Upgraded my lady - 2008 Ninja 250

[Amv323]

So I'm full time on a bike and had this one since the beginning. Have been living in a house with a steep driveway covered with small rocks and having a lack of experience I have dropped it a couple of times. Last year I moved to another house and having more experience under the belt I decided it's time to do some work on my bike.

This is how it looked:

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Getting naked

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After a good clean

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Adjusting the valves

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Changing the gasket

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Removed the air box and installed a new K&N breather

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Unfortunately I didn't take any more photos during the process, but here is the list of what I have done:

Changed front and rear sprockets + new chain
Changed front and rear braking discs + new brake line
Gave a good clean inside and outside (took almost two days to clean, some parts were really dirty)
Adjusted the valves (5 out of 8 were out of range)
Drained, flushed and refilled the coolant system
Removed the air box + installed K&N air filter & breather
Removed the number plate fender
Re jetted the carbs
Installed led lights, usb port, phone mount
New grips and levers
Changed the exhaust and wrapped the pipes + radiator guard
Cleaned the forks + changed the oil and seals
Changed spark plugs
Changed oil filter + oil

Here is the finished product:

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Factory Pro Stage 3
RAM phone mount
Two Brothers M2 Slip-on Black Series Carbon Fiber Exhaust
Wezmoto Braided brake lines
Arashi front and rear brake discs
Vortex Rear Sprocket
JT front sprocket
GoMotoTrip.com full body custom design fairing kit + Gas Tank Cover
Competition Werkers Fender Eliminator kit
X-Ring Drive Chain
MotoDynamic Integrated Tail Light
EBC Braking Pads HH
K&N R-0990 Air Filter + Breather

USB port, LED smoke lens turn signals, rear spools, grips, throttle tube, bar ends, clutch and front brake levers, front and rear foot pegs, radiator guard, exhaust thermo wrap

[Ghostt]

Excellent work, nothing beats the feeling of making a bike your own.
Best part is it's an ongoing project.

Here my list of modifications, and the photo build link is below. And I'm still adding to the list.

Work performed :
Cut and set sag front fork springs(springs from a Ninja 500 1st generation, rate is .85kg/mm )

Replace fork oil 15wt synthetic
Install new fork seals and dust caps
Replace rear shock(zx600c)
Replace shock oil 15wt synthetic
Change gears +1/-2
Rebuild/tune carbs, adjust idle mixture
K&N air filter
New brake pads F&R EBC extreme HH
New Wave front rotor
Used OEM rear rotor
Modified OEM seat(gel/foam insert, Custom Seat Creation cover solo line cf silver/cf metal, heated kit)

Extra heavy bar ends(3"/23oz)
Heated grips w/ foam covers
Touring windscreen(7 JuRock 18" 73%tint flip)
Shorter bar risers(ZX600c lower bars about 1 1/2")
Removed paint from rims, bare aluminum
Bridgestone BT-45s w/ Dynabeads
Stainless steel allen head fasteners
Stainless steel braided brake lines
Shorty adjustable levers
HD clutch springs
Charge/voltage LED indicator
LED clock
HID headlight(55w 6k)
Replaced all other bulbs with CREE LEDs
DIY integrated tail light kit w/clear lens
DIY rear fender elimination
DIY licence plate mount(LEDs to illuminate the plate/red LEDs tied into brake light) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Brake light modulator
Maintenance free gel battery
Compact air horn
2007 Complete OEM fairing set silver
Genuine imitation carbon fiber wrap misc parts
Reflective custom graphics ZX-2R silver
Reflective custom graphic NINJA red(taillight lens)
Reflective rim tape silver
Electronic turn indicator relay
Replace front side reflectors with flush mount turn indicators LEDs
Installed rearview camera system
Installed oil cooler
Strip paint off grab handle, bare aluminum alloy.*
Custom reflective graphic "SERENITY" for windscreen* silver
Aluminum chain guard from Suzuki Bandit 1200
Swing arm plugs from 08 Ninja 250
Mad Hornets Turn Signal Indicators* w/duel color Cree LEDs(amber/white)
FH010 R/R modification.
Installed Universal Rear View Side Mirror Rain Board Sun Visor Shade Shield, genuine imitation carbon fiber wrap with non- visible clear coat applied.



All this and full maintenance and rebuild everything else except the motor. I'm sure I'm forget some stuff, but you get the idea.

[Amv323]

Thanks Ghostt! It's definitely feels great to have your own personalised bike. Also, you get to know your ride from inside out.

I agree with you that it's an ongoing process. Even after all that work I still want to add/change more stuff. However, it's a very enjoyable process, so I'm not complaining.

Great job on your bike as well. I like the touch of carbon fiber

[csmith12]

[Ghostt]

Thank you, I love adding new and different things, and a long winter and cabin fever gives one a lot of ideas, trust me, I have a few coming up to do now, so keep an eye on my BLOG.

I would like to add to the photo below the line, "you need to customize it then"

[Hero Danny]

Awesome looking bike! Congrats, it looks like all your hard work has paid off.

[Plague37]

Great lookin scooter man..really like the scheme

[ryker]

Nice Upgrade!

[petersophy]

Woah that is a ton of work. Looks sweet!