Project 250R Completed

deezyellownutz · May 15th, 2010, 07:22 PM

After several weeks I have finally completed turning a 2009 SE into an all white machine! = )

R&G Left Hand Side Bracket with Ignition Coil Relocated above R&G Bracket

Another View of the R&G Left Hand Bracket

R&G Right Hand Side Bracket with Ignition Coil Relocated above the R&G Bracket

View of the Tsukigi Full Stainless Steel Exhaust

Front Fairing that I bought from Ebay that was once Blue

Bike Bolts Kit I bought because the Well Nuts were crap.

Crappy OEM Well Nuts next to new Well Nuts

Shot showing the new Well Nut installed on the Front fairing to hold the headlight.

Front Fairing / Headlight / Mirrors on and all together.

Shots of the front fender that I bought from Ebay that was once green.

Front Fender fitted and installed.

Front Fairing and Fender Installed.

Dyno Jet Stage 2 Kit and Spare Carbs I bought off Ebay

Scary drill bit that I used to drill the bottom of the carbs.

Bottom of Carbs drilled.

Float bowl screws were stripping when I tried to do it by hand. Used a Table Vice and a #2 Phillips screw driver. A lot easier! = )

98 Jets from Dyno Jet next to Stock Jets

Thingamabob that I used to siphon all the gas out of the original tank.

Removing old fuel gauge sensor and petcock (always make me laugh = D )

Alex · May 15th, 2010, 07:30 PM

Whole bunch of red X's there, John! But some of the pics do come through, so all is not lost...

deezyellownutz · May 15th, 2010, 08:11 PM

Fuel sensor moved - Reused OLD seal.

Old seal looks crappy didn't want to risk it leaking and not sealing correctly.

New seal $4 from the dealer.. why not right?

Spare tank that I bought from Ebay that was once red with gas cap swapped over

Gas Tank on!

Tail piece from Ebay. RH side was Blue and LH side was Red

Tail pieces on! Sexy!

R&G Tidy Tail! Looks good and has 3 little LEDS on the plate.

Fairings on - Both pieces from Ebay - Originally Red

RH R&G Bracket fits perfectly through the fairing.

Walk Around

GPR Steering Damper

Tool box

deezyellownutz · May 15th, 2010, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Whole bunch of red X's there, John! But some of the pics do come through, so all is not lost...

Dude it just took me 45 mins to enter all the links for the pictures.... then I got a message - MAX 50 Images only! LOL so I had to split it up and fix stuff. Great through. Its too bad I tried to embed a preview thing because I host all my pictures on fotki but looks like I can't so I had to add the pictures one by one.

Hope you enjoy the pictures. I bet all of you thought I didn't really have a ninjette huh! = D

tabogon · May 15th, 2010, 08:36 PM

Beautiful...just damn beautiful.

Alex · May 15th, 2010, 09:43 PM

It's gorgeous!

kkim · May 15th, 2010, 10:06 PM

Huh??? you had a brand new, fast green bike and purposely made it slower by painting it white?

Is this a safety feature you built in so the wife keeps the speed down?

nice work!

ztrack157 · May 15th, 2010, 10:42 PM

Looks nice

deezyellownutz · May 15th, 2010, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

Huh??? you had a brand new, fast green bike and purposely made it slower by painting it white?

Is this a safety feature you built in so the wife keeps the speed down?

nice work!

Thanks, took me a long time to get everything together. It took her two weeks to pick a color. At least its the only white one in the Boston area that I know of.\

Snake · May 16th, 2010, 12:04 AM

Very nice transformation John. You did a great job.

Rayme · May 16th, 2010, 03:00 AM

I admire you, good job !

keeyu · May 16th, 2010, 05:10 AM

wow NICE bike

rceezy · May 16th, 2010, 05:13 AM

She's gorgeous! Very nice job. I love the white.

addy126 · May 16th, 2010, 06:53 AM

Nice.... real nice

ztrack157 · May 16th, 2010, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

Huh??? you had a brand new, fast green bike and purposely made it slower by painting it white?

Is this a safety feature you built in so the wife keeps the speed down?

nice work!

I guess he didn't realize the paint used on the green bikes is composed of a special compound which reduces drag 50% as compared to the other colors.

He now has to add 50 stickers to make up for the loss.

jah_rydah · May 16th, 2010, 10:36 AM

Wow. Looks sharp! I've always thought this bike looks best in white. Well done!

Chubbs032 · May 16th, 2010, 10:42 AM

Great job, what kind of white?

CZroe · May 16th, 2010, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ztrack157

I guess he didn't realize the paint used on the green bikes is composed of a special compound which reduces drag 50% as compared to the other colors.

He now has to add 50 stickers to make up for the loss.

The green paint is also lighter than air, which subtracts a few grams from the rest of the bike. When the engine and sun heats it up it gets even lighter.

