Saw all 4 colors on a dealership floor for the first time...

Alex · April 15th, 2009, 12:19 AM

I took our ninjette in for its 7500 mile service today, and was surprised to see examples of all four 2009 color schemes (Green SE, Red, Blue, Black) sitting there on the sales floor. Sales dude said that things were pretty slow lately, and even the 250's were staying in stock. I didn't ask for the pricing on them, as I'm clearly not a viable buyer to him and wouldn't be likely to get a true bottom-line price by just asking him, so perhaps they are pricing them too high. Or perhaps demand is starting to go down, or perhaps both...

kappuru · April 15th, 2009, 12:36 AM

I had to put a deposit on mine, as they only had 2 left a few weeks ago, but this was from a smaller dealer that I can trust. One of the larger ones have tons in stock, but it was worth it, they didn't even try to upsell me on any extended warranty, protection plan, prepaid first service, and crate fees etc were laid out up front. 4416 OTD. (good for this area)

Nickds7 · April 15th, 2009, 02:04 AM

How much did your 7500mi service run you? Dealer I purchased mine from only had the black monster energy edition in stock. They were able to get one delivered from a warehouse they had the same day though. There was no down talking the price.

sm0kediver · April 15th, 2009, 04:07 AM

They're definitely more available this year than last year.

I figure:

1. Gas prices are half what they were last August

2. Kawasaki ramped up production last year when sales were so high

3. People are scared to make non-essential purchases

The economy is going to get better. Fuel prices are going to go up when it does. Ninja 250s are going to start flying off the shelves when that happens. You might be able to sell your used model for more than you paid for it new.

miks · April 15th, 2009, 04:22 AM

Economic crisis

You should have snapped a picture Alex!

Snake · April 15th, 2009, 06:45 AM

To see all four colors at one time I would have been like a kid in a candy store!

tinng321 · April 15th, 2009, 06:57 AM

around where i live you would have to put a deposite and wait 2 weeks.
the otd price here is 4600 w/o extended warranty.

capt_bugaloo · April 15th, 2009, 09:52 AM

I've seen a couple photos of all four colours together - it's like a bag of M&Ms!

Nemy · April 15th, 2009, 09:59 AM

Alex, I think we're all disappointed! Where are the pictures!!!

And what I really wouldn't mind seeing is a black 250r done up like the zx6r monster edition... MMMM

poopooegg · April 15th, 2009, 10:45 AM

lol picturessss pretty please~ And how much did the service run you?

Alex · April 15th, 2009, 10:53 AM

I dropped the bike off, so I do have to get back there to pick it up at some point. I'll try and remember to bring a camera with me...

Service is quoted at 4 hours labor plus parts. Parts won't be much, so multiply 4 hours times the going labor rate in your area, and it'll be in that ballpark. Here it's $90 - $95/hr.

Nickds7 · April 15th, 2009, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemy

Alex, I think we're all disappointed! Where are the pictures!!!

And what I really wouldn't mind seeing is a black 250r done up like the zx6r monster edition... MMMM

I liked it...wasn't sure if I liked it $500 more though... I actually cant find any pictures of the black 250 monster editiion... Maybe I will stop by and get a picture today..

Jiu Jitsu Player · April 15th, 2009, 08:23 PM

There's a black 250 monster edition??? Now that sounds sick!!

SpyderGirl · April 15th, 2009, 08:32 PM

You're fired.

Syphen · April 15th, 2009, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpyderGirl

You're fired.

+1 for sure. pics are needed of this.

Alex · April 15th, 2009, 08:52 PM

No call from them today. Which is OK, as I didn't have an easy way to get there and back during their business hours (and Annie took the car with the trailer hitch this morning). Hope to pick it up tomorrow or Friday.

miks · April 15th, 2009, 08:55 PM

Heres all 4 of them together, but without the SE.

Imagine all 4 of them parked in your garage.. Woo Wee!

