March 31st, 2024, 05:53 PM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Zoi
Location: Oklahoma
Join Date: Dec 2022 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 23
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Should I get another EX250?
Hi all, my first motorcycle was a 2007 Ninja 250, I had fun with it but i ended up having countless issues keeping the thing running that i ended up selling it. My other bike doesnt scratch the same itch the Ninja did, so Im thinking about getting a similar bike or maybe another ninja. Should I get another 250? I dont know if it was just that bike that had problems, it left a bad taste in my mouth for them.
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April 1st, 2024, 03:57 AM | #2 |
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
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What kind of problems did your 250 have?
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April 5th, 2024, 03:34 PM | #3 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Zoi
Location: Oklahoma
Join Date: Dec 2022 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 23
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Had a ton of carb issues, couldnt keep it running, itd throw a fit if it sat for more than a week even with 100% gas, i had a weird phantom coolant leak issue, then when i sold it i think it started misfiring on both cylinders
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April 5th, 2024, 07:31 PM | #4 |
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
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Most aren't like that, as far as I know. Mine has required only basic maintenance.
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April 5th, 2024, 07:53 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org member
Name: A
Location: CT
Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2005 EX250, 1975 Suzuki T500, 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS Posts: 30
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Mine has always been easy to live with. If you get ahold of one without problems it probably won't develop any under your ownership.
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April 6th, 2024, 01:48 PM | #6 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Zoi
Location: Oklahoma
Join Date: Dec 2022 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 23
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April 8th, 2024, 03:32 AM | #7 | |
ninjette.org member
Name: S.
Location: Stjoerdal, Norway (SD, CA, USA, 2015-2016 , BI, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany 2021-'22)
Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 -Special ed. '11, ZZR 1400 (ZX14), Honda CB 1100 F Super Bol D'or, TMZ 200. Posts: 153
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When I had fork seal leaks, 5-7 times, I was always able to cure those problems using SealMate ( https://sealmate.net/) of an "older" variant. Probably need to replace the steering head bearing and the front brake disc soon. The bike still works excellent, after having been driven in humid conditions around the coastal city of Trondheim, Norway, for 10 years, while I wasn't living in California (USA) or Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Had a Honda XL 250R for CA, and a ZZR 1400 ( ZX14) for the autobahn. |
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