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Old July 30th, 2017, 09:10 AM   #1
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06 Ninja Streetfighter

The baby be coming along.. Running out of ideas though ha
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Old July 30th, 2017, 09:29 AM   #2
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I like it. Being from the '70s era of motorcycling, I would call that a "standard", not a "streetfighter" though. To me, streetfighter brings to mind something from Mad Max. Your 250 is way above that level of looks. You may have said in another post, but what fairing and light assembly is that?
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Old July 30th, 2017, 09:36 AM   #3
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Thanks. I found the headlight on ebay. It was called something along the lines of 'Motorcycle demon lamp headlight'
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Old July 30th, 2017, 11:11 AM   #4
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Awesome work, very clean!!!

Any chance to weigh it? I'm researching my wife's next bike. Interested to see how much weight is saved with this conversion.
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Old July 30th, 2017, 11:57 AM   #5
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Awesome work, very clean!!!

Any chance to weigh it? I'm researching my wife's next bike. Interested to see how much weight is saved with this conversion.
Thank ya. Im not sure about the weight. My title says 345 pounds but theres no way it's that heavy. I would guess 270ish. Its a really light bike.. me and one other person were able to pick it up.
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Old July 30th, 2017, 12:33 PM   #6
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I'd guess a bit over 300 with an empty tank. I think mine lost about 20 lbs when I took off a lot of the plastic and trim.
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Thank ya. Im not sure about the weight. My title says 345 pounds but theres no way it's that heavy. I would guess 270ish. Its a really light bike.. me and one other person were able to pick it up.
Somehow I don't think 3 fairing pieces add up to 75-lbs.

My wife needs to be able to pick it up by herself. I'm going to weigh my 250r race-bike and see what that comes to.

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Old July 30th, 2017, 01:26 PM   #8
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Technique is important for picking up a dropped bike, and is something I need to work on. Hoping I don't have too much more practice at dropping and picking up my bike....

There are videos out there of slightly-built women lifting up full size cruisers. The idea is to use hip and leg muscles, not upper body, especially for women, since that's where we are pretty strong. Bend down, facing away from the bike, grab it, and stand up. You push your backside against the bike to help it stand up.
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Old July 30th, 2017, 01:31 PM   #9
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There are videos out there of slightly-built women lifting up full size cruisers.
You're right about using the legs. The deceptive thing is that the huge cruisers typically have crash bars, hard bags, and other junk sticking out so far that they don't really fall all the way over. Much lighter bikes that are relatively narrow fall all the way over so they're horizontal, and can be more difficult to pick up.
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Old July 30th, 2017, 08:25 PM   #10
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That's true. Also the crash bars and whatnot would give good handholds, which the Ninjas don't really have. But still, seeing that can give a girl some confidence that she can pick up her own bike.
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Old July 30th, 2017, 08:32 PM   #11
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Somehow I don't think 3 fairing pieces add up to 75-lbs.

My wife needs to be able to pick it up by herself. I'm going to weigh my 250r race-bike and see what that comes to.
More than 3 fairing pieces ... (;
... The fairings are gone yes. So is the license plate fender, full nose, headlights, and guage cluster.
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That's true. Also the crash bars and whatnot would give good handholds, which the Ninjas don't really have. But still, seeing that can give a girl some confidence that she can pick up her own bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlUY8DWNzy0

The real trick here might be if the bike falls on it's left side. You have no side stand to stop the bike. I guess you put the side stand down and flip it again.

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Old July 31st, 2017, 04:36 AM   #13
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You can save a lot of high-mounted weight by removing all the rear end accoutrements, such as that heavy cast grab bar, the taillight, rear fender, and all the seat mounting hardware. There are many 2 oz taillights available on eBay and Amazon. Same thing with the instruments. I did all that and saved more than 50 lbs.
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You can save a lot of high-mounted weight by removing all the rear end accoutrements, such as that heavy cast grab bar, the taillight, rear fender, and all the seat mounting hardware. There are many 2 oz taillights available on eBay and Amazon. Same thing with the instruments. I did all that and saved more than 50 lbs.
Heh, heh... yeah, you have to remove A LOT to get to 50-lbs weight-reduction. I've got boxes with following:

- handlebars and levers
- left signal-controls and highbeam-switch
- choke cable
- right throttle, cables and start-switch
- instrument cluster and speedo cable
- factory front and side fairings (and attached panels)
- mirrors
- headlight
- tail-light, fender, rear-plate bracket
- turn-signals front & rear
- rearset and pegs
- rubber brake-lines
- 2x brake-rotors
- 4 brake-pads
- full-exhaust: header, mid-pipe, muffler
- radiator-fan
- 14/45 sprockets and 520 chain
- rear shock
- 4 carb jets
- clutch and springs
- passenger pegs and brackets
- kickstand, kickstand-switch, cut-off kickstand bracket (1-lb)
- factory lead-acid battery
- CA emissions system: EVAP canister, hoses & valves
- nuts & bolts for all above

I weighed it all and came to 70-lbs. Of course, you can't ride bike without handlebars or foot-pegs or brake-hoses or throttle-cables. I had to put some of that stuff back on with lighter versions. So my bike lost 70-lbs and gained about ~20 back for 50-lbs actual savings using these parts.

- Woodcraft clip-ons
- Woodcraft rearsets, folding pegs
- TrailTech Vapor gauges
- Hotbodies bodywork
- Galfer SS brake lines
- Galfer disks and pads
- Tyga full stainless exhaust system
- Slingshot Racing aluminium muffler hanger
- Motionpro Rev2 throttle set
- 428 chain and aluminum rear sprocket (18/59t)
- K-Tech rear shock
- Progressive front springs with gold cartridge emulators
- Barnett clutch and springs
- Tattu LiFePO4 battery
- Slingshot Racing aluminium emissions block-off plate
- Slingshot Racing aluminium gas-cap
- Slingshot Racing aluminium oil-filler cap
- DynoJet carb-jet kit
- aluminium nut & bolts kit
- ~1/4-lb of safety wire

I actually didn't weight all upgrade parts individually when installing, so need to weigh actual bike to determine final weight-savings. Somehow your 50-lbs seems to confirm that figure.
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The real trick here might be if the bike falls on it's left side. You have no side stand to stop the bike. I guess you put the side stand down and flip it again.

Bill
Good video. She says if the bike falls on its left, you either put the side-stand down once you get it high enough to do so, or you turn to straddle the bike and can put the stand down.
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Hey, what tyres are those? My brother lives in Oregon and says many of the roads he explores ends in dirt trails. We're gonna have to build ourselves one of these bikes!
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Hey, what tyres are those? My brother lives in Oregon and says many of the roads he explores ends in dirt trails. We're gonna have to build ourselves one of these bikes!
They're the stock dunlop tires. I don't ride a street bike in the dirt. Just happened to take photos at that location.
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if anyone knows the exact name of the headlight send me a pm plzty
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Old January 9th, 2020, 04:34 PM   #19
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if anyone knows the exact name of the headlight send me a pm plzty
Its literally a misc streetfighter headlight off ebay with built in turn signals. Costed like $40
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Old January 9th, 2020, 04:36 PM   #20
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I've betrayed the mini ninjas since this post. I miss it though 😞
This is the current baby..
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Its literally a misc streetfighter headlight off ebay with built in turn signals. Costed like $40
Got it thanks! Whatd you do about the instrument cluster though?I cant really tell with the pictures. btw nice new bike, traitor
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Got it thanks! Whatd you do about the instrument cluster though?I cant really tell with the pictures. btw nice new bike, traitor
I used a trailtech vapor with indicator lights. Had the lights set for neutral, headlight on/off, turn signal, and oil warning
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Got it thanks! Whatd you do about the instrument cluster though?I cant really tell with the pictures. btw nice new bike, traitor
Can kinda see it in these 2 photos
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Can kinda see it in these 2 photos
Oh i see it now. That seems to be popular for the street-fighter builds. I gotta do some research on how to mount it. I should pick one up. thanks for the pics and quick response
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