What Did You Do to Your Ninjette Today ?? - Page 178

tgold · March 22nd, 2016, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLOWn60

Success at extracting a broken bolt disqualifies you from writing a book on failure!

Buuuut. He failed at being a failure. Shouldn't that qualify him to write a successful book on failure? Wait.... Umm... My head hurts.

Ghostt · March 22nd, 2016, 04:03 PM

I woke SERENITY from her winter slumber, no issues thanks to the battery tender, and Sta-Bil Marine.

Turn petcock on, hit the starter button, a little bit of choke, and started right up.

RacinNinja · March 22nd, 2016, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostt

I woke SERENITY from her winter slumber, no issues thanks to the battery tender, and Sta-Bil Marine.

Turn peacock on, hit the starter button, a little bit of choke, and started right up.

I think autocorrect got the best of you here.

However, I

the first time I read it.

Choking peacocks is a great way to get them started right up!

Ghostt · March 22nd, 2016, 04:28 PM

I hate auto correct, fixed

choneofakind · March 22nd, 2016, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoneyBadgerRy

You broke 30 with intake exhaust and rejet? That's pretty good. Hopefully I'll do better with my intake, exhaust, and portjob.

The number itself means nothing. Dyno's all read different. The important part is the difference in power between runs with small changes.

When will people understand this?

Abu_Mishary · March 22nd, 2016, 08:06 PM

put up some crappy GPS holder for bike. Regret doing that. Time to take it off.

HoneyBadgerRy · March 22nd, 2016, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

The number itself means nothing. Dyno's all read different. The important part is the difference in power between runs with small changes.

When will people understand this?

I mean... I know this, but I also like big shiny numbers that I can use to brag to people. I don't care how many hp my bike makes, I care how ,many smiles it makes. If HP was the only think I cared about I wouldn't ride a 250.

RacinNinja · March 22nd, 2016, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoneyBadgerRy

I mean... I know this, but I also like big shiny numbers that I can use to brag to people. I don't care how many hp my bike makes, I care how ,many smiles it makes. If HP was the only think I cared about I wouldn't ride a 250.

This guy keeps his dyno calibrated. IMO, his numbers are gold in this part of the country.

It's one of the higher HP numbers for the local racing Ninja's that he has a record of. The majority are at 29-30.

crazymadbastard · March 23rd, 2016, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoneyBadgerRy

I mean... I know this, but I also like big shiny numbers that I can use to brag to people. I don't care how many hp my bike makes, I care how ,many smiles it makes. If HP was the only think I cared about I wouldn't ride a 250.

I would never be bragging on how little HP or TQ my ninjette makes!

My ninjette is not as small as yours!

csmith12 · March 24th, 2016, 12:06 PM

Fairing repairs...

tgold · March 24th, 2016, 12:24 PM

Put some wheels on it so I can bring it over from my storage unit to my garage where I can really start working on it.

Ghostt · March 24th, 2016, 12:37 PM

Picked up new LEDs for the integrated turn signals
Amber 1156 BA15S COB Car Van Park Turn Signal Indicator Side Reverse LED 7.5W

They are very bright yellow for sure, I got a total of 4 for $15.00 off eBay.

crazymadbastard · March 24th, 2016, 01:12 PM

Mounted the new Cafe seat, pics to follow!

allanoue · March 28th, 2016, 09:35 AM

Chain adjustment and
busted the cotter pin

$.85 and $6 shipping

BDfromBC · March 28th, 2016, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

Chain adjustment and
busted the cotter pin

$.85 and $6 shipping

You don't have a hardware store in town... A pin is a pin... You really didn't need to order anything :S haha, unless you live nowhere!?!

I did a chain adjustment a couple days ago aswell

allanoue · March 28th, 2016, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BDfromBC

You don't have a hardware store in town... A pin is a pin... You really didn't need to order anything :S haha, unless you live nowhere!?!

I did a chain adjustment a couple days ago aswell

Home Depot would make me buy two. Ten mile round trip, plus 40 minutes to an hour including time in the store. I will pay the shipping.

TroyN · March 28th, 2016, 01:47 PM

Just did this yesterday and it made a huge improvement in how the bike runs. I bought it used and it never idled right, would stall out after coming to a stop, rev up to several thousand RPM all by itself, etc. Replaced the carb boots, which definitely helped, but the valve job was it. All of the exhaust valves were too tight. At 10K miles, probably was never done.

Easy job other than tiny adjusters.

choneofakind · March 28th, 2016, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

Home Depot would make me buy two. Ten mile round trip, plus 40 minutes to an hour including time in the store. I will pay the shipping.

I get where you're coming from, but oh brother...

I have a baggie of cotter pins that I bought when I first bought the bike, not out yet. I think they were like $0.80 a piece or something.