CC Cowboy · May 16th, 2010, 01:48 PM

The white primer looks good. What color are you going to paint it?

Nice garage!

talldrink · May 16th, 2010, 03:11 PM

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!! Love the white!!!

CZroe · May 16th, 2010, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

The white primer looks good. What color are you going to paint it?

Nice garage!

Duh. Anyone with half a brain knows that a white undercoat can only work with purple with cream-colored polka dots (anyone else remember that from the old Dennis the Menace cartoon where he visits the car factory?).

deezyellownutz · May 17th, 2010, 04:52 AM

Its not primer on the outside, its already painted. White with Blue and Grey Pearl. I'll take some pics once I can get it out in the sun.

CZroe · May 17th, 2010, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deezyellownutz

Its not primer on the outside, its already painted. White with Blue and Grey Pearl. I'll take some pics once I can get it out in the sun.

We know. It was a joke.

min nin · May 17th, 2010, 06:22 PM

beautiful

Buffalony · May 18th, 2010, 01:02 AM

Awesome job. Deff something to be proud of. Leaving the green rim strips on = +5Hp.

JeepSpeed18 · May 19th, 2010, 08:00 PM

How much did it cost you total to get it painted?

Cab305 · May 19th, 2010, 08:19 PM

Wow, kick ass!

No to fuzz but, how nice would a sportisi rear hugger look!

deezyellownutz · May 20th, 2010, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeepSpeed18

How much did it cost you total to get it painted?

Total was $850 included repairing the front nose, both L & R fairing, front fender, L rear fairing and a quarter sized dent on the L side of the tank and removing the Kawasaki logo. The only pieces that were flawless were the NEW seat cowl and NEW R rear tail. LoL It would have been less including all the repairs if I didn't have the inside of the all the panels primed white as well. I'm a little picky since I've worked in the autobody before. Nothing irks me more than a nice EXSPENSIVE paint job on the car but none of the door jams are painted and still have the original color.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cab305

Wow, kick ass!

No to fuzz but, how nice would a sportisi rear hugger look!

I thought about that for a long long time. Since I wasted money and bought a hotbodies undertail and I was hoping for the best and it just didn't fit the way I wanted it to, I had to buy a new under tray and picked up the R&G Tail. Agreed that the rear hugger would turn heads but how many 250R in the US have R&G Sliders and GPR Damper as well?

captlombardi · May 20th, 2010, 06:14 AM

steering damper for when your wife...does wheelies?

deezyellownutz · May 20th, 2010, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captlombardi

steering damper for when your wife...does wheelies?

Here goes the story of the steering damper....

I originally bought the wife a F4i which is a heavier bike than the 250R. I found a damper on CL for $225, new in original shrink package and never opened. I sold it before I got around to installing it. Then I got the 250R and wondered if I could use it on the bike with the right mounting brackets.

A phone call to GPR and they stated that the F4i used a V1 model and the new 250R used a V4 model and there were not compatible mounts for it. So I asked jokingly if I could send the current one I had in as a trade towards a newer one. The tech guy asked me if it was opened or in the original packaging. I told them it was in the original packing. Tech responded, "Well, as along as its in the original packaging, never opened and in retail condition we will exchange it for the one you need since both are still selling for $495."

I agreed immediately and got a RMA number to make the exchange, sent it back and in about a week I got a newer V4 and 100%+ return on my initial $225 investment.

I've ridden the 250R and I personally don't like and/or feel comfortable with the front being so light and wobbly. I've intentionally wobbled the front by giving L & R alternating input and its a lot scarier than my zx10. I figured since I have it, I'd use it. Better safe than sorry I guess. It's not like I can't take it off and put it on a EX500 in the future or even a GS500F (now I'm in trouble with Alex....) when the wife has more experience and wants to move up the cc ladder.

fenwaynomar45 · May 31st, 2010, 09:00 AM

man id do anything for a white bike i think they look SHARP. great job.

s2kenny · August 6th, 2010, 10:36 AM

Looking KILLER!! Great work with those frame sliders. I just may have to bug you about how you did the coil relocation if I decide to do that to mine.

Jaymi · August 6th, 2010, 11:28 AM

O wow! I looooooove what you have done here, very sexy!!

shadowskater · August 6th, 2010, 01:14 PM

Wow dude that bike looks amazing! Great job man, I bet it is a blast to ride.

tjkamper · August 6th, 2010, 01:18 PM

The white really stands out. I really like how the white section on mine looks, but I'm still a blue bike man.

welcome2thedawn · August 7th, 2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deezyellownutz

Removing old fuel gauge sensor and petcock (always make me laugh = D )

oh, i completely understand...good to know there are others who are as easily amused as i am

bike looks great!!

