My first bike

[gymkhanaJOSH]

1989 Kawasaki Ninja GPZ500ex
(Thanks to Keira and Rob for helping me get this home! I love you two!)
Found it on eBAY motors and paid $800.00 for it. After a bit of riding I'll have a name for "it" but for now here "it" is (minutes after getting home)




Needs some plastic, a few rear-view mirrors (lol), some air in the tires, some fresh gas, some sort of carb adjustments (maybe), an adjustment to the rear brake light switch, nitrous, a wash, aaaaaaaaannnd... that's all I can think of for now...

(jk on the nitrous)


Here's some pics of it wiped down and in the daylight:




Thanks again for all the well wishes!

[Rambunctous]

I like it. Good luck!!

[gymkhanaJOSH]

Thank ya thank ya

[Evil_Weasel]

...and so it begins. welcome to the world of two wheels.


oh, and excellent first bike choice. infact if you look up "first motorcycle" in the dictionary you'll probably see a picture of that. cheap, resonably sized, and pre-scratched.

awesome find.

[gus310]

make sure the plastics arent going to fall off and wait to fix them until you drop it once. if it never happens you will be ahead of the game, if you do drop it, youll be glad you didnt fix it. have fun and put some miles on it. its literally the only way to get experience.

check this out before you get out riding, than get dressed and have fun.

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...your-gear.html

[LaRNZ]

congrats guy

[gymkhanaJOSH]

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...your-gear.html

Haha I looked ALL THROUGH that post the other night... and the link to the other guy's surgery pics. Shit's no joke. I appreciate the support/tips I've gotten here since I joined. I can't wait until (lol) after winter to meet most of you!

[hqp921]

Congrats! Enjoy it!

HP

[breakdirt916]

sweeeeeeeet

great looking bike...I'm sure you must be so excited!

ride safe and congratulations

[DaSarge]

Congrats man..Ride the piss outta it

[Kenn157]

Congrats dude!

[KillBill]

What a deal.....congrats buddy

[virtualbong]

I can see it now...one year from now you will have upgraded your bike and attended a few track days...its a beautiful future to look forward to.

[idratherberidin]

Awesome! I'm right down the road in Danvers. If you need any help, I'm a certified tire pressure adjuster.

[csmutty]

Nice bike and great deal!

[greenmonster]

Good deal, nice first bike. Congrats. How does the chain look? If it's original or the sprockets look like they have lots of wear on them, you may want to consider changing the chain/sprockets.

[kb1]

Good stuff! Congrats on getting into it! Riding is an addiction you will soon have a tough time fighting.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Sharp ride. I was wondering why I didn't hear back from you Sunday. Glad you worked it out. I'm with the others, it doesn't need new plastics. Have fun.

[garath]

Great first bike!

My first bike was a '97 EX500. It served me great for a couple seasons. Real forgiving and a fun little bike.

Personally I'd skip the plastics and the wash and just ride the heck out of it

[gjarrett29]

Nice congrats on your first bike ride safe

[gymkhanaJOSH]

Thank you SO MUCH everyone. I can't wait to get addicted, lol. I still gotta insure it, register it, and tag it, but its coming! Here's some pics of it wiped down and in the daylight:




Thanks again for all the well wishes!

[hqp921]

I'm not a huge fan of the Ninja 500... but that looks pretty cool!

I think it would look good with a fender elim in the back and some gold wheels.

HP

[gymkhanaJOSH]

Gold wheels, huh?
It WOULD match my new riding gear...

[brendanp]

OMG, I can remember when I was in my early 20's the GPZ was the hot bike to have! Bike looks clean. Good price too!

[mzdagrl]

Very nice! I don't deserve thanks, all I did was tell the hubs to help you out Glad you got it home safe, and are super-excited!!