New Ninja 250!

staticaesthetics · May 20th, 2015, 07:02 PM

Just got a 2010 blue ninja 250 with almost 5k miles for 2250. Only issue so far is that the bike seemed to get kind of hot on the hour drive home. Not sure if this is normal for a smaller bike or not. Nonetheless, super excited to ride the bike! btw I'm located in central jersey.

Chrit · May 20th, 2015, 07:08 PM

250s are usually quite good at cooling passively. There are some radiators only an inch high on older Hondas - CBF 250. Is your radiator fan coming on at all?

staticaesthetics · May 20th, 2015, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrit

250s are usually quite good at cooling passively. There are some radiators only an inch high on older Hondas - CBF 250. Is your radiator fan coming on at all?

not sure, i wasn't the one driving it home. will test it out tom

FBR_BDavis · May 20th, 2015, 11:03 PM

Welcome to the madhouse.. Fellow NJ rider here..

JohnnyBravo · May 20th, 2015, 11:36 PM

KJohnson21 · May 20th, 2015, 11:56 PM

Ghostt · May 21st, 2015, 02:03 AM

Welcome, and enjoy the best Ninjette forum on the web.

How do you know it's running hot? Have you check the coolant level? Is your bike carburetor or FI?

Welcome, here are just a few things to think about,

1.Get trained and licensed MSF Courses

2.ALWAYS Wear protective gear -- ATGATT All The Gear, All The Time -- including a helmet manufactured to the standards set by a government agency.

3.ALWAYS Ride unimpaired by alcohol or other drugs

4.ALWAYS Ride within your own skill limits

5.Be a lifelong learner by taking refresher rider courses, and advanced rider course A.R.C

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=218237

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/show...8&postcount=26

A.T.G.A.T.T. so I may ride another day.

Singh2jz · May 21st, 2015, 02:09 AM

Welcome!!!

cbinker · May 21st, 2015, 03:39 AM

Welcome to the forum, when you say hot what is meant by that?

crazymadbastard · May 21st, 2015, 03:55 AM

Welcome!

DEFY · May 21st, 2015, 04:52 AM

Welcome to the Club!!! First rule of Ninjette, you don't talk about ninjette!!!

slolane · May 21st, 2015, 05:21 AM

Congrats on the new bike!

LittleRedNinjette · May 21st, 2015, 05:29 AM

We need to make a NJ Ninjettes group...

Hero Danny · May 21st, 2015, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostt

1.Get trained and licensed MSF Courses

2.ALWAYS Wear protective gear -- ATGATT All The Gear, All The Time -- including a helmet manufactured to the standards set by a government agency.

3.ALWAYS Ride unimpaired by alcohol or other drugs

4.ALWAYS Ride within your own skill limits

5.Be a lifelong learner by taking refresher rider courses, and advanced rider course A.R.C

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=218237

https://www.ninjette.org/forums/show...8&postcount=26

A.T.G.A.T.T. so I may ride another day.

This is some good advice. OP, if money is tight and you cannot afford All the gear right now, then at least start out with a good name brand helmet, like HJC or Bell, don't buy some odd off-brand helmet like I did when I was a new rider. You should be able to pick up a good solid helmet for roughly $100. Then I'd invest in some gloves... get the best you can afford. There's some decent summer gloves out there for about $30 that should fit the bill *for now*. After that i'd go for a jacket, boots and pants in that order.

Also what wasn't mentioned... wear ear plugs. Trust me, you want to protect your hearing.

Take care and enjoy the new bike. Keep the shiny side up!

csmith12 · May 21st, 2015, 07:59 AM

Welcome!

snot · May 22nd, 2015, 07:22 PM

welcome

Snake · May 23rd, 2015, 09:07 AM

Hello and welcome.

May 20th, 2015, 07:02 PM	#1
staticaesthetics ninjette.org member Name: static Location: NJ Join Date: May 2015 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Posts: 19	New Ninja 250! Just got a 2010 blue ninja 250 with almost 5k miles for 2250. Only issue so far is that the bike seemed to get kind of hot on the hour drive home. Not sure if this is normal for a smaller bike or not. Nonetheless, super excited to ride the bike! btw I'm located in central jersey.

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Chrit ninjette.org newbie Name: Chrit Location: Adelaide, Australia Join Date: Nov 2014 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R 2012 Posts: 7	250s are usually quite good at cooling passively. There are some radiators only an inch high on older Hondas - CBF 250. Is your radiator fan coming on at all?

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