Thank you AreaP from the raffle winner!

FroggyGreenInSD · April 21st, 2009, 01:55 PM

Well, it took a while, but I finally got the exhaust I won in the raffle installed. I got is less than a week after the drawing, but it took me a while to find a whole day to set aside to try and install it myself. Let me just say it sounds great! Thanks Kerry, and thanks Alex. I ended up getting the CF 18" Quiet Core with the flat end cap. I bought the Dynojet kit #2193 from AreaP and it came with the exhaust. I've never done anything to the bike myself before, and as I said earlier I set aside an entire day. It ended up taking about 6 hours. I started by installing the needles that came with the Dynojet kit. Then I took out the snorkel, and finally installed the exhaust. Between the instructions from AreaP, the DIYs on this board, and the service manual it was all pretty straightforward. Since the DIYs have such great pics in them, I just took pictures of the exhaust, headpipe only and with the muffler pack. So here they are. Thanks again!

poopooegg · April 21st, 2009, 02:02 PM

That looks great!

00v_Lucky · April 21st, 2009, 02:07 PM

beautiful.

Alex · April 21st, 2009, 03:49 PM

Good work!

Strider · April 21st, 2009, 05:51 PM

Sweet!!!!
So what's next on the raffle?

kkim · April 21st, 2009, 05:59 PM

cool!

...and your impressions of the bike, now?

sometimesido · April 21st, 2009, 06:11 PM

free exhaust! woo. looks nice man.

Sound Wave · April 21st, 2009, 09:08 PM

that is the exact set-up i would have gotten if i won. looks good. congrats again!

FroggyGreenInSD · April 21st, 2009, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

cool!

...and your impressions of the bike, now?

It's so much more fun to ride now. Now I can make right turns on red and not worry I'm going to stall out and get killed. And the power is smooth all through the RPM range. And I can open up the throttle when I'm on the freeway and accelerate without having to downshift. I am getting the rumbling sound when I'm deccelerating with the throttle closed, but if it's not damaging the engine I can live with it. Since I didn't take your advice and do things one at a time I can't really tell which of the three changes contributed to what, but it's all good.

Things I haven't done yet is change the main jets or get the caps off the idle mixture screws so I can adjust them. If I don't change the main jets am I running the risk of damaging the engine from running too lean? I've looked at Vex's DIY on doing that without removing the carbs, and even bought the Milwaukee offset driver so I may try it myself, but I'm still a little leery.

All I can say is love it, love it, love it

With this mod I can't imagine that I'll grow out of this bike anytime soon, if ever. And I just got a new back tire this week too, so now that it's spring I'm ready to more than just commute.

Kurosaki · April 21st, 2009, 10:48 PM

quiet core fTW

ninjabrewer · April 21st, 2009, 10:51 PM

Congrats man, looks pretty dang good

nb

kkim · April 21st, 2009, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FroggyGreenInSD

It's so much more fun to ride now. Now I can make right turns on red and not worry I'm going to stall out and get killed. And the power is smooth all through the RPM range. And I can open up the throttle when I'm on the freeway and accelerate without having to downshift. I am getting the rumbling sound when I'm deccelerating with the throttle closed, but if it's not damaging the engine I can live with it. Since I didn't take your advice and do things one at a time I can't really tell which of the three changes contributed to what, but it's all good.

Things I haven't done yet is change the main jets or get the caps off the idle mixture screws so I can adjust them. If I don't change the main jets am I running the risk of damaging the engine from running too lean? I've looked at Vex's DIY on doing that without removing the carbs, and even bought the Milwaukee offset driver so I may try it myself, but I'm still a little leery.

All I can say is love it, love it, love it

With this mod I can't imagine that I'll grow out of this bike anytime soon, if ever. And I just got a new back tire this week too, so now that it's spring I'm ready to more than just commute.

Now that's what I wanted to hear!!

A properly setup 250 is an entirely different beast from off the showroom floor.

The rumbling/popping can be solved with a Kleen air delete, but I don't think you hurt anything by leaving it as is.

Pull the snorkel if you have not. The stock 98 main jet can stay if you use the stock airbox. It's a bit rich when the bike was stock... now with the changes, it is runs about perfect with that 98.

Pulling the caps and adjusting the idle screws will make the bike even smoother still from the bottom, believe it or not.

For now, enjoy your newly updated bike... you lucky SOB!

Snake · April 22nd, 2009, 06:46 AM

Congadulations again. Looks good.

xTKx · April 22nd, 2009, 07:45 AM

Nice install Mike! I think you've given me the confidence to reasonably attempt things that come my way (granted that I don't have hardly any maintenance experience on motorcycles). Great job!!

April 21st, 2009, 03:49 PM	#4
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April 21st, 2009, 06:11 PM	#7
sometimesido ninjette.org sage Name: Chris Location: Norcross, GA Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 250R Posts: 772 Blog Entries: 14	free exhaust! woo. looks nice man. __________________________________________________ my flickr™

April 21st, 2009, 10:51 PM	#11
ninjabrewer dirty old man Name: Chris Location: Hazel Green, AL Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Congrats man, looks pretty dang good nb __________________________________________________ Death tugs at my ear and says, "Live, I am coming." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894) www.friendsofsanonofre.org

April 22nd, 2009, 07:45 AM	#14
xTKx Finally! Name: Tony Location: Central TX Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Red 250R Posts: 420 Blog Entries: 4	Nice install Mike! I think you've given me the confidence to reasonably attempt things that come my way (granted that I don't have hardly any maintenance experience on motorcycles). Great job!! __________________________________________________ -2009 Red Ninja 250R- Intuitive frame sliders, comp werkes fender eliminator ...

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April 21st, 2009, 02:02 PM	#2
poopooegg ninjette.org member Name: Rick Location: Vaughan, Ontario Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): None Yet Posts: 11	That looks great!

April 21st, 2009, 02:07 PM	#3
00v_Lucky ninjette.org sage Name: Howard Location: Cypress, So. Cal. Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Candy Thunder Blue Ninja 250R Posts: 618	beautiful.

April 21st, 2009, 05:51 PM	#5
Strider Back on the Black! Name: Alan Location: Gastonia, North Carolina Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 (Black) Posts: 831	Sweet!!!! So what's next on the raffle?

April 21st, 2009, 05:59 PM	#6
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	cool! ...and your impressions of the bike, now?

April 21st, 2009, 09:08 PM	#8
Sound Wave Ramen Rider Name: Gary Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 BMW R1200R, 08 Honda VFR800A (sold), 09 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.	that is the exact set-up i would have gotten if i won. looks good. congrats again!

April 21st, 2009, 10:48 PM	#10
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	quiet core fTW

April 22nd, 2009, 06:46 AM	#13
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	Congadulations again. Looks good.