I'm not getting anywhere with painting, so I am looking to have it done for me. A freind of a freind is a professional auto body painter, so I am meeting with him this weekend for the options / costs.
I need to get this reasembled, before I forget how it goes back together! The more I wait, the more I take apart to clean / paint / rebuild ( later )...
I'm glad that the Ninja 250 FAQ site has all of the parts diagrams to aid me with the reassembly.