Howlinhoss's Track Build

howlinhoss · August 7th, 2015, 05:48 PM

Hey guys I have been slowly turning my 300 into a dedicated track bike so I figured I would share my build.

The Bike:

Woodcraft Frame Sliders
TechSpec Tank Grips

Nissin 4 Pot Front Brake Caliper
SV Racing Caliper Adapter
Spielger Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Galfer Front Brake Pads

SV Racing Adjustable Rear Sets
Yoshimura Rearset Brackets
Yoshimura R-77 Full Carbon Exhaust System
Area P Tuner
K&N Air Filter
Diablo Rosso II Tires
Speigler Stainless Steel Brake Lines
EBC Rear Brake Pads

Woodcraft Clip Ons
Woodcraft Clip On Spacers
Woodcraft Weighted Bar Ends
Zero Gravity Corsa Windscreen
Driven Racing Grippy Grips

Ohlins KA841 Rear Shock

Nissin 14mm Front Brake Master Cylinder
The2Wheels Shorty Levers

Forks by Matt - GSXR Cartridge Retrofit
Healtech Gear Indicator

csmith12 · August 7th, 2015, 05:49 PM

howlinhoss · August 7th, 2015, 05:50 PM

Here are some older mods I did.

Woodcraft Frame Sliders

Cox Radiator Guard

howlinhoss · August 7th, 2015, 05:53 PM

Latest mod is my Motion Pro Rev2 Throttle Kit and starter

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Here are the parts ready to be installed.

Parts installed

howlinhoss · August 7th, 2015, 05:58 PM

Per some members recommendations I purchased some Motofairings Inc track fairings.

Here is the whole fairing kit

Here are some pics after I received the fairings

howlinhoss · August 7th, 2015, 05:59 PM

and more

howlinhoss · August 7th, 2015, 06:02 PM

Here is the rig my bro and I use to get to the track.... I really need to get a damn truck.

The beasts caged up waiting to play

GregS · August 8th, 2015, 07:47 AM

Looks like you need a trailer, not a truck

Alex · August 8th, 2015, 02:32 PM

howlinhoss · August 8th, 2015, 05:41 PM

Well I got all the fairings on. It took some dremel work and enlarging of the original holes I drilled. The body fairing, front fender and tail mounted up no problem however the belly pan is another story. Some of the belly pan mount points were off so 5/6 bolts are secured. I could not get the bolt near the kickstand near the mount point.

Here are some pics.

Before:

After:

The body fairings and the black oem plastics dont really fit well together.

Here is the tail section. I drilled some holes in the sides near the seat so I can take seat on and off without taking off the tail.

howlinhoss · August 8th, 2015, 05:42 PM

Here is the belly pan. There are some gaps but the belly pan is secure.

Here is the bolt I could not get mounted near the kick stand. I think I need to remove the kickstand.

cadd · August 8th, 2015, 11:40 PM

Welcome n00b *wink wink* It's good to see you on this site. Much more mature than the other one.

PS - your race fairings have a similar sized fairing gap compared to my OEM

GregS · August 9th, 2015, 08:46 AM

I bought that same fairing kit, can't beat the price but agree that the fit is not great.

howlinhoss · August 9th, 2015, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregS

I bought that same fairing kit, can't beat the price but agree that the fit is not great.

@GregS how did you deal with the two lower mounts on the belly pan and the two mounts at the rear of the tail? I can't seem to get them to line up with mount points.

Also did you remove your kickstand?

Sirref · August 9th, 2015, 08:41 PM

Sweet build, can't wait to see it at the track sometime down the line

cadd · August 9th, 2015, 09:50 PM

One of these days when I'm visiting friends in Columbia/Ellicott City, I'll try to coordinate with you guys for a trackday!

howlinhoss · August 10th, 2015, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadd

One of these days when I'm visiting friends in Columbia/Ellicott City, I'll try to coordinate with you guys for a trackday!

That would be awesome. I will save you a spot in my Uhaul lol!

howlinhoss · August 10th, 2015, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

Sweet build, can't wait to see it at the track sometime down the line

@Sirref will you be with TPM at Summit this saturday? If so I might be there and would like to hang with some other 300s.

howlinhoss · August 10th, 2015, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadd

Welcome n00b *wink wink* It's good to see you on this site. Much more mature than the other one.

PS - your race fairings have a similar sized fairing gap compared to my OEM

I definitely like this site alot. It is great for track/racing info. On the other site I am tired of the same "what clip ons" "can i put a 160 tire on" "what exhaust" "how should i mod my bike" questions over and over lol.

GregS · August 10th, 2015, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howlinhoss

@GregS how did you deal with the two lower mounts on the belly pan and the two mounts at the rear of the tail? I can't seem to get them to line up with mount points.

