My first bike

Josh_kcco · December 22nd, 2013, 10:40 AM

This is my first baby on 2 wheels. It's not much but it's a good starter!!
This is my ninja 250r ex250-f18

allanoue · December 22nd, 2013, 10:44 AM

Nice

What year is your pregen

Josh_kcco · December 22nd, 2013, 10:49 AM

Yea it's pregen, it's a 2004! I poked it up for $1750 with 2048 miles on it. It well kept by a doc. He had it in storage since 2006 and recently just had a complete tube up on it. The only mod I have done to it is change the gearing to 15th tooth sprocket and I gotta say what a huge difference it makes. Also I bought this back in mid nov lol

JohnnyBravo · December 22nd, 2013, 11:02 AM

Looks good... Reminds me of top gun

I may have to get a pregen one o these days

alex.s · December 22nd, 2013, 11:03 AM

nice color! is it blue or purple?

Josh_kcco · December 22nd, 2013, 11:53 AM

wow I need to prove read my post lol
its a dark blue. it didn't have any flames on it and a lot of pregens I see had flames. but over all its really forgiving and great learning bike for someone with no experience. the day I bought this bike was the first day I have ever been on one.

JohnnyBravo · December 22nd, 2013, 12:32 PM

Y'all have a MSF course close by? Be safe out there, it's a jungle!

Josh_kcco · December 22nd, 2013, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Y'all have a MSF course close by? Be safe out there, it's a jungle!

There's a class that's put on by the chp (not sure if it's the same as MSF)
But it's about 40 mins away.

JohnnyBravo · December 22nd, 2013, 01:43 PM

Do it if you get the chance... It really helps

CC Cowboy · December 22nd, 2013, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh_kcco

Yea it's pregen, it's a 2004! I poked it up for $1750 with 2048 miles on it. It well kept by a doc. He had it in storage since 2006 and recently just had a complete tube up on it. The only mod I have done to it is change the gearing to 15th tooth sprocket and I gotta say what a huge difference it makes. Also I bought this back in mid nov lol

I noticed it has twin pipes. Which one did you poke?

c-dog · December 22nd, 2013, 03:46 PM

Welcome to the site!

Your bike is really nice, it looks brand new off the showroom.

kirk595x · December 25th, 2013, 12:32 AM

Looks great! Does it still have the stock tires?

choneofakind · December 25th, 2013, 06:37 AM

Wow, nice ride. It's even cleaner than my pregen. Congrats and welcome!

Snake · December 25th, 2013, 09:22 AM

Great looking classic bike.

dcj13 · December 25th, 2013, 12:43 PM

Good looking bike! Enjoy it.

Josh_kcco · December 26th, 2013, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

I noticed it has twin pipes. Which one did you poke?

id rather not say......

Josh_kcco · December 26th, 2013, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c-dog

Welcome to the site!

Your bike is really nice, it looks brand new off the showroom.

thanks man, it was in storage from 2006 till November of this year.

Josh_kcco · December 26th, 2013, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirk595x

Looks great! Does it still have the stock tires?

that it does my friend, even has the rubber little whiskers on it still to lol

Alex · December 26th, 2013, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh_kcco

that it does my friend, even has the rubber little whiskers on it still to lol

Something to keep in mind is that the tires are not going to perform nearly as well as they did when new. (Some would also say that the stock tires on the pre-gens didn't perform particularly well even when they were new)

After 10 years, the rubber has lost quite a bit of its elasticity and therefore grip. It wouldn't be a terrible idea to think about replacing them with some new tires when you have a chance. It's a ~$200 - $250 expense for a whole bunch of peace of mind, plus more fun and capability on the same bike.

We had the exact same bike in that color scheme in 2004; it was our first ninjette.

kirk595x · December 26th, 2013, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh_kcco

that it does my friend, even has the rubber little whiskers on it still to lol

My Pre Gen had 3,000 mi. and totally stock when I bought it. Try to replace those tires as soon as possible. For one as Alex pointed out they are not structurally sound after 10 years.
Two: They are not confidence inspiring at all. Mid turn they will feel vague and want to right the bike up or turn in too much on you. I refraimed from pushing it in corners til I bought new tires. As with many others here I went with Pirelli Sport Demon Scooter tires. I got both on Amazon through Motorcycle Superstore for around $135. I've put 4k mi. On them and they are awesome.

