Should I get a servicing?

fsmonster · April 5th, 2015, 09:50 PM

Quick and dirty.

Bought my bike back in July. I only road it for about 300 miles before some serious life issues popped up. I'd say it's been sitting in storage for about 6 months and in the next week or two is going to be shipped from Dallas to Las Vegas. It was in perfect condition, but I'm wondering if it'll be safe to ride after all that? Should I make my first ride to a shop to get it serviced or would it likely be just fine sticking to the manual schedule?

What are some things I should be looking for? I know to check oil level, give tire a kick, make sure lights are working and all that. Would the oil be bad by now, tire damage from storage on the kickstand?

Thanks and forgove my newbness.

Alex · April 5th, 2015, 09:56 PM

Check oil level, check tire pressure, and do what you can to either replace or at least burn through the old gas in the tank to get some fresh in. One advantage of the FI in the 300 is that it is more tolerant to a few months of storage. I wouldn't think the service schedule would need to be changed much at all.

fsmonster · April 5th, 2015, 10:19 PM

Thank you good sir!

I'll look up how to drain/replace it...

For burning through it, would that just be a lot of high rpm riding or leave the thing on idle all day? Lol

Daks · April 5th, 2015, 10:37 PM

I haven't had a servicing in 14 months but it doesn't take much to get me going. B)

But for real, definitely burn through the gas, check the tires. Ride it a bit at various speeds and take note of any strong smells.

Trailerboy531 · April 5th, 2015, 10:57 PM

Burn through = ride the thing. Don't idle it for extended time, that's called overheating.

It's fairly easy to dump. Go with that and add fresh gas.

greenaero · April 6th, 2015, 10:06 AM

^^^^ this!

If the bike starts up OK , I'd just run the moto until it's near empty and refill with fresh gasoline. Excessive idling is a waste and not good for your moto.

April 5th, 2015, 09:50 PM	#1
fsmonster ninjette.org newbie Name: Andy Location: Las Vegas Join Date: Apr 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS SE Posts: 7	Should I get a servicing? Quick and dirty. Bought my bike back in July. I only road it for about 300 miles before some serious life issues popped up. I'd say it's been sitting in storage for about 6 months and in the next week or two is going to be shipped from Dallas to Las Vegas. It was in perfect condition, but I'm wondering if it'll be safe to ride after all that? Should I make my first ride to a shop to get it serviced or would it likely be just fine sticking to the manual schedule? What are some things I should be looking for? I know to check oil level, give tire a kick, make sure lights are working and all that. Would the oil be bad by now, tire damage from storage on the kickstand? Thanks and forgove my newbness.

April 5th, 2015, 09:56 PM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Check oil level, check tire pressure, and do what you can to either replace or at least burn through the old gas in the tank to get some fresh in. One advantage of the FI in the 300 is that it is more tolerant to a few months of storage. I wouldn't think the service schedule would need to be changed much at all. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

April 5th, 2015, 10:37 PM	#4
Daks Jersey Devil Name: Daks Location: Austin, TX Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '06 Ninja 250 Posts: 469	I haven't had a servicing in 14 months but it doesn't take much to get me going. B) But for real, definitely burn through the gas, check the tires. Ride it a bit at various speeds and take note of any strong smells. __________________________________________________ ~Riding like a grandma because I wanna ride as a grandma~

April 5th, 2015, 10:57 PM	#5
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	Burn through = ride the thing. Don't idle it for extended time, that's called overheating. It's fairly easy to dump. Go with that and add fresh gas. __________________________________________________ CVMA #531

April 6th, 2015, 10:06 AM	#6
greenaero Motorcycle Hypermiler Name: Vic Location: Livermore CA Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 & 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R's Posts: A lot.	^^^^ this! If the bike starts up OK , I'd just run the moto until it's near empty and refill with fresh gasoline. Excessive idling is a waste and not good for your moto. __________________________________________________ 235 MPG Hypermotorcycling to a better tomorrow

April 5th, 2015, 10:19 PM	#3
fsmonster ninjette.org newbie Name: Andy Location: Las Vegas Join Date: Apr 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS SE Posts: 7	Thank you good sir! I'll look up how to drain/replace it... For burning through it, would that just be a lot of high rpm riding or leave the thing on idle all day? Lol

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