Flying · March 28th, 2016, 03:12 PM

I use the cotter pins I got from the Volkswagen dealership. They go in nicely, but are a pain to get out.

toEleven · March 28th, 2016, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Buuuut. He failed at being a failure. Shouldn't that qualify him to write a successful book on failure? Wait.... Umm... My head hurts.

Turns out I managed to acquire a hairline crack in the pump cover at some point in this process. Slow leak (with the engine off) = I get to replace the whole cover anyway.

HoneyBadgerRy · March 28th, 2016, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toEleven

Turns out I managed to acquire a hairline crack in the pump cover at some point in this process. Slow leak (with the engine off) = I get to replace the whole cover anyway.

I have a coolant leak somewhere, and I have no idea where. Im gonna have the bike idle for a while as I leak search, and if I can't find it, I'm putting a bottle of that thick aluminium stuff in the bike.

crazymadbastard · March 28th, 2016, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoneyBadgerRy

if I can't find it, I'm putting a bottle of that thick aluminium stuff in the bike.

Don't do what! Find the leak.

HoneyBadgerRy · March 28th, 2016, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazymadbastard

Don't do what! Find the leak.

Trust me, I want to find a fix the leak, but if I can't find a leak, shes getting a bottle, I don't want to overheat the engine again.

cuong-nutz · March 28th, 2016, 08:49 PM

New turn signals and mirror. Then I find out the rear brake light switch doesn't work. Hopefully it'll slide passed inspection.

rojoracing53 · March 29th, 2016, 05:39 AM

Ran it out of gas before work this morning. I knew I was going to be cutting it close but went for it anyways. 240 miles on the tank and 3 miles from work it started sputtering, a mile later and still 2 miles from work it finally died. At that point I was doing about 20mph so I pulled the clutch in a coasted into the gas station. I had to push it a total of 30' to the pump. Then because I ran it totally dry, I killed the weak a$$ battery trying to prime and start it. It only took two running starts to bump it and I was back on my way. The most lucky/unlucky is my motto for today.

HoneyBadgerRy · March 29th, 2016, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuong-nutz

New turn signals and mirror. Then I find out the rear brake light switch doesn't work. Hopefully it'll slide passed inspection.

In most inspections as long as the prefered brake lever activates the brake light you will pass.

Ghostt · March 30th, 2016, 02:16 PM

Oil change done,(about 4,300 miles) new O-rings, and copper washer.

I thought I'd try a different oil instead of the tried and true Rotella synthetic, now I'm running Mobile 1 15-50wt.

It's also the first time I've had to clean the Flo Stainless Steel Reusable Oil Filter. No big surprises came out when I washed it, so back in it went. Also looked at the oil pump screen, and nothing, all clear.

VaFish · April 3rd, 2016, 04:30 PM

When we got my daughters bike in July it was pretty rough, had obviously been dropped. Fairing was pretty busted up, so she rode it naked, expecting she would drop it a couple times, which she did. But she's been doing well lately and really liked the fairing on my bike when she rode it last weekend. So I went to Harbor Freight and bought a plastic welding soldering iron, some plastic welding rods and a heat gun.

Looked like this to start with:

Here is the top fairing after some plastic welding:

And the fairing on the bike, after straightening the light mount and plastic welding a broken mount in the gauge cluster.

I also replaced her rear wheel/tire, with the original Dunlap on it, with one of my spares with a Perelli MT75 on it. Bike handles much better now.

CaliGrrl · April 3rd, 2016, 06:22 PM

Nice! I like the paint/sticker design, too!

When I read it the first time, I thought you were manufacturing a whole new fairing. Then I reread it, and you were repairing the one that it was supposed to have, which seemed much more sane.

SLOWn60 · April 3rd, 2016, 08:08 PM

Good Dad!

VaFish · April 4th, 2016, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliGrrl

Nice! I like the paint/sticker design, too!

When I read it the first time, I thought you were manufacturing a whole new fairing. Then I reread it, and you were repairing the one that it was supposed to have, which seemed much more sane.

Well I am repairing the fairing, but the upper had a few missing pieces I had to fill in with melted plastic rods. The chin piece is missing some bigger pieces and tabs. I have a couple sheets of ABS plastic on order to use in repairing it.

VaFish · April 4th, 2016, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLOWn60

Good Dad!

I make her help me too, so she knows how to fix her bike when it breaks.

subxero · April 4th, 2016, 04:47 AM

Finally got around to finishing my new chain and sprocket install. Pretty much ready to go for the season now, too bad the weather is crap for at least another week.

I need to get the bike inspected sometime as well.

SLOWn60 · April 4th, 2016, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaFish

I make her help me too, so she knows how to fix her bike when it breaks.

