What Did You Do to Your Ninjette Today ??

[choneofakind]

Originally Posted by pjed

Had a really productive day today.

and a successful day apparently!! The bike looks great!

[pjed]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

and a successful day apparently!! The bike looks great!

Thanks Chris. Definitely not as cool as some of the race bikes on this forum but I'm happy with it.

[kevheads]

Finished my last winter mod. A Vortex 15t sprocket, along with
Area P
Bryson hugger
grips
bar ends
V-Grill Engine cover
black fairing bolts
Pro-Tec front & rear pegs
Tri's Flushmounts along with mini turn signals under front cowl
Seat Cowl

[EthioKnight]

Nice mods bro and nicer bike If you wouldn't mind sharing...where did you get the bolts and engine cover?

[kevheads]

the bolts came from http://www.sportbikebolts.com/ they sell complete kits but someone else on here had bought the kit but the bigger fairing bolts weren't the same sized heads. I ended up just buying individual bolts and just replaced all the smaller sized bolts. One thing is the hex head tool is one size smaller than EOM size but same size bolts.

The V-Grill engine cover came from Wayan in Indonesia, I bought it thru him and he shipped it with the Bryson Hugger GB.

[thisisbenji]

We should go ride soon.

[EthioKnight]

Originally Posted by kevheads

the bolts came from http://www.sportbikebolts.com/ they sell complete kits but someone else on here had bought the kit but the bigger fairing bolts weren't the same sized heads. I ended up just buying individual bolts and just replaced all the smaller sized bolts. One thing is the hex head tool is one size smaller than EOM size but same size bolts.

The V-Grill engine cover came from Wayan in Indonesia, I bought it thru him and he shipped it with the Bryson Hugger GB.

[saxnbass]

So this may be a silly question, but what's the difference between the regular body work and the 'race bodywork'?

[saxnbass]

@kevheads That V-Grill cover looks awesome!

[CZroe]

Originally Posted by saxnbass

So this may be a silly question, but what's the difference between the regular body work and the 'race bodywork'?

Race bodywork is lighter, usually made of carbon fiber instead of ABS plastic, usually comes unpainted, has no heat shields because CF doesn't melt, often has no headlight, turn signal mounts, mirror mounts, or tail light cutouts and usually requires you to make your own mount points if it does (some have an outlined area to cut if you want), can hold two quarts of oil in the lower belly pan fairing so that you don't blow oil on the track and take out other riders, etc.

[jetetaquine]

It's a 2011 250r, limited edition, in green. And now, it's time to learn to ride it.

[squaregamer476]

Spraypainted the exhaust off my 2K9. Black with silver tip. Looks current now. I rather not get a new exhaust for it. I like the SS sounds.

[thisisbenji]

Attempted to install new jets and failed miserably.

I removed the carbs, put in the new jets, reinstalled the carbs.

Now the bike dies as soon as I turn it on.

Decided I'm going to let a pro finish the job, so I called the shop. They don't have an opening until April 20th. So no Ninja until then.

[nickjpass]

I tightened my chain, and adjusted the rear suspension and idle

[AmplexorJ]

I slid sideways at 45mph. The car in front on me hit the brakes hard trying to turn suddenly so I had to brake hard downhill, my rear tire started sliding, I released the brake applied throttle and eased past them.

[kevheads]

Originally Posted by thisisbenji

Attempted to install new jets and failed miserably.

I removed the carbs, put in the new jets, reinstalled the carbs.

Now the bike dies as soon as I turn it on.

Decided I'm going to let a pro finish the job, so I called the shop. They don't have an opening until April 20th. So no Ninja until then.

That's a bummer Benji, looks like our ride will have to wait awhile, that's exactly what I was afraid of if I did it myself.

[choneofakind]

Benji, did you make sure the carb bowls were filled before starting it?

Try starting it now, and see what it does. That's always my biggest problem, not filling the carb bowls enough, so I always wonder why in the world my bike won't start

[thisisbenji]

Yeah, they are full. I'm just going to wait. I don't want to ruin anything. Seems to me like I'm going to be spending more time on my bicycle.

[angela7171]

Got a glow kit installed today. Video

[angela7171]

Finally met up with another Ninja 250 rider (he was on a meetup group, but I told him about this forum). Took him on his first trip to a historic riding location here in the canyons of SoCal.

[wandyhee]

redesign my ninja.. my crew did most of the part












more color to add on.. before slap on stickers all over my bike

[Locksmiff]

Put an M4 Slip on on it

[Locksmiff]

Originally Posted by wandyhee

redesign my ninja.. my crew did most of the part

It reminds me of Eddie Vanhalens guitar.

