February 16th, 2021, 03:39 PM | #1 |
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Name: Stephen
Location: Upstate NY
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Upstate NY Ninja
Hey y'all! I'm Stephen I'm 29 a US Marine and just bought a 95 Ninja EX250 for a cool $800.
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February 16th, 2021, 04:01 PM | #2 |
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BlackyChan91! Glad to have you aboard...
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February 16th, 2021, 09:01 PM | #3 |
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Greeting & Saluations Stephen!
Wow, what a deal you got! So much fun in tiny package! |
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February 16th, 2021, 09:03 PM | #4 |
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Name: Stephen
Location: Upstate NY
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Yeah, now if only I can find a replacement fuel tank for it due to the previous owner patching a hole with Bondo 🙄🙄
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February 17th, 2021, 06:09 AM | #5 |
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just out of curiosity is the hole from one of the fairing mount screws?
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February 17th, 2021, 07:06 AM | #6 |
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Name: Stephen
Location: Upstate NY
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I do believe so. Mechanic that was working on it said he only noticed it because he went to put gas in it and it seeped right through
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February 17th, 2021, 07:48 AM | #7 |
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a mistake waiting to happen. Mixing up of the fairing hardware during reassembly... use of incorrect bolts, too long and coupled with excessive force
Welcome to ninjette from downstate NY (Long Island)
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February 17th, 2021, 08:59 AM | #8 |
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if you can't find tank, it can be repaired quite easily. There's threads here on how to do it. Basically empty tank, remove bracket, weld/braze up hole in tank. Re-attach bracket. Should take about 30-45 min. I recommend brazing, easier on thin sheetmetal.
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February 18th, 2021, 12:10 AM | #9 | |
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As Danno said, brazing the hole BUT I had problems with getting the tank to braze. It is very thin metal. What I did was a little body work, make a dimple after cleaned up, grind, get out all the rotted material and I cut a patch piece and epoxied it in there. Made sure it was sealed well and then added body filler, sand, prime and ready to paint. . Loctite, JB Weld are good for things like the tank because those epoxies are impervious to chemicals, gas, diesel, etc. . . |
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February 18th, 2021, 12:59 PM | #10 |
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Welcome, a good tank sealer like red kote works well also.
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February 19th, 2021, 07:10 AM | #11 |
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Hello and welcome!
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April 11th, 2021, 01:03 PM | #12 |
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Welcome!
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April 11th, 2021, 01:17 PM | #13 |
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Name: Stephen
Location: Upstate NY
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This is a recent photo minus the new tank
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July 17th, 2021, 02:59 PM | #14 |
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Welcome!
Dig it!!!
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