ninjette.org - View Single Post - Reviving a Ninja 250 - Low compression

spotmaxdog · February 7th, 2022, 08:29 AM

I got it out this morning. It runs, it shifts, it still has white smoke but I'm willing to press for now. Doesn't smell sweet and the coolant reservoir hasn't gone down. Carbs are still a bit off, after a rev it'll go down to 1000rpm and chug until I manually rev it back to 1500 but I'll take it for now.

It's been freezing around here and rainy. I'm willing to excuse the smoke for condensation, as it's 100% humid and the exhausts were just warm to the touch after my ride (bike takes a long time to warm up riding around at 20mph and freezing drizzle).

It looks like she's on the up and up. Next step is to put the new fan switch on, fairings, and tires.

February 7th, 2022, 08:29 AM	#37
spotmaxdog ninjette.org member Name: Terry Location: Pensacola FL Join Date: Jan 2022 Motorcycle(s): BMW R1200GS, R1100S, Suzuki GR650, Ninja 250 Pregen Posts: 24	I got it out this morning. It runs, it shifts, it still has white smoke but I'm willing to press for now. Doesn't smell sweet and the coolant reservoir hasn't gone down. Carbs are still a bit off, after a rev it'll go down to 1000rpm and chug until I manually rev it back to 1500 but I'll take it for now. It's been freezing around here and rainy. I'm willing to excuse the smoke for condensation, as it's 100% humid and the exhausts were just warm to the touch after my ride (bike takes a long time to warm up riding around at 20mph and freezing drizzle). It looks like she's on the up and up. Next step is to put the new fan switch on, fairings, and tires.