Its just one thing after another...

Loaded Moses · June 25th, 2009, 11:35 AM

HEy all,

New to these forums so I thought I would just introduce myself by complaining about all the trials and tribulations my bike has put me through... To make a LOOOOONG story short.... bought 96 250 ninja, spun rod bearing, 2nd engine cracked case, 3rd, broke my collar bone day I got it in... 6 weeks later put it up... HOORAY IT RUNS!!! No issues for about 250 miles... Girlfriend want to try getting on it alone... -.- Needless to say she drops it at a mind boggling speed of 0mph... So at first didn't notice anything wrong, rode it around for about another collective 25 miles. SO!!! That's short back story. This morning I felt adventureous so I decided to take the bike to work instead of my car. ( hour long commute) So I stop by the gas station fill it up due to I knew I was running on fumes. Left and headed on my way down 75... So I get about 5 miles down the highway and I noticed it was sprinkling... "Damn, don't want to get wet... I thought it was suppose to be hot and sunny here in dallas tx... Yep it's sunny... Damn, my eyes burn.. so does my face... I smell gas..." So I look down... Sure enough there was gas shooting up from the upper right fairing bolt on the tank... Pretty sure the drop had punctured the tank and I just never noticed before due to the fact that I had been keeping my fuel lvl low because of still working on the bike...NEedless to say My whole right side is doused in gas and to make things worse I have Muuzy exhaust that only comes out the right side... Figured I would end up looking like ghost rider on my way back home... Unfortunatley... I'm just not that cool. I made it home okay and had to take the car to work

So I imagine tonight will be filled with lots of dismantling and jb weld... and beer

... Also, nice to meet you forum people. :P

Jonathan

patw · June 25th, 2009, 12:10 PM

As bad as that all sounds... at least you didn't end up on fire!

No matter how bad things get, it only takes a small amount of imagination to see how they could have gotten a lot worse.

I know nothing about fixing bikes, but my first instinct would be to track down where exactly the leak is coming from. If you don't see an obvious hole in the tank, maybe it's something further down (that strange switch for draining the tank maybe?).

kkim · June 25th, 2009, 12:13 PM

lol... the human torch!

welcome.

the tank puncturing was most like due to the drop, but also check that the correct bolts are used in that location. many pregen tank problems when people put the incorrect bolt back in that location. they are different.

some have had success w/ JB weld... some have not. I would recommend you take it to a welding shop that has worked on gas tanks before and get it fixed permanently. You don't want to find out your JB weld job didn't hold up the hard way.

empyrean · June 25th, 2009, 12:15 PM

Rub soap around to find the leaks. And hey... my boy has his bike (noobie, too) and I just dropped mind in the garage, cracked the glass oil site, cracked the front brake handle, and all i was doing was trying to park it. I'm not doing so well as of late. I thought I would get one more ride in before my surgery.

P1NDLESK1N · June 25th, 2009, 12:17 PM

The hell happened to making a long story short?

Welcome to the forum!

ScorpionNinja · June 25th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Hello and Welcome man! Aye JB Weld is the New Duct-tape!

That sucks about the Tank. as for my GF, shell NEVER RIDE it, unless on the back behind me!

Gas in the eyes isnt too fun. good your ok, and didnt turn into the Human Torch!

tinng321 · June 25th, 2009, 12:41 PM

Great story!

Story like this keep me coming back.
I translate reading into learning.
If I ever drop my bike, I would know what to check for.

Loaded Moses · June 25th, 2009, 12:56 PM

That would be quite bad ass though to see a flaming ball riding down the highway

empyrean · June 25th, 2009, 12:59 PM

and then you can say.. Well, I've always wanted flames on my bike.

KJohnson21 · June 25th, 2009, 12:59 PM

noche_caliente · June 25th, 2009, 01:14 PM

Welcome. If you search, you'll find a few posts about repairing the gas tanks - I know I've seen them around here somewhere!

talldrink · June 25th, 2009, 01:22 PM

addy126 · June 25th, 2009, 01:33 PM

Negative karma on that '96.... thinkin you should be trading for another N-250 without the cloud that follows u now!

Snake · June 25th, 2009, 02:33 PM

Welcome.

Nemy · June 25th, 2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patw

As bad as that all sounds... at least you didn't end up on fire!

+1!!! I would count your blessings! Sucks to hear about the problems you're having though. But it'll just be that much better when you get her up and running for good!

Here's a video from a guy on our local forum that had his 250 catch fire on the highway!
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/...rrent=2-11.flv

lockie · June 25th, 2009, 03:52 PM

Thanks for sharing. Every story here adds to the colletive knowledge and wisdom of us all. That's one of the reasons this place works.

Welcome and take care.