Nemy · April 15th, 2009, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiu Jitsu Player

There's a black 250 monster edition??? Now that sounds sick!!

lol no... but I want to see someone do it up like the zx6r monster edition...

its just so sexxxy!!!

miks · April 15th, 2009, 09:24 PM

Look at the fender on that sucker, I could probably serve up a 3 course meal for 2 people on it! As for the exhaust ... no comment. But damn, that body is fineeeeee!

Nemy · April 16th, 2009, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miks

Look at the fender on that sucker, I could probably serve up a 3 course meal for 2 people on it! As for the exhaust ... no comment. But damn, that body is fineeeeee!

that's for married people, so they can argue it's a "family" bike with a fold out picnic table!

SpyderGirl · April 16th, 2009, 08:42 AM

All I see is that fender, where's the bike? DAMN! That's gotta go!

Alex · April 16th, 2009, 08:33 PM

Alright you picture weenies, here they are...

2 of them were on display outside:

The rest of 'em:

7500 mile service was $440 all-in. Included new front brake pads, which leads me to a story. I'm a complete dumbass. I knew this service was coming up, and I had checked a short while back and saw that my brake pads were running quite low. I figured I'd made it 7000 miles, what's another few hundred miles; what are the chances of them completely running out before the service. Well, near the end of last Sunday's ride, I felt metal to metal contact when I applied the front brakes

. So I checked again, and realized that there was zero material left; I had the backing plates right up against the rotor. Brilliant, I know. So I rode home on Sunday after the ride without touching the front brakes at all; using rear only and giving myself alot of space. Was a bit of a mental exercise, as I rarely use the rear brake for much at all. Made it home safe and sound, and made it to the dealership a few days later as well. I was concerned that I had torched the rotor or damaged the caliper in some way, but it seems that I did catch it in time before doing any real damage. Rotor is fine, caliper is fine, and with new pads on now everything feels great. Did a stoppie in front of the house while checking 'em, and was successful.

So don't be like me kids, I'm a dumbass.

BTW, the brake lever feels spot-on now; it's amazing what new pads and a good brake bleeding can do for a bike.

The 7500 mile service has a valve inspection in there, and it's the first inspection for the new-gens (the pre-gens had one called for at 600 miles). The good news, I guess, is that every single valve was still well within spec and required zero new shims. Good news because it means Kawi designed 'em correctly, bad news because that's a lot of paid labor hours to check something and effectively change nothing. The tech mentioned they may need a peek at the 12k service, but more than likely I'll wait until the 15k as specified in the manual.

miks · April 16th, 2009, 08:39 PM

Nice pictures.

I wonder what that thing behind the blue 250R is? Also, I can see your shadow

Alex · April 16th, 2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miks

Also, I can see your shadow

Fixed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by miks

I wonder what that thing behind the blue 250R is?

I think it's one of those "side-by-sides" that have been released in the past year or two. They are sort of like super quads with a roll cage, that seat two people.

miks · April 16th, 2009, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Fixed.

I think it's one of those "side-by-sides" that have been released in the past year or two. They are sort of like super quads with a roll cage, that seat two people.

What did you fix?

As for the Super Quad, those looking pretty cool!

Alex · April 16th, 2009, 08:53 PM

My shadow is gone. (if you still see it, hold shift down and hit the refresh button on your browser)

Here's a link to Yamaha's site for one of those side-by-sides.

miks · April 16th, 2009, 08:55 PM

OH IT HAS TOO! Must have been magic, David Copperfield better watch his back because Alex is in the house!!!

Kurosaki · April 16th, 2009, 09:08 PM

When I bought my Honda, there were a bunch of 09s on the showroom floor.

A couple months ago when I was in there, there were none.

::shrug:: I guess production is catching up to demand.

Kurosaki · April 16th, 2009, 09:11 PM

Good to hear your valve check went well.

I'm at about 8400 and haven't done mine yet but I think I'm going to venture and do it myself sometime in the near future. Especially since it's not my own means of transportation nor only bike anymore. So I can take my time.

poopooegg · April 17th, 2009, 07:00 AM

I'm quite surprise to see Alex mention the brake pad wears out at 7500 miles. It's probably my inexperience with bikes, but is that's the usual distance it needs to travel before the pads are worn out?

