September 16th, 2014, 11:03 AM | #1 |
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09 250r rebuild (pic heavy!)
Hadn't posted here since I got the bike. Figured it was time to post progress of my rebuild since I'm almost finished. Here is what I started with....mechanically the bike was great but cosmetically it was BAD. The previous owner had spray painted the bike with everything on it (orginal color was red). Not to mention the taillight was for a Honda CBR. And it had been downed on the right side.
Stripped her down and got to work repainting the frame and coating the exhaust Exhaust and frame repainted and coated! Now onto the wheels. I have a thing for white bikes so first things first was to get the wheels powdercoated and new tires put on. Went with Duro 110F and 140R. After that I painted the calipers and put on new rotors and pad along with Venhill SS brake lines.. Next up was the exhaust. I'm not much on big mufflers hanging off the side of the bike so I found this company who makes slip ons for just about every bike BUT a 250r.... Coffman's Exhaust Systems. Talked to the owner and eason being was they could never get a 250r in the shop as a guinea pig. So I figured surely a CBR 250 one would fit a Ninja 250 and decided to be the guinea pig. Sure enough...fit perfectly and sounds way better than the two brothers that was orginially on the bike. Check em out! This is how much I cut off the stock pipe to make the muffler tuck as much as it could.. Now it was time to start painting the fairings. I like white bikes but to much white can be a bad thing.So I decided to do kind of a two-tone deal. Ordered a unpainted fairing kit and won a hotbodies undertail kit off ebay for $78! Also installed a Sportisi rear hugger. Painted the back half of the bike satin black and added white decals from SportbikeStickerShop.com Got rid of the Honda tail light and added an LED one with intergrated turn signals from TMP. Also added some SV Racing rearsets and frame sliders. Time for the white! Had to throw on the Sportisi headlight cowl and double bubble windscreen along with 4300k ddm tuning hids. Onto the cockpit! Got some vortex clips ons and barends along with some aftermarket grips I had powder coated white to match. Got some adjustable shorty levers to add to the mix and dropped the bike in the front 1.25". Instead of spending $100 on preload adjusters from SSR I decided to make my own fork caps. Lowe's is the Sh!t. Found some white face gauges on ebay for cheap and painted the needles red. I decided to try to make my own cell phone mount because frankly all the ones you see online cost WAY to much and to me don't look good. I have a Samsung note 2 (BIG phone) so had to get creative. Version 1: Looked good but covered up the Neutral light, turn signal indicator and gear indicator. Final version...added a cabinet hinge so now I pull the phone down to see what time it is or when I get a call and push it up into the back of the windscreen where it's out of the way. Finally all back together! Last futzed with by SSneekey6.0; September 22nd, 2014 at 06:07 AM. |
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September 16th, 2014, 11:10 AM | #2 |
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September 16th, 2014, 11:12 AM | #3 |
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goodness !! this is an awesome transformation !!! a beauty I dare say !!
could I have a link for that swingarm cover/hugger ?? looks really nice and adds up some muscle to the rear !!
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September 16th, 2014, 11:18 AM | #4 | |
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September 16th, 2014, 11:22 AM | #5 |
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September 16th, 2014, 11:26 AM | #6 | |
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by the way... white rims blend in perfectly !! adds up alot to the whole pic !!
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September 16th, 2014, 11:29 AM | #7 |
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Interesting. Any side view w the fairings on the exhaust side? I really like the exhaust, but wanna see how it flows w/ the plastics on. Thanks.
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September 16th, 2014, 11:31 AM | #8 |
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By the way, they used your picture as an example on their site. Cool stuff!
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September 16th, 2014, 11:53 AM | #9 | |
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Yep lol. That was the deal....I got a discount as long as I updated them and sent them pics for their website. Win/Win. |
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September 16th, 2014, 09:40 PM | #10 |
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Definitely interested in seeing the bike all back together.
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September 17th, 2014, 02:17 AM | #11 |
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The bike looks really good, nice work!
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September 17th, 2014, 07:58 AM | #12 |
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Do you plan on running the front end that low?
Looks good by the way!
