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Congrats on the new ride!! I just got a Ninja 250 in June and I'm loving the heck out of it!! (My Shadow is getting a little jealous) Have fun!!

You still owe tax on it even if it's used (in most states anyway). Yup. Oops forgot to mention that. :oops: I payed about $240-something on mine when I transferred the ownership. Granted, I didn't spend on the initial service, so I used the money I would have spent on another pair of boots. :D Hope...

Hi BloodSentinel! Another Seattleite!! :D I too, think its great that you're saving up your own money for your bike. These days, whenever I hear a teen/young adult say "I'm gonna get a <insert object here>".....it usually means that they expect their parents to buy it for them. I wish I co...

Yes, "tender tailbones" are common unless you have a cushy seat. I have a Shadow VLX too, and I took a weekend trip that was around 300 miles round trip. All of us (me and two friends on Buells) had to pull over at a rest stop or gas station every hour or so, to stretch and gas up. By the ...

I like the freeways better on my Shadow....my windscreen is bigger! :lol: I took the lil' Ninja on I-5 today to work, and it seemed windier than usual...I was being blown around a bit. The West Seattle bridge sometimes has big wind gusts that come over it, and that's kind of a pain in the arse. But ...

3. Gremlin bells. The biggest question I have about the bell is, If there are NOT any other riders in your area, just how are you supposed to get the bell because it HAS to be given to you, you cannot just go and buy one. (Although www.gremlinbells.com says that you can BUT IT DOUBLES THE MAGICAL P...

Hiya, Mike! Welcome! I'm new to this forum as well. I took a 10 year hiatus from riding, so I feel very much like a newbie on my bikes! Learn lots at the MSF course, and we hope to see some pics of your ride!

Keep your bike away from anything that landscapers use.....

Great thread! I have some boot junk on my pipes, and I'm now going to get some goo gone. The black boot scuffs are driving me batty.

Or better yet, maybe I'll get some olive oil....then I could have some caprese afterwards!

I had a Rebel before I got my Shadow VLX, and the differerence (to me, anyway) is like night and day. The Rebel was great for around town, but on the freeway it felt kind of squirrely and it was like pulling teeth to get it to go over 60. My Shadow, on the other hand will cruise the freeway just fin...

Do people's legs get pinned under their bike sometimes when they dump it? When I dumped my Ninja in my garage (oops, there's a sidestand??), I tipped with it, onto my left side. It was no problem to get my leg out from underneath after the initial "I'm a friggin' idiot" thought, and it wa...