Chamus57 · June 25th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Funny story. Welcome!!!

ninjabrewer · June 25th, 2009, 05:41 PM

Welcome to the ninjadome

nb

paterick4o8 · June 25th, 2009, 06:23 PM

demp · June 26th, 2009, 05:49 AM

Sucks you're having so much trouble, but yeah always try to remember "things could be worse" Welcome to the forums!

komohana · June 27th, 2009, 09:03 AM

wow!
glad ya made it THIS far!
share your experience...you're gaining some every day!
aloha & welcome in

Verus Cidere · June 27th, 2009, 11:10 PM

Welcome to the forum. There's a couple of threads you might check up in with people who had the same problem. Hope you can fix it!

Here's the links to those threads:

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16411
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...ight=tank+bolt

CC Cowboy · June 28th, 2009, 02:36 PM

Good reason to drink beer. I never heard of a bad reason though.

shortstuff · June 28th, 2009, 03:30 PM

you're a trooper!

BlueRaven · June 28th, 2009, 05:09 PM

SpyderGirl · June 30th, 2009, 10:46 AM

Welcome!! I hope you're luck turns around. At least you're still hear to tell the story. Good luck with the repairs. Hope you're out riding soon.

smcbride11 · June 30th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patw

As bad as that all sounds... at least you didn't end up on fire!

Funny story about that - a friend of mine put an exhaust on his bike (Sporty 883) wearing his "mechanic's jeans" (the ones he always uses when he's working on cars and such). He took it out for a quick spin to make sure everything was okay, and at a stoplight smelled smoke... well, his jeans were covered in oil and grease, and they happened to hit the exhaust at the stop - and his pant leg was on fire.

As he's telling me this story, he says "I'm riding a Harley, so I've got to look cool, but my damn leg's on fire! So I calmly reach down and pat it out, then head straight home and change my pants". No burns or anything, but imagine what the cager sitting next to him must have thought!

June 25th, 2009, 11:35 AM	#1
Loaded Moses ninjette.org newbie Name: Jonathan Location: Plano Tx Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 1996 Ninja 250 Posts: 5	Its just one thing after another... HEy all, New to these forums so I thought I would just introduce myself by complaining about all the trials and tribulations my bike has put me through... To make a LOOOOONG story short.... bought 96 250 ninja, spun rod bearing, 2nd engine cracked case, 3rd, broke my collar bone day I got it in... 6 weeks later put it up... HOORAY IT RUNS!!! No issues for about 250 miles... Girlfriend want to try getting on it alone... -.- Needless to say she drops it at a mind boggling speed of 0mph... So at first didn't notice anything wrong, rode it around for about another collective 25 miles. SO!!! That's short back story. This morning I felt adventureous so I decided to take the bike to work instead of my car. ( hour long commute) So I stop by the gas station fill it up due to I knew I was running on fumes. Left and headed on my way down 75... So I get about 5 miles down the highway and I noticed it was sprinkling... "Damn, don't want to get wet... I thought it was suppose to be hot and sunny here in dallas tx... Yep it's sunny... Damn, my eyes burn.. so does my face... I smell gas..." So I look down... Sure enough there was gas shooting up from the upper right fairing bolt on the tank... Pretty sure the drop had punctured the tank and I just never noticed before due to the fact that I had been keeping my fuel lvl low because of still working on the bike...NEedless to say My whole right side is doused in gas and to make things worse I have Muuzy exhaust that only comes out the right side... Figured I would end up looking like ghost rider on my way back home... Unfortunatley... I'm just not that cool. I made it home okay and had to take the car to work So I imagine tonight will be filled with lots of dismantling and jb weld... and beer ... Also, nice to meet you forum people. :P Jonathan

June 25th, 2009, 12:10 PM	#2
patw ninjette.org guru Name: Pat Location: Barrie, Ontario Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 SE Posts: 338	As bad as that all sounds... at least you didn't end up on fire! No matter how bad things get, it only takes a small amount of imagination to see how they could have gotten a lot worse. I know nothing about fixing bikes, but my first instinct would be to track down where exactly the leak is coming from. If you don't see an obvious hole in the tank, maybe it's something further down (that strange switch for draining the tank maybe?). __________________________________________________ 2013 CRF250L 1985 GL1200 Interstate

June 25th, 2009, 12:56 PM	#8
Loaded Moses ninjette.org newbie Name: Jonathan Location: Plano Tx Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 1996 Ninja 250 Posts: 5	Unfortunate... That would be quite bad ass though to see a flaming ball riding down the highway

June 25th, 2009, 12:59 PM	#10
KJohnson21 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Ken Location: Indio, CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Kawasaki EX250 "Yoshi", '99 Kawasaki Concours "Grace", '06 Concours "Belle", '06 Yamaha YZF600R "Slick" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	__________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. HEY!! Unregistered!! Does your bike have a name?

