks! cant wait to show off my ride!

[ricksza]

hey everyone im dan and im new to the forum and motorcycles. working on a custom 79kz650b right now. got a quick question cuz im bad with electrical, I have bought new taillights and rear turn signals none of which have a ground wire, so when wiring these up do i just leave the old ground wire alone, or do i have to ground that to the chassis or something. hope that's not to dumb of a question, thanks! cant wait to show off my ride!

Welcome Dan.
If the new lamps don't have a ground wire, they are meant to ground through their mount. If there is a ground wire from the old lamp wiring, hook that to the mounting screw to ensure a good ground.