January 15th, 2014, 10:38 PM | #1 |
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Full rebuild of the ninja
So I am planning to rebuild the ninja from the ground up.
What extra mods do you guys recommend? How hard is it going to be if I take the engine apart including the trans to put back together? Any good info on the full rebuild of the trans and engine?
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January 15th, 2014, 10:50 PM | #2 | |
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I used a lot of paper shop towels to wipe down parts and all that fiber accumulated on the oil screen after doing my first initial oil change after the rebuild. Be careful to not overtorque the bolts. I forgot most of the bolts are in inch/lbs and not ft/lbs.
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January 15th, 2014, 11:11 PM | #3 |
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I plan to replace most if not all the stuff in it. also doing +1 pistons.
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January 15th, 2014, 11:16 PM | #4 |
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Make sure you order all you need at one time since most places charge a relative flat rate $10+ even if it's a small little gasket that could have fitted in a standard envelope.
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January 15th, 2014, 11:18 PM | #5 |
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You want to send me a pm with the place you got your parts from? Also do you have a rebuild thread for yours. Did you take apart your trans?
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January 15th, 2014, 11:28 PM | #6 |
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If you do not have any mechanical experience then it can be very hard. Having a workshop manual helps, but they are written for mechanics, so they usually don't go into enough detail for a novice. Cyclepedia have an online manual you can subscribe to, which has full colour photo's, and may explain things better. There are also many youtube videos of people demonstrating how they rebuilt specific engines. Keep in mind though that some are done by novices and may not be doing the right thing.
Read as much as you can about each aspect of the job before doing it. Buy good tools. Buy the correct tool for the job. Otherwise you may cause damage to the engine, costing you more money in the long run. Do not have any time constraints, as this may lead to rushing and making mistakes. If it is a cheap bike, and you have plenty of time, then go for it. Treat the exercise as a learning experience. Engines are fun to play with. As far as mods go, the sky is the limit. But conservatively, a rebore with the max size genuine oversize pistons & rings for reliability. Some light cleaning up of the ports to remove any steps/ lips/ casting imperfections, making sure valves are seated well & not leaking. K&N airfilter in standard airbox, ex pipe & jet kit. Larger front sprocket. Last futzed with by Midnight_tinkerer; January 15th, 2014 at 11:42 PM. Reason: additions |
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January 15th, 2014, 11:37 PM | #7 | |
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There's also Ron Ayers, Bike Bandit, and Partszilla. I didn't fully take apart my transmission (gear wise) since I didn't have any issues with it. I just inspected the bearings to make sure there wasn't any play or damage. I don't have a rebuild thread of any sort, but plenty of us can offer you help if you come to snag.
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January 15th, 2014, 11:46 PM | #8 | |
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January 15th, 2014, 11:50 PM | #9 |
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I will be getting another 250 or a 500 so I will not want to rush this.
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January 16th, 2014, 12:51 AM | #10 |
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Ideally a Micrometer to measure crank journal ovality & taper. But visually inspecting the crank bearing surfaces, and then using Plastigauge to measure oil clearances will suffice. Feeler gauges between piston & bore can be a cheap substitute for a bore gauge.
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January 16th, 2014, 01:43 PM | #11 |
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A useful tool for measuring the round of your piston big end caps and the engine cylinders (in conjunction with a digital caliper) is the telescoping gauges. They're spring loaded and they shoot out while theyre inside your cylinder and you tighten the knob to lock the measurement in place and then measure.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-piece...-set-5649.html The valve spring compressor is pretty much a must in my opinion if you plan on taking your valves out. I wasn't able to find any generic model that would actually work with the 250's head. I bought mine off ebay and it worked great. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heavy-Duty-5...item1c2c383c5f You'll need a full set of metric sockets, I'd recommend both deep and standard length. Oil pan, shop rags, beer, music, electric drill with a screw extractor set and hammer, engine stand or small dolly, I'll try to think of more than that. I'm in the process of putting a steering damper on (even though I think my new front tire alleviated my issue). You could try that out. A jet kit and new rear + front shock is pretty much a must in my book. It'll give you a whole new bike. The bore out is gonna be awesome as well even though I've never done it. Stainless Steel brake lines up front at least would be a pretty good upgrade. You could play around with a bigger master cylinder if you wanna get crazy. Maybe a +1/-4 sprocket setup. Sintered brake pads up front. I'd say a digital/analog gauge combo but I don't think you have a streetfighter. The fairings and windscreen help this bike a lot fyi.... Bigger tires. Gear shift indicator. I think I might throw a fuel pump in the tank one of these days. The bike seems to perform better with a fuel tank and I think it may be the extra bit of weight up top...... For the clutch assembly you're gonna need a clutch holder tool so you might wanna save up/buy that now.
