lowering the bike question...but i have an EX500 spring

rabies · September 7th, 2012, 06:42 AM

previous owner installed the ex500 spring and dogbones...

i found some lowering dogbones online..but would they still work?
not sure if the ex500 and ex250 bones are the same length.
any help is apreciated

choneofakind · September 7th, 2012, 04:31 PM

ex500 dogbones? take a picture for us. I'm curious. I read about those when I was looking to raise the tail of my bike, but I couldn't find much info at all about them, so I went with soupy's links for my bike. Either way, you'll just need to get some lowering links (that are made for the 250) and swap them out, it doesn't matter what links are currently on the bike.

you'll be fine with ex500 springs. Just get some riser blocks for your bike so you can lower the front on the forks a little bit.

rabies · September 7th, 2012, 08:12 PM

werd, i bought clip ons so i can lower the front and have lower bars.
il take a pic in the morn

choneofakind · September 7th, 2012, 10:25 PM

Clip-ons or lowered risers? Clip-ons have clearance issues on the pre-gen.

Woodcraft lowered risers look like this:

rabies · September 8th, 2012, 01:10 PM

ex500 spring and dog bone junk

stock bones and spring is in a box

choneofakind · September 8th, 2012, 06:42 PM

You have the stock ex250 dogbones and unitrak link already installed on the bike. Here's what the ninja 250 stock dogbones look like:

If the PO says that the rear shock is off an ex500, then I'd assume that's what's installed on the bike.

Idk for sure, but I think the dogbones in the box are the ex500 dogbones.

September 7th, 2012, 06:42 AM	#1
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September 7th, 2012, 08:12 PM	#3
rabies time is running out.... Name: jesse Location: the land of corn Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): pregen ninjari Posts: 412 Blog Entries: 3	werd, i bought clip ons so i can lower the front and have lower bars. il take a pic in the morn __________________________________________________ The King

September 8th, 2012, 01:10 PM	#5
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September 7th, 2012, 04:31 PM	#2
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	ex500 dogbones? take a picture for us. I'm curious. I read about those when I was looking to raise the tail of my bike, but I couldn't find much info at all about them, so I went with soupy's links for my bike. Either way, you'll just need to get some lowering links (that are made for the 250) and swap them out, it doesn't matter what links are currently on the bike. you'll be fine with ex500 springs. Just get some riser blocks for your bike so you can lower the front on the forks a little bit.

September 7th, 2012, 10:25 PM	#4
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Clip-ons or lowered risers? Clip-ons have clearance issues on the pre-gen. Woodcraft lowered risers look like this:

September 8th, 2012, 06:42 PM	#6
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	You have the stock ex250 dogbones and unitrak link already installed on the bike. Here's what the ninja 250 stock dogbones look like: If the PO says that the rear shock is off an ex500, then I'd assume that's what's installed on the bike. Idk for sure, but I think the dogbones in the box are the ex500 dogbones.