What Did You Do to Your Ninjette Today ??

[NevadaWolf]

Originally Posted by IF13

Your first oil change but you're doing a Koso gauge install presumably?

No, the gauge I installed back towards the end of June. But did it in a way I didn't have to drain the oil, just swapped the plugs really quick.

Today was the first time I actually changed the oil and I ended up over tightening the plug and snapped the head off while the threads were in the hole.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

No, the gauge I installed back towards the end of June. But did it in a way I didn't have to drain the oil, just swapped the plugs really quick.

Today was the first time I actually changed the oil and I ended up over tightening the plug and snapped the head off while the threads were in the hole.

[tfkrocks]

My 300 in all of it's naked glory! It's now ready to take to the frame guy. You can see exactly how out of line the front is compared to the tail. Possible fork bending too since the wheel looks uneven, but it's hard to really tell. Hopefully it can all be fixed.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

My 300 in all of it's naked glory! It's now ready to take to the frame guy. You can see exactly how out of line the front is compared to the tail. Possible fork bending too since the wheel looks uneven, but it's hard to really tell. Hopefully it can all be fixed.

I can't tell anything...But still, that sucks. You're not paying out of pocket for this, are you?

[tfkrocks]

Originally Posted by IF13

I can't tell anything...But still, that sucks. You're not paying out of pocket for this, are you?

The tail part of the frame is just visible over the handlebars in the second picture. Either way you can see the slant the front is at cuz it's supposed to be straight up and down in that position. I didn't intentionally put the front stand on the bike at an angle; that's all entirely due to the angle of the front end.

I'm paying out of pocket. Got screwed by the police report so no money from the other guy's insurance. I was dumb and didn't have collision. If insurance had been involved, I would've just gotten a new bike after it happened cuz the frame is ****ed up.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

The tail part of the frame is just visible over the handlebars in the second picture. Either way you can see the slant the front is at cuz it's supposed to be straight up and down in that position. I didn't intentionally put the front stand on the bike at an angle; that's all entirely due to the angle of the front end.

I'm paying out of pocket. Got screwed by the police report so no money from the other guy's insurance. I was dumb and didn't have collision. If insurance had been involved, I would've just gotten a new bike after it happened cuz the frame is ****ed up.

Oh wow....Your insurance/ accident predicament literally sounds like mine.

[fast1075]

Shimmed my carb needles. (If you need shim washes, Lowes stocks #4 stainless), That took care of the little flat spot about 1/4 throttle, and seems to put a little more zip in it.

Did a DIY tail tidy/rear turn signal delete.

Did the tail light mod to add turn signals in the unused sockets. Used 30 led tower bulbs wired so the whole bulb lights. There is no missing the turn signal light for sure. Knocked out the opaque red cover in the bottom of the tail light, and installed a clear panel for the tag light. Works excellent. Used the stock tag holder, and made a bracket, painted flat black.

Trimmed the fender to leave only the undertail part. It all came out so nice it looks factory.

Ordered mirror blank offs, and a set of flush mount front signals. Now I just need to find bar end mount that will work with my stock bar ends so I can put on some bar end mirrors, and I will be set. OK, I am never finished with a bike.

[menikmati]

Lubed chain and clutch cable. Found out that my clutch lever pivot bolt almost backed itself all the way out due to the lock nut falling off since the end of the bolt had the thread worn off. Winging it with a smaller sized lock nut until the OEM bolt and nut come in.

[NevadaWolf]

Finished self done maintenance by cleaning, lubing, and tightening chain. Also installed a GPS mount.

Go me and my wrenching self.

[choneofakind]

Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

Go me and my wrenching self.

Baby steps

[NevadaWolf]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Baby steps

Getting closer to the engine. Still not there, but I am learning new things.

[JohnnyBravo]

Fixed my nieces dirt bike an cleaned / lubed my chain, and rode around and around the curvy Carolina country roads of home

[csmith12]

I bought a new SUV to haul my crap to the track and back in comfort. I finally get to retire the 98 dodge durango.

Here is what I got.

[JohnnyBravo]

@csmith12

[csmith12]

I got a hellava deal but I am 18k (after HUGE down payment) poorer now.

[JohnnyBravo]

Nice ride... Bet it's worth every penny

[IF13]

5.x gallons of vinegar in the tank.

The seal I made for the petcock and float failed so I ended up just shoving towels on the fill ring and keeping the tank upside down.

It's leaking obviously but I didn't have time to work out another way to seal the holes. I also figure if rust is going to form, I'll suspect it'll form on the top where it's exposed to the air more than the bottom which had residual fuel on it.

Whatever.

I'm emptying it out tomorrow, filling it with baking soda and water, and then flushing the entire thing out.

[choneofakind]

Originally Posted by csmith12

Here is what I got.

You retired the old girl??? But that means you won't need any more bungee straps and 2x4's to keep the tail gate up! That's no fun.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

You retired the old girl??? But that means you won't need any more bungee straps and 2x4's to keep the tail gate up! That's no fun.

Washed out the replacement tank. Garage smells like vinegar.

Leaked half of its content on the floor.

The gas ring's pretty clean now though. But I got to see the rest of the inside of the tank with better lighting. Yep, more rust to deal with it. I'm going to have to find a way to plug either the top or bottom of the tank so I can really seal in the vinegar to do its job for a couple of days.

[csmith12]

Originally Posted by JohnnyBravo

Nice ride... Bet it's worth every penny

Thanks but we will see... my rides have to earn their keep.

