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nitzer
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New guy

Post by nitzer » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:45 pm

Hey, guys/gals. Just found the site and decided to say Hi. I'm 38 and just finished the motorcycle safety course a month ago. A week after finishing I got my license and bought a 2007 Ninja 250 to learn how to ride on...again. Had a license 20 years ago, but never rode. Just looking for some crazy (in the head - not on the road) kinda folks to ride with and get more seat time. I'm new to riding, Fort Worth and sorta new to TX so go easy... :) I've already put 250 miles on the bike in 3 weeks which is 50 more than the previous owner did all of last year. Been commuting on it to work on the back roads just to get the feel of riding again. I did see that some of you are riding tomorrow. Not sure I'm ready for that, but...you never know. First thing I did to it was remove all those red flames from it...
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Re: New guy

Post by milesmiles » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:08 pm

Glad to have you on the boards! No rush to get out and ride with the group, there will be plenty of rides and that will give you time to get comfortable with your bike. Check out bike nights in the mean time!!!
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Re: New guy

Post by Dragonfly » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:09 pm

Welcome, clean looking bike! And yes I'm leading a ride tomorrow. Your more than welcome to join in as we will be keeping speeds to a moderate pace.
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Re: New guy

Post by dufremle » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:33 pm

Welcome!
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Re: New guy

Post by Fender943 » Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:12 pm

Welcome!
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Re: New guy

Post by nitzer » Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:14 pm

Just curious...how far are you guys going?
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Re: New guy

Post by Striple » Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:26 pm

Welcome!
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Re: New guy

Post by Telomere » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:07 pm

Welcome to the boards!! Come on out and meet us this Thursday at bike night!!!
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Re: New guy

Post by U-Turn » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:20 pm

Hi - Nitz.
Take a deep breath and go.
My first year with the club I rode about 20k all year.
From past experiences an average ride will be about 200 miles. Sometimes less, sometimes more.
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Re: New guy

Post by 2track » Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:28 am

Welcome! Glad you found us. Hope to meet you at one of our get togethers.
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Re: New guy

Post by El Diabro » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:23 pm

Welcome to the boards, and it was good to meet ya on the ride today
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Re: New guy

Post by DarcShadow » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:00 am

nitzerebbhead wrote:Just curious...how far are you guys going?
Typical rides are between 150-200 miles with stops every 50 to 70 miles for fuel and/or to stretch.
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Re: New guy

Post by fixxervi6 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:04 am

El Diabro wrote:Welcome to the boards, and it was good to meet ya on the ride today
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Be sure to come out to the fox and the hound one night so you can meet the rest of the peeps.
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Re: New guy

Post by nitzer » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:05 am

As of right now I think I'm free Thursday night so I'll try to stop by after work.
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Re: New guy

Post by WillK675 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:12 am

Welcome to the boards. I hope you enjoyed the Ride over the weekend, and hope you can make it out Thursday for the rest of us to meet you.
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Re: New guy

Post by ninja_24 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:14 am

Welcome!
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Re: New guy

Post by Rhino » Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:42 am

Welcome! I hope you can make it out Thursday.
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Re: New guy

Post by Firewa11 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:18 pm

Welcome! That's a nice, clean looking bike you got there! Hopefully you can join us on Thursday for Bike Night!
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Re: New guy

Post by DemonDuck » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:49 am

Welcome hope to see ya at bike night.
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Re: New guy

Post by PinkFiddy » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:27 am

howdy!

i like the bike. kinda looks like the one I just bought at the beginning of the month :D

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