Pre-Gen Track Bike Conversion Pics

Mike K · June 21st, 2015, 12:02 PM

So I did one track day and now I'm taking my 250 off the streets and making it a dedicated track day bike. This is what I've done so far:

Pirelli Diablo scooter tires
Lithium Ion light weight battery
Galfer front and rear coated stainlness steel braided teflon brake lines
Motul 600 brake fluid
EBC HH pads front and rear
Headlight removed (have to fabricate a block off plate to replace the headlight)
Directional signals removed
Brake light disconnected
Oil and filter changed, screen cleaned
Woodcraft rearsets
Woodcraft lowered risers
Muzzy exhaust (already on bike when I bought it)

Hero Danny · June 21st, 2015, 12:05 PM

Nice!

Mike K · July 7th, 2015, 02:06 PM

I installed the folding levers today. It took about 30 to do and test. They seem to be of good quality and went in easily. I also removed the gauge cluster housing to give more room for handlebars and levers at full lock.

I need to find something to cover the hole left when I removed the head light.

sharky nrk · July 8th, 2015, 06:55 AM

looks good

trident · July 8th, 2015, 08:13 AM

Nice! Looking good

Just wanted to say thank you for posting the pre-gen stuff. Got myself a '99 not too long ago that came with a ton of spares & I'm looking to get it on track in the near future as well. I am a total beginner when it comes to this stuff and having your pictures to reference, etc. is great.

csmith12 · July 8th, 2015, 08:16 AM

Welcome Trident!

Where in KY are you? If you're close to me, I can give ya lots of help along the way. Heck, maybe even catch a ride with me to the track.

csmith12 · July 8th, 2015, 08:17 AM

Nice work Mike!

trident · July 8th, 2015, 08:45 AM

Thanks Chris!

oh, I'm way down in the western part of KY near Kentucky Lake....big metropolitan area, hehe. I really, really appreciate the offer of help as I'm almost surely gonna need some to get this ball rolling. My initial thoughts were to have this thing ready for WERA @ NCM in August but I'm pretty certain they pulled it off the calendar.

sorry Mike K, not meaning to threadjack

choneofakind · July 8th, 2015, 04:05 PM

oh!! also, if it's purely a track bike:

- ditch the radiator fan
- ditch the rear pegs
- strip down the wiring harness (will take some serious time)
- ditch the ignition, replace with resistor. Not sure of resistance value, check on wiring diagram, it says there.
- ditch left hand controls. ain'y nobody got time for that.
- ditch rear grab handle
- take off tail light
- ditch horn
- emulators/intiminators

any other quick ones I missed?

Somchai · July 8th, 2015, 11:00 PM

Mike K · July 12th, 2015, 06:37 PM

Love the changes to the Ninja!! I did a track day with TPM at Millville, NJ. Awesome day.

choneofakind · July 12th, 2015, 08:12 PM

Hey, something you might be interested in. I finally had some time to play with my brakes and get them bedded well. I recently switched to a Ninja 650 master. It's a 5/8" cylinder instead of a 1/2". The size is marked on the unit. Identical externally to the 250 MC, mounts the same, uses the same fittings and hoses, even uses the same lever. It's a straight swap.

Makes the brake lever more firm, but the brakes have some ass on them with not nearly as much effort as before. So if you get comfortable braking and find yourself squeezing the lever way further than you like, to the point of cramping your hand up like I did and/or bottoming out the lever, make the Ninja 650 MC swap. It's cheap and easy and two finger braking is finally possible for me, finesse on the lever is still easy as well.

Mike K · July 13th, 2015, 04:46 AM

I'll check that out. I'm doing two-finger braking now. I actually started doing it on the GSX R750 because the throttle spring is so light that just correcting hand position or hitting a bump would burp the throttle. I keep two fingers on the brake to stabilize my wrist. On the track I've only used brake to ease strain on the engine when I do clutchless down shifts. We ran Lightning in reverse yesterday. After the first lap I was using only 5th and 6th gear.

Mike K · July 22nd, 2015, 09:19 PM

I did more work on the Ninja the other day to make it faster. I painted it red, got it to make 100hp, and put some R6 stickers on it.

Tee hee

Harpman28 · October 19th, 2015, 07:32 PM

Thanks for the pics and thread. They really helped me get my bike together this year.

csmith12 · October 19th, 2015, 07:34 PM

Nice D! And welcome!

choneofakind · October 20th, 2015, 05:26 AM

Digging the RAM mount for a camera on the mirror base. Never thought about that. but you don't need the mirrors anyway, do you!??!!

Harpman28 · October 20th, 2015, 04:59 PM

No mirrors anymore but a surprisingly stable mount for the gopro.

AchyGrappler · October 23rd, 2015, 06:38 AM

Nice, I'll be checking back with this thread to steal some ideas. I love seeing examples of the rear sets and lowered risers and I will be going with them when the time comes.

For the front number plate check here http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/...2501988-06.htm

What are you doing for a belly pan? I just finished up one for my race ninja that I fashioned out of a cake pan mounted up to the stock lower fairing mounts.

xXecuterXx2 · October 23rd, 2015, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AchyGrappler

I just finished up one for my race ninja that I fashioned out of a cake pan mounted up to the stock lower fairing mounts.

Pics or it didn't happen

AchyGrappler · October 23rd, 2015, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXecuterXx2

Pics or it didn't happen

Sorry, usually only get time in the morning to post up stuff. Today I was rushing and blanked on how to get pics in my posts.

Here are the results (thread jack in progress)

IMG_3004.jpg

IMG_3002.jpg

csmith12 · October 23rd, 2015, 09:20 PM

^^^^ GTFOtta here....

