hi lv4bren here my husband found this site so thought id check it out. He just bought me a 1990 ninja 250, never rode much took a weekend learning class, to get my licence but sadly failed got out of wanting to learn but now got back in it cause he bought the bike think he did it to push me to ride which is cool. I have a 3 yr old, 2 dogs a husband and a bike, now. he has riden for his whole life and owns a 2004 r-1 bought me one so we could ride together.
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Iv4bren.
Welcome to the forum and motorcycle riding. Don't give up hope and don't get scared!!!!
Practise, practise, practise.....in the nearest vacant lot you can find. learn your bike, using the clutch and learning the balance of it.
practise going to figure 8's and evertighter circles both clockwise and counter clockwise. This will help you to learn to manuver the bike, use the clutch and give you self confidence tooo.
I just took the bikes out for a ride yesterday...it was cool, but who cares....I had road fever really bad and needed to ride.
Heather
Welcome to the forum and motorcycle riding. Don't give up hope and don't get scared!!!!
Practise, practise, practise.....in the nearest vacant lot you can find. learn your bike, using the clutch and learning the balance of it.
practise going to figure 8's and evertighter circles both clockwise and counter clockwise. This will help you to learn to manuver the bike, use the clutch and give you self confidence tooo.
I just took the bikes out for a ride yesterday...it was cool, but who cares....I had road fever really bad and needed to ride.
Heather
IV4BREN,
Don't be to hard on yourself. Take the MSF when you can again, getting your endorsement is important.
Practice when you can. Find a large, clean empty parking lot, away from the cars. The first couple of weeks, I practice in a parking lot. Stopping, braking, shifting, cornering, and those pesky fiqure 8's!! Then I took short jaunts in town, where I could use those skills, then out on the highway, which technically is the safest road to ride, your riding with a constant flow of traffic rather than stop/go etc.....but both type of riding is good to practice.
You don't have to put tons of miles on your bike at once, take baby steps, couple hours a day. Ride by yourself and with your husband or a small group.
Just take your time, ride at YOUR pace, its all about YOU and YOUR BIKE!!! :wink:
Be sure to read the "Stickys", that may help too.
The forum is full of information, so be sure to keep us on your "Favorites!!"
Don't be to hard on yourself. Take the MSF when you can again, getting your endorsement is important.
Practice when you can. Find a large, clean empty parking lot, away from the cars. The first couple of weeks, I practice in a parking lot. Stopping, braking, shifting, cornering, and those pesky fiqure 8's!! Then I took short jaunts in town, where I could use those skills, then out on the highway, which technically is the safest road to ride, your riding with a constant flow of traffic rather than stop/go etc.....but both type of riding is good to practice.
You don't have to put tons of miles on your bike at once, take baby steps, couple hours a day. Ride by yourself and with your husband or a small group.
Just take your time, ride at YOUR pace, its all about YOU and YOUR BIKE!!! :wink:
Be sure to read the "Stickys", that may help too.
The forum is full of information, so be sure to keep us on your "Favorites!!"
hi all.
my names marsha and i live in perth western australia. I started riding in 2002 and my first bike was a GPX 250. I finally decided to upgrade October last year and am now riding a 2002 ZX6R, ( hence my username).
I am loving the bigger bike, but do still miss the GPX cause it was a gerat first bike.
I love riding, and reading, movied and playing sports.
Look forward to chatting with you all.
my names marsha and i live in perth western australia. I started riding in 2002 and my first bike was a GPX 250. I finally decided to upgrade October last year and am now riding a 2002 ZX6R, ( hence my username).
I am loving the bigger bike, but do still miss the GPX cause it was a gerat first bike.
I love riding, and reading, movied and playing sports.
Look forward to chatting with you all.
Welcome NinjaBabe (Marsha)!!!ZX6Rbabe said:hi all.
my names marsha and i live in perth western australia. I started riding in 2002 and my first bike was a GPX 250. I finally decided to upgrade October last year and am now riding a 2002 ZX6R, ( hence my username).
I am loving the bigger bike, but do still miss the GPX cause it was a gerat first bike.
I love riding, and reading, movied and playing sports.
Look forward to chatting with you all.
Forum is full of information and fun stuff too.
Be sure to post you and/or your ride under "Show off your Ride."
Hello all
Hello to all. My name is Diane and I live in the sunny state of Florida where it is now a very warm 47 degrees compared to the rest of the country...burrrrr. I rode my Ninja 250 this past weekend. I have had my bike for 11 months and have put on over 10,000 miles on it. Rode at Deal's Gap twice with it, great bike for the Gap. I mostly commute on the bike during the week and take long rides when I can. The Ninja is the second bike I have owned, the first was a cruiser. I am married with two sons, a cat and one fish. I am a paralegal by trade and going to school to become an attorney.
