07 Ninja 250 cafe build

Jenk's · April 24th, 2016, 04:04 PM

Been in the process of building this thing for awhile and i'm getting close to completion now though

Here's an album i created for all my pic so far, go from page 4 to page 1 to see the progression

Let me know what you think

http://s39.photobucket.com/user/bigj...?sort=3&page=4

crazymadbastard · April 24th, 2016, 06:05 PM

I really like the tank. Build is looking great.

spent_too_much · April 25th, 2016, 09:55 AM

That is some fancy tank work! Did I also notoce a 2 into 1 exhaust?

Jenk's · April 25th, 2016, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by crazymadbastard

I really like the tank. Build is looking great.

Thanks ya its tanken awhile

Quote:

Originally Posted by spent_too_much

That is some fancy tank work! Did I also notoce a 2 into 1 exhaust?

Yep i found the rare yoshi set up but the can was toast so i got a new shiney thing to put on it hah

RacinNinja · April 25th, 2016, 12:08 PM

That muffler may be from Dime City Cycles but it's a Cone Engineering unit. Fantastic (if noisy) little things! Great build quality. I run them too....

Jenk's · April 25th, 2016, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RacinNinja

That muffler may be from Dime City Cycles but it's a Cone Engineering unit. Fantastic (if noisy) little things! Great build quality. I run them too....

oh cool didnt know that, Sweet bike btw Mmmm

RacinNinja · April 25th, 2016, 08:44 PM

Might be able to get them cheaper at the source....not sure what Dime City charges.

liquidnine · April 26th, 2016, 09:07 AM

Hat's off to you, sir. Swapping out the bottoms of the tanks blew my mind. I had a welder repair a hole in my tank (mig) and he kept burning through the thin metal accidentally. It took welding, brazing and solder before the hole was fixed and body filler to make it pretty again. Did you have to do anything special to weld with confidence?

Jenk's · April 26th, 2016, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RacinNinja

Might be able to get them cheaper at the source....not sure what Dime City charges.

Thankfully it was around the same price but thanks for the heads up

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquidnine

Hat's off to you, sir. Swapping out the bottoms of the tanks blew my mind. I had a welder repair a hole in my tank (mig) and he kept burning through the thin metal accidentally. It took welding, brazing and solder before the hole was fixed and body filler to make it pretty again. Did you have to do anything special to weld with confidence?

Ya i had a buddy do it, he does welding as a hobby.... but i think he should do it as a profession

Jenk's · April 26th, 2016, 05:20 PM

Got the frame cut down and it is getting welded up tomorrow i left the bottom cause i need to work out with my fab guy how to go about mounting the support bars

Jenk's · May 4th, 2016, 10:38 PM

Got a lot of stuff done in the last couple of days check it out, starting to look like a cafe bike now

Dad helping me get a visual on what the tail needs to be like

Jenk's · May 15th, 2016, 06:50 PM

Got a lot done in a few days even got the bike completed

enjoy and let me know what you think, also its for sale so please share this and or let me know if your interested

spent_too_much · May 16th, 2016, 03:07 AM

Looks awesome! What type of gas cap is that? Did you end up rejecting the carbs?

Jenk's · May 16th, 2016, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by spent_too_much

Looks awesome! What type of gas cap is that? Did you end up rejecting the carbs?

its a weld in flush mount gas cap and i did order new jets but i got the wrong ones, and made it too rich and went back to stock so it still needs some jetting work

crazymadbastard · May 16th, 2016, 07:12 AM

Excellent work!

How are you supporting the muffler? I could not see a bracket.

spent_too_much · May 16th, 2016, 07:42 AM

What happens on 04/09/2017??? It is painted on your fence, in the pic of the painted tank.

Jenk's · May 16th, 2016, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by spent_too_much

What happens on 04/09/2017??? It is painted on your fence, in the pic of the painted tank.

sister wanted to do a save the date picture thing on there

Jenk's · May 16th, 2016, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by crazymadbastard

Excellent work!

