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Hi everyone, :ciao
a CurveUnit member told me you got great smileys, so here I am.
Just kidding... ;)
Since we (me/Jana and my friend/Eli open up a biz together) will move to the Bay Area (most likely South of SF) in March/April 2006 I thought it won't harm to introduce myself beforehand and hopefully make some new friends for some great rides next season.
Got two Kawis, a 2001 ZX12-R which was rebuild into a SP12-R (lighter, faster, all the stuff you need for speed and twisties ) just recently. The 2nd is the 2005 ZX-6R (636).
I guess I can call myself a rather experienced rider, worked my up from small fun machines and crossers to the fastest I could get...(did I mention that I am a little crazy? )
Anyways, English is my 2nd language, I am trying my best to avoid misunderstandings, but if something seems weird - please ask or correct me, I am not into mean posts or demeaning remarks, so please keep that in mind when I am trying to be funny... (have mercy and laugh) :hmm :lol7
I am a martial arts specialist :gfight and bodyguard, after being for way too long in the advertising biz (TV & Online) I finally called it (ad biz) quits and turned my hobby into my profession. Less money, but lots of life quality gained, so I am still very happy about my decision and I got more time to ride.
Hope to get to meet some of you and looking forward to some great rides!
Wishing all of you a crash-free season finish (is there such a thing? We have snow since two days....)!
Take care...
Jana / Flap
:bikerdude
Marmalade Dad
11-18-2005, 08:11 AM
Welcome aboard! Great intro. I don't think we've had any members say that much combined in awhile. :thumb
But what's up with the Kawi-affection?? :hmm
:noteeth
I am a martial arts specialist :gfight and bodyguard, after being for way too long in the advertising biz (TV & Online) I finally called it (ad biz) quits and turned my hobby into my profession. Less money, but lots of life quality gained, so I am still very happy about my decision and I got more time to ride.
That is the most important aspect.
Welcome aboard! Great intro. I don't think we've had any members say that much combined in awhile. :thumb
But what's up with the Kawi-affection?? :hmm
I thought, if I give you the rundown right away I can start joking around right away. :D
Love them ZXes, yup. But not as stock bikes, I changed pretty much everything, can't stop tuning:bash3 , help.
Wait until I am there and check out what I made out of the ZX-12R, I love the tuning potential of those machines. Then again, if somebody drops me a new Yoshi Edition I won't complain. If they don't improve the ZX-10R significantly I will change in a few years, just rebuilt mine.
(www.sp12.com, my tuner, nice stuff)
That is the most important aspect.
Yes, and since then I only meet nice people, best decision that I ever made in my life. :banana
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 08:28 AM
Let me guess, Letty told you about us???? :D :noteeth Welcome to the site. I think Kamikaze is in your area. She races in AFM the last time I heard :notworthy
BadVibe
11-18-2005, 08:31 AM
Welcome aboard. :welcome
I am a martial arts specialist :gfight and bodyguard...Nice. A lady bodyguard. Very rare. Very rare, indeed. Do you specialize in any particular type of protection? Coorporate? Private? Celeb? Are you a Ronin or do work with a dedicated detail? Do you do "advance" work? In any case, good for you. Doing something you enjoy takes the work out or work.
(finally someone I can relate to, sheesh)
Let me guess, Letty told you about us???? :D :noteeth Welcome to the site. I think Kamikaze is in your area. She races in AFM the last time I heard :notworthy
Letty Letty, you are famous around here.... :lmfao ...you didn't warn me... :welcome
TY, looking forward a lot to learn proper track riding, with our crazy Autobahn I haven't gone yet, but CA :laughing1 speed limits :D will definitely get my butt in gear and hopefully find somebody patient who will help me survive me first track noob day.
Here my poser vid (which helps to understand the Autobahn issue :help and maybe explains my Kawi affinity), ty to Nut'nBitch for hosting it:
http://www.pickledlizards.com/albums/videos/ZX12R_Power.wmv
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 08:45 AM
Here my poser vid (which helps to understand the Autobahn issue :help and maybe explains my Kawi affinity), ty to Nut'nBitch for hosting it:
http://www.pickledlizards.com/albums/videos/ZX12R_Power.wmv
Is that video safe to watch at work? :noteeth
Nice. A lady bodyguard. Very rare. Very rare, indeed. Do you specialize in any particular type of protection? Coorporate? Private? Celeb?
I am specialized in corporate protection, protecting celebs is bs, just good for the money. Try to protect someone who wants to be visible at all times, very tiring and very dangerous, celebs are usually the most stupid about following safety rules (well, they simply don't care for what you suggest).
Private, nope, I never felt like being a better armed babysitter :fawkdance for some rich family.
I have now turned to being a full time martial arts instructor, but still open for freelance protection jobs. I just don't know yet, if I will be allowed to do armed services in the US as a foreigner, I will see about that.
