Hello all, the name's Mark and I am typing to you from Shadyside, OH, right across the river from Wheeling, WV. I'm 23 years old and drive a box truck for Frito-Lay to pay the bills... I've always been a motorhead, if it looked cool and was fast, I like it. I've been through all different types of vehicles, imports, mini-trucks, hot rods, classic cruisers and muscle cars. My current ride is an '09 Mustang GT that I bought brand new last spring, since then I've installed a JLT cold air intake, SCT tuner, bamaspeed.com 91 octane performance tune and a side exhaust for performance. My heart's always been in the auto body field (worked 3 years as head painter at a local shop), so I installed the Cervini's C-Series body kit and laid out the super snake stripe from front to back, as well as tinting the turn signals and tails to match my theme... The time has come for me to move into my next phase, and that's why I bought my first bike a couple weeks ago. It's a 2009, Diablo Black, Kawasaki Ninja EX500R. I learned the basics on my buddy's Ninja 250, and decided that I'd easily outgrow that bike within the riding season, so the 500 seemed just right. I can't wait to get to know other Ohio riders, and hopefully I'll be able to find some more local bikers to ride with. Thanks for having me!