Ninja

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We totally have a clan of Ninja's now! Hahaha :)

Sara has a candy plasma blue ninja now, and Melody has a black ninja :D

Here are pictures of our awesome sawesome bikes.



That one is Sara's and mine :D



And that's Melody's and mine yay!

Oh! I did my first mod by myself :D (with a tiny bit of help from my dad)
I got the competetion werkes fender eliminator kit, cause I mean come on....the fenders on the 250's are pretty uggo.



That's my original fender.




Here is his naked butt. :D



Tada! Fender CHOP! That picture is kinda hard to see the fender huh...

I'll get a better one next time.

Now I'm saving up money for my next couple of mods which are a lot more complicated and I will need the help of some people...

I'm hopefully getting a new dash, but I really want my exhaust first. A lot of people get just the slip-on's, but I'm going for the whole exhaust system. Add a little more power to my Ninja :)

Construction...

EVERYWHERE I go there is construction work going on. Can't they stick to one project, finish it, and THEN move on to the next project? West on 520 has been under construction for about 3-4 weeks now. They finished east side construction within a week. Why does the west bound have to take so long. URGHA.

It's a lot more dangerous on the bike too...it can get pretty bumpy and scary. And those grooved pavements, I hate those grooved pavements!

And these signs are everywhere.



I'm just waiting for the day my tires slip out under me because of these grooved pavements and big ass bumps. 1st Avenue in Seattle is shitty as all hell, and now they are getting started on 4th. Wait to shut down all the businesses on 1st Avenue Seattle.

Ninja

My Ninja is doing GREAT! I just had my 600/1,000 mile service done, and everything is A-Okay~! Finally got my new kickstand installed, and my new tank pad is attached :D

It looks super slick kee hee hee

I rode down to Everett on Sunday and totally washed him squeaky clean :)



Sara just purchased herself a Ninja 250 as well :D Candy Plasma Blue!
Hopefully, I will be going out for a ride this Friday since I'm not working! WOO HOO!
With Sara, Jacob and Melody, and I don't know who else =P But that should be great!

The King...

Time for an update for sure.




The King of Pop has passed and it is a very sad moment for many. But he lives on with his music, dance, and outrageous Music Videos. May he finally rest in peace away from all the scandal and the prying eyes of the paparazzi. I hope all goes well with his children. Although, he seemed to have known his fate, it is still incredibly shocking to hear at such a young age. Just one day before, he was happy and rehearsing for his upcoming tour which would have been amazing. No doubt about it. I was hoping to see him in Vegas but that dream is now lost.

Within a week and a half, three celebrities and one semi-celebrity has passed. DAYAMN. It must have been a rough week for a lot of people.

Speedy

I am up to 300 miles on my bike now! WAHOO!
I enjoy freeway riding, it's not as bad as I imagined it was. There are a lot of asshole drivers out there though. I'm going the speed limit on the freeway and everyone is zooming passed me like crazy. Like today, I took the freeway to the Alderwood Mall and this big ass SUV was behind me on my ass for like 5 miles. He switched lanes to the one next to me and gave me a dirty look and shook his hand pretty much saying "What the bajeeeezuz are you doing driving 10 miles over the speed limit when you should be driving 20 miles over the speed limit" I shook my head at him and almost gave him the finger. I should have! Or kicked his rear view mirror off but his gas guzzlin'-bad for the environment car was way too high for my legs to reach.

It was a pretty good day to go riding though, not too cold and not too hot. I'm getting used to driving on the freeway now.

Anyways, there are a lot of crazy drivers out there and I notice it even more when I'm on my Ninja. I finally got my kickstand back so I'm takin' it to Tom at Bellevue Kawasaki and have them install that for me. It's a bit dangerous parking my bike sometimes cause it stands so straight up. The ticking sound on my bike is gone. I don't think it was anything major. I only filled my gas tank up TWICE since getting this bike. And it's about 8 bucks a fill. That's AWESOME!!

Gang

Now that I'm a bike rider, I've been meeting new people. (Well almost)

I'm in a Ninja 250 Forum and there's this half Japanese girl who lives in Redmond that has a Ninja 250. We're going to meet up soon and go for a ride.

And then! My FedEx guy from work also has a Ninja. His is a 600 though, but I think we're going to go riding sometime too. There are about 8 Ninja riders in Washington that we know of and we will at one point all meet up and go for a nice ride.

I'm pretty stoked about this.

What I'm NOT stoked about is my Ninja making funny ticking sound. And I found a tube under the bike that's hanging. I can't remember if it has always been hanging or if it just happened :'(

I think I'll take it to the Kawasaki shop and have Tom or someone take a look at it.

I'm guessing it might be because I didn't follow the proper break-in procedure.

So I've been riding my bike to work now, on the sunny days. The mornings are extremely awesome. The ride back is a little more scarier since there is more traffic, but I'm gradually getting used to it. Being on the freeway feels SO good. Especially when I'm on the bridge crossing the water, seriously, B.E.A.UTIFUL sight!

I added my Gorilla Alarm to my bike so when someone as much as touches it, the alarm will sound off. I'm so glad I got it cause I've been paranoid about it getting ruined since I'm living in an apartment too. And I also got a nice quality cover for my bike for the rainy days and the sunny days. I'm going to start doing some exercise too as it will help with my biking performance. Riding can get really exhausting, especially if you're doing it for a long period of time. I don't think people really get it haha.
This weekend and next week is supposed to be ultra sunny so I'm looking forward to more ride time :)

Dun Dun......DUNNNN........!

Saturday, I finally got my endorsement! i woke up super early so I can beat the DMV lines since they smell bad and can take up to two hours for any service.

After I got my endorsement, we went for a ride!
Jacob, Sara and Stephan and I went for a ride up some hilly hills. It was quite awesome and I had a great time.

Although.....



and...




.............................

:'(

I don't care about me, I care more about my bike! And I scratched him up...I'm glad I had frame sliders or else the damage could have been worse.

And I just have a fatty bruise on my knee and hip.
Oi I learned my lesson though.

Maybe it would help if I don't group ride for a while. I should probably ride by myself so I can get used to my body movements.
But other than that! It was really fun. I put in 74 miles that day, so now I'm up to about 114 miles total :D YAY!
I can wait to bring it home with me (At the apartment) but I have to get a cover and an alarm first.

Ciao!