YAAAY!!!!!! I'm a n00b, not a n00d!!! Got up this morning, headed over to Miami, met with MNParadise, and got the bike! Woohoo!! When I got it home, I had to take it for a spin, even though I don't have a license/insurance/tag yet. Yes, I know, bad n00d, stupid, etc... Well, I was just going to drive it from my driveway to the next one over (we own both houses).. once I got it on the road though (no stalling first time.. yay!) I was like "Well, screw it, this is fun!".. so I went not one.. but... *gasp*.. FOUR houses down the road! :laugh: :laugh: Went to turn her around in the driveway... got her almost all the way around, put my foot down, and slipped (it was drizzling, after having rained most of the day.. damn tropical storm/depression/whatever). Of course, I put her down. Fortunately, I was not moving forward, and I was able to controll the descent. Not a scratch on her, didn't even ding the barend, just moved the mirror a bit. Reached down and killed her, had my friend help me lever her up. Started right up with just a bit of throttle. Rode her the 4 houses back down to mine, parked her in the garage, and admired her for a few hours. Now I'm stuck trying to think of a name. If any of you have ideas, after viewing the pics, feel free to post them here. Something female (duh!) and exotic or unusual is preferred. I was told to name her after this girl I like.. but that could lead to some uhh.. uncomfortable questions.. :laugh:
For those of you who posted input on my other thread, about licensing issues, thanks for the advice/sarcasm/whatever :laugh: I figured it all out. It was deceptively easy, I'm kind of retarded. (no offense to those who may be or may know someone who is differently abled.. *cough*davipu*cough* :laugh: )
It's simple, really.. I got on the FL DMV website, and requested a renewal of my old license. Put in my social and my birthday, it pulled it up, with my address, and everything. I changed it so that it no longer said Florida resident (I'm a GA resident now, hence this whole licensing mess in the first place), and paid the $10 fee. It will be sent to me within 7 days. I can now take that FL license to a FL DMV with an MSF cert, and get my motorcycle endorsement. When I get back to Atlanta, I can take that FL license with MC endorsement and get a GA license with MC endorsement. I may pay a few extra dollars for all the duplicates and stuff.. but it will keep me completely legal, which is a plus! I'm so excited!
And now, for the people who don't care to read all that (or just plain can't!) here's the pics:
Here she is waiting to be loaded into my truck
(http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg445y/Bike1.JPG)
here she is in the truck on the way home (crappy pic)
(http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg445y/InTruck.JPG)
Here's a few of her resting in my newly clean garage:
(http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg445y/Garage1.JPG)
(http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg445y/Garage2.JPG)
(http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg445y/Garage3.JPG)
(http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg445y/Garage4.JPG)
That's all for now. The PO had installed the windscreen (not sure if it's an F-15 or an F-16 and too lazy to search for now :laugh:), and also the red multi-LED brakelights from clearalternatives, so now all I have to do is install the white down facing ones for the tag (which I don't have yet.. the tag, not the lights.. he included those!).. which is good, cuz the LED brakelights was one of my planned mods. Upcoming mods include a fenderectomy (as soon as I get a temp tag, so I know my dimensions), and eventually flush mounts, bar end mirrors, and progressive springs (those are all far in the future though)
Pics of me IN FULL GEAR on the bike to come soon..
WoooooooooooooooHoooooooooooooo congrats on your new bike, n00b!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She's beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :thumb:
Now....no more riding in the rain 'til after your MSF, right (long after....right?)? And you're going to be careful, right?? :nono: :kiss3:
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That bike looks great! Congrats!!
Chris
sweet! 'bout frikkin time. enjoy!
good job brother
Congrats! You seem happy with it, and it is a grea bike, so thats awesome. :thumb:
Do we have any NOODS left? :dunno_white:
CONGRATS TO THE "NOOB" FOR NOT BEING A "NOOD"!!!
Nice bike. Was wondering how much you paid for it?