I know cars could last much longer and also depends on how you brake.

Kurosaki · April 17th, 2009, 09:15 AM

Depends on how you're using them. I killed my front pad at around 5-6k but I also had a number of trackdays in there...

The good thing is that when the front gets low, you can just swap it with the rear since they're the same pad.

At least that's what I did.

Alex · April 17th, 2009, 09:41 AM

That's a good tip, Kuro! Now that you mention it I think you probably mentioned it before here but it completely slipped my mind. I would have had to get new pads anyway though, there wasn't any pad left on my pad.

Our bikes will use up pads a little faster than bikes with dual front disks; we're burning off that much more energy onto a single rotor and single set of pads. But we're only replacing one set of pads when they go, so cost-wise it's probably a wash. But this is by far the least amount of miles I've gone on a bike before wiping out pads, though.

paterick4o8 · April 17th, 2009, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Alright you picture weenies, here they are...

2 of them were on display outside:

The rest of 'em:

7500 mile service was $440 all-in. Included new front brake pads, which leads me to a story. I'm a complete dumbass. I knew this service was coming up, and I had checked a short while back and saw that my brake pads were running quite low. I figured I'd made it 7000 miles, what's another few hundred miles; what are the chances of them completely running out before the service. Well, near the end of last Sunday's ride, I felt metal to metal contact when I applied the front brakes

. So I checked again, and realized that there was zero material left; I had the backing plates right up against the rotor. Brilliant, I know. So I rode home on Sunday after the ride without touching the front brakes at all; using rear only and giving myself alot of space. Was a bit of a mental exercise, as I rarely use the rear brake for much at all. Made it home safe and sound, and made it to the dealership a few days later as well. I was concerned that I had torched the rotor or damaged the caliper in some way, but it seems that I did catch it in time before doing any real damage. Rotor is fine, caliper is fine, and with new pads on now everything feels great. Did a stoppie in front of the house while checking 'em, and was successful.

So don't be like me kids, I'm a dumbass.

BTW, the brake lever feels spot-on now; it's amazing what new pads and a good brake bleeding can do for a bike.

The 7500 mile service has a valve inspection in there, and it's the first inspection for the new-gens (the pre-gens had one called for at 600 miles). The good news, I guess, is that every single valve was still well within spec and required zero new shims. Good news because it means Kawi designed 'em correctly, bad news because that's a lot of paid labor hours to check something and effectively change nothing. The tech mentioned they may need a peek at the 12k service, but more than likely I'll wait until the 15k as specified in the manual.

Wow thanks for the info Alex, as this is coming up for me in the next 2.5K
Is this at the Fremont Kawasaki dealership?

Syphen · April 17th, 2009, 03:42 PM

Love the blade sitting between the two 250's outdoors! Such a sexy bike... oh, the 250's are nice too.

Kurosaki · April 17th, 2009, 05:49 PM

^Yeah. I saw the red CBR and had to fap a little bit.

ahskeetz · April 17th, 2009, 05:58 PM

Hmm so what do you think about just skipping the 400 + dollars on the 7500 mile inspection, since you're valves were all good. I am at 7600 and I was planning on paying for the maintenence, but if it's not needed... then why waste money?

what do you think about just waiting until the 12k service?

Alex · April 17th, 2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paterick4o8

Is this at the Fremont Kawasaki dealership?

Yup.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahskeetz

Hmm so what do you think about just skipping the 400 + dollars on the 7500 mile inspection, since you're valves were all good.

Some other people's bikes needed every single valve to be adjusted. You can't really know until you get in there and see. Might be fine to delay it to a later service, or it might not be; depends on the particular bike, how it's ridden, and how it's maintained. Hypothetically, if you go to 12k and develop an engine problem that can in any way be traced back to valve issues, it may be a challenge getting Kawi to honor the warranty if you've never had the valves looked at as recommended.

CZroe · April 19th, 2009, 07:06 PM

I'm trying to figure out the fair cost for the 7,500 service so I can demand a more appropriate price. San Diego dealers all quote me $320-$500 while East Coast dealers quote $108 plus parts-$150 max.

