UPDATE...Before/After Pics

Ninja Nut · July 14th, 2010, 04:22 PM

Before..

and Now..

austexjg · July 14th, 2010, 04:31 PM

Looks good - decided to drop the front fender?

Ninja Nut · July 14th, 2010, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by austexjg

Looks good - decided to drop the front fender?

Nope.. not done with it yet..lol

nate-bama · July 14th, 2010, 09:55 PM

i like it

Snake · July 15th, 2010, 07:16 AM

Looks cool. Great job.

ckholloway · July 15th, 2010, 09:33 AM

You did a good job but I am not a huge fan of mat black in the least.

tjkamper · July 15th, 2010, 09:55 AM

Looks cool

JeffM · July 15th, 2010, 06:05 PM

I like it. Real nice contrast with the polished parts.

bob706 · July 15th, 2010, 07:13 PM

All Ninjas should come in black. Looks great

Ninja Nut · January 6th, 2011, 07:02 PM

Better pic's and up-dated front fender reshaped

sherjay · January 6th, 2011, 07:09 PM

love the paint job

is that matte black? and does it have pearl shimmer in it? looks good. Look, it's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, its the Ninja 250 Blackbird.

Ninja Nut · January 6th, 2011, 07:14 PM

Duplicolor bedlinner

sherjay · January 6th, 2011, 08:52 PM

nah, but seriously.... i like it! looks mean! PROPS

choneofakind · February 21st, 2011, 01:26 PM

I'm loving that seat where can i get one?

CZroe · February 22nd, 2011, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninja Nut

Better pic's and up-dated front fender reshaped

Got rid of some of the mesh?

Hemi4cs · February 22nd, 2011, 05:30 PM

front marker delete and slight fender trim.. biggest changes is that flat black, man what a difference

CZroe · February 22nd, 2011, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemi4cs

front marker delete and slight fender trim.. biggest changes is that flat black, man what a difference

Indeed, the fender trim is exactly what I imagined the bike needed all along, but I kinda liked blue better.

The only problem with blue is that it highlights the dated-looking seat-shape unless you get a matching seat cover or sport cowl, and makes the headlight look that much worse with the windscreen suddenly ending on a squared-off headlight. I imagine that painting the outer bubble of a double-bubble windscreen would solve that but, once again, going black is much easier than matching! Now that it's black, you can also re-shape the front headlight to look like dual lights with a little electrical tape.

Anyway, what I meant about the mesh was that the side mesh appears to be missing after you re-shaped the fender. I kinda liked it.

I plan to add mesh to my new-gen but I'm going to paint it black. I bought the hexagonal mesh last year and the sheet I experimented with is already rusting in my room!

mikesova · February 22nd, 2011, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

I'm loving that seat where can i get one?

looks like the stock seat w/ some type of band around it.

choneofakind · February 22nd, 2011, 08:11 PM

oops I didnt look closely enough. nevermind

I do like the front fender trim. Bike should've come stock like that. nice job

CynicalC · March 6th, 2011, 07:58 PM

Did you paint the muzzy or did it come that way?

Ninja Nut · March 8th, 2011, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CynicalC

Did you paint the muzzy or did it come that way?

Painted it.

Raven · March 8th, 2011, 02:39 PM

Very slick...Not something I would dare doing to my bike with it's factory paint.

But dealership bought flat black...mmmmm

CynicalC · March 28th, 2011, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninja Nut

Painted it.

What process / paint did you use? Did you pop off the muzzy plate first or just mask it off? Any more info?

ebrammer252 · March 28th, 2011, 06:13 PM

Subscribed! I like a LOT I am also interested to know what painting/prep process you used.

mhobie16 · April 3rd, 2011, 10:27 PM

looks very cool,cant beat black and chrome

rockNroll · April 4th, 2011, 02:18 PM

Was this bike crashed?

Mekkakat · April 5th, 2011, 07:20 AM

i would also like to know how you painted/what kind of paint you used for the mufflers

This is a project I've been debating for my 07

CynicalC · April 6th, 2011, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebrammer252

Subscribed! I like a LOT I am also interested to know what painting/prep process you used.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekkakat

i would also like to know how you painted/what kind of paint you used for the mufflers

This is a project I've been debating for my 07

Bump for great justice

m3fan4ever · April 8th, 2011, 12:31 PM

Another question... I really like the look of the shaved passenger grab-bar. I am thinking about chopping mine soon. Could you take a close-up of that so I can see where you cut it? Also, what did you use to cut it?

Blackwidow · April 8th, 2011, 02:32 PM

love the matte black. Good job!

Goneape · July 20th, 2011, 08:45 PM

I'm buying an 03 this weekend that's umm.... seen some time on the ground. I was thinking of giving it the liner treatment like you did, but before I do, I thought I'd ask how well it's been holding up for you since it's been on there a little bit now. Any problems with flaking or anything like that? Also, any tips for prep or application would be awesome.

blink · July 26th, 2011, 03:21 PM

It'd be awesome if you wrote a thread/blog about how to paint your bike. Every step, materials etc.

Loving the matte!

July 14th, 2010, 04:22 PM	#1
Ninja Nut ninjette.org member Name: PJ Location: Washougal Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): '06 250R Posts: 34	UPDATE...Before/After Pics Before.. and Now..

