What Did You Do to Your Ninjette Today ??

[choneofakind]

Chris, I think your boat trailer conversion is awesome! My dad and I saw that and thought it was great!

[cuong-nutz]

Installed the forks and bleed the front brake. found out I'm missing a pinch bolt for the top triple as well as another bolt for the brake master bracket. I just need a rear wheel to get the bike moved out of the patio.

[KrazyWalle]

Had the dealer adjust the valves. I changed the oil (Amsoil) and aded some Lucas octane booster! Bikes running amazing!

[fast1075]

Today I installed a 15 tooth front sprocket. Why didn't they do that at the factory? It is better in every way.

I also installed my new bar end mirrors and block off plates. MUCH better. The only problem I ran into was, with the threaded bar tubes, and the stock bar ends, the provided cap screws wee not long enough. I couldn't find a local source for the appropriate screws.

I have a bench lathe, so I turned 15mm off the ends of the stock bar ends. this gave a nice flat surface and allowed the use of the 40mm screws that came with he bar ends. Repainted the stock bar ends after machining, and assembled them with Green Locktite. The mirrors have absolutely no vibration and give a far better field of view.

Tomorrow will be my first major ride since I bought the bike two weeks ago. Plan on maybe 500-550 miles. Gonna go do Ozella Trail and environs around Brooksville.

[NevadaWolf]

Added a little wire under the seat and now have a portable easy bake oven around me (aka Gerbing's jacket).

[menikmati]

Lubed the chain and threw in some Techron that I had sitting around from a sale.

[Løckøut]

Cleaned out the ar box and foam filter.. probably gonna clean the valves if I can run this tank of gas out today.

[mgentz]

Putting more holes in the airbox.

Just changed the oil....

[Løckøut]

Originally Posted by mgentz

Putting more holes in the airbox.

Just changed the oil....

Holes in the air box eh? Pros? Cons? Location and count of holes?

[mtbang]

Installed Galfer SS brake lines front and rear. Huge improvement, especially in the rear. I almost think there might have been some air in the rear line since it was new. New brake fluid as well.. Some CRG brake levers on their way for next weekend.

[choneofakind]

Originally Posted by Løckøut

Holes in the air box eh? Pros? Cons? Location and count of holes?

Search "intake lid modification" and look for a thread started by Timon for more info on how to do that to the pregen. The results are nice.

[mgentz]

I have an 09. My box (yep...said it) has (2) 3 inch holes, the snorkel removed and now (3) .75" holes in the sides.

[IF13]

Vinegar bath for a week, neutralized with a mix of water, two boxes of baking soda (two pails of that), and dish soap, then heavily sprayed with wd40, hit with a leaf blower, more wd40, hit it with a leaf blower again, blocked off the petcock/ fuel gauge holes, poured a bottle of 2 stroke oil, shook that around

Neighbors probably thought I was crazy seeing me shaking a gas tank around.

Fixing the bracket was the most annoying thing ever. Bracket was bent downward at a sharp angle. I was able to bang it back to shape with a combination of a rubber mallet, a screw driver, and pliers. Paint on the bracket was obviously ****ed up but I hit it with wd40, will spray it later with black and clear.

Before:


After:


Down the line, I'll probably replace the petcock filter just in case there were more rust lodged loose by the gasoline.

[BRad704]

Listed mine in the for sale section... :|

[cuong-nutz]

Dumped the vinegar out of the tank, went ahead and got a another petcock off ebay along with other misc parts to get the motor turned over. sprayed the gas tank with wd40, and capped it off. Got most of the rust out but there's still a bunch up under the topside of the tank. Looks like I'm going to to have to turn the tank upside down and do the treatment again. I hope the gas lock holds up.

@mgentz how's the motor running?

[mgentz]

Running better now. Switched to synthetic oil. Now the pressure light goes off immediately. Before it would take a few secs. Shifts better too.

[mgentz]

Is all this wotk you are doing for an extra motor? I thought you had yours running?

[menikmati]

Lost the pivot bolt on my shifter during a downshift. Unfortunately I was going about 50MPH and there were no lights so I gave up trying to find the damn thing.

Rode home the last 3 miles in 1st gear.

Looks like I'll have to make a trip to Home Depot to find a suitable replacement.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by cuong-nutz

Dumped the vinegar out of the tank, went ahead and got a another petcock off ebay along with other misc parts to get the motor turned over. sprayed the gas tank with wd40, and capped it off. Got most of the rust out but there's still a bunch up under the topside of the tank. Looks like I'm going to to have to turn the tank upside down and do the treatment again. I hope the gas lock holds up.

@mgentz how's the motor running?

Nice, guess I wasn't the only one doing the vinegar bath. From what I saw, it looked pretty clean at the top but that was definitely my concern because I had the tank upright the whole time albeit the thing was filled to the tip of the fill ring.

Took me forever to clean it out after I dumped the vinegar but the bike works. Lined the tank with some 2 stroke oil to prevent flash rust.

[LittleRedNinjette]

Brought it home!

[anacron]

Originally Posted by LittleRedNinjette

Brought it home!

Congrats!! Hope you heal up soon so you can break it in!
Looks all new and shiny. Mine looks better though

[LittleRedNinjette]

Originally Posted by anacron

Congrats!! Hope you heal up soon so you can break it in!
Looks all new and shiny. Mine looks better though

Hehe, thanks. Its already got 1300 on it but i cant wait to put my own miles one it.
Going to be a long couple months..

[tfkrocks]

Replaced the spark plugs with NGK Iridium. Bike seemed to start a bit easier. Only rode it around the block though so I'll see if overall performance is better later.

