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Postby ZX2R_BOY » Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:59 pm

Hey guys my names Steven and yes i am a noob. Ive been riding dirt bikes since i can remember but never thought id love street bikes more. Ive always been more of a car guy. My interest in Street bikes started 2 yrs ago when i was smoked by a bike in my FORD TX5 TURBO. It ran 12.78sec on the quarter mile so you can imagine how i felt :P when a bike on the street left me for dead. Since then its always been in the back of my mind, being a uni student and all, that i should sell my car and start riding. So i did just that, sold the car, bought a crap Mitsibishi Magna and a great looking 1989 Kawasaki ZX2R.

So now im saving money and still enjoying myself on the roads. I Love my ZX2R Sounds like a F1 car with the exhaust on it and it doesnt go to bad either for a baby. :D

Anyways thats my story
Feel free to ask me anything
IT MAY ONLY BE A 250 BUT I LOVE IT!
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Postby Possum » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:09 pm

Welcome to greener pastures! Sounds like you'll be getting into track days too hmmm?
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Postby Torquewrench » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:41 pm

Welcome aboard ZX2R BOY :kuda:
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Postby ZX2R_BOY » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:08 pm

Yea I have alot of friends that ride. Most have the R6 but they all reckon 250s can be fun to learn on the track too. I would love to go to a track day but I'd hate to come off in full leathers, it would cost me a fortune!
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Postby waynemorgan » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:21 pm

Welcome aboard!

If you're going to try a track day hire leathers there ;)

Be warned - it's VERY addictive!
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Postby ZX2R_BOY » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:33 pm

hahaha I've heard its great. I want to give the drag strip a go first to see what my old boy can do then track days. I'm so glad you can hire leathers! I think tops and bottoms are worth more than my bike...
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Postby ZX2R_BOY » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:41 pm

hahaha I've heard its great. I want to give the drag strip a go first to see what my old boy can do then track days. I'm so glad you can hire leathers! I think tops and bottoms are worth more than my bike...
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Postby Dafuzz31 » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:11 am

Wait till ya upgrade.....the ole 2fiddy will feel like it had flintsone like acceleration
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Postby Possum » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:35 am

Dafuzz31 wrote:Wait till ya upgrade.....the ole 2fiddy will feel like it had flintsone like acceleration


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Postby red_dave » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:21 pm

Welcome Steven! :kuda: :kuda:
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Postby ZX2R_BOY » Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:50 am

Hey all! I love how you describe it like flinestones! Lol. I can't wait till I can hop on a 600. Although ive heard great things about those apprilla 2 stroke things. Are they as good and quick as a 2 stroke trail bike?
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Postby photomike666 » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:47 pm

Welcome aboard.

No road bike will give you the instant 'kick' of an 'MX' powerband, but they are decepivly fast. Even an old 600 is good for 110kph in 1st, just learn your road craft and how to make yourself visable to cars. Not much good accelerating like hell only to come to an abrupt stop!
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Postby ZX2R_BOY » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:01 pm

Yea I kno what you mean...its hard to get experienced riders to come along with a guy on a 250.. So I'm trying to learn the tricks of the trade solo. Going good so far but I kno what you mean by coming to a very fast stop lol.

Thanx for the advice
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Postby un_majstk » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:40 pm

welcome zxr2r_boy.

smithfield ... mmm tommy kebabs. :)

drags on wednesday nights are mad fun for the $50-ish dollars for the night. and more convenient, (full leathers not required etc). trackday kills it for fun though.

enjoy!
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Postby tim » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:54 pm

Dude get along to some regular rides some of the members do every week.
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