(finally someone I can relate to, sheesh)
What do you do that would relate?
I am too dumb to click the "save" button only once....
(edit)
Jarhead78
11-18-2005, 08:48 AM
Welcome:welcome . Do you have a license to carry a concealed weapon? Its easy to get one for Virginia, Maryland, and DC, but California sucks. I need to become a cop.
Is that video safe to watch at work? :noteeth
Not, if you are a truck driver currently on the job. :lmfao
It could also make you get up, run outside and jump on your bike. :rolleyes
Parental moto advisory. Explicit speeds.
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 08:55 AM
Not, if you are a truck driver currently on the job. :lmfao
Good looking out! :D Oh, and Letty is famous... or shall I say infamous around here! :noteeth :naughty
Welcome:welcome . Do you have a license to carry a concealed weapon? Its easy to get one for Virginia, Maryland, and DC, but California sucks. I need to become a cop.
Got one for Germany, but only for the time being "on the job", but I don't think that'll help me for CA. Private households are not allowed to carry guns, especially not loaded and/or concealed (the trunk transport from your home to the shooting range and back, weapon and ammo divided).
Only state authorities and security professionals with extra permission get to carry concealed ON the job. No one else. Oh , I forgot, all the Eastern block gangs of course get to carry them as soon as it is dark outside. Just kidding...
R-ggressive
11-18-2005, 09:04 AM
What do you do that would relate?he's my personal bodyguard, as well as bike watch dog:fawkdance J/K BV
Welcome to the site have fun here.
Rollin_GTP
11-18-2005, 09:06 AM
Great vid but he's only doing 250 kph and topped out. Gets there pretty quick though.
Can't find the signature option to tell the world my great valuable opinions below my posts...any tipps, where it's at?
Oh, and - that is me when I am not on the bike (taken on beautiful Route 1).
Rollin_GTP
11-18-2005, 09:11 AM
Damn Girl...Martial Arts, ZX-12R, buff, hott, .....Lucky!!
Great vid but he's only doing 250 kph and topped out. Gets there pretty quick though.
SHE is doing.....that is why I had it tuned in July this year, before it was the blue 2001 model, now it is tuned into a SP-12R (2005), you will notice the different shields in the vid and on my bike now.
Topspeed hit so far: 318 km/h (198 mph)
Good enough to get your adrenaline up at least a little? ;) And keep thinking "she"... :naughty
BadVibe
11-18-2005, 09:16 AM
What do you do that would relate?I'm in Risk Managment. I do consultant work in Personal and Exec protection. I have friends in the Government end of the buisness as well as the private sector. Maybe we'll get a chance to talk business sometime. I have tons of questions. :thumb
R-ggressive
11-18-2005, 09:18 AM
Not, if you are a truck driver currently on the job. :lmfao
It could also make you get up, run outside and jump on your bike. :rolleyes
Parental moto advisory. Explicit speeds.ha ha ha just what i did:lmfao and made the zoom zoom noises:P
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 09:18 AM
Maybe we'll get a chance to talk business sometime. I have tons of questions. :thumb
Wow, smoothvibe... :fawkdance
BadVibe
11-18-2005, 09:27 AM
Why I outta...:rant2
<---all business.
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 09:33 AM
Oh, and - that is me when I am not on the bike (taken on beautiful Route 1).
We need more pix! :noteeth
Yeah, very smoth indeed, but it works. ;)
Sure, always open for new contacts and networking has its own charme in terms of developing further.
We need more pix! :noteeth
:welcome :D
R-ggressive
11-18-2005, 09:47 AM
what martial arts do you study/teach
FightOn!
11-18-2005, 09:49 AM
Welcome to the site :welcome. You will have hours and hours of good times while you are on this site.
b1tesize
11-18-2005, 09:56 AM
welcome :wave
tacomaqt
11-18-2005, 10:01 AM
Welcome to the site :welcome
Jarhead78
11-18-2005, 10:33 AM
Got one for Germany, but only for the time being "on the job", but I don't think that'll help me for CA. Private households are not allowed to carry guns, especially not loaded and/or concealed (the trunk transport from your home to the shooting range and back, weapon and ammo divided).
Only state authorities and security professionals with extra permission get to carry concealed ON the job. No one else. Oh , I forgot, all the Eastern block gangs of course get to carry them as soon as it is dark outside. Just kidding...
Yeah CA sucks if it wasn't for the weather, family and friends I would be living in Texas or Montana by now. The irony of it all is that I can carry a pistol anywhere else in the country and in most of the world for my job but not in the one state that I live in.:dunno
R-ggressive
11-18-2005, 10:37 AM
Got one for Germany, but only for the time being "on the job", but I don't think that'll help me for CA. Private households are not allowed to carry guns, especially not loaded and/or concealed (the trunk transport from your home to the shooting range and back, weapon and ammo divided).