TnNinjaGirl · April 19th, 2009, 07:25 PM

Did you get stock brake pads put on or some fancy pants aftermarket blend?

Alex · April 19th, 2009, 08:10 PM

EBC, semi-metallic. They feel fine, though like all EBC pads there's a little more drag when you spin the wheel on a stand. I'll follow the wear a little more closely this time to see how well these hold up.

April 15th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#1
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	Saw all 4 colors on a dealership floor for the first time... I took our ninjette in for its 7500 mile service today, and was surprised to see examples of all four 2009 color schemes (Green SE, Red, Blue, Black) sitting there on the sales floor. Sales dude said that things were pretty slow lately, and even the 250's were staying in stock. I didn't ask for the pricing on them, as I'm clearly not a viable buyer to him and wouldn't be likely to get a true bottom-line price by just asking him, so perhaps they are pricing them too high. Or perhaps demand is starting to go down, or perhaps both... __________________________________________________ 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)

April 15th, 2009, 04:22 AM	#5
miks I'm lovin' it. Name: Mike Location: Melb, Australia Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Black 250R Posts: A lot.	Economic crisis You should have snapped a picture Alex! __________________________________________________ Son: When I grow up I want to ride a motorbike. Father: You can't do both son.

April 15th, 2009, 09:52 AM	#8
capt_bugaloo motorcycle rider Name: Bruce Location: Victoria, BC Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '14 Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom (silver) Posts: A lot.	I've seen a couple photos of all four colours together - it's like a bag of M&Ms! __________________________________________________ '14 Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom (silver)

April 15th, 2009, 10:53 AM	#11
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	I dropped the bike off, so I do have to get back there to pick it up at some point. I'll try and remember to bring a camera with me... Service is quoted at 4 hours labor plus parts. Parts won't be much, so multiply 4 hours times the going labor rate in your area, and it'll be in that ballpark. Here it's $90 - $95/hr. __________________________________________________ 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)

April 15th, 2009, 08:23 PM	#13
Jiu Jitsu Player Live 2 Ride Forced 2 Work Name: Chris Location: Guam Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 RED 250r Posts: 386	There's a black 250 monster edition??? Now that sounds sick!! __________________________________________________ SAVAGE MODE: [ON] OFF www.7milesdown.com

April 15th, 2009, 12:36 AM	#2
kappuru ninjette.org member Name: Israel Location: Washington DC Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 26	I had to put a deposit on mine, as they only had 2 left a few weeks ago, but this was from a smaller dealer that I can trust. One of the larger ones have tons in stock, but it was worth it, they didn't even try to upsell me on any extended warranty, protection plan, prepaid first service, and crate fees etc were laid out up front. 4416 OTD. (good for this area)

April 15th, 2009, 02:04 AM	#3
Nickds7 ninjette.org guru Name: Nick Location: Sacramento, California. Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 379	How much did your 7500mi service run you? Dealer I purchased mine from only had the black monster energy edition in stock. They were able to get one delivered from a warehouse they had the same day though. There was no down talking the price.

April 15th, 2009, 04:07 AM	#4
sm0kediver one disaster at a time Name: Jody Location: West Georgia Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): EX250J9 Posts: 411	They're definitely more available this year than last year. I figure: 1. Gas prices are half what they were last August 2. Kawasaki ramped up production last year when sales were so high 3. People are scared to make non-essential purchases The economy is going to get better. Fuel prices are going to go up when it does. Ninja 250s are going to start flying off the shelves when that happens. You might be able to sell your used model for more than you paid for it new.

April 15th, 2009, 06:45 AM	#6
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	To see all four colors at one time I would have been like a kid in a candy store!

April 15th, 2009, 06:57 AM	#7
tinng321 ninjette.org sage Name: Tin Location: NJ Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 black 250r (sold); '09 black zx6r Posts: 903	around where i live you would have to put a deposite and wait 2 weeks. the otd price here is 4600 w/o extended warranty.

