May 21st, 2020, 01:04 PM | #1 |
Fogwalker
Name: Jeff
Location: Western NC
Join Date: Mar 2015 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 "Matilda" Posts: 124
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Welcome to my nightmare...
This thread isn't as much about seeking advice as it is documenting Matilda's* issues.
I picked her up a couple of years ago because I missed riding a lot and the price was right. Unfortunately it was raining cats and dogs that day, so I didn't look at her as closely as I should have. My mistake but I was distracted because the guy's cat decided to attack my dog. If I'd have noticed that the exhaust can was aftermarket I would have passed on the deal then and there. He said that he'd hired a guy to do the carbs because it was running poorly and that the guy had flaked. He did throw in a set of stands, saddlebags, some oil and new rotors. The first pic is the bike after I got it home. Then on the stands and then what I found in the carbs. She now has over 7,000 more miles on her than when I got her and is doing fairly well. Stay tuned for more exciting news on my particular problems. J~
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May 21st, 2020, 01:19 PM | #2 |
sammich maker
Name: snot
Location: West Ohio - in the kitchen
Join Date: Feb 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 white 300, 09 KLX 250 SF, 09 thunder blue 250(traded) Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Apr '15
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It's naked!
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May 21st, 2020, 05:08 PM | #3 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: AKA JacRyann
Location: Mesa, AZ
Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot.
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Cool!
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May 23rd, 2020, 05:53 AM | #4 |
Fogwalker
Name: Jeff
Location: Western NC
Join Date: Mar 2015 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250 "Matilda" Posts: 124
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A few more pics.
The fairing were all there, they were just stowed while the work was being done. A few more pics. Supplies and... Brake pads? They have to be replaced? And the wasp nest on the front wheel, the red-LED turn signals the kid had installed, then the clarifier that I put together to deal with the crap in the fuel after I drained the tank. You siphon fuel from a gas can through the clarifier and then into the tank. The water and associated debris stays at the bottom. Handy when the gas-cap lets water into the tank in the rain. Stay tuned! J~
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