How are you supporting the muffler? I could not see a bracket.

still working on that .... lol

crazymadbastard · May 16th, 2016, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenk's

still working on that .... lol

Me too, that is why I asked.

RacinNinja · May 16th, 2016, 09:19 AM

I had someone TIG weld a bracket to the underside of mine for a mount. Cone engineering mufflers don't come with any so your options are endless! You can also make a bracket that the clamp will go around. Here's a couple ideas from my race bike.

A simple cup bracket from the frame to hold the pipe with a clamp.

All painted up. You can see it on the right, it twists 90 degrees from the frame and has a pipe cut in half for the pipe to rest in.

purdy · May 22nd, 2016, 07:11 PM

Beautiful bike!!

Where did you get that tank? Please go into detail if possible.

crazymadbastard · May 23rd, 2016, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenk's

still working on that .... lol

See page 3 of my build, I tucked an aluminum strip behind the rear 2 master bolts.

Jenk's · May 24th, 2016, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by purdy

Beautiful bike!!

Where did you get that tank? Please go into detail if possible.

got the tank from ebay was a kz 1000 or 650 gas tank, had the bottom of the stock tank cut out as well as the kz tank and had a buddy weld in the bottom of the 250 tank to the kz tank so it would fit stock and look retro

xXecuterXx2 · May 27th, 2016, 01:41 AM

Nice!!! Im looking for lower handle bars, how'd you do yours?

Jenk's · May 28th, 2016, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by xXecuterXx2

Nice!!! Im looking for lower handle bars, how'd you do yours?

Just order some clip ons and slapped them on i think the size is 36mm??

xXecuterXx2 · May 31st, 2016, 09:09 PM

got it, thanks, clean build btw, ill stick around

RacinNinja · May 31st, 2016, 09:27 PM

2007 Ninja 250 has 36mm forks. Yep!

Twisthem488 · May 31st, 2016, 09:44 PM

That is an awesome build. Complete makeover for the little ninjette, and a very sexy one.

April 24th, 2016, 04:04 PM	#1
Jenk's ninjette.org member Name: Jeff Location: Cypress Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 14	07 Ninja 250 cafe build Been in the process of building this thing for awhile and i'm getting close to completion now though Here's an album i created for all my pic so far, go from page 4 to page 1 to see the progression Let me know what you think http://s39.photobucket.com/user/bigj...?sort=3&page=4

April 24th, 2016, 06:05 PM	#2
crazymadbastard I'm crazy,your excuse is? Name: Winston Location: Connecticut Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 250 2007 ninja Posts: A lot.	I really like the tank. Build is looking great. __________________________________________________ My Cafe Racer Build My intro post

April 25th, 2016, 09:55 AM	#3
spent_too_much ninjette.org guru Name: Miguel Location: TN Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2000 EX-250; several other years of the same Posts: 460	That is some fancy tank work! Did I also notoce a 2 into 1 exhaust? __________________________________________________ ... can't stop updating the bike!

April 25th, 2016, 12:08 PM	#5
RacinNinja Vintage Screwball Name: B Location: Washington Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250, 2008 Ninja 250, 2019 KTM 1290SDR, 2017 FZ10 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '16	That muffler may be from Dime City Cycles but it's a Cone Engineering unit. Fantastic (if noisy) little things! Great build quality. I run them too.... __________________________________________________ Goin' fast on slow bikes!

April 25th, 2016, 08:44 PM	#7
RacinNinja Vintage Screwball Name: B Location: Washington Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250, 2008 Ninja 250, 2019 KTM 1290SDR, 2017 FZ10 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '16	Might be able to get them cheaper at the source....not sure what Dime City charges. __________________________________________________ Goin' fast on slow bikes!

April 26th, 2016, 09:07 AM	#8
liquidnine ninjette.org member Name: Aaron Location: Austin Join Date: Jun 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250 Posts: 20	Hat's off to you, sir. Swapping out the bottoms of the tanks blew my mind. I had a welder repair a hole in my tank (mig) and he kept burning through the thin metal accidentally. It took welding, brazing and solder before the hole was fixed and body filler to make it pretty again. Did you have to do anything special to weld with confidence?