April 15th, 2009, 09:59 AM	#9
Nemy ninjette.org sage Name: Tim Location: Portland, OR Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE Ninja 250R Posts: 796	Alex, I think we're all disappointed! Where are the pictures!!! And what I really wouldn't mind seeing is a black 250r done up like the zx6r monster edition... MMMM

April 15th, 2009, 10:45 AM	#10
poopooegg ninjette.org member Name: Rick Location: Vaughan, Ontario Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): None Yet Posts: 11	lol picturessss pretty please~ And how much did the service run you?

April 15th, 2009, 08:32 PM	#14
SpyderGirl 3 for street, 2 for dirt Name: Katlyn Location: San Francisco Bay Area (California) Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Can Am Spyder PE #1344 / 2009 Kawi KLX140L Monster Energy / 2009 Kawi Ninja 250R (RIP 8.23.09) Posts: 586	You're fired. __________________________________________________ Feel free to look me up on facebook.

April 15th, 2009, 08:52 PM	#16
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	No call from them today. Which is OK, as I didn't have an easy way to get there and back during their business hours (and Annie took the car with the trailer hitch this morning). Hope to pick it up tomorrow or Friday. __________________________________________________ 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)

April 15th, 2009, 09:24 PM	#19
miks I'm lovin' it. Name: Mike Location: Melb, Australia Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Black 250R Posts: A lot.	Look at the fender on that sucker, I could probably serve up a 3 course meal for 2 people on it! As for the exhaust ... no comment. But damn, that body is fineeeeee! __________________________________________________ Son: When I grow up I want to ride a motorbike. Father: You can't do both son.

April 16th, 2009, 08:42 AM	#21
SpyderGirl 3 for street, 2 for dirt Name: Katlyn Location: San Francisco Bay Area (California) Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Can Am Spyder PE #1344 / 2009 Kawi KLX140L Monster Energy / 2009 Kawi Ninja 250R (RIP 8.23.09) Posts: 586	All I see is that fender, where's the bike? DAMN! That's gotta go! __________________________________________________ Feel free to look me up on facebook.

April 16th, 2009, 08:33 PM	#22
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	Alright you picture weenies, here they are... 2 of them were on display outside: The rest of 'em: 7500 mile service was $440 all-in. Included new front brake pads, which leads me to a story. I'm a complete dumbass. I knew this service was coming up, and I had checked a short while back and saw that my brake pads were running quite low. I figured I'd made it 7000 miles, what's another few hundred miles; what are the chances of them completely running out before the service. Well, near the end of last Sunday's ride, I felt metal to metal contact when I applied the front brakes . So I checked again, and realized that there was zero material left; I had the backing plates right up against the rotor. Brilliant, I know. So I rode home on Sunday after the ride without touching the front brakes at all; using rear only and giving myself alot of space. Was a bit of a mental exercise, as I rarely use the rear brake for much at all. Made it home safe and sound, and made it to the dealership a few days later as well. I was concerned that I had torched the rotor or damaged the caliper in some way, but it seems that I did catch it in time before doing any real damage. Rotor is fine, caliper is fine, and with new pads on now everything feels great. Did a stoppie in front of the house while checking 'em, and was successful. So don't be like me kids, I'm a dumbass. BTW, the brake lever feels spot-on now; it's amazing what new pads and a good brake bleeding can do for a bike. The 7500 mile service has a valve inspection in there, and it's the first inspection for the new-gens (the pre-gens had one called for at 600 miles). The good news, I guess, is that every single valve was still well within spec and required zero new shims. Good news because it means Kawi designed 'em correctly, bad news because that's a lot of paid labor hours to check something and effectively change nothing. The tech mentioned they may need a peek at the 12k service, but more than likely I'll wait until the 15k as specified in the manual. __________________________________________________ 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)

April 16th, 2009, 08:39 PM	#23
miks I'm lovin' it. Name: Mike Location: Melb, Australia Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Black 250R Posts: A lot.	Nice pictures. I wonder what that thing behind the blue 250R is? Also, I can see your shadow __________________________________________________ Son: When I grow up I want to ride a motorbike. Father: You can't do both son.

