Jeff Tigert's review of the Ninjette on the track

Alex · November 25th, 2008, 03:02 PM

Jeff is a top-level AMA guy, and paid Honda factory tester. In other words, he can ride.

He raced in the Ninja 250 class earlier this year for fun, and he posted up his thoughts in this thread on BARF.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtigert

Thought I would give the little'ns a try.

We heard from a few people it was the most exciting race of the day. Three wide into turn 1, lead changes most every lap when we finally got all together.

I was actually third coming out of turn 9, but the two in front were fighting for the same piece of asphalt and started to bump each other. I used the double draft to bring home with a couple hundreth's of a second to spare. Even threw out a wave to the boys as I went by them.

The rest of the thread is a good read as well.

Kurosaki · November 25th, 2008, 03:22 PM

I love watching the videos of Jeff and the other fast guys racing the 250 cup on youtube.

Alex · November 25th, 2008, 03:30 PM

I had forgotten about those videos! Here's a video of the same race that Jeff's talking about in that thread. (He won.)

Link to original page on YouTube.

RaceBikeRentals · November 29th, 2008, 09:17 AM

I had an absolute blast racing with Jeff in 2 races. Not often that you get to rub elbows at speed with an AMA racer

But those 140lb dudes just murder me off the line at the start. I gotta figure something out to deal with that. Maybe a bungee cord???

Alex · November 29th, 2008, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RaceBikeRentals

I gotta figure something out to deal with that.

Aren't half of them on your bikes? One disconnected sparkplug wire per bike and you're back in the hunt!

kkim · November 29th, 2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaceBikeRentals

I had an absolute blast racing with Jeff in 2 races. Not often that you get to rub elbows at speed with an AMA racer

But those 140lb dudes just murder me off the line at the start. I gotta figure something out to deal with that. Maybe a bungee cord???

a little less poke', perhaps?

RaceBikeRentals · December 1st, 2008, 06:48 PM

More poke, not less! Eat more poke!

Kurosaki · December 1st, 2008, 08:32 PM

Maybe I should get into the 250 cup. I'm only 155 dressed in all my gear. lol...

Alex · December 1st, 2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosaki

I'm only 155 dressed in all my gear. lol...

My gear alone approaches 155. Leather is heavy.

kkim · December 1st, 2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

My gear alone approaches 155. Leather is heavy.

you are supposed to take it off the cow, first!!

Kurosaki · December 1st, 2008, 08:57 PM

kkim · December 1st, 2008, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosaki

RaceBikeRentals · December 2nd, 2008, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosaki

Maybe I should get into the 250 cup. I'm only 155 dressed in all my gear. lol...

Hells yeah you should. More fun than you will ever have at a trackday

Kurosaki · December 2nd, 2008, 01:55 PM

Richard, what brake pads are you using on your bikes? I wore out my front stock pad after 6000 miles and 3 track days. Looking for suggestions for next year.

Also, I saw your bike at Catalyst yesterday. I was there to get some safety wiring done and ended up getting a set of BT090s.

I was tempted to ask Tige to call you and ask if I can borrow your rearsets. I looked at them and thought, well he doesn't need them right now anyway.

Kurosaki · December 2nd, 2008, 02:05 PM

Maybe I'm too hard on the front brake. I hardly ever touch the rear and haven't used it at any of the trackdays yet. I dunno... I wasn't expecting it to be that far gone already.

RaceBikeRentals · December 2nd, 2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurosaki

Richard, what brake pads are you using on your bikes? I wore out my front stock pad after 6000 miles and 3 track days. Looking for suggestions for next year.

Also, I saw your bike at Catalyst yesterday. I was there to get some safety wiring done and ended up getting a set of BT090s.

I was tempted to ask Tige to call you and ask if I can borrow your rearsets. I looked at them and thought, well he doesn't need them right now anyway.

So ya went from "Maybe getting into the Ninja Cup" to safety wiring in one day?

Sounds like you're hooked dude!

I'm running stock pads. Haven't really been to a track yet that needs brakes

I've heard that EBC has pads & I'll be right behind you ordering a few sets.

RaceBikeRentals · December 2nd, 2008, 03:36 PM

What do you need the rearsets for????

Kurosaki · December 2nd, 2008, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaceBikeRentals

So ya went from "Maybe getting into the Ninja Cup" to safety wiring in one day?

Sounds like you're hooked dude!

I'm running stock pads. Haven't really been to a track yet that needs brakes

I've heard that EBC has pads & I'll be right behind you ordering a few sets.

Fastrack requires safety wiring on the drain bolt. I probably wouldn't have done it yet otherwise but it's good I did since I would have overlooked my cooked tires and brakes... I'll definitely be out for more days in 09 though. That's for sure.

I'm not quite as ballsy as you yet so I do a decent amout of braking

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaceBikeRentals

What do you need the rearsets for????

Touching down the stock ones is a little unnerving. Although I'm sure that has alot to do with my body positioning...

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November 25th, 2008, 03:22 PM	#2
Kurosaki Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星 Name: Joseph Location: socal Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540	I love watching the videos of Jeff and the other fast guys racing the 250 cup on youtube.

November 29th, 2008, 09:17 AM	#4
RaceBikeRentals Pimpin Name: Richard Location: Ninja 250 Whorehouse Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Bunch of em Posts: 973	I had an absolute blast racing with Jeff in 2 races. Not often that you get to rub elbows at speed with an AMA racer But those 140lb dudes just murder me off the line at the start. I gotta figure something out to deal with that. Maybe a bungee cord???

December 1st, 2008, 08:32 PM	#8
Kurosaki Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星 Name: Joseph Location: socal Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540	Maybe I should get into the 250 cup. I'm only 155 dressed in all my gear. lol...

December 1st, 2008, 08:57 PM	#11
Kurosaki Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星 Name: Joseph Location: socal Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540

December 2nd, 2008, 01:55 PM	#14
Kurosaki Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星 Name: Joseph Location: socal Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540	Richard, what brake pads are you using on your bikes? I wore out my front stock pad after 6000 miles and 3 track days. Looking for suggestions for next year. Also, I saw your bike at Catalyst yesterday. I was there to get some safety wiring done and ended up getting a set of BT090s. I was tempted to ask Tige to call you and ask if I can borrow your rearsets. I looked at them and thought, well he doesn't need them right now anyway.

December 2nd, 2008, 02:05 PM	#15
Kurosaki Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星 Name: Joseph Location: socal Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540	Maybe I'm too hard on the front brake. I hardly ever touch the rear and haven't used it at any of the trackdays yet. I dunno... I wasn't expecting it to be that far gone already.