New rider in Northern VA

gibtzumich318 · June 18th, 2013, 05:15 AM

Hey guys,
Just bought my 2013 white ninja 300 from Romney, WV over the weekend. Still working on the break in process. Just over 200 miles on the bike from the weekend! Looking forward to getting out there and riding with some other ninja riders in my area! I have attached a picture of my car and bike on the ride home at a stop in Winchester for lunch.

allanoue · June 18th, 2013, 05:34 AM

Welcome gibtzumich318

Just ride your bike normally, except stay away from the rev limiter until you have your oil changed.

csmith12 · June 18th, 2013, 05:48 AM

Welcome!

gibtzumich318 · June 18th, 2013, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

Welcome gibtzumich318

Just ride your bike normally, except stay away from the rev limiter until you have your oil changed.

The rev limiter? The dealer told me not to go over 7000 rpms, but that is pretty hard to accomplish, especially for the ride home when in 6th gear at 60 mph I am right at 7000... He also said not to redline, which I dont plan on doing anyways.

gibtzumich318 · June 18th, 2013, 06:03 AM

I do have a question about the standard headlights on the bike. I noticed from day one with the headlights looking at the bike from the front the left light is a full headlight, but the right is just a small one in the upper right hand corner. When flipping the high beam switch both full headlights are on. Is this normal? I assumed both would be on regardless.

allanoue · June 18th, 2013, 06:26 AM

one side is low beam and the other is high beam so when you are set to low beam the high beam side is off on high beam the low beam side stays on. The rev limiter is at the red line 12.5k so your dealer told you in one breath to stay below 7k and 12.5k LOL my dealer told me to stay below 12.5 until first oil change.

After you get your oil changer red line her and see what the rev limiter does. Just wait til after the oil change

There are many threads here about engine brake-in. Do a search.

gibtzumich318 · June 18th, 2013, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

one side is low beam and the other is high beam so when you are set to low beam the high beam side is off on high beam the low beam side stays on. The rev limiter is at the red line 12.5k so your dealer told you in one breath to stay below 7k and 12.5k LOL my dealer told me to stay below 12.5 until first oil change.

After you get your oil changer red line her and see what the rev limiter does. Just wait til after the oil change

There are many threads here about engine brake-in. Do a search.

Thanks for all the help and advice! I will check out the break-in stuff online.

Dano · June 18th, 2013, 10:49 AM

Welcome, you got some nice roads in NOVA, I especially like 250 from Staunton, VA into West Virginia

gibtzumich318 · June 18th, 2013, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dano

Welcome, you got some nice roads in NOVA, I especially like 250 from Staunton, VA into West Virginia

I will have to check out that ride. The ride home from the dealership in Romney WV was nice. I took 50 most of the way into Winchester and then back roads to Front Royal and down into Warrenton. It was a glorious first ride!

Dano · June 18th, 2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gibtzumich318

I will have to check out that ride. The ride home from the dealership in Romney WV was nice. I took 50 most of the way into Winchester and then back roads to Front Royal and down into Warrenton. It was a glorious first ride!

Last summer I rode the bike from my house to a wedding in Richmond. I took the long way and stayed overnight in Staunton. My main route was route 250 thru West Virgina to Staunton, its a beautiful road full of twisties upon twisties, any of you that live in NOVA really need to check it out! Then I took the Blue Ridge Parkway and got a freakin nail in my tire and had to superslab it to Richmond before it went flat.

KJohnson21 · June 18th, 2013, 09:37 PM

Snake · June 25th, 2013, 03:29 AM

Hello and welcome.

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allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	Welcome gibtzumich318 Just ride your bike normally, except stay away from the rev limiter until you have your oil changed.

June 18th, 2013, 06:03 AM	#5
gibtzumich318 ninjette.org guru Name: Chris Location: Nokesville, VA Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 Posts: 470	I do have a question about the standard headlights on the bike. I noticed from day one with the headlights looking at the bike from the front the left light is a full headlight, but the right is just a small one in the upper right hand corner. When flipping the high beam switch both full headlights are on. Is this normal? I assumed both would be on regardless.

June 18th, 2013, 06:26 AM	#6
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	one side is low beam and the other is high beam so when you are set to low beam the high beam side is off on high beam the low beam side stays on. The rev limiter is at the red line 12.5k so your dealer told you in one breath to stay below 7k and 12.5k LOL my dealer told me to stay below 12.5 until first oil change. After you get your oil changer red line her and see what the rev limiter does. Just wait til after the oil change There are many threads here about engine brake-in. Do a search.

June 18th, 2013, 10:49 AM	#8
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