April 26th, 2016, 05:20 PM	#10
Jenk's ninjette.org member Name: Jeff Location: Cypress Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 14	Got the frame cut down and it is getting welded up tomorrow i left the bottom cause i need to work out with my fab guy how to go about mounting the support bars
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

May 4th, 2016, 10:38 PM	#11
Jenk's ninjette.org member Name: Jeff Location: Cypress Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 14	Got a lot of stuff done in the last couple of days check it out, starting to look like a cafe bike now Dad helping me get a visual on what the tail needs to be like

May 15th, 2016, 06:50 PM	#12
Jenk's ninjette.org member Name: Jeff Location: Cypress Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 14	Got a lot done in a few days even got the bike completed enjoy and let me know what you think, also its for sale so please share this and or let me know if your interested

May 16th, 2016, 03:07 AM	#13
spent_too_much ninjette.org guru Name: Miguel Location: TN Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2000 EX-250; several other years of the same Posts: 460	Looks awesome! What type of gas cap is that? Did you end up rejecting the carbs? __________________________________________________ ... can't stop updating the bike!

May 16th, 2016, 07:12 AM	#15
crazymadbastard I'm crazy,your excuse is? Name: Winston Location: Connecticut Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 250 2007 ninja Posts: A lot.	Excellent work! How are you supporting the muffler? I could not see a bracket. __________________________________________________ My Cafe Racer Build My intro post

May 16th, 2016, 07:42 AM	#16
spent_too_much ninjette.org guru Name: Miguel Location: TN Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2000 EX-250; several other years of the same Posts: 460	What happens on 04/09/2017??? It is painted on your fence, in the pic of the painted tank. __________________________________________________ ... can't stop updating the bike!

May 16th, 2016, 09:19 AM	#20
RacinNinja Vintage Screwball Name: B Location: Washington Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250, 2008 Ninja 250, 2019 KTM 1290SDR, 2017 FZ10 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '16	I had someone TIG weld a bracket to the underside of mine for a mount. Cone engineering mufflers don't come with any so your options are endless! You can also make a bracket that the clamp will go around. Here's a couple ideas from my race bike. A simple cup bracket from the frame to hold the pipe with a clamp. All painted up. You can see it on the right, it twists 90 degrees from the frame and has a pipe cut in half for the pipe to rest in. __________________________________________________ Goin' fast on slow bikes!

May 22nd, 2016, 07:11 PM	#21
purdy ninjette.org newbie Name: Michael Location: Bucks Co, PA Join Date: May 2015 Motorcycle(s): None yet. Posts: 1	Beautiful bike!! Where did you get that tank? Please go into detail if possible.

May 27th, 2016, 01:41 AM	#24
xXecuterXx2 ChocolateMilk Addict Name: Maurice Location: McDonough Join Date: Mar 2015 Motorcycle(s): '05 EX-250 "Kallie" 85 KLT 110 ATC "Murdock" Posts: 329	Nice!!! Im looking for lower handle bars, how'd you do yours? __________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. Burn Rubber, not your Soul.

May 31st, 2016, 09:09 PM	#26
xXecuterXx2 ChocolateMilk Addict Name: Maurice Location: McDonough Join Date: Mar 2015 Motorcycle(s): '05 EX-250 "Kallie" 85 KLT 110 ATC "Murdock" Posts: 329	got it, thanks, clean build btw, ill stick around __________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. Burn Rubber, not your Soul.

May 31st, 2016, 09:27 PM	#27
RacinNinja Vintage Screwball Name: B Location: Washington Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250, 2008 Ninja 250, 2019 KTM 1290SDR, 2017 FZ10 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '16	2007 Ninja 250 has 36mm forks. Yep! __________________________________________________ Goin' fast on slow bikes!

May 31st, 2016, 09:44 PM	#28
Twisthem488 ninjette.org member Name: Joe Location: KS Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninjette Posts: 58	That is an awesome build. Complete makeover for the little ninjette, and a very sexy one.

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