April 16th, 2009, 08:53 PM	#26
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	My shadow is gone. (if you still see it, hold shift down and hit the refresh button on your browser) Here's a link to Yamaha's site for one of those side-by-sides. __________________________________________________ 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)

April 16th, 2009, 08:55 PM	#27
miks I'm lovin' it. Name: Mike Location: Melb, Australia Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Black 250R Posts: A lot.	OH IT HAS TOO! Must have been magic, David Copperfield better watch his back because Alex is in the house!!! __________________________________________________ Son: When I grow up I want to ride a motorbike. Father: You can't do both son.

April 16th, 2009, 09:08 PM	#28
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	When I bought my Honda, there were a bunch of 09s on the showroom floor. A couple months ago when I was in there, there were none. ::shrug:: I guess production is catching up to demand.

April 16th, 2009, 09:11 PM	#29
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	Good to hear your valve check went well. I'm at about 8400 and haven't done mine yet but I think I'm going to venture and do it myself sometime in the near future. Especially since it's not my own means of transportation nor only bike anymore. So I can take my time.

April 17th, 2009, 07:00 AM	#30
poopooegg ninjette.org member Name: Rick Location: Vaughan, Ontario Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): None Yet Posts: 11	I'm quite surprise to see Alex mention the brake pad wears out at 7500 miles. It's probably my inexperience with bikes, but is that's the usual distance it needs to travel before the pads are worn out? I know cars could last much longer and also depends on how you brake.

April 17th, 2009, 09:15 AM	#31
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	Depends on how you're using them. I killed my front pad at around 5-6k but I also had a number of trackdays in there... The good thing is that when the front gets low, you can just swap it with the rear since they're the same pad. At least that's what I did.

April 17th, 2009, 09:41 AM	#32
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	That's a good tip, Kuro! Now that you mention it I think you probably mentioned it before here but it completely slipped my mind. I would have had to get new pads anyway though, there wasn't any pad left on my pad. Our bikes will use up pads a little faster than bikes with dual front disks; we're burning off that much more energy onto a single rotor and single set of pads. But we're only replacing one set of pads when they go, so cost-wise it's probably a wash. But this is by far the least amount of miles I've gone on a bike before wiping out pads, though. __________________________________________________ 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)

April 17th, 2009, 03:42 PM	#34
Syphen Some weird Canuck! Name: Greg Location: Ontario - Canada Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '92 CBR250RR "Babyblade", 2008 Ninja 250R, 2001 CBR600F4i Posts: 209	Love the blade sitting between the two 250's outdoors! Such a sexy bike... oh, the 250's are nice too. __________________________________________________ I still like CBR's more Just kidding.

April 17th, 2009, 05:49 PM	#35
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	^Yeah. I saw the red CBR and had to fap a little bit.

April 17th, 2009, 05:58 PM	#36
ahskeetz ninjette.org member Name: Wen Location: State College PA Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250r Posts: 39	Hmm so what do you think about just skipping the 400 + dollars on the 7500 mile inspection, since you're valves were all good. I am at 7600 and I was planning on paying for the maintenence, but if it's not needed... then why waste money? what do you think about just waiting until the 12k service? __________________________________________________ 2008 250r: AP CF full exhaust, raised needles, 6000k HIDs, flush mounts turn signals, custom fender chop

April 19th, 2009, 07:06 PM	#38
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	I'm trying to figure out the fair cost for the 7,500 service so I can demand a more appropriate price. San Diego dealers all quote me $320-$500 while East Coast dealers quote $108 plus parts-$150 max.

April 19th, 2009, 07:25 PM	#39
TnNinjaGirl Ms. Personality Name: CB Location: Murvill, TN Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): Depends on the week you ask Posts: A lot.	Did you get stock brake pads put on or some fancy pants aftermarket blend?

April 19th, 2009, 08:10 PM	#40
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	EBC, semi-metallic. They feel fine, though like all EBC pads there's a little more drag when you spin the wheel on a stand. I'll follow the wear a little more closely this time to see how well these hold up. __________________________________________________ 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)

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