Help with bike ID

monjorrow · March 4th, 2015, 07:09 PM

So I have a buddy looking to buy this bike off CL. It's an 07 and the guy says it has less than 1,600 miles on it and it has never been wrecked. My concern is the front fairing doesn't look like any other pregen I have ever seen. Is it stock? or is it aftermarket? Did they make other models in 07? He just doesn't want to get burned.

verboten1 · March 4th, 2015, 07:12 PM

Ex500

Singh2jz · March 4th, 2015, 07:18 PM

yup, that's a ninja ex500. Get the vin..

monjorrow · March 4th, 2015, 07:20 PM

Yes it appears to be a 500. Good eyes fellers. Thanks for the help.

Ghostt · March 4th, 2015, 08:05 PM

Yup EX500, how much is the asking price??

monjorrow · March 4th, 2015, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostt

Yup EX500, how much is the asking price??

I think he had him talked down to $1,900. But he wants a 250 so he's not gonna get it. Its tempting at that price for me though

Ghostt · March 4th, 2015, 08:20 PM

Tell your friend to jump on that, like a prom date.

I have both the Ninjette and EX, both are very similar in many ways, and it just little more hp, nothing to be scared about for sure.

http://www.ex-500.com/wiki/index.php...Specifications

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Ninja_500R

My question would be why so cheap??: I wonder if the owner is on the EX-500.COM forum?? I might know him then?

monjorrow · March 4th, 2015, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostt

Tell your friend to jump on that, like a prom date.

I have both the Ninjette and EX, both are very similar in many ways, and it just little more hp, nothing to be scared about for sure.

My question would be why so cheap??: I wonder if the owner is on the EX-500.COM forum?? I might know him then?

He isn't. The guy took the bike on some kind of trade, and obviously doesn't know what he has because he is advertising it as a 250. And my buddy doesn't want a 500. He already has a BMW f800 GSA and a ktm 350 exc-f. He just wants a 250 to play on and to teach his gf to ride.
Here is the CL ad if any of you are interested.
http://tricities.craigslist.org/mcy/4905067016.html

Sirref · March 4th, 2015, 08:49 PM

I agree with the above, the ex500 is a great bike. I'd suggest for people to start off on it as it's not overly powerful. The 250 is just a little more fun

MrAtom · March 4th, 2015, 08:55 PM

Well, it depends on what kind of person your friend is. Honestly, a 250 is too big and too powerful for some people.

verboten1 · March 4th, 2015, 09:04 PM

I'd trade my 250 for that lol

InvisiBill · March 6th, 2015, 12:23 PM

FYI, that's a 2009 color scheme. They added the tribal/flame decals in '07, but didn't have black that year (according to the parts diagrams). The '08 black had red decals, while the '09 had silver. http://www.ex-500.com/wiki/index.php...Are_Available?

The 10th digit of the VIN is the year, just to verify. http://support.alldata.com/alldata-r...-to-year-chart

$2800 seems like a decent price if it's really a 2009 EX500 with 1,582 miles. $1900 seems too good to be true, though these bikes have trouble competing with "bigger and better" bikes in the same price range on CL. I'm a little put off by all the inconsistencies though. It says "500R" right on the fairing decal (you can actually read it in my pic, but you can still see it in his). His mechanic got called away and didn't get to cleaning the right (side of the) carb? I'm assuming the carbs are installed (it's the silver bit in the open semi-circle between the frame and the tank/plastic), so he went to the trouble of putting everything back together and reinstalling, but didn't have time to actually clean one of the carbs first?

It could be a great deal for someone, I'm just a little wary of all the weirdness with it.

March 4th, 2015, 07:09 PM	#1
monjorrow ninjette.org member Name: monjorrow Location: East Tennessee Join Date: Feb 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Versys, 2000 Ninja 250 Posts: 33	Help with bike ID So I have a buddy looking to buy this bike off CL. It's an 07 and the guy says it has less than 1,600 miles on it and it has never been wrecked. My concern is the front fairing doesn't look like any other pregen I have ever seen. Is it stock? or is it aftermarket? Did they make other models in 07? He just doesn't want to get burned.