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September 17th, 2014, 08:03 AM | #13 |
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September 17th, 2014, 10:48 AM | #14 |
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nice, kind of reminds me of mine
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September 17th, 2014, 11:51 AM | #15 |
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Great rebuild. Can you post a pic of the side? I'm looking at white as my next color - though probably won't be for another 5 years.
And where'd you get the cell mount bar? Looks like it was made to fit and looks amazing. |
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September 17th, 2014, 12:01 PM | #16 |
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Nice job
It may have looked cool to paint your exhaust chrome. But black looks great too! If I had to paint my bike I would go orange, since orange bike are not as common.
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September 17th, 2014, 01:54 PM | #17 | |
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Good choice!
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I had really thought about orange to be honest. But white just did it for me more I guess. |
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September 17th, 2014, 02:12 PM | #18 |
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Just wait until you have to clean tar off that.... I love white, but ya gotta stay on top of it to make cleaning a breeze. If you wait for it to build up, it's a pain in the arse or takes a while.
Tip: WD40 breaks down alot of road grime but don't use it at the expense of your paint or clear coat.
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September 17th, 2014, 07:53 PM | #20 |
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Yep, that's too much, I almost did that with my bike as well. Instead white with orange accents it is!
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September 17th, 2014, 07:58 PM | #21 |
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I like the gps mount. you have done a great job with that bike.
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September 18th, 2014, 07:46 PM | #22 |
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You seem to be doing just about right
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September 20th, 2014, 11:28 AM | #23 |
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September 20th, 2014, 07:19 PM | #24 |
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Nah, all orange looks great, Plus it is a good color to attract the attention of those cagers!
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September 22nd, 2014, 06:08 AM | #25 |
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Added latest pictures to the first post. Finally all done!
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September 22nd, 2014, 06:37 AM | #26 |
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Looks great! Good job.
And a follow up - did you bend the aluminum stock or do you have an item/part number where you bought it? |
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September 22nd, 2014, 08:11 AM | #27 |
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I bent it using my head and knees lol. Just kept working with it until I got it just right. I got the aluminum at Lowe's for like $3. It's where they keep all the aluminum sheets, rods, stock etc.
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September 22nd, 2014, 12:31 PM | #28 |
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September 23rd, 2014, 12:36 PM | #29 |
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September 23rd, 2014, 12:53 PM | #30 |
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Great job! Looks realy good like that.
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September 25th, 2014, 01:44 AM | #31 |
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Very nice, which indicators are those? Might have to get some
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September 25th, 2014, 06:09 AM | #32 |
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September 25th, 2014, 07:58 PM | #33 |
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Looks great! I love it! Especially how you have the headlights.
Looks clean and great, congrats on finishing, but unfortunately... you'll never be finished... there will always be something else to add
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September 26th, 2014, 03:31 PM | #34 |
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Looks awesome. Nicely done.
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September 27th, 2014, 10:53 PM | #35 |
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Thanks everybody!
I know right?!?!?! I've already ordered new sonic springs and SSR preload adjusters for the forks to stiffen the front end up a bit. |
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October 15th, 2014, 09:11 PM | #36 |
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I really like your phone mount, can you make a DIY on it? or something like that?
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October 15th, 2014, 09:28 PM | #37 | |
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Looked at the first picture, read through, then saw the last picture. Outstanding work!
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October 16th, 2014, 06:50 AM | #38 | |
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Thanks! I've done a few more things since those last pictures and I need to post them up soon. |
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October 21st, 2014, 09:43 PM | #39 |
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Hey, is there an update on the mount? Just got a Note 4 so ill need a big one like yours you said yours swivels? that would be an amazing thing to have. would still love a DIY but its alright if you cant!
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October 22nd, 2014, 06:56 AM | #40 |
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Hey I'm sorry. I ended up working all weekend and didn't have time. All ya need is...
1. Peice of aluminum flat stock from Lowe's,Home Depot, etc 2. An otterbox case (or any case that has a belt clip) 3. A cabinet hinge of your choice from Lowe's, Home Depot, etc 4. 2 windscreen bolts that are longer than the stock ones (I don't remember the stock size bolts right off hand) 5. 2 locking nuts and 2 small washers That's pretty much it really. This might help ya too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktiKelsdMGQ |
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