Mac · August 8th, 2010, 01:59 PM

so clean man, major props

Cazper · August 13th, 2010, 08:55 PM

Great work, you definitely went the extra mile which definitely pays off in the end. Again, nicely done!

Newguy70 · June 26th, 2011, 11:36 PM

GPR Steering Damper

Hi John,

Did you have any trouble ibstallibg the gpr stabilizer. It seems pretty straitforward to me, however the steering mount bolt is coming up short. Did you have to replace the steering mount bolt?

Thnx

bonbon76 · June 30th, 2011, 08:57 AM

dying for an all white bike!

love it!

May 15th, 2010, 07:22 PM	#1
deezyellownutz ninjette.org member Name: John Location: Boston Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Zx10R 2009 250R Posts: 134 Blog Entries: 14	Project 250R Completed After several weeks I have finally completed turning a 2009 SE into an all white machine! = ) R&G Left Hand Side Bracket with Ignition Coil Relocated above R&G Bracket Another View of the R&G Left Hand Bracket R&G Right Hand Side Bracket with Ignition Coil Relocated above the R&G Bracket View of the Tsukigi Full Stainless Steel Exhaust Front Fairing that I bought from Ebay that was once Blue Bike Bolts Kit I bought because the Well Nuts were crap. Crappy OEM Well Nuts next to new Well Nuts Shot showing the new Well Nut installed on the Front fairing to hold the headlight. Front Fairing / Headlight / Mirrors on and all together. Shots of the front fender that I bought from Ebay that was once green. Front Fender fitted and installed. Front Fairing and Fender Installed. Dyno Jet Stage 2 Kit and Spare Carbs I bought off Ebay Scary drill bit that I used to drill the bottom of the carbs. Bottom of Carbs drilled. Float bowl screws were stripping when I tried to do it by hand. Used a Table Vice and a #2 Phillips screw driver. A lot easier! = ) 98 Jets from Dyno Jet next to Stock Jets Thingamabob that I used to siphon all the gas out of the original tank. Removing old fuel gauge sensor and petcock (always make me laugh = D ) __________________________________________________ 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R Red 2009 Kawasaki EX250R Special Edition

May 15th, 2010, 08:11 PM	#3
deezyellownutz ninjette.org member Name: John Location: Boston Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Zx10R 2009 250R Posts: 134 Blog Entries: 14	Fuel sensor moved - Reused OLD seal. Old seal looks crappy didn't want to risk it leaking and not sealing correctly. New seal $4 from the dealer.. why not right? Spare tank that I bought from Ebay that was once red with gas cap swapped over Gas Tank on! Tail piece from Ebay. RH side was Blue and LH side was Red Tail pieces on! Sexy! R&G Tidy Tail! Looks good and has 3 little LEDS on the plate. Fairings on - Both pieces from Ebay - Originally Red RH R&G Bracket fits perfectly through the fairing. Walk Around GPR Steering Damper Tool box __________________________________________________ 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R Red 2009 Kawasaki EX250R Special Edition

May 15th, 2010, 09:43 PM	#6
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	It's gorgeous! __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

May 15th, 2010, 10:42 PM	#8
ztrack157 The Sportisi Master Name: Matt Location: Chico Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Looks nice __________________________________________________ Sportisimoto USA is born.

May 16th, 2010, 03:00 AM	#11
Rayme ninjette.org guru Name: Remy Location: Moncton Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '04 sv650s Posts: 438	I admire you, good job ! __________________________________________________ There's 2 types of people in this world, those who complain and those who act.

May 15th, 2010, 07:30 PM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Whole bunch of red X's there, John! But some of the pics do come through, so all is not lost... __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

May 15th, 2010, 08:36 PM	#5
tabogon ninjette.org guru Name: Josh Location: CT Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R (Metallic Island Blue) Posts: 262	Beautiful...just damn beautiful.

May 15th, 2010, 10:06 PM	#7
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Huh??? you had a brand new, fast green bike and purposely made it slower by painting it white? Is this a safety feature you built in so the wife keeps the speed down? nice work!

May 16th, 2010, 12:04 AM	#10
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	Very nice transformation John. You did a great job.

May 16th, 2010, 05:10 AM	#12
keeyu ninjette.org member Name: kenny Location: nyc Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 77	wow NICE bike

May 16th, 2010, 05:13 AM	#13
rceezy Lean Me Name: RC Location: America Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 678 Blog Entries: 4	She's gorgeous! Very nice job. I love the white.

May 16th, 2010, 06:53 AM	#14
addy126 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: addy126 Location: Tx Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Kawasaki N-250 + '09 Vulcan 900 Classic Lt Posts: A lot.	Nice.... real nice

May 16th, 2010, 10:36 AM	#16
jah_rydah ninjette.org newbie Name: jah Location: Toronto Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250r - Black Posts: 3	Wow. Looks sharp! I've always thought this bike looks best in white. Well done!