Also did you remove your kickstand?

Yes I did remove the kickstand and also cut the mounting tab off.
I must admit I have not replaced the tail section yet, because the stock one is doing fine for now. I'm still working on the belly pan, actually procrastinating a bit because of the poor line up. So currently running with just the upper on, will get to the lower one of these days.

Sirref · August 10th, 2015, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howlinhoss

@Sirref will you be with TPM at Summit this saturday? If so I might be there and would like to hang with some other 300s.

yeah, if you make your bike legal for the TPM ninja racing class there's a race this saturday

you need to get the ecu back to stock (no power commander)
and swap the caliper to stock as well as the master cylinder to stock and you're good to go

howlinhoss · August 10th, 2015, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

yeah, if you make your bike legal for the TPM ninja racing class there's a race this saturday

you need to get the ecu back to stock (no power commander)
and swap the caliper to stock as well as the master cylinder to stock and you're good to go

Man..... I would love to race in that event but I dont have yet to complete the TPM ART-RACE school or another approved race school. My goal is to complete that race school with TPM or Motorcycle Xcitement. I have never ridden with TPM so I was interested in joining them this weekend.

Sirref · August 10th, 2015, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howlinhoss

Man..... I would love to race in that event but I dont have yet to complete the TPM ART-RACE school or another approved race school. My goal is to complete that race school with TPM or Motorcycle Xcitement. I have never ridden with TPM so I was interested in joining them this weekend.

you can take art race this sat. it's 90% classroom stuff and a mock race where the goal is to not crash

howlinhoss · August 10th, 2015, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

you can take art race this sat. it's 90% classroom stuff and a mock race where the goal is to not crash

Thanks for that info. I will see if I have time to get my bike ready this week and participate in that school.

howlinhoss · August 10th, 2015, 08:27 PM

Has anyone removed the cowling around the dash area? If so where did you relocate/mount the dash?

Foxrider64 · August 11th, 2015, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howlinhoss

Has anyone removed the cowling around the dash area? If so where did you relocate/mount the dash?

I drilled through my fairing stay and mounted the gauges directly to the stay.

howlinhoss · August 11th, 2015, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foxrider64

I drilled through my fairing stay and mounted the gauges directly to the stay.

Thanks for the reply. Any chances you could snap a photo?

Foxrider64 · August 11th, 2015, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howlinhoss

Thanks for the reply. Any chances you could snap a photo?

Conveniently enough i still have the bodywork off so yeah- I'll try to do this tonight for you.

Foxrider64 · August 11th, 2015, 05:11 PM

0811151747a.jpg

0811151747.jpg

Don't know why the pictures turned...

choneofakind · August 11th, 2015, 05:20 PM

Gotta hold the phone sideways, not upsy downsy

Foxrider64 · August 11th, 2015, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Gotta hold the phone sideways, not upsy downsy

They show fine on my phone

Just turn your head and it'll be fine

howlinhoss · August 11th, 2015, 08:33 PM

@Foxrider64 thank you for the pictures!

Foxrider64 · August 11th, 2015, 08:38 PM

Anytime.

I don't recall the fairing stay being much different for the 300 but you may have noticed mine is a 250.

It took a whopping 3 minutes to do and 2 minutes was finding the right size bolt.

howlinhoss · August 14th, 2015, 06:09 AM

Last night I stay up way later than I should have but I had to fix my belly pan mounting issues before my track day tomorrow. The bottom two bolt holes of the belly pan did not line up with the mounting points on the bike so I had to make my own mounting brackets and drill new holes in the belly pan. I bent mending plates into the shape that would allow me to mount the belly pan to the bike. The last thing I need to do is cut a slot in the belly pan so I can use my kickstand.

Here are the mending plates I used. I purchased them from Home Depot. They come in various sizes.

Rear Brake Side

Clutch Side

NGagne · August 14th, 2015, 08:20 AM

Look realy nice, good job.

howlinhoss · August 15th, 2015, 10:32 AM

Here is the finished product. I thought it was going to be a pain to get the number plate on the windscreen since it is not flat but a little heat and a credit card did the trick. However, there is no way I am getting the rear number plate on, oh well. Last thing I need to do is paint the fairings after tomorrows track day.

Alex · August 15th, 2015, 10:58 AM

howlinhoss · August 17th, 2015, 08:57 PM

August 16 Track Day
Weather: Sunny with a high of 97 degrees
Organization: Motorcycle Xcitement
Track: NCCAR/NCBIKE - Garysburg, North Carolina

This track day is my 5th of the season and I am trying to stay on schedule to do one trackday every month this season until my local track organization stops running in Oct. However, all these track days are getting expensive and my bank is screaming bloody murder.

