Help !! 2008 ninja 250

ninjagirlbobbi · November 8th, 2016, 07:17 PM

Hey guys ima new member and a new rider. Im freaking out. I just bought a bike and when i took it home it had a full tank of gas and now i went to turn it on and it is on the empty mark!! ? Any comments or input?

Z1R rider · November 8th, 2016, 07:26 PM

Check your oil level! If it's overfull you have a carb overflowing and filling a cylinder which then runs between the piston and cylinder and fills the crankcase. Or it may be as simple as the gauge not working properly, or a hole in the tank. Of course if there is a hole there should be gas under the bike.

Ps: If the carbs overflowed, don't try to start it!

Pss: welcome to the board!

Snake · November 8th, 2016, 07:30 PM

I know you said the fuel gage reads empty but have you opened the gas cap and looked inside? As Roger mentioned it could be a faulty gage.

JohnnyBravo · November 8th, 2016, 07:44 PM

Aliens.?!

Z1R rider · November 8th, 2016, 07:47 PM

or the neighbor kid with a siphon hose

Alex · November 8th, 2016, 09:16 PM

Yep - open the gas cap and check to see what the level looks like. It's more likely it's a faulty gauge than the gas somehow escaped the bike another way.

CaliGrrl · November 8th, 2016, 11:17 PM

Welcome!

ninjagirlbobbi · November 9th, 2016, 12:43 PM

Thanks guys i believe i figured it out!

jkv45 · November 9th, 2016, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjagirlbobbi

Thanks guys i believe i figured it out!

What was happening?

Triple Jim · November 9th, 2016, 02:28 PM

Yeah, no fair keeping it secret! (forgot to turn on the ignition to make the gauge read?)

cbinker · November 10th, 2016, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Aliens.?!

JohnnyBravo · November 10th, 2016, 11:40 AM

Aaaaaah man no closure... We can't even cheer whoever was the rightest

ninjagirlbobbi · November 10th, 2016, 06:02 PM

I actually couldnt figure out who was rightest .. i rode it around awhile and i looked down at it and it said it was near full again? Either im the dumbest member so far hahahaha or should i be concerned! ?

Dave Wolfe · November 10th, 2016, 08:35 PM

The gauge is slow on these. It takes a minute or two after you turn on the key.

ninjagirlbobbi · November 11th, 2016, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbinker

Mohawk · November 11th, 2016, 03:51 AM

I have another bike that will flash to say nearly empty, when on side stand & in a couple of seconds of having up right will go to half a tank ! Just the gauge in the tank sticking at an angle.

JohnnyBravo · November 18th, 2016, 10:53 PM

My bike says empty till I turn the key... Every time

Net-Tech · November 18th, 2016, 11:08 PM

...has a loose wire or corroded connection. This makes both the tach and fuel dials 'dead' until I thumb the cluster.

November 8th, 2016, 07:17 PM	#1
ninjagirlbobbi ninjette.org newbie Name: Bobbi Location: Phoenix Join Date: Nov 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 8	Help !! 2008 ninja 250 Hey guys ima new member and a new rider. Im freaking out. I just bought a bike and when i took it home it had a full tank of gas and now i went to turn it on and it is on the empty mark!! ? Any comments or input?

November 8th, 2016, 07:26 PM	#2
Z1R rider ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Roger Location: Mitchell, South Dakota Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 1978 Z1R, 1999 EX250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Oct '16	Check your oil level! If it's overfull you have a carb overflowing and filling a cylinder which then runs between the piston and cylinder and fills the crankcase. Or it may be as simple as the gauge not working properly, or a hole in the tank. Of course if there is a hole there should be gas under the bike. Ps: If the carbs overflowed, don't try to start it! Pss: welcome to the board! __________________________________________________
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

November 8th, 2016, 07:30 PM	#3
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	I know you said the fuel gage reads empty but have you opened the gas cap and looked inside? As Roger mentioned it could be a faulty gage.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

November 8th, 2016, 07:44 PM	#4
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Aliens.?! __________________________________________________

November 8th, 2016, 07:47 PM	#5
Z1R rider ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Roger Location: Mitchell, South Dakota Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 1978 Z1R, 1999 EX250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Oct '16	or the neighbor kid with a siphon hose __________________________________________________
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

November 8th, 2016, 09:16 PM	#6
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Yep - open the gas cap and check to see what the level looks like. It's more likely it's a faulty gauge than the gas somehow escaped the bike another way. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

November 8th, 2016, 11:17 PM	#7
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Welcome!

November 9th, 2016, 12:43 PM	#8
ninjagirlbobbi ninjette.org newbie Name: Bobbi Location: Phoenix Join Date: Nov 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 8	Thanks guys i believe i figured it out!

November 9th, 2016, 02:28 PM	#10
Triple Jim Guy Who Enjoys Riding Name: Jim Location: North Carolina Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '18, Aug '17, Aug '16	Yeah, no fair keeping it secret! (forgot to turn on the ignition to make the gauge read?)

November 10th, 2016, 11:40 AM	#12
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Aaaaaah man no closure... We can't even cheer whoever was the rightest __________________________________________________

November 10th, 2016, 06:02 PM	#13
ninjagirlbobbi ninjette.org newbie Name: Bobbi Location: Phoenix Join Date: Nov 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 8	I actually couldnt figure out who was rightest .. i rode it around awhile and i looked down at it and it said it was near full again? Either im the dumbest member so far hahahaha or should i be concerned! ?

November 10th, 2016, 08:35 PM	#14
Dave Wolfe CCS Amateur #501 Name: Dave Location: Iowa Join Date: Jun 2015 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 SE 'Booger' Posts: 406	The gauge is slow on these. It takes a minute or two after you turn on the key.

November 11th, 2016, 03:51 AM	#16
Mohawk ninjette.org guru Name: Chris Location: Bristol, UK Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): ZZR250, VFR800 Posts: 478	I have another bike that will flash to say nearly empty, when on side stand & in a couple of seconds of having up right will go to half a tank ! Just the gauge in the tank sticking at an angle.

November 18th, 2016, 10:53 PM	#17
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	My bike says empty till I turn the key... Every time __________________________________________________

November 18th, 2016, 11:08 PM	#18
Net-Tech ninjette.org newbie Name: Ken Location: Sacramento Join Date: Apr 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 4	my instrument cluster... ...has a loose wire or corroded connection. This makes both the tach and fuel dials 'dead' until I thumb the cluster.

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