July 14th, 2010, 09:55 PM	#4
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	i like it __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

July 15th, 2010, 09:33 AM	#6
ckholloway ninjette.org member Name: Corey Location: Oregon Join Date: Feb 2010 Motorcycle(s): none yet Posts: 142	You did a good job but I am not a huge fan of mat black in the least. __________________________________________________ Riding is not just something you do, It's a way of life!!

July 15th, 2010, 09:55 AM	#7
tjkamper ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Travis Location: Warwick, RI Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Looks cool __________________________________________________ Addicted to anything that has an engine and rolls.

February 22nd, 2011, 05:30 PM	#16
Hemi4cs ninjette.org newbie Name: Carrie Location: Culpeper Va Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 and a YZF 600R Posts: 7	front marker delete and slight fender trim.. biggest changes is that flat black, man what a difference __________________________________________________ The kids are finally old enough I can start riding again!

July 14th, 2010, 04:31 PM	#2
austexjg ninjette.org sage Name: J.G. Location: Austin Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 zx6r Green/Black, (ex-)Diablo Black '09 Ninja 250r Posts: 959	Looks good - decided to drop the front fender?

July 15th, 2010, 07:16 AM	#5
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	Looks cool. Great job.

July 15th, 2010, 06:05 PM	#8
JeffM Mr. 988 Name: Jeff Location: Sandy, Utah Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): One Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	I like it. Real nice contrast with the polished parts.

July 15th, 2010, 07:13 PM	#9
bob706 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Mary Esther, FL Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 1998 HD Road King Posts: A lot.	All Ninjas should come in black. Looks great

January 6th, 2011, 07:02 PM	#10
Ninja Nut ninjette.org member Name: PJ Location: Washougal Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): '06 250R Posts: 34	Better pic's and up-dated front fender reshaped

January 6th, 2011, 07:09 PM	#11
sherjay ninjette.org member Name: Xtian Location: Artesia, California Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r SE Posts: 98	love the paint job is that matte black? and does it have pearl shimmer in it? looks good. Look, it's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, its the Ninja 250 Blackbird.

January 6th, 2011, 07:14 PM	#12
Ninja Nut ninjette.org member Name: PJ Location: Washougal Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): '06 250R Posts: 34	Duplicolor bedlinner

January 6th, 2011, 08:52 PM	#13
sherjay ninjette.org member Name: Xtian Location: Artesia, California Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r SE Posts: 98	nah, but seriously.... i like it! looks mean! PROPS

February 21st, 2011, 01:26 PM	#14
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I'm loving that seat where can i get one?

February 22nd, 2011, 08:11 PM	#19
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	oops I didnt look closely enough. nevermind I do like the front fender trim. Bike should've come stock like that. nice job

March 6th, 2011, 07:58 PM	#20
CynicalC ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Colin Location: Bay Area Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): '96 EX250 Posts: A lot.	Did you paint the muzzy or did it come that way?

March 8th, 2011, 02:39 PM	#22
Raven ninjette.org member Name: Neil Location: Seattle Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja ZX6R Posts: 106	Very slick...Not something I would dare doing to my bike with it's factory paint. But dealership bought flat black...mmmmm

March 28th, 2011, 06:13 PM	#24
ebrammer252 ninjette.org member Name: Eric Location: VA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '01 Ninja 250 Posts: 62	nice! Subscribed! I like a LOT I am also interested to know what painting/prep process you used.

April 3rd, 2011, 10:27 PM	#25
mhobie16 ninjette.org member Name: Mark Location: Redding Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki DR 350/2005 Ninja my Geo Metro on 2 wheels Posts: 24	looks very cool,cant beat black and chrome __________________________________________________ Finally got a 05 to ride

April 4th, 2011, 02:18 PM	#26
rockNroll . Name: rock Location: greenville, south carolina Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): black Posts: A lot.	Was this bike crashed? __________________________________________________ Always get a second opinion because most of these people are makin' this stuff up

April 5th, 2011, 07:20 AM	#27
Mekkakat Eternal Noob Name: Chase Location: Pittsburgh PA Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): "Blanka" 07' Ninja 250 Posts: 247	i would also like to know how you painted/what kind of paint you used for the mufflers This is a project I've been debating for my 07

April 8th, 2011, 12:31 PM	#29
m3fan4ever ninjette.org member Name: Seth Location: Huntsville, AL Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '05 Ninja 250 Posts: 20	Another question... I really like the look of the shaved passenger grab-bar. I am thinking about chopping mine soon. Could you take a close-up of that so I can see where you cut it? Also, what did you use to cut it?

April 8th, 2011, 02:32 PM	#30
Blackwidow ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Paulette Location: . Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	love the matte black. Good job! __________________________________________________ sometimes I aim to please, but mostly I shoot to kill

July 20th, 2011, 08:45 PM	#31
Goneape ninjette.org newbie Name: Tony Location: Cincinnati Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): none yet Posts: 1	I'm buying an 03 this weekend that's umm.... seen some time on the ground. I was thinking of giving it the liner treatment like you did, but before I do, I thought I'd ask how well it's been holding up for you since it's been on there a little bit now. Any problems with flaking or anything like that? Also, any tips for prep or application would be awesome.

July 26th, 2011, 03:21 PM	#32
blink Always. Name: Alex Location: Calgary, AB Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, '05 GSX-R600 Posts: A lot.	It'd be awesome if you wrote a thread/blog about how to paint your bike. Every step, materials etc. Loving the matte! __________________________________________________ blink-182

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