Funny; I was going to add: you'd earn a "Great Dad" if you taught her how to do it!

So here's my belated Great Dad!

EDIT: LMAO! I retyped "Good Dad!"
My bad! Edited it to "Great Dad!" Which is what I intended!

CaliGrrl · April 4th, 2016, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaFish

I make her help me too, so she knows how to fix her bike when it breaks.

Good! I think every driver/rider should know their vehicle and what to do with it more than just put in gas.

I'm doing my maintenance myself, too, as much as I can, though with significant assistance from my hubby. He's the one with skill at this stuff; I get the general idea, but putting wrench to reality? Kind of lost sometimes.

redranger08 · April 4th, 2016, 10:22 AM

cleaned my carbs, installed the emulsion tube "collar" that was missing, shimmed the stock needles with 2 washers, took off the snorkel on the airbox, raised the rear shock to position#4(220# rider), left my battery out in the sun all day =( got drained! so sad.

LittleRedNinjette · April 4th, 2016, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliGrrl

I'm doing my maintenance myself, too, as much as I can, though with significant assistance from my hubby. He's the one with skill at this stuff; I get the general idea, but putting wrench to reality? Kind of lost sometimes.

Now you sound like me.

Panda · April 4th, 2016, 11:07 AM

I super glued my shift rod to the bolt that got stripped so it doesn't dangle.

RacinNinja · April 4th, 2016, 12:30 PM

Got some new clips for the belly pan on the race fairing. The set that was on there was mismatched and only two of the fasteners actually fastened.

crazymadbastard · April 4th, 2016, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panda

I super glued my shift rod to the bolt that got stripped so it doesn't dangle.

March 22nd, 2016, 04:03 PM	#7082
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	I woke SERENITY from her winter slumber, no issues thanks to the battery tender, and Sta-Bil Marine. Turn petcock on, hit the starter button, a little bit of choke, and started right up. __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.* Last futzed with by Ghostt; March 22nd, 2016 at 04:31 PM. Reason: Stupid auto correct
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March 22nd, 2016, 04:28 PM	#7084
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	I hate auto correct, fixed __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*

March 22nd, 2016, 08:06 PM	#7086
Abu_Mishary The Asian Caucasian Name: Abu Mishary Mohd Fairus Location: Malaysia Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Ninja 250 SE 2015 (sold); Honda ADV160 (current) Posts: 796 MOTM - Jan '17	put up some crappy GPS holder for bike. Regret doing that. Time to take it off. __________________________________________________ Losing someone is not painful. They are a part of us all this while and will always be with us. But missing them is.

March 24th, 2016, 12:06 PM	#7090
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Fairing repairs... __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

March 24th, 2016, 01:12 PM	#7093
crazymadbastard I'm crazy,your excuse is? Name: Winston Location: Connecticut Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 250 2007 ninja Posts: A lot.	Mounted the new Cafe seat, pics to follow! __________________________________________________ My Cafe Racer Build My intro post

March 24th, 2016, 12:24 PM	#7091
tgold ninjette.org sage Name: Timm Location: West Seneca, NY Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2006 1050 Speed Triple, 2010 250 Ninja racebike, YZF320RR? Racebike Posts: 556 MOTM - Nov '15	Put some wheels on it so I can bring it over from my storage unit to my garage where I can really start working on it.

March 28th, 2016, 09:35 AM	#7094
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	Chain adjustment and busted the cotter pin $.85 and $6 shipping __________________________________________________ Keep calm and ride on -Motofool Never quit on a rainy day -ally99

March 28th, 2016, 01:47 PM	#7097
TroyN ninjette.org newbie Name: Troy Location: Boulder, CO Join Date: Aug 2015 Motorcycle(s): '02 Ninja 250, '03 Monster 800 Posts: 1	Valve adjustment Just did this yesterday and it made a huge improvement in how the bike runs. I bought it used and it never idled right, would stall out after coming to a stop, rev up to several thousand RPM all by itself, etc. Replaced the carb boots, which definitely helped, but the valve job was it. All of the exhaust valves were too tight. At 10K miles, probably was never done. Easy job other than tiny adjusters.

March 28th, 2016, 03:12 PM	#7099
Flying ninjette.org sage Name: - Location: somewhere cold Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 Posts: 596 Blog Entries: 1	I use the cotter pins I got from the Volkswagen dealership. They go in nicely, but are a pain to get out.