Quote from: Phaedrus on June 11, 2006, 08:41:35 PM
Congrats! You seem happy with it, and it is a grea bike, so thats awesome. :thumb:
Do we have any NOODS left? :dunno_white:
Yes. :cry:
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Ditch that butt f(*&ing ugly fender before I come down there in the middle of the night and do it myself. :laugh: :icon_razz:
The twin to my '02. I love that paint.
Bust out a chainsaw on that rear and lose those antlers and get some Napoleons. They make that bike look like a bad ass bull.
Congrats.
Congrats. That's a nice E. And just barely broken in.
Quote from: bbanjo on June 11, 2006, 10:32:19 PMBust out a chainsaw on that rear and lose those antlers...
Moo! :laugh:
An exotic, unusual, and female name? How about GSpot? :icon_mrgreen: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
OK... It's late.
Sweet bike baconman. :thumb: :thumb:
Awesome bike! :thumb:
Great bike grats on getting it. Really like to color. Oh btw you should check out the Ga DMV I don't think they accept MC's endorsments from other stats. You will have to either pass the DMV course or take the MSF here. Not sure but you might want to check and make sure.
Sweet bike. Have fun on her. :thumb:
Take care of her and mod the hell out of her :)
YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! ~jumps up and down - arms flailing~
She's a beauty! :thumb:
Congrats. :cheers:
Now quit acting like a NOOB :cookoo: be safe and take your time. You can't ride dead.
P.S. Name her after a chick you've always lusted after but never got to have. That way when you say your mounting *insertnamehere* it will be good thought to your mind.
Your first bike should be named after your first girlfriend (unless you named your first guitar after your first girlfriend, in which case you need to name it after a porn star, because that bike is dead sexy).
Good job! :thumb: Nice bike! :thumb: Great first picture! :thumb:
Man, I think it took you even longer to get a bike than it took me. :icon_mrgreen:
Have fun. She's purty.
Great bike. I have the same windshield on my 05, makes a difference on the highway. Have fun with it!
Holy cow.. nice bike :icon_mrgreen: :cheers:
Now you just need a full fairing.. :icon_lol: When you stop dropping the damn thing! ;) :flipoff: :flipoff:
C'mon where are the modelling pics with you in that sexy white skirt on the bike???
Oh wait I forgot..they'll arrest you :laugh:
Ok so I was too lazy to read everything you wrote but the pics look awesome. Congrats on making it to a noob! :thumb:
Sweet pics :D
At the risk of looking stupid: :oops: I know what a noob is but whats a nood?
a nood is a wanabe noob. Doesn't have a bike but is aiming for one! :laugh: NGFL just got on his first bike, right from the bozom of GSTwins.com. He is now officially a noob, and he has gear too so not a squid.
*sniff* they grow up so fast :icon_lol:
Quote from: pantablo on June 11, 2006, 07:45:52 PM
sweet! 'bout frikkin time. enjoy!
Ditto!
Congrats mate, and welcome to the family (FINALLY! :thumb:)
Thanks all for the replies.. she really is beautiful.. I still can't believe she's mine! I still can't name her either... I was thinking something that plays on her color.. "Dark Matter" is cool... if you're a nerd.. :laugh:... and not very feminine.. and I don't wanna be riding around on something masculine..
And Geep... you're saying that if I'm too lazy to do my fenderectomy, I'll just wake up one day, and the fenderectomy fairy will have done it for me? That's AWESOME!!!!
:laugh:.. I'm doing my fenderectomy as soon as my dad gets out of the shower and I can quit watching my baby bro... where is that little bugger anyway?
He's probably out hackin' off your fender...
sweet! Less work for me!
Hey....can I borrow your little brother when you're done with him.....? My fender badly needs to be hacked, too! :laugh:
Quote from: pandy on June 15, 2006, 01:59:24 PM
Hey....can I borrow your little brother when you're done with him.....? My fender badly needs to be hacked, too! :laugh:
Sure, you pay shipping.. err... AIRFARE.. that is... both ways.. plus a 6 pack o' Guinness for lil ol me!
Deal! :icon_mrgreen:
Just box him up carefully for the shipping. I don't want damaged merchandise! :flipoff: :laugh:
Cool, does he do yardwork? How much does he weigh / shipping to zip code 13905? :laugh: