[cyclotron]

Greetings Brothers and Sisters of the Ninja!

41 year old finally gets a motorcycle. I come from a bicycle racing and daily bicycle commuting world and the motorcycle was the logical next step in my life without an automobile.

I recently got a super low mileage 2006 Ninja 250 and love it!! It's light, well balanced and REALLY YELLOW!!

Looking forward to yakkin with you all!

Cy

 

[Zandit]

Welcome cyclotron, great to have you on board!
Don't forget to post up some pics, we can't get enough of them!

 

[cyclotron]

I'm Mr. Pics!
Will totally upload some!

 

[cyclotron]

Happy FNG!

 

[cyclotron]

The new stable. Just moved in to this new house and have yet to hang up all the bikes...save the Ninja of course.

 

[BlackBoar]

Welcome to NN, cyclotron. Love yellow bikes. Congrats and good pick!

 

[spooph]

Hey dude! Welcome! Also, dig the pedals collection... You don't happen to have a trashed steel frame with vertical drops out, do you? Guess what I want to build.... But alas, money usually goes to the moto, so I can't spend money on a high dollar fixy..

 

[cyclotron]

Spooph!

Fixed is the way to go! I've been riding/commuting on a 42x18 gear since 2003. for a time I was running a 42x19 when I had panniers on it. I've owned 4 fixed bikes.

I also raced on the Alpenrose velodrome for a few years. No brakes and 42 degree banking! The only place you can pull G on a bicycle!

K

 

[cyclotron]

My very first fixed that I built up in 2003 that I affectionately referred to as "Darth"
42x18 gearing

 

[cyclotron]

My very first custom built fixed gear training/commuter bike. Soma frame and fork built by the legendary Portland track bike builder Dean Reed of Bike Central.

 

[cyclotron]

My Soma in its summertime fenderless configuration. (and lacking winter road grime)

 

[cyclotron]

My deluxe Euro Asia Imports Bareknuckle track racing bike also built be the master builder Dean Reed. This bike had the glue on tubular Tufo tires and was only ridden on a swept track surface.

The gearing I ran was 48x15 and on occasion a 49x15.

 

[spooph]

le drool...

 

[cyclotron]

Now THIS is drool worthy!! My dream bike the 2003 ZX-7!!! This bike is for sale near me. Wish I had a spare $5K!!!

 

[spooph]

indeed, le drool!

 

[Fry1024]

Nice bikes Cyclotron. Welcome to NN.