flyingreg Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I purchased this today for my daughter, Melissa. Melissa is 17. She just completed her MSF course, graduated from Liberty High with an overall 3.9 gpa and was accepted at Cal State Bakersfield in their Honors program! So, this is kind of a graduation gift. Yeah, I'm a little excited at having a new bike in the garage too! I plan to pick it up Monday. Link to comment
Kitsap Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Nice dad! Ride tales will be forthcoming? Link to comment
flyingreg Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 Nice dad! Ride tales will be forthcoming? Oh yeah! Complete with pictures. Link to comment
Jerry_75_Guy Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Dude...wish you'd been around to talk to my parents when I graduated from H.S. I had my dad half way talked into letting me buy a BMW R100 , but mom put the kabosh on that; she's still not happy I ride, and I'm 46 That's a fantastic GPA!; what will your daughter be majoring in? Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 That's just too cool for school!!! Oh yea!!! She graduated. Way to go proud papa!!!! Way to go Melissa!!!! Looking forward to the ride tale of the two of you on a journey of adventure!! Link to comment
Whip Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Very nice!!!!! Flames....kewl!!! Whip Link to comment
bmwk100 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Sounds like she earned it. Congrats to her! Link to comment
flyingreg Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 Thanks for the well wishes. Melissa is a real good kid and smart too. She will be majoring in nursing. CSUB has a graduate program for nursing. We offered her to pick a school. Melissa chose CSUB and live at home. She said we were cool parents so why go elsewhere for college. Mom and daughter are leaving for week long trip tomorrow, Disneyland, Padres baseball game, and maybe Seaworld. So, I may get to ride the new bike for a few days before they return. The bike is in Buena Park, my local dealer was sold out of his allotment of 250 Ninja's. Link to comment
Shawnee Bill Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Flames And a girl's color too. Link to comment
flyingreg Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 Flames And a girl's color too. Hey, I resemble that remark. The RT is blue. I'll have to ask my therapist the meaning of this. Link to comment
Shawnee Bill Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Flames And a girl's color too. Hey, I resemble that remark. The RT is blue. I'll have to ask my therapist the meaning of this. I guess it depends on who picked the colors Blue comes in various shades, surely the RT is a darker blue? Link to comment
ESokoloff Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I like the flames,Very cool, Yep, thats one HOT ice cube Link to comment
glockster Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Dude...wish you'd been around to talk to my parents when I graduated from H.S. No kiddin'. Good job Dad (& Mom). Link to comment
Quinn Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Now she can start hitting you up for accessories. Clothing, luggage, and all the farkles. You've started down a slippery slope. Enjoy. I know she will. Will she be commuting to school on it? That was one thing I loved about having a motorcycle while I was in school. I could park about six blocks closer to GA State on a bike. Made it worth taking the bike even in freezing rain. Well, okay, anything short of icy roads. Link to comment
AZKomet Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Dad, I want one!!!! Nice ride...bet she is doing cartwheels!! Lucky girl! Link to comment
WURTY Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I hope someday I can do that for my Daughter. Your a good Man Greg Link to comment
Bud Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Ever thought of adopting? Enjoy your time together. Congrats on her graduation and acceptance college. Link to comment
Mark_Turner Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Man, she is smart, the closest I ever got to a 3.9 was my blood alcohol level. What year is that Ninja? Looks really good. Link to comment
soboy Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 What a nice dad! Great first bike, by the way - and I know experienced riders who still have Ninja 250s in their stables - they are quite fun bikes and very competent in the twisties. Not to mention unbelievably economical to operate - 80 mpg is easily obtainable on these if you ride them at legal speeds. Link to comment
SageRider Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Congrats to Melissa for her graduation and acceptance at CSUB! Hopefully Melissa will get to ride her motorcycle alot, but something tells me that dad is going to be finding a lot of reasons to "road test" the bike... Link to comment
texasaggie97 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Wow, that is great! Best wishes and ride well. Dad, I think you should plan a short ride to one of the national parks near you. I wish my dad would have taken me on a trip like that. Conrgats on doing a great job parenting you should write a book I work for a college and I wish there were more kids who parents are involved in there lives. Blessings Link to comment
tallman Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Congratulations to the parents for a job well done. Congratulations to the scholar for a job well done. Here's wishing many years and many miles of fun together for you and your fab family. Link to comment
eddd Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Would you be needing a son? I don't eat much, have already graduated from college with Highest Honors, and would send you a Father's Day card every year. Link to comment
flyingreg Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Man, she is smart, the closest I ever got to a 3.9 was my blood alcohol level. What year is that Ninja? Looks really good. The Ninja is a '007. Kawasaki is practically giving them away. I may ride it now and then. But, it is really going to be her bike, well, most the time. Link to comment
russell_bynum Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 That's way too cool. Keep us posted with her progress as she learns. Link to comment
Ken H. Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Yeah, I'm a little excited at having a new bike in the garage too! Yeah, but is she ever going to get to ride it??? Link to comment
flyingreg Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Yeah, I'm a little excited at having a new bike in the garage too! Yeah, but is she ever going to get to ride it??? Oh yeah she will. I'm shopping for me now. Link to comment
Leo Schamblin Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Very nice bike Greg! You two will have a great time. Leo Link to comment
Laney Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I may ride it now and then. But, it is really going to be her bike... That seems to disagree with the title of your post... "Look What I Got Today" Melissa's bike. Oh sure... Congratulations to Melissa on all counts! And I hope she learns how to hide her keys Link to comment
Quinn Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Melissa----------- start writing down the mileage every time you park the bike. Your Dad is sneaking it out at night after you go to bed. It's the best way to catch him. Link to comment
upflying Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Funny, my two children aged 19 and 24 never had an interest in motorcycles. Neither has asked or wants to ride but I didn't encourage them either. I guess I am a bad dad. Nice bike though, when I wanted a motorcycle at 17, I got the green light from my mother. My dad didn't know. Only catch is I had to pay for it. No problem, I had a job that paid $1.65 per/hr. Link to comment
Silver Surfer/AKAButters Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Way to go Gary! You are a super dad! I hope my kid doesn't see this. Link to comment
flyingreg Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Melissa's bike. Oh sure... Congratulations to Melissa on all counts! And I hope she learns how to hide her keys No, really, it is her bike. Honest! It does need to have a proper break-in period. The sacrifices we must make as parents. Oh, the pain of it all. Link to comment
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