July 14th, 2015, 10:43 AM | #1 | |
ninjette.org member
Name: Connor
Location: Sunny South florida
Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): '99 Ninja 250 Posts: 37
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Buying '99 250, tips/help for parts/maintenance
Hi all,
I'm going to be picking up a 99 ninja here soon for a steal (trade for kayak) but as expected the bike has some issues but runs. From the CL ad Quote:
Also, I've read that I could switch out the front forks and rear swingarm with the 08+ ninja. Is this a pretty straightforward process (with some tweaks I'm sure)? |
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July 14th, 2015, 10:51 AM | #2 |
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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.
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Welcome Connor!
I hate wiring, but it's easy enough if you have the patience. The other parts you need should be easy enough to get from ebay or some forum members here.
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July 14th, 2015, 10:55 AM | #3 |
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Name: Nick
Location: NY
Join Date: Nov 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R and 2014 Triumph 675R Posts: A lot.
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Welcome!!!
A short some where in a wiring harness should be simple to find and replace, use the continuity tester on your multi-meter.
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July 14th, 2015, 11:00 AM | #4 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Connor
Location: Sunny South florida
Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): '99 Ninja 250 Posts: 37
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Thanks!
Looks like a nice community you guys have here I'm glad to be entering it soon I don't need the other fairing bolts really, as I plan to take basically all of the fairings off anyway and have a bike similar to Jono's and ChicagoBob's |
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July 14th, 2015, 03:00 PM | #5 |
ChocolateMilk Addict
Name: Maurice
Location: McDonough
Join Date: Mar 2015 Motorcycle(s): '05 EX-250 "Kallie" 85 KLT 110 ATC "Murdock" Posts: 329
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Welcome Connor!!
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July 14th, 2015, 04:25 PM | #6 |
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Name: Dave
Location: South of Seattle
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '94 K75 std Posts: Too much.
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Hi, Conner! Welcome!
So it runs, but it's got "wiring problems"... What's not working correctly? |
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July 14th, 2015, 04:51 PM | #7 | ||
ninjette.org member
Name: Connor
Location: Sunny South florida
Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): '99 Ninja 250 Posts: 37
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This is what I was wondering, he didn't state in the listing and that wasn't something I asked when I first contacted him. Wondered if I should ask him about it now or just bring it up when we meet. Im under the assumption its a blinker light or similar. Just asked: Quote:
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July 14th, 2015, 05:47 PM | #8 |
EX500 full of EX250 parts
Name: Bill
Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI
Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 • '09 Ninja 500R (selling) • '98 VFR800 (project) • '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold) Posts: A lot.
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If you're pretty mechanically-inclined, it should be pretty easy for you. https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35999 has a great wiring diagram, and Kawasaki has great parts diagrams at http://www.kawasaki.com/Parts/. Most of the electrical is simple and straightforward, with only a few "black box" parts to make things tricky.
A small ground wire overheating might be as simple as a bigger ground wire not being hooked up, causing the small wire to have to handle more than it should. Obviously this shouldn't be causing a problem as soon as the battery is hooked up, but it might not be too bad a situation.
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