aggressive riding position?

[ZeroGravity360]

Is there an easy way to give the 250 a more 300 riding position?

[DEFY]

It's All in the Hips!!!

[InvisiBill]

What exactly do you mean by that? The riding position on the NewGen and 300 are quite similar. http://cycle-ergo.com/ actually seems to show the 300 being a hair more upright.

[ZeroGravity360]

Originally Posted by InvisiBill

What exactly do you mean by that? The riding position on the NewGen and 300 are quite similar. http://cycle-ergo.com/ actually seems to show the 300 being a hair more upright.

for some reason i thought there was a 5-10 degree difference in lean angle.

[Jesper Hedegaard]

If U ride with an open helmet - try a BIG knife between Ur teeth

Sorry - just could NOT let this chance pass....but seriously; a more agressive posture like more leaned forward on the handlebars, could be obtained by changing Ur present handlebar- sticks to clip-ons.
Clip-ons are designed to bolt onto the front downtubes, thus enabling lower mounted handlebars.
BUT: be aware of the fairing - no use in lowering the handlebars into the fairing - U gotta keep Ur grips above the fairing ;o)

Another matter is that the lower U hang - the less airlift U get on higways etc.
I know U complained over upper body (or just head ?) buffeting at higher speeds, but for longer speedy stretches - the airlift is a real help.
BTW - isit upper body or in reality just head buffeting, U have experinced ?
Had a helmet, that was allmost uncontrollable at highway speeds - just coulnd't hold my head still. Slight sidewind would make my head go sideways - very hard to look straight ahead in sidewind !

[Sirref]

sit farther back in the seat and bend from your waist, that will get your upper body lower and more "aggressive"

the stock seating position is almost identical between the two bikes. If you want the bike itself to be more aggressive get some clip on bar risers (will still lower but not insanely) and some adjustable rearsets

vortex and woodcraft are popular for these items, but the price tag will be a bit higher than you may expect


3 reasons why you would want to do this
1. to lean more so you can go faster, I doubt this is the case here
2. to get better all around leverage on the bike by adjusting the ergonomics more towards yourself, possible but I'm not sure this is it
3. to better get into the tuck behind the windscreen and get out of the wind, likely. If this is the case try a double bubble windscreen first

[Alex]

Originally Posted by ZeroGravity360

for some reason i thought there was a 5-10 degree difference in lean angle.

Not sure of the reason you may have thought that, but InvisiBill is correct; the riding positions are almost interchangeable. Even going from the pre-gen ninjas to the new-gen 250's, while the styling of the bike changed drastically, the rider position/geometry did not.

[Yakaru]

I'll chime in also -- the positions are almost interchangeable. There are lots of things you can do to alter the position and comfort depending on your style (rearsets, clipons, adjustable levers and/or adjusting lever position, aftermarket seat) but I'd recommend starting by getting comfortable with the OEM bits -- just adjusting the lever angle and shifter position for your own preference.

Once you start getting more consistent miles on your ninja you'll probably figure out what changes you'll want to make long term.

[JohnnyBravo]

Extended fat tire swing arm, an some clip ons