"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi)
06/30/2015 at 12:47 • Filed to: Happenings
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"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi)
06/30/2015 at 12:47 • Filed to: Happenings | 10
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I haven’t been around much lately, as my life has gotten much busier since I returned from France. I miss all the day to day discussions, although I do check in from time to time. Anyways, I never made a post when I bought my bike a few weeks ago, so here it is.
It’s a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 250. I bought it from a Brazilian woman in her 40s who had owned it since new for $2200 with 1306 miles on it. She also threw in a battery tender, and a nice jacket, gloves, and helmet that she wasn’t going to need anymore (now my girlfriend’s). I was worried that some of the seals and fluids would be bad since it wasn’t ridden much, but she took it to a mechanic to be refreshed after every winter!
The only things I’ve had to do are adjust the cable tension and idle, replace a bent clutch lever (from me dropping it—oops), lubricate the cables, and change the oil. I also accidentally dropped a piece of my oil syringe in the crank case and had a wonderful time fishing that out with a bent coat hanger and needle nose pliers. It’s been great for trying to teach myself how to wrench, and I’ve loved every minute of being a motorcycle owner/rider.
So that's a little update from me, anything new with you Oppo?
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 12:52 |
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We got our truck stuck in mud and I got a car.
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E. Julius
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
06/30/2015 at 12:55 |
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Nice! What did you get?
bob and john
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 12:58 |
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HUZZAH
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 12:58 |
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Nissan Versa
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E. Julius
> bob and john
06/30/2015 at 13:00 |
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Haha I know I talked about it long enough before I could actually make it happen!
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E. Julius
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
06/30/2015 at 13:01 |
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Neat, Enjoy it!
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 13:02 |
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I have so far. I just need to get money for new shocks so the terrible roads are slightly more comfortable to drive on.
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 13:45 |
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I did a 270 mile bike ride on the nighthawk last saturday. It was epic. West Michigan is beautiful in the summer.
450X_FTW
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 14:02 |
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2006 and only 1300 miles is LOW. Was that thing sitting for a few years? My 2012 dirt bike has just under 2000 miles on it and only about 200 of those miles are on pavement
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E. Julius
> 450X_FTW
06/30/2015 at 14:06 |
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Yeah I knew it was pretty low—The thing practically looked brand new! I think it was a case of 500 miles the first years, 420 the second, 300 the third, etc. until she just got bored with it and wanted it gone. She kept up with the maintenance, which was nice. Just needed a little adjusting to get into good shape. Glad to see you've been enjoying your bike haha
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E. Julius
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/30/2015 at 14:10 |
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Nice! I was just out there this past weekend with my girlfriend. Had a blast bombing down the coastal roads with the top down, but I kept thinking about how awesome it would be to have my bike out there. Definitely living on Lake Michigan someday.
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themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 14:12 |
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Go through the tunnel of trees up in harbor springs! It is gorgeous and the road itself is twisty and fun and the views are mind blowingly good.
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E. Julius
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/30/2015 at 14:15 |
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That's actually where that picture was taken haha
deekster_caddy
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/30/2015 at 14:24 |
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I love that road! My family has a place near there, we make the trip every 3 years or so when they hold a family reunion. It’s a mile north of the Good Hart general store. And it’s where you can take pictures like this:
uofime-2
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 14:43 |
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Welcome to the ninjette club!
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 17:13 |
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Nice - hope two wheels stay good for you!
We just got back this weekend from a fantastic trip to middle-of-nowhere Colorado. Trying to figure out how on Earth I can make it work to live up there full time...
Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> E. Julius
06/30/2015 at 17:31 |
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Awesome! Those ninjas are indestructible. I crashed my 500 several times with nothing more than cosmetic damage
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E. Julius
> Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
06/30/2015 at 19:22 |
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Yep mine was still perfectly drivable after it ran away from me then decided to take a nap while I was slowly getting it up a steep hill : P