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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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Hey all. Thought I'd drop in and pick up a bit of knowledge and knowhow about my bike before I get it. I'll most likely be picking up a 500r between 03 and now. I've got my gear and license already after taking the CHP riding coarse so I'm good to go. It will mostly be a daily driver / backup vehicle for my car whenever I'm working on it. I did a quick search on the 500s and it looks like all I'll most likely do performancewise is upgrade the shocks to fit my weight. Thanks.
 
Old Jul 14, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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Welcome to the KF family!
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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Welcome to the forums! There is always some mods to do, but some rides are just not as common for the buck to modify.
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 02:20 AM
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hi and welcome to KF
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 03:21 AM
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Welcome to KF and enjoy the ride.
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 03:29 AM
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Welcome to KF .You came to the right place ..............there's some knowledgeable people here who I am sure will be able to help with any Q's you might have
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 05:53 AM
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Welcome to the forums, hope your not offended by midgets
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 08:24 AM
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no worries. my girlfriend is a midget. well. not really, I'm just a good 10" taller than her so it seems like it. thanks for the welcome. I think the most I'll be doing with this bike modwise is the suspension upgrade and cleaning up the fairing's decals and such.

and dragone#19 I know all to well what you mean about mods for the buck. modding certain cars dont yield the same bang for buck as others. haha
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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Let me be the first to welcome you to KF. I'm not, but there isn't much I could do about that. Anyway, enjoy your Ninja and keep the wheels down!

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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 03:05 AM
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