Only state authorities and security professionals with extra permission get to carry concealed ON the job. No one else. Oh , I forgot, all the Eastern block gangs of course get to carry them as soon as it is dark outside. Just kidding...wow that snot bad.... they carry them around here 24/7 not kidding:P
what martial arts do you study/teach
I started with NinJutsu, cause I wanted to learn the weapons systems, other than that I did Capoeira, Kickboxing, GracieJiuJitsu, traditional full style TaeKwonDo (I wanted to go the Olympic Games, another long story) and close up combat fighting on German Special Forces Level (GSG9 standard).
The one art that stuck with me is the traditional TaeKwonDo, which is much more than "just" the Olympic points sparring that most school offer. A full system as it was taught by its founder, General Choi Hong Hi, from whom I am just once removed as an instructor (my Grandmaster was one of the chosen few to be taught directly from General Choi). We are one of the very few school networks in todays TKD world who can teach the traditional full contact TKD (which is not just kicking and punching, there are a lot of grappling and close up techniques as well) up to the competiton style that most schools offer. Special interest classes (forms, sparring, HoShinSool, belt specific classes, BlackBelt classes, competiton training, endurance, stretching, traditional aspects and history, etc.) for all levels as well. Interesting stuff, but too much to be written down in the posts, I will be happy to answer questions in person once we have moved, makes more sense.
I quit my sales career to devote myself to the art a 100% of my time and represent the old teachings the way they should be taught, it is our goal to give people a place they feel at home and safe at, where no religion, politics or anything from the "outside world" has any relevance. It is all about team work, self esteem, confidence, respecting one another, courtesy towards other human beings, and many more good things in life that make you a better person.
There is much more to being a good instructor than just being a good martial artist, it is important to learn how to be a great teacher, not as easy as some might think, if you know, what a good instructor needs to be like. I have seen many schools around the world, either from personal travel or through competitons, I have trained with the Korean National Team (never again, the hardest thing I have ever gone through, there is a reason why they are so good at it *g*:notworthy ) at Kyung Hee University, I had the honor to fight some of the best in my weight class of the world.
Now my "active" times are over and I am giving my best to pass on what I was taught (and still will be taught) and what I gained in experience over all those years. I can't wait to see my students excell and enjoy the feeling of their accomplishments and them rising as an individual as well. :)
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 02:25 PM
Holy cow, that's a lot about martial arts in one single post! :notworthy
Holy cow, that's a lot about martial arts in one single post! :notworthy
I tried to squeeze it, really... :box3 :noteeth ...but who cares about what I do in this thread anyways:shead , I should get back to the topic... :welcome
:lmfao
Looking forward to some great rides with some of you, thanx to everybody here for the nice welcome!
Back to some nice bike parts...(see proud pix of some things I have changed on my bike and a typical poser pic from our European Good-Bye Tour)
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 04:54 PM
I have no clue about martial arts. I'm more of a gun type :shoot1 :shoot2 :D
Night Train
11-18-2005, 05:01 PM
Welcome to the forum :welcome
again, the pix did upload, but did not show in the post
(edit: the one before, were I tried it the 1st time...and no, they did not upload, I misread the display as well...oh boy...*lol*)
Vtec44
11-18-2005, 05:17 PM
They're showing up just fine :dunno
HELMET HAIR!!! :D
iehotrodder88
11-18-2005, 05:23 PM
welcome:welcome
hey do you ever see any "east bay rats MC" up there. I heard those guys are crazy, they take over a whole street and do burn outs,fight & drink in public. I heard the bay area has a large population of bikers and downtown San Fran is very welcoming to motorcyclist with bike lanes and plenty of bike parking:banana
lrdcn3
11-18-2005, 05:44 PM
welcome:welcome
hey do you ever see any "east bay rats MC" up there. I heard those guys are crazy, they take over a whole street and do burn outs,fight & drink in public. I heard the bay area has a large population of bikers and downtown San Fran is very welcoming to motorcyclist with bike lanes and plenty of bike parking:banana
do you see that on the bike show on the bike channel while sitting in your bike chair while wearing your bike shirt? :lmfao :lmfao
HELMET HAIR!!! :D
Yup, big time! :D
@<hidden>:
:lmfao Good one...
Jikser
11-18-2005, 07:36 PM
luv the triple trees...i want one too:biggrin
WELCOME to the site!!!:welcome
luv the triple trees...i want one too:biggrin
WELCOME to the site!!!:welcome
Yup, they are beautiful, when I got it I kept staring at it. Had to repost it, I mismanaged my uploads....I love that it is pre equipped for the steering damper.
