"Preacher" from Missouri

Capekev · September 13th, 2017, 02:50 PM

Greetings fellow Ninja owners. I'm "Preacher" from a little boot heel town in Missouri called Cape Girardeau. I just bought my first 'street bike' of whatever and I'm having a blast learning about it. I was always a Harley rider but I sold it and ended up buying a 96 Ninja 250R. It was a great deal at $325, but it was wrecked so there's lots of work to do.

Needless to say, I'll probably be seeking lots of advice because since the bike is now in pieces, I want to rebuild it with mods. Not factory anymore.

I have new fairings and other body parts on the way. Ready to have some fun with this project.

taz · September 13th, 2017, 02:53 PM

WELCOME

csmith12 · September 13th, 2017, 03:44 PM

Welcome and good luck with the bike.

CaliGrrl · September 13th, 2017, 04:46 PM

Welcome!

BeeLDub · September 14th, 2017, 04:35 AM

May I ask why "Preacher" is in quotes?

Capekev · September 14th, 2017, 05:16 AM

I rode with a club in Kansas City. I was very opinionated and occasionally quoted bible verses. So they called me 'Preacher'.

I'm not actually very religious. It's just what they called me and it stuck. lol

BeeLDub · September 14th, 2017, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capekev

I rode with a club in Kansas City. I was very opinionated and occasionally quoted bible verses. So they called me 'Preacher'.

I'm not actually very religious. It's just what they called me and it stuck. lol

Got it!

Haha

Just curious!

Capekev · September 14th, 2017, 05:50 AM

lol
I'm always curious where some people road names come from too. Some are obvious but some leave you wondering.

maverick9611 · September 17th, 2017, 03:26 AM

welcome. use to live in jefferson city and did a bit of school at central missouri state(go mules!) you will find this to be the best forum for maximum info for your project.

Capekev · September 17th, 2017, 07:09 AM

Is there such thing as a websitenwhereni can get high-performance parts for this thing? A 96 250r seems hard to buy mods for. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

JohnnyBravo · September 18th, 2017, 08:56 PM

snot · September 19th, 2017, 06:37 AM

Welcome

JohnnyBravo · September 19th, 2017, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capekev

Is there such thing as a websitenwhereni can get high-performance parts for this thing? A 96 250r seems hard to buy mods for. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

That's a broad topic, have you tried the search function? Some parts from other years will fit yours. There aren't really piles of performance parts for the lil bikes

Triple Jim · September 20th, 2017, 12:55 PM

On the bright side, one reason there aren't many performance parts is that the engine is amazingly high performance from the factory. See if you can find other 250s that put out crankshaft HP numbers in the 30s. When I investigated the Suzuki TU250 as a motorcycle my daughter could ride, I abandoned that idea when I saw the rating of 16 hp. There's an engine that could use some performance modifications.

Snake · October 2nd, 2017, 05:57 PM

Hello and welcome!

September 13th, 2017, 03:44 PM	#3
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September 18th, 2017, 08:56 PM	#11
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September 19th, 2017, 06:37 AM	#12
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September 20th, 2017, 12:55 PM	#14
Triple Jim Guy Who Enjoys Riding Name: Jim Location: North Carolina Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Oct '18, Aug '17, Aug '16	On the bright side, one reason there aren't many performance parts is that the engine is amazingly high performance from the factory. See if you can find other 250s that put out crankshaft HP numbers in the 30s. When I investigated the Suzuki TU250 as a motorcycle my daughter could ride, I abandoned that idea when I saw the rating of 16 hp. There's an engine that could use some performance modifications. Last futzed with by Triple Jim; September 23rd, 2017 at 12:21 PM.
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September 13th, 2017, 02:53 PM	#2
taz ???????????????? Name: T Location: no where Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2007 ninja 250, 14 ninja 300, 09 1125CR Posts: A lot. MOTM - May '17	WELCOME

September 13th, 2017, 04:46 PM	#4
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	Welcome!

September 14th, 2017, 04:35 AM	#5
BeeLDub ninjette.org member Name: Brandon Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Join Date: Aug 2017 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 15	May I ask why "Preacher" is in quotes?

September 14th, 2017, 05:50 AM	#8
Capekev ninjette.org newbie Name: Kevin Location: Missouri Join Date: Sep 2017 Motorcycle(s): 1996 Ninja 250R Posts: 9	lol I'm always curious where some people road names come from too. Some are obvious but some leave you wondering.

September 17th, 2017, 07:09 AM	#10
Capekev ninjette.org newbie Name: Kevin Location: Missouri Join Date: Sep 2017 Motorcycle(s): 1996 Ninja 250R Posts: 9	Is there such thing as a websitenwhereni can get high-performance parts for this thing? A 96 250r seems hard to buy mods for. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

October 2nd, 2017, 05:57 PM	#15
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	Hello and welcome!

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