Hello to all. My name is Diane and I live in the sunny state of Florida where it is now a very warm 47 degrees compared to the rest of the country...burrrrr. I rode my Ninja 250 this past weekend. I have had my bike for 11 months and have put on over 10,000 miles on it. Rode at Deal's Gap twice with it, great bike for the Gap. I mostly commute on the bike during the week and take long rides when I can. The Ninja is the second bike I have owned, the first was a cruiser. I am married with two sons, a cat and one fish. I am a paralegal by trade and going to school to become an attorney.
Hello all..my name is Bettina and actually I am picking up my bike this weekend..its an 88 kawasaki 500..great condition, low mileage...I am a first time rider and I cant wait...
Welcome!! :wink:Crosstown said:Hello to all. My name is Diane and I live in the sunny state of Florida where it is now a very warm 47 degrees compared to the rest of the country...burrrrr. I rode my Ninja 250 this past weekend. I have had my bike for 11 months and have put on over 10,000 miles on it. Rode at Deal's Gap twice with it, great bike for the Gap. I mostly commute on the bike during the week and take long rides when I can. The Ninja is the second bike I have owned, the first was a cruiser. I am married with two sons, a cat and one fish. I am a paralegal by trade and going to school to become an attorney.
Welcome!!! :wink:Bgregory22 said:Hello all..my name is Bettina and actually I am picking up my bike this weekend..its an 88 kawasaki 500..great condition, low mileage...I am a first time rider and I cant wait...
Hey everyone. I am new to the board. My name is Angie and I bought a 2005 ninja 500R about 3 weeks ago now. I have grown up around motorcycles and finally got around to buying my own. My husband bought a BMW not too long ago and I was sick of being "the girl on the back", especially since I know how to ride. I guess I am one of the youngest on the site since I am 27 but I think it is great how many women riders there are, no matter the age. Well that's about all from here. Thanks Ninjagirl for introducing me to this site.
Happy riding.
Happy riding.
Hello Ninjachic! A warm welcome to our friendly Kawi family! Congrats on the new bike! Enjoy...........
Welcome NC!!!! :grin:ncninjachic said:Hey everyone. I am new to the board. My name is Angie and I bought a 2005 ninja 500R about 3 weeks ago now. I have grown up around motorcycles and finally got around to buying my own. My husband bought a BMW not too long ago and I was sick of being "the girl on the back", especially since I know how to ride. I guess I am one of the youngest on the site since I am 27 but I think it is great how many women riders there are, no matter the age. Well that's about all from here. Thanks Ninjagirl for introducing me to this site.
Happy riding.
Welcome NC Ninjachic! This is a great forum to hang out! Congratulations on your new ride too!
Hi Everyone,
My name is Lisa, but my tag reads RNMAMA. I have only been riding for 2 full years now minus the snowy winters here in Upstate NY. My beginer bike was a 1979 Kawasaki 400LTD that I picked up for $400.00! It was great to learn on, but Hubby just bought me a 2001 Vulcan 800 for my b-day at the start of the month and I love it!
I admit that I am trying to feel confident on it because it is bigger and more powerful than my 400, but I have been told that I will get used to anything I ride and to give it time. I do though wonder if anyone else had a time of getting used to a bigger bike and had any tips for me.
I have taken it out a few times and even to work once. I havent really had a problem with it, except for a bit of fear of it's size when I come to a stop. I need to and plan to get out on it in a parking lot to practice, but I would still love to here from other women who ride.
I have 2 children that I home school, an 11 year old girl and a 6 year old boy. My hubby and I just bought a house in September and then rescued a greyhound in December. I have been sitting here trying to come up with hobbies that I have and I guess I dont really have any... I guess I must be borring.lol
Lisa
aka RNMama
My name is Lisa, but my tag reads RNMAMA. I have only been riding for 2 full years now minus the snowy winters here in Upstate NY. My beginer bike was a 1979 Kawasaki 400LTD that I picked up for $400.00! It was great to learn on, but Hubby just bought me a 2001 Vulcan 800 for my b-day at the start of the month and I love it!
I admit that I am trying to feel confident on it because it is bigger and more powerful than my 400, but I have been told that I will get used to anything I ride and to give it time. I do though wonder if anyone else had a time of getting used to a bigger bike and had any tips for me.
I have taken it out a few times and even to work once. I havent really had a problem with it, except for a bit of fear of it's size when I come to a stop. I need to and plan to get out on it in a parking lot to practice, but I would still love to here from other women who ride.