May 16th, 2010, 10:42 AM	#17
Chubbs032 ninjette.org member Name: Chris Location: LA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 199	Great job, what kind of white?

May 16th, 2010, 01:48 PM	#19
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	The white primer looks good. What color are you going to paint it? Nice garage! __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

May 16th, 2010, 03:11 PM	#20
talldrink ninjette.org guru Name: Deb Location: Philly Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 ninja 250 (blue) Posts: 295	GREAT JOB!!!!!!!! Love the white!!! __________________________________________________ A woman is like a teabag; you never know how strong she is until she's in hot water!

May 17th, 2010, 04:52 AM	#22
deezyellownutz ninjette.org member Name: John Location: Boston Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Zx10R 2009 250R Posts: 134 Blog Entries: 14	Its not primer on the outside, its already painted. White with Blue and Grey Pearl. I'll take some pics once I can get it out in the sun. __________________________________________________ 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R Red 2009 Kawasaki EX250R Special Edition

May 17th, 2010, 06:22 PM	#24
min nin ninjette.org member Name: terry Location: SW fla Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 250r Posts: 94	beautiful

May 18th, 2010, 01:02 AM	#25
Buffalony ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Joe Location: Buffalo NY Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 "Wasabi", 82 Yamaha xj650j Posts: A lot.	Awesome job. Deff something to be proud of. Leaving the green rim strips on = +5Hp. __________________________________________________

May 19th, 2010, 08:00 PM	#26
JeepSpeed18 ninjette.org member Name: Jared Location: Boise, ID for now Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): None yet Posts: 30	How much did it cost you total to get it painted?

May 19th, 2010, 08:19 PM	#27
Cab305 ninjette.org sage Name: Cab Location: Miami Beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): Blue 10 250r Posts: 697	Wow, kick ass! No to fuzz but, how nice would a sportisi rear hugger look!

May 20th, 2010, 06:14 AM	#29
captlombardi ninjette.org member Name: Scott Location: KS Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): '09 EX250J, '01 CBR600F4i Posts: 53	steering damper for when your wife...does wheelies?

May 31st, 2010, 09:00 AM	#31
fenwaynomar45 Greenman! Name: Jack Location: South NJ Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 109	man id do anything for a white bike i think they look SHARP. great job.

August 6th, 2010, 10:36 AM	#32
s2kenny Lean in Name: Ken Location: San Diego, California Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): Pearl White 250r, Raven R6, Black 600RR, Silver Ninja 250 Posts: 111	Looking KILLER!! Great work with those frame sliders. I just may have to bug you about how you did the coil relocation if I decide to do that to mine.

August 6th, 2010, 11:28 AM	#33
Jaymi Jaymi Name: Jaymi Location: Southern MD Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 55 Blog Entries: 1	O wow! I looooooove what you have done here, very sexy!!

August 6th, 2010, 01:14 PM	#34
shadowskater ninjette.org member Name: Chris Location: San Antonio Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250R Posts: 70	Wow dude that bike looks amazing! Great job man, I bet it is a blast to ride.

August 6th, 2010, 01:18 PM	#35
tjkamper ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Travis Location: Warwick, RI Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	The white really stands out. I really like how the white section on mine looks, but I'm still a blue bike man. __________________________________________________ Addicted to anything that has an engine and rolls.

August 8th, 2010, 01:59 PM	#37
Mac ninjette.org member Name: Mac Location: Sacramento Ca Join Date: Aug 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 250r Posts: 27	so clean man, major props

August 13th, 2010, 08:55 PM	#38
Cazper ninjaholic Name: Dustin Location: Oceanside, CA Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 09' SE 250R (sold), 03' ZX-6R, 99' XL1200C SP Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	Great work, you definitely went the extra mile which definitely pays off in the end. Again, nicely done! __________________________________________________ 09' SE Ninja 250R $2,547.83 worth of mods installed... come on Unregistered, you know you want to know what? Check my Blog "Modification List"

June 26th, 2011, 11:36 PM	#39
Newguy70 ninjette.org member Name: Jay Location: Bangkok Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r Posts: 47	GPR Steering Damper Hi John, Did you have any trouble ibstallibg the gpr stabilizer. It seems pretty straitforward to me, however the steering mount bolt is coming up short. Did you have to replace the steering mount bolt? Thnx __________________________________________________ YoshiTRCarbonMuffler w/R&GSlider,Hel Brake Lines,RizomaTurnSignals,517RearSet,517Engine Sliders,BikersBarEnds&levers,518LimeWindscreen,Powerlet,Ram,B

June 30th, 2011, 08:57 AM	#40
bonbon76 ninjette.org member Name: Bonnie Location: Wilmington, MA Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250 Posts: 132	dying for an all white bike! love it! __________________________________________________ "B"

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