My New Toy April 20, 2005, 08:39:15 AM Well, for those who don't know, I decided not to buy the 05 stang... Why? because Ford was being rediculous about it and I decided I didn't need the aggrivation (or the monthly payments for that matter...)So I decided to go for my motorcycle license. Just put the deposit down on my bike last night. I'm getting an 05 Ninja 500 and as the guys at the dealership keep saying "slamming it" Ah the things you have to do to have fun when you're short... I hunted down all the info for them and they're doing all the work, but I'm taking 4-5 inches off of the seat seight. Anyway, it'll look like this (NO NEON COLORS!!! :D ), just shorter: Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #1 – April 20, 2005, 10:27:37 AM Quote from: crystalAnyway, it'll look like this, just shorter:Isn't that what it says under all pictures of you? ;) Have fun with that and be careful out on the road...you'll be like a MicroMachine..... Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #2 – April 20, 2005, 11:18:09 AM Congrats, though I really don't like these things. Please don't give into the urge to see how fast it goes. In this city, at least 8+ people get taken out on these things a year. Usually on the same road, too. They have the ability to go twice as fast as they should.But have fun, and be smart. :) Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #3 – April 20, 2005, 11:20:19 AM Awesome Crystal! Have fun on the new toy and enjoy the gas mileage! You'll have to post a pic of your riding gear when you get it. :D Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #4 – April 20, 2005, 11:20:24 AM Yeah, I have to echo what he said. Glad you got something you're happy with, but please don't get yourself killed. Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #5 – April 20, 2005, 11:28:27 AM Don't worry guys, I'm not out to turn myself in to road pizza. 2 wheels are much different then 4 and I don't have walls, so trust me, I'll take it easy. I'm not up to getting myself killed at the moment. If I wanna go fast that's what tracks are for. Even if you crash at high speeds there, there's emergency assistance and a lack of objects to smash in to, so chances of walking away are much higher.It's a 500 cc bike and I know I don't weigh much of anything, so it's gonna go faster than usual. Trust me, I went about this the responsible way. You should see how many people just run out and buy 750+ bikes and mangle them in a month. I'd have gotten the 250 and upgraded in a year or 2, but I just needed to do too much work to it to bring it down to sell in a year and start all over, so slow and steady on the 500 it is. I got a full face helmet, gloves, armored jacket and my chaps should be all altered today. When I get more in to it I'll probably up the armor amounts. I'm taking the MSF course at the end of next month, had to order the bike early to get all the modifications done. I won't actually be riding it till after class. Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #6 – April 20, 2005, 11:54:24 AM Sounds good to me. :)The whole problem around here is kids who just get their license, and instead of asking their parents to buy them the $20G car, they ask for the $5G bike, and the parents are all over it. And like you said, a week later, and we're hearing about it on the news.The course is the one peice of advice I was going to give you, but you sound like you've got it all figured out already. :) Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #7 – April 20, 2005, 12:35:49 PM I've been hanging out on a sport bike forum for a couple weeks talking things through with people. They weren't very helpful about the modifications, but when it came to gear and safety stuff they were great. Plus the senior members have the common sense to try and talk people out of giant new first bikes and in to smaller used ones. This should be a safe middle ground. Like I said though, with all the mods I have to do to drop it, I'm not planning on getting anything bigger for a few years, so I didn't mind the $ on the new bike and I'm going in knowing it's gonna get scratched and bumped... It's kinda like a car, do you not paint it cuz you know eventually something will happen to it? I sure hope not... Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #8 – April 20, 2005, 12:38:45 PM Congrats on the toy! I figured when you decided against the stang you had somethin else planned. Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #9 – April 20, 2005, 12:41:59 PM Quote from: Paul FlockhartCongrats on the toy! I figured when you decided against the stang you had somethin else planned.Trust me, I'm amazing at justifying things I don't need... Like that second laptop I just bought :nono:And everybody needs their toys. Had Ford not been rediculous, I'd have a stang, but seeing as they basically refused to get me the color I wanted I said no. It may seem silly, but for $27k, you bet your @$$ I'm getting what I want and not settling! :disappoin Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #10 – April 20, 2005, 12:46:27 PM Quotebut seeing as they basically refused to get me the color I wanted I said noWhat happened with that? Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #11 – April 20, 2005, 12:54:00 PM Quote from: Paul FlockhartWhat happened with that?They wanted me to order it on the spot, I said no. Then they were like we'll do this and that and the other thing, but you'd have to get the sonic blue (which I like, but not what I wanted). I said no and they called me a couple times trying to get me to order the sonic blue. That's the point where I lied, and said I didn't have the $ anymore cuz I was sick of them calling. Mention the money's gone and they disappear. Now had they taken a few grand off, I'd have gotten the sonic blue, but I wasn't going to compromise and not win out on the deal. Basically they thought they could take a little innocent 21 year old girl for all she had and I proved them wrong :flame: Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #12 – April 20, 2005, 01:01:18 PM Yep sounds like a S$^TTY dealer to me. There was one that tried that when we bought the wife's car in 2000. Found another dealer a little further away who got us what we wanted at a better price. Some of these guys think that if ya aint got that 30 something look that you are easy pickins..... It's their loss. Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #13 – April 20, 2005, 01:05:34 PM Well Crystal since you didnt get the new stang you can always ride along in my 05 Mustang GT Convertable. Heck I will even get a booster seat for you to sit high enuff for your hair to blow in the wind... Congrats on the bike though. Quote Selected
Re: My New Toy Reply #14 – April 20, 2005, 01:06:43 PM Quote from: Paul FlockhartYep sounds like a S$^TTY dealer to me. There was one that tried that when we bought the wife's car in 2000. Found another dealer a little further away who got us what we wanted at a better price. Some of these guys think that if ya aint got that 30 something look that you are easy pickins..... It's their loss.Exactly. I was just at the point where I didn't even want to start over somewhere else. I just don't like car salesmen... When the t/c died I almost got a ride to the mazda dealership, forked over a few grand and said sold. They were ready to sell me a fully loaded RX8 for $27k (usually like $35k) because they knew I was looking at the stang too. That's when the whole payment thing came in though and I said screw it again. I don't care what people have to say, I love those cars!I'm just gonna fix my t/c and call it a day for now. I can't even give that thing away it seems, so a bit of work and it'll go again. I have my toy, it'll be payed off in a year or 2 (only a $5k bike) and maybe then I'll buy a new car, then again, maybe not... Quote Selected
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