June 25th, 2009, 01:14 PM	#11
noche_caliente ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kim Location: mundo de ensueño Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 250 Posts: A lot.	Welcome. If you search, you'll find a few posts about repairing the gas tanks - I know I've seen them around here somewhere! __________________________________________________ Progrip tank pad, blue rim stripes, blue Pazzos, Roaring Toyz lowering kit, Puig DB in dark smoke, Cortech sport tail, super mini tank, and saddlebags, OES swingarm spools and Intuitive frame sliders

June 25th, 2009, 12:13 PM	#3
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	lol... the human torch! welcome. the tank puncturing was most like due to the drop, but also check that the correct bolts are used in that location. many pregen tank problems when people put the incorrect bolt back in that location. they are different. some have had success w/ JB weld... some have not. I would recommend you take it to a welding shop that has worked on gas tanks before and get it fixed permanently. You don't want to find out your JB weld job didn't hold up the hard way.

June 25th, 2009, 12:15 PM	#4
empyrean pwned noob Name: Rebecca Location: Birmingham/Inverness Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 06 Ninja 250 Posts: 46	Rub soap around to find the leaks. And hey... my boy has his bike (noobie, too) and I just dropped mind in the garage, cracked the glass oil site, cracked the front brake handle, and all i was doing was trying to park it. I'm not doing so well as of late. I thought I would get one more ride in before my surgery.

June 25th, 2009, 12:17 PM	#5
P1NDLESK1N ninjette.org member Name: Dario Location: Suffolk County, NY Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 Ninja 300 (Sold), 2016 Z1000 Posts: 239	The hell happened to making a long story short? Welcome to the forum!

June 25th, 2009, 12:35 PM	#6
ScorpionNinja ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Dave Location: Michigan Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650RTE & 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (SOLD) Posts: A lot.	Hello and Welcome man! Aye JB Weld is the New Duct-tape! That sucks about the Tank. as for my GF, shell NEVER RIDE it, unless on the back behind me! Gas in the eyes isnt too fun. good your ok, and didnt turn into the Human Torch!

June 25th, 2009, 12:41 PM	#7
tinng321 ninjette.org sage Name: Tin Location: NJ Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 black 250r (sold); '09 black zx6r Posts: 903	Great story! Story like this keep me coming back. I translate reading into learning. If I ever drop my bike, I would know what to check for.

June 25th, 2009, 01:22 PM	#12
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June 25th, 2009, 01:33 PM	#13
addy126 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: addy126 Location: Tx Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Kawasaki N-250 + '09 Vulcan 900 Classic Lt Posts: A lot.	Negative karma on that '96.... thinkin you should be trading for another N-250 without the cloud that follows u now!

June 25th, 2009, 02:33 PM	#14
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	Welcome.

June 25th, 2009, 03:52 PM	#16
lockie ninjette.org sage Name: don Location: Port Elgin NB Canada Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 blue ninja 250R Posts: 742	Thanks for sharing. Every story here adds to the colletive knowledge and wisdom of us all. That's one of the reasons this place works. Welcome and take care.

June 25th, 2009, 05:16 PM	#17
Chamus57 ninjette.org member Name: Lee Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250r se Posts: 169	Funny story. Welcome!!!

June 25th, 2009, 05:41 PM	#18
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June 25th, 2009, 06:23 PM	#19
paterick4o8 ninjette.org sage Name: patricK Location: San Jose, CA--BAY AREA! Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 blue 250R [sold]. '09 lime ZX-6R [stolen :( ]. '06 blue 636. Posts: 918

June 26th, 2009, 05:49 AM	#20
demp ninjette.org sage Name: Matthew Location: Toronto Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 V-Star 950 Tourer (Deep Blue) Posts: 570	Sucks you're having so much trouble, but yeah always try to remember "things could be worse" Welcome to the forums!

June 27th, 2009, 09:03 AM	#21
komohana ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Steve Location: Kekaha, Kauai HI Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 GSX-R 600 2003 EX250: Woodcraft Bars, Levers, Mirrors, Shim'd Mixture, Synthetic, '08 Rear Shock Posts: A lot.	wow! glad ya made it THIS far! share your experience...you're gaining some every day! aloha & welcome in __________________________________________________ Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous?

June 27th, 2009, 11:10 PM	#22
Verus Cidere ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Michael Location: Southern NM Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '91 Honda CBR600 F2 Posts: A lot.	Welcome to the forum. There's a couple of threads you might check up in with people who had the same problem. Hope you can fix it! Here's the links to those threads: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16411 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...ight=tank+bolt __________________________________________________ 1991 Honda CBR600 F2, White/Gray, D&D slip-on exhaust, tail integrator, gel grips, Custom undertail.

June 28th, 2009, 02:36 PM	#23
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	Good reason to drink beer. I never heard of a bad reason though. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

June 28th, 2009, 03:30 PM	#24
shortstuff ninjette.org member Name: Stacey Location: Maryland Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 250 Posts: 32	you're a trooper!

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June 30th, 2009, 10:46 AM	#26
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