Josh_kcco · December 30th, 2013, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirk595x

My Pre Gen had 3,000 mi. and totally stock when I bought it. Try to replace those tires as soon as possible. For one as Alex pointed out they are not structurally sound after 10 years.
Two: They are not confidence inspiring at all. Mid turn they will feel vague and want to right the bike up or turn in too much on you. I refraimed from pushing it in corners til I bought new tires. As with many others here I went with Pirelli Sport Demon Scooter tires. I got both on Amazon through Motorcycle Superstore for around $135. I've put 4k mi. On them and they are awesome.

thanks guys for the info on the tires. im slowly gaining more confidence in the turns and sometimes the front seems to feel as if it was sliding out, not sure if its from an error im making while in the turn or what. but I will deff be replacing those tires soon.

Also when letting out the clutch it seems to release with barley any pull on the clutch lever. is this normal? the only upgrade I have done is a 15th sprocket. tia!

kirk595x · December 30th, 2013, 09:00 PM

That feeling of sliding out is normal for those tires

.

I run my clutch lever with a little slack about the width of a nickle or more. It would be a good Idea to lube your cable with Cable Lube, Cable Lube has a kit that has the lube and the applicator tool that helps force it down the cable sheath.

My Clutch cable snapped at about 10k miles so I went with a Motion Pro replacement.

jeffb502 · December 30th, 2013, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Looks good... Reminds me of top gun

I may have to get a pregen one o these days

That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw the picture (looks good and looks like top gun). I just looked it up and a trivia site says Maverick was riding a Ninja 900, the fastest production bike at the time (115hp with a top speed of 151mph). Sure does look a lot like that 250 though!

JohnnyBravo · December 30th, 2013, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffb502

That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw the picture (looks good and looks like top gun). I just looked it up and a trivia site says Maverick was riding a Ninja 900, the fastest production bike at the time (115hp with a top speed of 151mph). Sure does look a lot like that 250 though!

Heck yea

December 22nd, 2013, 11:02 AM	#4
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Looks good... Reminds me of top gun I may have to get a pregen one o these days __________________________________________________

December 22nd, 2013, 11:03 AM	#5
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	nice color! is it blue or purple? __________________________________________________

December 22nd, 2013, 12:32 PM	#7
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Y'all have a MSF course close by? Be safe out there, it's a jungle! __________________________________________________

December 22nd, 2013, 01:43 PM	#9
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Do it if you get the chance... It really helps __________________________________________________

December 25th, 2013, 12:32 AM	#12
kirk595x ninjette.org guru Name: Robbie Location: Sacramento Join Date: Jan 2013 Motorcycle(s): 03' Ninja 250ex Posts: 333	Looks great! Does it still have the stock tires? __________________________________________________ Perform Random Acts of Coolness!!ATGATT

December 22nd, 2013, 10:44 AM	#2
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	Nice What year is your pregen

December 22nd, 2013, 10:49 AM	#3
Josh_kcco ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: Kern Join Date: Dec 2013 Motorcycle(s): '04 Ninja 250R Posts: 367	Yea it's pregen, it's a 2004! I poked it up for $1750 with 2048 miles on it. It well kept by a doc. He had it in storage since 2006 and recently just had a complete tube up on it. The only mod I have done to it is change the gearing to 15th tooth sprocket and I gotta say what a huge difference it makes. Also I bought this back in mid nov lol

December 22nd, 2013, 11:53 AM	#6
Josh_kcco ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: Kern Join Date: Dec 2013 Motorcycle(s): '04 Ninja 250R Posts: 367	wow I need to prove read my post lol its a dark blue. it didn't have any flames on it and a lot of pregens I see had flames. but over all its really forgiving and great learning bike for someone with no experience. the day I bought this bike was the first day I have ever been on one.

December 22nd, 2013, 03:46 PM	#11
c-dog ninjette.org sage Name: - Location: - Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: 591	Welcome to the site! Your bike is really nice, it looks brand new off the showroom.

December 25th, 2013, 06:37 AM	#13
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Wow, nice ride. It's even cleaner than my pregen. Congrats and welcome!

December 25th, 2013, 09:22 AM	#14
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	Great looking classic bike.

December 25th, 2013, 12:43 PM	#15
dcj13 Participant Name: Dave Location: South of Seattle Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '94 K75 std Posts: Too much. MOTM - Aug '15	Good looking bike! Enjoy it.

December 30th, 2013, 09:00 PM	#22
kirk595x ninjette.org guru Name: Robbie Location: Sacramento Join Date: Jan 2013 Motorcycle(s): 03' Ninja 250ex Posts: 333	That feeling of sliding out is normal for those tires. I run my clutch lever with a little slack about the width of a nickle or more. It would be a good Idea to lube your cable with Cable Lube, Cable Lube has a kit that has the lube and the applicator tool that helps force it down the cable sheath. My Clutch cable snapped at about 10k miles so I went with a Motion Pro replacement. __________________________________________________ Perform Random Acts of Coolness!!ATGATT

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