My ninjette is perfect because...

[choneofakind]

@akima Justin is right. In winter, I'm a total whitey!!! that picture was taken right before thanksgiving. Towards the end of summer I'm all tan, but that's cuz I run all summer and I'm outside as much as I can. Maybe not vacation in cali tan like @massacremasses gets, but it's still pretty good for Ohio. I never burn. It's so nice. Ohio can be nice in June and July

and Justin, today has gotten to a whopping 30 degrees thank you!! snow expected tonight, and as you can see from my picture, it's simply beautiful outside

so there! who needs cali anyways. (I'm crying on the inside. I'm moving from Ohio as soon as I graduate)

[akima]

Originally Posted by miss_syn

I love my ninjette because I've met some fun people like @akima who post happy feelgood threads like this.

Awww!

[choneofakind]

Originally Posted by massacremasses

Her for starters.

helllloooooooooooooo there! +1

[akima]

because ... she makes a satisfying hum as her engine spins and pulses.

Alex S. made me realise that the Ninjette sounds nice. Before he said he likes the way it sounds, all I was thinking about was how much or little it sounded like a 600. If you consider it in its own right then it sounds really nice! Definitely not worthy of the lawnmower title people like to give it and a darn sight [sound!] better than 125's sound. I think the 600CC+ bikes often sound a bit nicer, but the Ninjette isn't just better than a 125 and worse than a 600... it's different.

For some reason I was really in tune with my bike this evening. All my rev match for my shifts were near perfect. I was changing up and down the gears quite a lot to give myself the right power/economy ratio for each situation I was coming towards. <3 the sound of the engine decelerating, accelerating and stepping up to higher or lower revs. Mmmmmmm

VROOOOMMM VRRRroomm (^-^)

[choneofakind]

Originally Posted by akima

<3 the sound of the engine decelerating, accelerating and stepping up to higher or lower revs. Mmmmmmm

VROOOOMMM VRRRroomm (^-^)

*whispers to Akima*

psst! Open up the intake!! It sounds even better with all of those, but not farty and obnoxious like some exhaust noises

[akima]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

*whispers to Akima*

psst! Open up the intake!! It sounds even better with all of those, but not farty and obnoxious like some exhaust noises

He he... I heard an enticing whisper!

I'm going to be getting an Area P full system fitted in the summer. I think that will make more noise. People here say it's a deeper sound too... I like! Can't decide whether to get the noisy stubby or the longer quieter one though.

[choneofakind]

get the longer one. Trust me. My two brothers slip-ons are too loud for my tastes, and it's kinda annoying. I love the tone they put out, but the decibel levels are just too much. Get the Quiet Core, and open up the intake.

Opening up the intake also gives the exhaust a more full sound without adding volume.

Do the intake now. You're gonna have to get a Power Commander anyways for the exhaust right? Get more time with better sound or take baby steps and just de-snorkel for the moment and you'll see what I'm talking about

[akima]

I don't know what I'll have to do to the bike yet before installing the full system. Plenty of time to learn before summer.

I'm not sure what a snorkel is or if my bike has one.

The Quiet Core is probably a good idea. It's louder than stock anyway.

[RiderOnTheStorm]

She is my first bike!

[choneofakind]

@akima you have one. It's a snorkel that's put onto the air box to restrict the noise. It also restricts flow.
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10090

*edit* someone did remove their snorkel with an FI bike, and posted good results, so don't be worried about kkim's warning to at least shim in the first post of that thread I linked you to. You can't shim. You don't have carbs
*/edit*

You're going to have to get a Power Commander and load someone's fuel map for a full exhaust system. The FI system isn't able to compensate for that big of a flow change. I can't find a link to a PC for you, cuz they're not sold in the US, and I'm too lazy to search hardcore, or else I would get a link up for you to a powercommander for Ninja 250R

[akima]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

You're going to have to get a Power Commander and load someone's fuel map for a full exhaust system. The FI system isn't able to compensate for that big of a flow change. I can't find a link to a PC for you, cuz they're not sold in the US, and I'm too lazy to search hardcore, or else I would get a link up for you to a powercommander for Ninja 250R

Does this Power Commander communicate with the existing FI system chip, or does it require you to install a new FI system chip that is compatible with it?

Sounds like a fun job being the person who creates this power commander software. You get to open up all these bikes and figure out how they and their chips work.

[JeffM]

...it is a swiss army knife of a bike. It'll do what every you ask it to do.

[choneofakind]

Basically the power commander is to FI bikes what a jet kit is to carb'd bikes, only, it has more adjustments for a fuel curve that is more perfect than carbs provide.

Here's the page on dynojet's site for the Euro-spec 250R like yours.

The Power Commander is an ECU that works at the same time as the normal ECU (piggy back) that allows you to change the fuel delivery so that you can get the mixture right with intake/exhaust mods. The new one (PC V) also allows you to change the ignition timing I think. Basically, you plug it into your computer, and download a fuel map for the setup that you have, or modify the current map to make it what you want. It's the same idea as re-jetting for us carb'd people, only you can change pretty much every aspect of your fuel delivery based on throttle input, RPM, gear, speed, etc.

There's a few maps for your bike that will likely work with an Area P full system. If you want to put the bike on a Dyno, that would be good. If not, have a little fun with changing values a little at a time, and if you totally mess it up, just download the maps again Just like jetting.

[leed]

it can do anything yours can do better.

This thread is about 50% off topic.

[choneofakind]

sorry. That's all me.

my ninjette is awesome cuz even though we're over 2 hours apart, she's still on my mind all day long

[akima]

... she's fashionably late when arriving at 100mph

[ZackoFF96]

because she's my first big bike, soo fun to ride, and the fastest bike in my city

[akcalhoun]

THIS IS MY NINJETTE THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE IS MINE!!

[kcaja1]

It's got SOUL! Whatever that means!

[nezumiamalek]

it sounds like a beast w/ my LOR exhaust.

[I'm Fred]

Because my crotch lays on it all the time

[tooblekain]

it won't be a crash fest like CVMA's Amateur Supersport Middleweight Class (at least I hope not), it will be cheaper overall especially with gas and tire useage, maintenance, and replacement parts, and its equally fun as a 600...if not more fun especially in trackdays where you pass bigger bikes entering, in, and exiting out of corners. What I will miss are the speeds on straightaways and entering some corners at almost 100 mph.

[Jiggles]

because her gas tank is at the perfect angle for breaking a femur

[EthioKnight]

...she attracts looks I'd never get if I was by myself (confessions of a an attention whore)

[ARc]

The thing I miss most about my ninjette is her slim profile and light weight.

[areifel]

because she likes when i ride her

[Alex]

Originally Posted by ARc

The thing I miss most about my ninjette is her slim profile and light weight.

Where did she go?

[Vergil]

She's all mine!

[ARc]

Originally Posted by Alex

Where did she go?

Someone ran her over with their pickup truck. Picked up a 2008 SV650N with the proceeds from his insurance company.

...

I also miss how I can sometimes squeeze 60-65 MPG from her, lol.

[espacef1fan]

...I'm not worried about dropping it..or rashing it up. (Cheap to fix )