March 4th, 2015, 07:12 PM	#2
verboten1 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jason Location: Monroe, MI Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): '75 CB550:.'82 XV920:.'00 KLR650:.'00 EX250:.'08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - June '15	Ex500 __________________________________________________ '82 XV920: Soon to be tracker--'00 KLR685:adv --'04 DRZ400E--'12 Super Tenere --'13 Versys Ride more, worry less.

March 4th, 2015, 07:18 PM	#3
Singh2jz ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Inderveer Location: San Jose Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '07 ex250-F/J Posts: A lot.	yup, that's a ninja ex500. Get the vin.. __________________________________________________ The Bike \| The Truck

March 4th, 2015, 08:05 PM	#5
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	Yup EX500, how much is the asking price?? __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*

March 4th, 2015, 08:20 PM	#7
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	Tell your friend to jump on that, like a prom date. I have both the Ninjette and EX, both are very similar in many ways, and it just little more hp, nothing to be scared about for sure. http://www.ex-500.com/wiki/index.php...Specifications http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Ninja_500R My question would be why so cheap??: I wonder if the owner is on the EX-500.COM forum?? I might know him then? __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*

March 4th, 2015, 07:20 PM	#4
monjorrow ninjette.org member Name: monjorrow Location: East Tennessee Join Date: Feb 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Versys, 2000 Ninja 250 Posts: 33	Yes it appears to be a 500. Good eyes fellers. Thanks for the help.

March 4th, 2015, 08:49 PM	#9
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	I agree with the above, the ex500 is a great bike. I'd suggest for people to start off on it as it's not overly powerful. The 250 is just a little more fun __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

March 4th, 2015, 08:55 PM	#10
MrAtom . Name: . Location: . Join Date: Aug 2014 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot. MOTM - July '15	Well, it depends on what kind of person your friend is. Honestly, a 250 is too big and too powerful for some people.

March 4th, 2015, 09:04 PM	#11
verboten1 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jason Location: Monroe, MI Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): '75 CB550:.'82 XV920:.'00 KLR650:.'00 EX250:.'08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - June '15	I'd trade my 250 for that lol __________________________________________________ '82 XV920: Soon to be tracker--'00 KLR685:adv --'04 DRZ400E--'12 Super Tenere --'13 Versys Ride more, worry less.

March 6th, 2015, 12:23 PM	#12
InvisiBill EX500 full of EX250 parts Name: Bill Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 • '09 Ninja 500R (selling) • '98 VFR800 (project) • '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold) Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Aug '15	FYI, that's a 2009 color scheme. They added the tribal/flame decals in '07, but didn't have black that year (according to the parts diagrams). The '08 black had red decals, while the '09 had silver. http://www.ex-500.com/wiki/index.php...Are_Available? The 10th digit of the VIN is the year, just to verify. http://support.alldata.com/alldata-r...-to-year-chart $2800 seems like a decent price if it's really a 2009 EX500 with 1,582 miles. $1900 seems too good to be true, though these bikes have trouble competing with "bigger and better" bikes in the same price range on CL. I'm a little put off by all the inconsistencies though. It says "500R" right on the fairing decal (you can actually read it in my pic, but you can still see it in his). His mechanic got called away and didn't get to cleaning the right (side of the) carb? I'm assuming the carbs are installed (it's the silver bit in the open semi-circle between the frame and the tank/plastic), so he went to the trouble of putting everything back together and reinstalling, but didn't have time to actually clean one of the carbs first? It could be a great deal for someone, I'm just a little wary of all the weirdness with it. __________________________________________________ * Unregistered, I'm not your mom and I'm not paying for your parts, so do whatever you want with your own bike. *

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