[Kstorm21]

Originally Posted by angela7171

Finally met up with another Ninja 250 rider (he was on a meetup group, but I told him about this forum). Took him on his first trip to a historic riding location here in the canyons of SoCal.

I like those graphics on your bike!

[Mocha Man]

Originally Posted by jetetaquine

It's a 2011 250r, limited edition, in green. And now, it's time to learn to ride it.

And now, it's time to post up pics of it!

[CZroe]

Nice, @wandyhee! Even the simple stuff, like the colored side panels, are a nice touch.

[EthioKnight]

I installed my A&L rear-set adjusters, still working on finding my sweet spot, but they've already made my riding posture so much more comfortable and sporty





Also went ahead and put Tri's front cowl LED signal light strips. They are bright and increase my visibility!..so yay! for me



My ninjette's got teeth!

[choneofakind]

I put it away for 4 weeks again but I went through a full tank 3 days, so I'd say that I got to ride enough for only being home 5 days.

-Took off my Two Brothers slip-ons and packed them up in bubblewrap/other packing supplies in prep for my Muzzy that should be getting delivered on Tuesday.

[bhalv]

sorta in process, but currently replacing the rear: wheel, tire, brake rotor, brake pads, swingarm, sprocket, and shock. figured it was time for an upgrade.

[EthioKnight]

Got home to find my Sling Shot Racing gas cap waiting for me. Was pretty late outside but installation took only about 5 minutes. It's a great product, I get to save weight, it compliments my red/black theme and eliminates the need to fiddle with the key



*I realize I'm more susceptible to prankster/saboteurs, now that my gas tank is easily accessible, but...whatever *

[Csmith9]

Today I rode to work and then rode home, then....
I burned the back tire off.
Then removed the front and back wheels so I can get my new ones put on
I got some pics and videos which I will potentially post later, for now its bed time

[CZroe]

Originally Posted by Csmith9

Today I rode to work and then rode home, then....
I burned the back tire off.
Then removed the front and back wheels so I can get my new ones put on
I got some pics and videos which I will potentially post later, for now its bed time

My painted undertail pretty much guarantees that I will never do this, but that's what the local dealer thought I did when they saw the rear tire I bought in for a loose mount.

[Csmith9]

Hahaha the guy at the dealer had a pretty good chuckle when he saw my wheel. Then proceeded to show it off to some other customers hahaha.
The other people couldn't believe I did that with a 250.
Also not very much rubber got onto my bike, which really surprised me because I was expecting the whole inner fender to be covered in it

[choneofakind]

hahaha he didn't think you could burn a tire on a 250? you can burn rubber on anything!

[Csmith9]

Ya he was totally surprised.
"jschatte" has a some what home built trike and its got like a 50cc engine on it and he can spin the drive tire haha.

Today I reinstalled the tires onto my bike, and went for a nice 30 minute ride around town.

[Ninja1]

Changed oil and filter

Installed tank pad, total failure as it's supposed to go on white/light paint


Installed Project D universal GPS mount. Waiting for a plate that will hold my Nexus phone to the mount




Hopefully I get around to installing the hugger tomorrow

[kano6280]

Originally Posted by angela7171

Got a glow kit installed today. Video

Details on the glow kit please

[menikmati]

Changed the oil and filter for the first time today, was a breeze with kkim's DIY.

Put in Amsoil 10w40 with a K&N-401 filter, lubed the chain afterwards and the bike runs great.

Weird thing was that I never really checked my oil until after 2k miles of ownership and when I filled the oil bottles with the used oil, it only came out to about 1.4 quarts when I put in 1.8 quarts of new oil. Must have burnt some oil.

[angela7171]

Originally Posted by kano6280

Details on the glow kit please

Did you see the video? Additional details: purchased on ebay, had a shop install it. There's a remote control with 4 buttons 1) on/off, 2) flashing or no flashing (I've been told it's not permitted to ride with flashing on), 3) sort of a "breathing" or "pulsing" glow that gets brighter, then dimmer, and 4) color changer (red, blue, clear, yellow, green, purple, or a setting that will cycle through all the colors). The video has a demonstration of all of those buttons being pushed.

[kano6280]

Originally Posted by angela7171

Did you see the video? Additional details: purchased on ebay, had a shop install it. There's a remote control with 4 buttons 1) on/off, 2) flashing or no flashing (I've been told it's not permitted to ride with flashing on), 3) sort of a "breathing" or "pulsing" glow that gets brighter, then dimmer, and 4) color changer (red, blue, clear, yellow, green, purple, or a setting that will cycle through all the colors). The video has a demonstration of all of those buttons being pushed.

whats the brand name? and how many strips did it come with? It looks nice, im interested in getting it.