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January 17th, 2014, 02:23 AM | #13 |
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What tools/cleaners for cleaning parts do you recommend?
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January 17th, 2014, 07:53 AM | #14 |
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Something like this. That's pretty much all you need for most stuff. You'll occasionally run into situations where you need specialty tools or a bigger hammer.
Simple Green is a great all purpose cleaner |
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January 17th, 2014, 03:02 PM | #15 | |
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January 17th, 2014, 03:18 PM | #16 |
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Also what place are you guys getting your rear sets?
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January 17th, 2014, 07:11 PM | #17 |
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Ebay, race forums, craigslist.
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January 18th, 2014, 03:54 PM | #18 |
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Thanks I finely found woodcrafts and will be getting them. In order to get a full race lean angle what do I need to take off/change?
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January 18th, 2014, 10:36 PM | #19 |
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I really can't comment on this but I would imagine the center stand.
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January 23rd, 2014, 04:56 PM | #20 | |
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Dose any one have any know a good oil temp and water temp censor and place to install them?
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January 23rd, 2014, 04:57 PM | #21 |
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Also do they make a way to monitor the oil pressure on the 250?
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January 23rd, 2014, 11:16 PM | #22 | |
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January 24th, 2014, 06:04 AM | #23 |
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What about the oil pressure? What is the one guys name that drags the 250? racer or something?
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January 25th, 2014, 12:54 PM | #24 | |
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Maybe you mean @racerx ?
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January 25th, 2014, 12:58 PM | #25 |
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Don't forget your clutch holder tool
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January 25th, 2014, 02:38 PM | #26 |
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Yep I got ahold of him he also recommends a T on the oil light.
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January 25th, 2014, 03:57 PM | #27 |
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What does he mean by a "T"?
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January 25th, 2014, 05:30 PM | #28 |
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A plumbing part T
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Well the fun has started. I got a extra 250 for 200.00 its missing the carbs and top of the engine but its ok with me I am going to take it apart first so I can use it as a learning tool for rebuilding the other one.
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April 10th, 2014, 10:10 AM | #30 |
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do you have a tool to pull the fly wheel, and a clutch wrench? Those things might prove to be useful along with a case separator if you plan on going that far.
A compression test could be useful as well
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April 10th, 2014, 10:16 AM | #31 |
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Any idea on the size I will need to get?
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April 10th, 2014, 10:24 AM | #32 |
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for what tool?
The clutch wrench should be easy to find a compatible one, just find the size of the plates and find a tool to match. As far as fly wheel puller, IDK? never done anything like that to the ninja, never had that side of the case even opened yet. As far as the case splitter, IDK either, I feel like they are fairly universal though or at least one model will cover several engine types, again, never split my ninja case any motorcycle compression tester should do
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So I am rebuilding the extra carbs and I plan to jet them. What jet kit is every one going with now days?
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get a full set of jewelers micro drill bits (hand powered) they come in 0.01mmish increments. buy an extra pair of stock mains and pilots (jetsrus.com), then slowly drill them up one size each and test until its right. when you go too far it starts getting ****** so take your second pair and drill to the correct size. make sure you keep it straight or it will get oblong and be too big
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it is a taper not a de laval nozzle or a venturi stack. the taper is larger than the amount you'll be taking off so it stays intact unless you're going way too far. you obviously can't drill a needle jet, but taking 0.01mm off the wall of a jet? costs $10 instead of $100
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