March 28th, 2016, 08:49 PM	#7104
cuong-nutz RIP Alex Name: Cuong Location: Houston, TX Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '09 265r Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 2	New turn signals and mirror. Then I find out the rear brake light switch doesn't work. Hopefully it'll slide passed inspection. __________________________________________________ HalfFast Racing Team Serving Greater Houston Area Riders:WFO Riders MotoHouston HPC CMRA Ride Smart Fastline Lone Star Track Days

March 29th, 2016, 05:39 AM	#7105
rojoracing53 Fast-Guy wannabe Name: Jason Location: Brentwood, Ca Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja250, 2011 RM-Z250, 2004 NSR50, Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '13	Ran it out of gas before work this morning. I knew I was going to be cutting it close but went for it anyways. 240 miles on the tank and 3 miles from work it started sputtering, a mile later and still 2 miles from work it finally died. At that point I was doing about 20mph so I pulled the clutch in a coasted into the gas station. I had to push it a total of 30' to the pump. Then because I ran it totally dry, I killed the weak a$$ battery trying to prime and start it. It only took two running starts to bump it and I was back on my way. The most lucky/unlucky is my motto for today.
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March 30th, 2016, 02:16 PM	#7107
Ghostt in your machine Name: Scott Location: Summer Shade, Ky. Join Date: Oct 2014 Motorcycle(s): 98 Ninja 250/F12 aka ZX-2R "SERENITY", 91 Ninja 500/A5 aka ZX-5R "Phoenix", 84 Honda GL1200A "SIREN" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 25 MOTM - Jun '17, May '16, Mar '15	Oil change done,(about 4,300 miles) new O-rings, and copper washer. I thought I'd try a different oil instead of the tried and true Rotella synthetic, now I'm running Mobile 1 15-50wt. It's also the first time I've had to clean the Flo Stainless Steel Reusable Oil Filter. No big surprises came out when I washed it, so back in it went. Also looked at the oil pump screen, and nothing, all clear. __________________________________________________ *violente et ignorantia* ZX-2R BLOG *Twitter and Instagram = Ghostt_Scott* *I'm not here to change your mind, just to inform.*
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

April 3rd, 2016, 04:30 PM	#7108
VaFish ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Tom Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Ninja 250, 2019 Harley Ultra Classic, 2001 Suzuki SV650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '16	When we got my daughters bike in July it was pretty rough, had obviously been dropped. Fairing was pretty busted up, so she rode it naked, expecting she would drop it a couple times, which she did. But she's been doing well lately and really liked the fairing on my bike when she rode it last weekend. So I went to Harbor Freight and bought a plastic welding soldering iron, some plastic welding rods and a heat gun. Looked like this to start with: Here is the top fairing after some plastic welding: And the fairing on the bike, after straightening the light mount and plastic welding a broken mount in the gauge cluster. I also replaced her rear wheel/tire, with the original Dunlap on it, with one of my spares with a Perelli MT75 on it. Bike handles much better now.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

April 3rd, 2016, 06:22 PM	#7109
CaliGrrl ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kerry Location: Ventura, CA Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16	Nice! I like the paint/sticker design, too! When I read it the first time, I thought you were manufacturing a whole new fairing. Then I reread it, and you were repairing the one that it was supposed to have, which seemed much more sane.

April 3rd, 2016, 08:08 PM	#7110
SLOWn60 n00bie to wannabie Name: Bill Location: St Ives, BC (Shuswap Lake) Join Date: Sep 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250R (Red), 2005 VFR800A (Red), CRF450X (Red), 2012 F800GS (Wants to be Red!) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '15	Good Dad! __________________________________________________ The Smart Money: #1 - ATGATT, #2 - Training (machine skills and survival skills), #3 - The bike; whatever floats yer boat with the money you have left over

April 4th, 2016, 04:47 AM	#7113
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	Finally got around to finishing my new chain and sprocket install. Pretty much ready to go for the season now, too bad the weather is crap for at least another week. I need to get the bike inspected sometime as well. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

April 4th, 2016, 10:22 AM	#7116
redranger08 ninjette.org member Name: Ty Location: fresno, ca Join Date: Mar 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250r Posts: 18	cleaned my carbs, installed the emulsion tube "collar" that was missing, shimmed the stock needles with 2 washers, took off the snorkel on the airbox, raised the rear shock to position#4(220# rider), left my battery out in the sun all day =( got drained! so sad.

April 4th, 2016, 11:07 AM	#7118
Panda not an actual panda Name: dan Location: philadelphia Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250, 2009 CBR600RR (Sold) Posts: A lot.	I super glued my shift rod to the bolt that got stripped so it doesn't dangle.

April 4th, 2016, 12:30 PM	#7119
RacinNinja Vintage Screwball Name: B Location: Washington Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250, 2008 Ninja 250, 2019 KTM 1290SDR, 2017 FZ10 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '16	Got some new clips for the belly pan on the race fairing. The set that was on there was mismatched and only two of the fasteners actually fastened. __________________________________________________ Goin' fast on slow bikes!

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