I have 2 children that I home school, an 11 year old girl and a 6 year old boy. My hubby and I just bought a house in September and then rescued a greyhound in December. I have been sitting here trying to come up with hobbies that I have and I guess I dont really have any... I guess I must be borring.lol
Lisa
aka RNMama
Welcome RNMama!!!RNMama said:Hi Everyone,
My name is Lisa, but my tag reads RNMAMA. I have only been riding for 2 full years now minus the snowy winters here in Upstate NY. My beginer bike was a 1979 Kawasaki 400LTD that I picked up for $400.00! It was great to learn on, but Hubby just bought me a 2001 Vulcan 800 for my b-day at the start of the month and I love it!
I admit that I am trying to feel confident on it because it is bigger and more powerful than my 400, but I have been told that I will get used to anything I ride and to give it time. I do though wonder if anyone else had a time of getting used to a bigger bike and had any tips for me.
I have taken it out a few times and even to work once. I havent really had a problem with it, except for a bit of fear of it's size when I come to a stop. I need to and plan to get out on it in a parking lot to practice, but I would still love to here from other women who ride.
I have 2 children that I home school, an 11 year old girl and a 6 year old boy. My hubby and I just bought a house in September and then rescued a greyhound in December. I have been sitting here trying to come up with hobbies that I have and I guess I dont really have any... I guess I must be borring.lol
Lisa
aka RNMama
Glad your here, you will learn alot from the guys and the gals!
Have you thought of taking the MSF Class? www.msf-usa.org
Practice in parking lots is a start.
Actually I took the MSF course with my husband and that is what I plan to practice on in the parking lot. Things like the uturn box and quick stops and swerving. I actually have pulled out my manual that I got when I took the course and am cutting tennis balls in half as we speak.lol
Hubby and I are hoping to get out this weekend so he can help me gain my confidence. I know that most of what I am going through is just that a confidence issue. I suppose that's the nurse in me, cause I know what can happen. But I wear my full leathers and my bohn body armor and that helps. I want to be safe for my kids and as you may have found, anytime someone finds out I ride, they always have to tell me how their 3rd cousin twice removed on their mothers, brothers, uncles side, crashed and was mangled. I tell you...
I really do enjoy riding, it's the intial turn out of the drive way, and the fear of dropping it at a stop, that almost makes me stop. Once I am out of the drive or moving down the road, I really am ok. I just have that initial fear, which some say is good, but I find it annoying...
RNMama
Hubby and I are hoping to get out this weekend so he can help me gain my confidence. I know that most of what I am going through is just that a confidence issue. I suppose that's the nurse in me, cause I know what can happen. But I wear my full leathers and my bohn body armor and that helps. I want to be safe for my kids and as you may have found, anytime someone finds out I ride, they always have to tell me how their 3rd cousin twice removed on their mothers, brothers, uncles side, crashed and was mangled. I tell you...
I really do enjoy riding, it's the intial turn out of the drive way, and the fear of dropping it at a stop, that almost makes me stop. Once I am out of the drive or moving down the road, I really am ok. I just have that initial fear, which some say is good, but I find it annoying...
RNMama
Hi to all! My name is Lynne and I'm 39 years old. My hubby bought me my first bike june 03, but I didn't get it running until aug 03. Had alot of fun and learning working on my own bike, (with a little help from my friends). So far I have logged about 200 miles on it. Still not running up to par, but working on it. I love riding and think this a great site. I am really glad to see all the ladies riding their own! Hope to see you all out there soon!
Sorry for the late response...Welcome!!! Glad to see your taking your time, your going to love riding!!!!lynne9592 said:Hi to all! My name is Lynne and I'm 39 years old. My hubby bought me my first bike june 03, but I didn't get it running until aug 03. Had alot of fun and learning working on my own bike, (with a little help from my friends). So far I have logged about 200 miles on it. Still not running up to par, but working on it. I love riding and think this a great site. I am really glad to see all the ladies riding their own! Hope to see you all out there soon!
Hi, my name is Denisse and I began riding last year when my fiance bought a Suzuki GS500 (he is 6' 2") and I told him that he looked like a wuz on it so then he bought a '04 Yamaha FZ6 and I inherited the GS500.. he thought me how to ride and I rode it from Warner Robins GA to Helen GA and rode through the twisties... men they were so much fun... I dropped the bike a few times while stopped... pretty tall for me and big for my size (I'm 5' 2") so we just sold it and I'm getting a Ninja EX 250... I have gotten on it and I love the way it feels.
Welcome!! :wink:
Your going to love the Ninja, have you thought about getting the 500, since you already rode the Suzuki?
Have you taken the MSF Class?
Check out the "Sticky's" in this section of the forum.
Glad your here, you will learn alot from everyone!!!
Kelly aka NinjaGirl (Moderator)
Your going to love the Ninja, have you thought about getting the 500, since you already rode the Suzuki?
Have you taken the MSF Class?
Check out the "Sticky's" in this section of the forum.
Glad your here, you will learn alot from everyone!!!
Kelly aka NinjaGirl (Moderator)
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