Compared to the last time I was at NCBike in June my pace definitely increased. I chose better lines, played around with trail braking, made sure to practice my body positioning, and made an effort to be consistent with my braking point down the straight. It was an exhausting, hot and rewarding day.

Things things I need to work on:
1) I need to scoot back more and when hanging off get that left/right corner of the seat in my crack.
2) I need to make my left to right and right to left transitions on the seat smoother without upsetting the bike.
3) I need to pick my damn toes up. I have the balls of my feet on the end of the pegs but I still sometimes scrape the bottom of my boot and get spooked.
4) Tighten up some of the lines I was going wide on.
5) Lower my upper body while riding
6) Relax my arms more on the bars by holding my self up with my legs/core.

I had some videos to share but Youtube is taking a while to upload. I will share them at a later time.

howlinhoss · August 18th, 2015, 06:34 AM

Here are the videos as promised. Please feel free to give me some feedback on things I can improve!

1) This was taken during my first evaluation. We were held up at the beginning so the action starts at around 5:30.

Link to original page on YouTube.

2) Last laps of the day and probably my cleanest laps.

Link to original page on YouTube.

August 7th, 2015, 05:48 PM	#1
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Howlinhoss's Track Build Hey guys I have been slowly turning my 300 into a dedicated track bike so I figured I would share my build. The Bike: Woodcraft Frame Sliders TechSpec Tank Grips Nissin 4 Pot Front Brake Caliper SV Racing Caliper Adapter Spielger Stainless Steel Brake Lines Galfer Front Brake Pads SV Racing Adjustable Rear Sets Yoshimura Rearset Brackets Yoshimura R-77 Full Carbon Exhaust System Area P Tuner K&N Air Filter Diablo Rosso II Tires Speigler Stainless Steel Brake Lines EBC Rear Brake Pads Woodcraft Clip Ons Woodcraft Clip On Spacers Woodcraft Weighted Bar Ends Zero Gravity Corsa Windscreen Driven Racing Grippy Grips Ohlins KA841 Rear Shock Nissin 14mm Front Brake Master Cylinder The2Wheels Shorty Levers Forks by Matt - GSXR Cartridge Retrofit Healtech Gear Indicator

August 7th, 2015, 05:49 PM	#2
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	__________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 7th, 2015, 06:02 PM	#7
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Here is the rig my bro and I use to get to the track.... I really need to get a damn truck. The beasts caged up waiting to play
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

August 8th, 2015, 02:32 PM	#9
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	__________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

August 8th, 2015, 11:40 PM	#12
cadd cadd cadd cadd Name: Cadd Location: 41°21'13.1"N, 74°41'37.4"W Join Date: Jan 2014 Motorcycle(s): 300 Posts: A lot. MOTM - May '15	Welcome n00b wink wink It's good to see you on this site. Much more mature than the other one. PS - your race fairings have a similar sized fairing gap compared to my OEM __________________________________________________ Riding it like I financed it.

August 7th, 2015, 05:50 PM	#3
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Here are some older mods I did. Woodcraft Frame Sliders Cox Radiator Guard

August 7th, 2015, 05:53 PM	#4
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Latest mod is my Motion Pro Rev2 Throttle Kit and starter [/QUOTE] Here are the parts ready to be installed. Parts installed

August 7th, 2015, 05:58 PM	#5
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Per some members recommendations I purchased some Motofairings Inc track fairings. Here is the whole fairing kit Here are some pics after I received the fairings

August 7th, 2015, 05:59 PM	#6
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	and more

August 8th, 2015, 07:47 AM	#8
GregS ninjette.org member Name: Greg Location: San Antonio Join Date: Dec 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, GSXR-750, Ducati M1100 Posts: 185	Looks like you need a trailer, not a truck

August 8th, 2015, 05:41 PM	#10
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Well I got all the fairings on. It took some dremel work and enlarging of the original holes I drilled. The body fairing, front fender and tail mounted up no problem however the belly pan is another story. Some of the belly pan mount points were off so 5/6 bolts are secured. I could not get the bolt near the kickstand near the mount point. Here are some pics. Before: After: The body fairings and the black oem plastics dont really fit well together. Here is the tail section. I drilled some holes in the sides near the seat so I can take seat on and off without taking off the tail.

August 8th, 2015, 05:42 PM	#11
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Here is the belly pan. There are some gaps but the belly pan is secure. Here is the bolt I could not get mounted near the kick stand. I think I need to remove the kickstand.

August 9th, 2015, 08:46 AM	#13
GregS ninjette.org member Name: Greg Location: San Antonio Join Date: Dec 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, GSXR-750, Ducati M1100 Posts: 185	I bought that same fairing kit, can't beat the price but agree that the fit is not great.

