Today was a beautiful May Saturday in Massachusetts with the temperature hitting 75 degrees. The sky was clear and blue. This is my second year with a motorcycle license and as the current owner and guardian of my 2004 Ninja 250. My first ride of any duration last year was to the Clam Box in […]
Took her for a spin to Subway for lunch on Wednesday. First ride with the new top case …. I am so proud of her. She wears it well! Nothing can describe the joy and freedom of riding a motorcycle. Nothing. Period.
I may need a 12 step recovery program from motorcycles, bicycles, and E-Bay. Last night I bought a Zero Gravity fluorescent blue windscreen from ZG Closeouts. Earlier this month it was two Thule load bars and I’m still waiting to learn if I win the Thule Crossroads factory rack adaptor feet with locks. Last month […]
First, I want to thank Twisted Throttle and MoTech for bringing a rack attachment to the market for owners of older Ninja 250s. I had repurposed a bicycle saddlebag pannier for my Ninja, which works great, but is not lockable and therefore not secure. I am writing this having just finished the installation. I am […]
It’s Spring and mid-April. My lawn has been cleaned up by the landscaper and I am catching up on things around the house. I have to do the usual Spring cleaning, switching from Winter to Spring and Summer clothing, dusting and organizing. And there is the Ninja. Last week I reupholstered the seat and I […]
When my Ninja arrived last year, it was a little tired, like a child who has been out at play and fallen and been scraped and cut and scarred, but nothing life threatening. One of those scars was a 2 inch by 1 inch set of scrapes on the top right corner of the seat. […]
In an earlier post, I described the steps leading to my replacing the upper front fairing of my motorcycle, a 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250. Replacing the Upper Front Fairing on a 2004 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle Tools required: Set of allen wrenches, phillips head screwdriver, and a flathead screwdriver (Only needed if there are oddball bolts […]
If you’ve been reading my posts, you know that fixing my fairing has been an on- again, off- again project. As in all things one mųst know when it’s time to move on. That time arrived for me on August 22nd. As I waxed the upper fairing left side, I gave a gentle nudge to […]
Early on I became adverse to wearing a backpack while riding due to the potential effects of having rigid materials on my back should I be involved in an accident. At the same time, I was adverse to adding more expenses to the ever growing list of basic gear. The list grows not out of […]
Not long after I purchased my 2004 Kawaski Ninja in a private sale made possible by Craigslist, I learned that one of the upper cowling’s tabs was broken off. It was pointed out to me by the owner of North Reading Motorsports. I had brought her in for a consultation about the softness I felt […]
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