That is the most pro install of a turkey pan I have ever seen.

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July 8th, 2015, 06:55 AM	#4
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July 8th, 2015, 08:16 AM	#6
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer 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. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Welcome Trident! Where in KY are you? If you're close to me, I can give ya lots of help along the way. Heck, maybe even catch a ride with me to the track. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

July 8th, 2015, 08:17 AM	#7
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer 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. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Nice work Mike! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

July 12th, 2015, 06:37 PM	#11
Mike K ninjette.org guru Name: Mike Location: NJ Join Date: Jul 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 track bike, 2007 Suzuki GSXR 750 track bike, 2002 Yamaha R6, 1995 CBR600RR f3 track bike Posts: 304	Love the changes to the Ninja!! I did a track day with TPM at Millville, NJ. Awesome day. __________________________________________________ Track, track, track

July 8th, 2015, 08:13 AM	#5
trident ninjette.org newbie Name: trident Location: Kentucky Join Date: Jun 2015 Motorcycle(s): 1999 Ninja 250 Posts: 5	Nice! Looking good Just wanted to say thank you for posting the pre-gen stuff. Got myself a '99 not too long ago that came with a ton of spares & I'm looking to get it on track in the near future as well. I am a total beginner when it comes to this stuff and having your pictures to reference, etc. is great.

July 8th, 2015, 08:45 AM	#8
trident ninjette.org newbie Name: trident Location: Kentucky Join Date: Jun 2015 Motorcycle(s): 1999 Ninja 250 Posts: 5	Thanks Chris! oh, I'm way down in the western part of KY near Kentucky Lake....big metropolitan area, hehe. I really, really appreciate the offer of help as I'm almost surely gonna need some to get this ball rolling. My initial thoughts were to have this thing ready for WERA @ NCM in August but I'm pretty certain they pulled it off the calendar. sorry Mike K, not meaning to threadjack

July 8th, 2015, 04:05 PM	#9
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	oh!! also, if it's purely a track bike: - ditch the radiator fan - ditch the rear pegs - strip down the wiring harness (will take some serious time) - ditch the ignition, replace with resistor. Not sure of resistance value, check on wiring diagram, it says there. - ditch left hand controls. ain'y nobody got time for that. - ditch rear grab handle - take off tail light - ditch horn - emulators/intiminators any other quick ones I missed?

July 8th, 2015, 11:00 PM	#10
Somchai Freedom for Germany Location: This World Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R-FI Posts: A lot.

July 12th, 2015, 08:12 PM	#12
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Hey, something you might be interested in. I finally had some time to play with my brakes and get them bedded well. I recently switched to a Ninja 650 master. It's a 5/8" cylinder instead of a 1/2". The size is marked on the unit. Identical externally to the 250 MC, mounts the same, uses the same fittings and hoses, even uses the same lever. It's a straight swap. Makes the brake lever more firm, but the brakes have some ass on them with not nearly as much effort as before. So if you get comfortable braking and find yourself squeezing the lever way further than you like, to the point of cramping your hand up like I did and/or bottoming out the lever, make the Ninja 650 MC swap. It's cheap and easy and two finger braking is finally possible for me, finesse on the lever is still easy as well.
	2 out of 2 members found this post helpful.

July 13th, 2015, 04:46 AM	#13
Mike K ninjette.org guru Name: Mike Location: NJ Join Date: Jul 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 track bike, 2007 Suzuki GSXR 750 track bike, 2002 Yamaha R6, 1995 CBR600RR f3 track bike Posts: 304	I'll check that out. I'm doing two-finger braking now. I actually started doing it on the GSX R750 because the throttle spring is so light that just correcting hand position or hitting a bump would burp the throttle. I keep two fingers on the brake to stabilize my wrist. On the track I've only used brake to ease strain on the engine when I do clutchless down shifts. We ran Lightning in reverse yesterday. After the first lap I was using only 5th and 6th gear. __________________________________________________ Track, track, track

October 19th, 2015, 07:32 PM	#15
Harpman28 ninjette.org newbie Name: D Location: West burbs, IL Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2004 ex250, vfr800, klr650, drz400s Posts: 9	Thanks for the pics and thread. They really helped me get my bike together this year.

October 19th, 2015, 07:34 PM	#16
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer 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. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Nice D! And welcome! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

October 20th, 2015, 05:26 AM	#17
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Digging the RAM mount for a camera on the mirror base. Never thought about that. but you don't need the mirrors anyway, do you!??!!

October 20th, 2015, 04:59 PM	#18
Harpman28 ninjette.org newbie Name: D Location: West burbs, IL Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2004 ex250, vfr800, klr650, drz400s Posts: 9	No mirrors anymore but a surprisingly stable mount for the gopro.

October 23rd, 2015, 06:38 AM	#19
AchyGrappler Motorbike Obsessed Name: Me Location: SoCal Join Date: May 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Kawasaki EX250, 2004 Yamaha FZ1, 2006 Honda CRF 450 Flat Track Race Bike Posts: 133	Nice, I'll be checking back with this thread to steal some ideas. I love seeing examples of the rear sets and lowered risers and I will be going with them when the time comes. For the front number plate check here http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/...2501988-06.htm What are you doing for a belly pan? I just finished up one for my race ninja that I fashioned out of a cake pan mounted up to the stock lower fairing mounts. __________________________________________________ My race Ninja build and more motorcycle content. My Motorbike Obsessions

October 23rd, 2015, 09:20 PM	#22
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer 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. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	^^^^ GTFOtta here.... That is the most pro install of a turkey pan I have ever seen. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

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