How hard is it to change out the front seat?

[massacremasses]

Originally Posted by Ninja250gurl

If my bike looked like that i dont think id be able to put it back together!! lol! You painting it?

ha yeah. Its all apart in pieces. My uncle is painting it for me, but Im doing all the prep work.. its a pain. Ive been at my gpa's in his barn working on it every weekend. I pay my little cousin to watch my 3 year old. lol

but hopefully Ill have the bondo work done and have it all in primer by the end of this weekend... Then maybe paint next week... I have a thread about it

[NDspd]

Originally Posted by Ninja250gurl

He77 yeah!! I would pay $250 for it. Plus, good for resale value in the future. Ordered my danmoto exhaust today Cant wait for that to get here!!

I've been wanting to get one of those. Do you have to retune the motor when you put one of these on? Won't it run lean?

[Ninja250gurl]

Originally Posted by NDspd

I've been wanting to get one of those. Do you have to retune the motor when you put one of these on? Won't it run lean?

Umm.. yeah... thats a guy question.. lol! I dont know how to do any of that stuff.. so i sure hope not!! It says on their website you dont have to do anything to it, since its a slip on..but i dont know much about the long term effects.. etc.. If anyone has any info on that, i would like to know that as well!

[Ninja250gurl]

Originally Posted by massacremasses

ha yeah. Its all apart in pieces. My uncle is painting it for me, but Im doing all the prep work.. its a pain. Ive been at my gpa's in his barn working on it every weekend. I pay my little cousin to watch my 3 year old. lol

but hopefully Ill have the bondo work done and have it all in primer by the end of this weekend... Then maybe paint next week... I have a thread about it

Nice! I like the green, Cant wait to see the finished product! How long do you think it will take to finish?

[saxnbass]

Seat cover for $165? No thanks.

[massacremasses]

Originally Posted by NDspd

I've been wanting to get one of those. Do you have to retune the motor when you put one of these on? Won't it run lean?

since you are eliminating back pressure even though its just a slip on it will take in more air causing it to run a little lean I guess. From what everyone has told me these bikes run lean from the factory, shimming your needles even with a slip on is suggested (from what Ive been told) Ill be shimming my needles and removing my snorkel soon.

Originally Posted by Ninja250gurl

Nice! I like the green, Cant wait to see the finished product! How long do you think it will take to finish?

MEH!!

haha I dont know.. Im hoping not to much longer. Id like to be riding again by the end of the month. I figured i should do it in the winter, but the weather has been so nice it sucks not riding it. :/

SOO paint Im hoping next weekend (Friday if possible) then I can put it back together Saturday and shim the needles and remove the snorkel I will at least be able to ride it.

Powder coating the wheels and getting decals idk... waiting on some funds to afford new tires as well. I dont want to just put the stock tires back on my newly powder coated wheels! so I might just roll around on an all black bike with green passenger pegs... hahaha

[Ninja250gurl]

Originally Posted by massacremasses

since you are eliminating back pressure even though its just a slip on it will take in more air causing it to run a little lean I guess. From what everyone has told me these bikes run lean from the factory, shimming your needles even with a slip on is suggested (from what Ive been told) Ill be shimming my needles and removing my snorkel soon.



MEH!!

haha I dont know.. Im hoping not to much longer. Id like to be riding again by the end of the month. I figured i should do it in the winter, but the weather has been so nice it sucks not riding it. :/

SOO paint Im hoping next weekend (Friday if possible) then I can put it back together Saturday and shim the needles and remove the snorkel I will at least be able to ride it.

Powder coating the wheels and getting decals idk... waiting on some funds to afford new tires as well. I dont want to just put the stock tires back on my newly powder coated wheels! so I might just roll around on an all black bike with green passenger pegs... hahaha

oh wow... I don't know how to shim down anything... Y'all make it sound so easy. Lol

[massacremasses]

Originally Posted by Ninja250gurl

oh wow... I don't know how to shim down anything... Y'all make it sound so easy. Lol

I was lost too.... but then I read some DIY's on here and both seem pretty damn easy.

although @saxnbass can let you in on what size washer you need. Im to lazy to find the DIY thread and look.. haha

[saxnbass]

#4 washer, easily found at Home Depot or Lowes; probably any hardware store really.

[GreenNinja]

Originally Posted by Mr.E

Just a helpful little hint, you'll have to kinda slide the seat backwards, then pull up. Takes a little wrestling, or... it did my first time, but its extremely easy. lol

Thanks for that tip. I was having a problem removing my seat because I was sliding it forward instead of backwards. The DIY didn't mention that.

[Ninja250gurl]

Originally Posted by saxnbass

The mounting bracket came with the exhaust.

Omg!!! How did you get the mounting bracket around the pipe?????

[saxnbass]

Originally Posted by Ninja250gurl

Omg!!! How did you get the mounting bracket around the pipe?????

A small amount of patience
A bit of power
And some harsh words