August 9th, 2015, 08:41 PM	#15
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	Sweet build, can't wait to see it at the track sometime down the line __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

August 9th, 2015, 09:50 PM	#16
cadd cadd cadd cadd Name: Cadd Location: 41°21'13.1"N, 74°41'37.4"W Join Date: Jan 2014 Motorcycle(s): 300 Posts: A lot. MOTM - May '15	One of these days when I'm visiting friends in Columbia/Ellicott City, I'll try to coordinate with you guys for a trackday! __________________________________________________ Riding it like I financed it.

August 10th, 2015, 08:27 PM	#25
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Has anyone removed the cowling around the dash area? If so where did you relocate/mount the dash?

August 11th, 2015, 05:11 PM	#29
Foxrider64 Hello Moto Name: Alex Location: Ft. Myers Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 1975 RD350; 2001 KX125; 2003 Z1000; 2003 KDX50; 2009 ZX6R; 2011 Ninja 250R; 2014 KX250F Posts: 352	0811151747a.jpg 0811151747.jpg Don't know why the pictures turned...

August 11th, 2015, 05:20 PM	#30
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Gotta hold the phone sideways, not upsy downsy

August 11th, 2015, 08:33 PM	#32
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	@Foxrider64 thank you for the pictures!

August 11th, 2015, 08:38 PM	#33
Foxrider64 Hello Moto Name: Alex Location: Ft. Myers Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 1975 RD350; 2001 KX125; 2003 Z1000; 2003 KDX50; 2009 ZX6R; 2011 Ninja 250R; 2014 KX250F Posts: 352	Anytime. I don't recall the fairing stay being much different for the 300 but you may have noticed mine is a 250. It took a whopping 3 minutes to do and 2 minutes was finding the right size bolt.

August 14th, 2015, 06:09 AM	#34
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Last night I stay up way later than I should have but I had to fix my belly pan mounting issues before my track day tomorrow. The bottom two bolt holes of the belly pan did not line up with the mounting points on the bike so I had to make my own mounting brackets and drill new holes in the belly pan. I bent mending plates into the shape that would allow me to mount the belly pan to the bike. The last thing I need to do is cut a slot in the belly pan so I can use my kickstand. Here are the mending plates I used. I purchased them from Home Depot. They come in various sizes. Rear Brake Side Clutch Side
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

August 14th, 2015, 08:20 AM	#35
NGagne ninjette.org member Name: Nicolas Location: Montreal, Canada Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2 Ninja 250r, Tl1000s and ZX7r Posts: 31	Look realy nice, good job.

August 15th, 2015, 10:32 AM	#36
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Here is the finished product. I thought it was going to be a pain to get the number plate on the windscreen since it is not flat but a little heat and a credit card did the trick. However, there is no way I am getting the rear number plate on, oh well. Last thing I need to do is paint the fairings after tomorrows track day.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

August 15th, 2015, 10:58 AM	#37
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	__________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

August 17th, 2015, 08:57 PM	#38
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	August 16 Track Day Weather: Sunny with a high of 97 degrees Organization: Motorcycle Xcitement Track: NCCAR/NCBIKE - Garysburg, North Carolina This track day is my 5th of the season and I am trying to stay on schedule to do one trackday every month this season until my local track organization stops running in Oct. However, all these track days are getting expensive and my bank is screaming bloody murder. Compared to the last time I was at NCBike in June my pace definitely increased. I chose better lines, played around with trail braking, made sure to practice my body positioning, and made an effort to be consistent with my braking point down the straight. It was an exhausting, hot and rewarding day. Things things I need to work on: 1) I need to scoot back more and when hanging off get that left/right corner of the seat in my crack. 2) I need to make my left to right and right to left transitions on the seat smoother without upsetting the bike. 3) I need to pick my damn toes up. I have the balls of my feet on the end of the pegs but I still sometimes scrape the bottom of my boot and get spooked. 4) Tighten up some of the lines I was going wide on. 5) Lower my upper body while riding 6) Relax my arms more on the bars by holding my self up with my legs/core. I had some videos to share but Youtube is taking a while to upload. I will share them at a later time. Last futzed with by howlinhoss; August 23rd, 2015 at 04:40 AM.

August 18th, 2015, 06:34 AM	#39
howlinhoss ninjette.org member Name: Jose Location: Maryland Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 93	Here are the videos as promised. Please feel free to give me some feedback on things I can improve! 1) This was taken during my first evaluation. We were held up at the beginning so the action starts at around 5:30. Link to original page on YouTube. 2) Last laps of the day and probably my cleanest laps. Link to original page on YouTube.

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