Check out the footrests, superlight and fully adjustable. :banana
lrdcn3
11-19-2005, 12:54 PM
oh...i forgot to mention........welcome :welcome
Just got that one from my Uncle Burt (couldn't find a joke thread and didn't want to waste webspace just for that one li'l joke):
Zero to Two Hundred in Four Seconds!!!
The couple had been debating the purchase of a new auto
for weeks. He wanted a new truck.
She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through
traffic around town.
He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but
everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range.
"Look !" she said. "I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in
4 seconds or less. My birthday is coming up. You could surprise me."
So, for her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale:D .
Funeral services are pending.
:lmfao
R-ggressive
11-20-2005, 09:04 AM
Just got that one from my Uncle Burt (couldn't find a joke thread and didn't want to waste webspace just for that one li'l joke):
Zero to Two Hundred in Four Seconds!!!
The couple had been debating the purchase of a new auto
for weeks. He wanted a new truck.
She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through
traffic around town.
He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but
everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range.
"Look !" she said. "I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in
4 seconds or less. My birthday is coming up. You could surprise me."
So, for her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale:D .
Funeral services are pending.
:lmfaoha ha ha how dare he
nice pics love the trip tree and rear sets :D
ha ha ha how dare he
nice pics love the trip tree and rear sets :D
Maybe he was looking for her to get the divorce... :D
Yup, they are the reason why I spent my vacation at home this year, the options were: Beach or bike parts.
I took the parts. :banana :burnout
In case somebody wants to know, what TaeKwonDo is, this is one of the best compilation I have seen in a long time:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/43322/martial_arts_trailer/
This is what I devoted my life to. :D
It is so addicting...
fallclassic02
11-21-2005, 01:27 PM
But what's up with the Kawi-affection?? :hmm
:noteeth
So Lady Marm, my question is what is up with all the "I don't like your bike" comments?? Am I supposed to care what you think or am I supposed to care what you ride?
In case you didn't know I don't care about either!
So Lady Marm, my question is what is up with all the "I don't like your bike" comments?? Am I supposed to care what you think or am I supposed to care what you ride?
In case you didn't know I don't care about either!
I don't get it, I have written nowhere that I don't like somebody's bike. ?????
And what is that "care" stuff, since this is a bike forum, of course I write about myself in my Noob Thread and about bikes in others...
Please explain, I am confused. :dunno
fallclassic02
11-21-2005, 02:20 PM
I don't get it, I have written nowhere that I don't like somebody's bike. ?????
And what is that "care" stuff, since this is a bike forum, of course I write about myself in my Noob Thread and about bikes in others...
Please explain, I am confused. :dunno
Flap, I was directing that towards Lady Marmalade, do you also answer to that moniker??
I just think it is funny that people you don't even know would answer your initial "hello" threads by saying, welcome and your choice in bike is crap; you should ride what I ride because it is better.
Like you care or something...
:fawkdance
Also Flap, you don't need to justify what you ride to anyone, just like they don't need to do that for you.
Just give them a good Kawy chop!!
Flap, I was directing that towards Lady Marmalade, do you also answer to that moniker??
I just think it is funny that people you don't even know would answer your initial "hello" threads by saying, welcome and your choice in bike is crap; you should ride what I ride because it is better.
Like you care or something...
:fawkdance
Also Flap, you don't need to justify what you ride to anyone, just like they don't need to do that for you.
Just give them a good Kawy chop!!
Now I get it, thanks, no I am not Lady Marmelade or whatever her name is.
English is my 2nd language and even though I feel comfy with it I sometimes goof and don't get stuff. :D
I ignore flamers, more luck to them in their world. :rolleyes :lmfao
Which is probably why I didn't understand your post about the "care and choice of bike thing", didn't even notice anyone saying bad stuff about others bikes or mine (like I would care about Kawi-Haters, their choice). :lmfao
fallclassic02
11-21-2005, 03:20 PM
I ignore flamers, more luck to them in their world. :rolleyes :lmfao
Which is probably why I didn't understand your post about the "care and choice of bike thing", didn't even notice anyone saying bad stuff about others bikes or mine (like I would care about Kawi-Haters, their choice). :lmfao[/QUOTE]
Thats the attitude!
Yes, I don't recall you asking what anyone thought about your bikes so I'm not sure why you had to be asked why you would buy a Kawy.
Oh and welcome Flap!
Oh and welcome Flap!
TY! :banana
Todays sportsbikes are all so powerful, most squids never even so much as touch the limits of their bikes without crashing, but they talk like the big guys on campus. :fawkdance
I KNOW that the limits of my bike are well beyond what my nerves can take, and believe me, I have gone pretty far, I ride since 20 years. :rolleyes
I am old enough to know that my world has not come to its personal end just because somebody else is able to overtake me. (But I sure appreciate attempts....:D )
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