[allanoue]

Originally Posted by LittleRedNinjette

Hehe, thanks. Its already got 1300 on it but i cant wait to put my own miles one it.
Going to be a long couple months..

Update your profile!

[LittleRedNinjette]

Originally Posted by allanoue

Update your profile!

Working on it!!

[cuong-nutz]

@mgentz

I'm working on a track bike using the 265cc motor. Piecing a bike together is adding up real fast and I don't have any aftermarket parts yet!
@IF13
The concentrated vinegar is some good stuff! I filled the tank up to the rim of gas fill hole but there's still a good amount of tank untouched. I have large flakes of rust just chilling up there.

[anacron]

What are your opinions on plasti dip?

I was thinking about using it for the windshield and heat shield and end cap on the exhaust.

[tfkrocks]

Originally Posted by anacron

What are your opinions on plasti dip?

I was thinking about using it for the windshield and heat shield and end cap on the exhaust.

It looked ok on the windshield but I wasn't a fan of it being opaque and removed it. The little bits of spray that got on the edges and to the other side bothered me too.

Should be alright on the heat shield and end cap if you like the look. I forgot if it was holding up for other people on the end cap, but it holds up on the heat shield.

[anacron]

I'm hoping there's an aspect of functionality as well as looks. My end cap started rusting because of the high humidity, so hopefully a plastic coating would help prevent the rusting.

I really like the way my (black) rear sets clean up the bike so I may do the same with the passenger pegs and use one of those plasti dip gloss coat.

[tfkrocks]

Originally Posted by anacron

I'm hoping there's an aspect of functionality as well as looks. My end cap started rusting because of the high humidity, so hopefully a plastic coating would help prevent the rusting.

I really like the way my (black) rear sets clean up the bike so I may do the same with the passenger pegs and use one of those plasti dip gloss coat.

Might help, although it's not supposed to do that. I think there was an issue with some bikes having defective parts causing quick rusting on the exhaust.

I think some people on this forum have mentioned that the plastidip gloss is useless.

[dooby]

Today I completed the 7,500 mile valve check and adjustment - exhaust valves on cylinder 1 were both too tight, adjusted to 0.05mm thinner HotCams shims to bring them back in the middle of the range which is where the others are.

First time inside a motorbike engine - a little scary but the engine still starts and no nasty noises so I think I got away with it...

FI light has come on though so I may need to retrace my steps and see if I forgot to reconnect a connector. Any of you (mostly carb I guess) folks have any hunches on that? I'm wondering if it's just my battery was off its charger for a couple of days and the low voltage triggered the FI. It was showing up low when I reconnected the charger tonight.

Otherwise I assume there's a way to read some sort of code to give me a clue so I'll have a search...

Cheers, Pete

[JohnnyBravo]

Put miles on my bike and smiles on myself

[tfkrocks]

So after replacing the spark plugs, the bike seems to run much smoother and the idle is now stable and consistent.

[mgentz]

Originally Posted by cuong-nutz

@mgentz

I'm working on a track bike using the 265cc motor. Piecing a bike together is adding up real fast and I don't have any aftermarket parts yet!
@IF13
The concentrated vinegar is some good stuff! I filled the tank up to the rim of gas fill hole but there's still a good amount of tank untouched. I have large flakes of rust just chilling up there.

I'm sure it seems expensive. Just wait till you get aftermarket stuff.

I checked it over today.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by fast1075

Today I installed a 15 tooth front sprocket. Why didn't they do that at the factory? It is better in every way.

I also installed my new bar end mirrors and block off plates. MUCH better. The only problem I ran into was, with the threaded bar tubes, and the stock bar ends, the provided cap screws wee not long enough. I couldn't find a local source for the appropriate screws.

I have a bench lathe, so I turned 15mm off the ends of the stock bar ends. this gave a nice flat surface and allowed the use of the 40mm screws that came with he bar ends. Repainted the stock bar ends after machining, and assembled them with Green Locktite. The mirrors have absolutely no vibration and give a far better field of view.

Tomorrow will be my first major ride since I bought the bike two weeks ago. Plan on maybe 500-550 miles. Gonna go do Ozella Trail and environs around Brooksville.

I have a 15T sitting around. I'm just concerned that I won't be able to launch as fast as when I'm w/ the 14T front.

Regardless, I really want to get some functionality out of first gear. It's such a pain making a left turn while at a red.

[tfkrocks]

Originally Posted by IF13

I have a 15T sitting around. I'm just concerned that I won't be able to launch as fast as when I'm w/ the 14T front.

Regardless, I really want to get some functionality out of first gear. It's such a pain making a left turn while at a red.

It's not that bad. You'll still easily outgun vehicles unless they're trying really hard to beat you lol.

[chef]

Just picked up the bike from 10 days in the shop.....valve adjust,polished ports,new plugs,shell synthetic oil change,filter,jets (100) new clutch & throttle cables & running sweet although idle is a little high.
Spare parts including labor $260
Next project will be install the TRON wheel lights.

[chef]

Oh yea...& a big arse new Hella horn....almost made me soil myself

[DCMoney]

GSXR Shock! With all the other upgrades I'm super excited for this weekends trackday and races!

[csmith12]

Originally Posted by IF13

I have a 15T sitting around. I'm just concerned that I won't be able to launch as fast as when I'm w/ the 14T front.

Regardless, I really want to get some functionality out of first gear. It's such a pain making a left turn while at a red.

Not a big deal unless your racing and even then... just rev higher and more clutch fines. IMHO it should be the stock gearing.