[csmith12]

Originally Posted by IF13

Washed out the replacement tank. Garage smells like vinegar.

Leaked half of its content on the floor.

The gas ring's pretty clean now though. But I got to see the rest of the inside of the tank with better lighting. Yep, more rust to deal with it. I'm going to have to find a way to plug either the top or bottom of the tank so I can really seal in the vinegar to do its job for a couple of days.

The smell must suck.

[mikromo]

Yesterday, Sunday, I gave the Ninjette a warm soapy bath, tried some scatch remover (too deep). I reassembled the rear brake after giving everything a good bath in brake cleaner, removed and serviced the air cleaner (filthy), adjusted the idle, lubed the chain, straightened the right handlebar, lubed both throttle cables, and the clutch cable (like butter now).
Really burns me that a local dealership tried so hard to rip off the PO, a young girl, telling her she needed a disc, a master cylinder, pads AND a caliper..... bunch of bums. The total bill was going to be a whopping $700.00, which is why she sold it for $900.00. Needs rear pads, and a good bleed. When I get the pads, I'll replace the brake fluid on both ends.
For you northwestern Missouri folks.....STAY AWAY FROM DELLS HONDA KAWASAKI! I'd like to go give them a piece of my mind, but instead I'll just warn anyone who ask's. Rode the VFR Interceptor to work, as it appears that I am addicted to power and speed. Next up, I'll remove all the body work, work some magic on the scatch's and try to sell the little Devil. Might have to wait 'til spring, but except for the scratch's she looks almost new!

[gibtzumich318]

Sunday I adjusted the suspension on the bike. I went from the 2 setting all the way up to 5. Took it for a little ride, felt fine. We shall see how it does.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by csmith12

The smell must suck.

Slight vinegar smell. Would've been worst if I used the special seasoned one my mother uses :P

EDITED Post:

Gave the vinegar bath another try. This time with the float hole covered with a rubber stopper and petcock hole covered with a rubber sheet reinforced by the actual petcock itself w/ the filter removed.

Note: The four screws that hold down the float assembly does not go into the tank. It actually screws onto an elevated platform. I bought washers for the screws and screwed them in thinking they'd be needed so that's $3 down the drain. It's a good thing I didn't puncture the tank, just made indents on the metal which I had to double then triple check to make sure I really didn't do any damage.



Oh and I slapped this Orbital tank pad on. I had it originally on the replacement black tank which made the design look dumb. But on any other color, it's wonderful. I do suggest not buying it though. It's a pain to get the air bubbles out, I still have some but it's not as bad on a lighter colored tank.

[kmanlyst]

Got my adjustable levers on, finally installed my 15t front sprocket haven't had the time off to do it until now.

[anacron]

Pictures of my new rear sets, they really clean up the bike. Just need to splice some wires to get the rear brake light working, bleed the rear brake and go crazy with loctite. Can't wait to throw on the woodcraft clip-ons.

[IF13]

Originally Posted by mikromo

Yesterday, Sunday, I gave the Ninjette a warm soapy bath, tried some scatch remover (too deep). I reassembled the rear brake after giving everything a good bath in brake cleaner, removed and serviced the air cleaner (filthy), adjusted the idle, lubed the chain, straightened the right handlebar, lubed both throttle cables, and the clutch cable (like butter now).
Really burns me that a local dealership tried so hard to rip off the PO, a young girl, telling her she needed a disc, a master cylinder, pads AND a caliper..... bunch of bums. The total bill was going to be a whopping $700.00, which is why she sold it for $900.00. Needs rear pads, and a good bleed. When I get the pads, I'll replace the brake fluid on both ends.
For you northwestern Missouri folks.....STAY AWAY FROM DELLS HONDA KAWASAKI! I'd like to go give them a piece of my mind, but instead I'll just warn anyone who ask's. Rode the VFR Interceptor to work, as it appears that I am addicted to power and speed. Next up, I'll remove all the body work, work some magic on the scatch's and try to sell the little Devil. Might have to wait 'til spring, but except for the scratch's she looks almost new!

The VFR's so sexy ughhh

[mikromo]

Originally Posted by IF13

The VFR's so sexy ughhh

And today, I'm riding my ZRX1200Rrrrrrrrrrrrrr to work! Easy now people!

[NevadaWolf]

I haz gizmo home!







And ugh, I so have to change my ratty grip...

And installed voltmeter

[Trubin]

Hung out with my buddy to do an oil change. I kept my helmet camera recording and decided to edit it to a small clip hope you guys like it:

Link to original page on YouTube.

[cuong-nutz]

@NevadaWolf, where did you get that voltmeter from? You should make a GPS bracket. camarozsomething... made one and I just copied it. It mounts using the bolts that secure your fairing stay and mirrors.

I worked on decrudding some carbs. The worse ones I've worked on yet to date! So bad that the float valve corroded itself to it's bore.

[NevadaWolf]

Originally Posted by cuong-nutz

@NevadaWolf, where did you get that voltmeter from? You should make a GPS bracket. camarozsomething... made one and I just copied it. It mounts using the bolts that secure your fairing stay and mirrors.

I got the voltmeter from the group buy with RaceTech Electric, it was included with the Koso.

I bought a Ram cradle for the DeLorme and bolted it straight to the open space beside the gauge.



Do you have a picture of how yours mounts?

Edit: added link

[tfkrocks]

Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

I haz gizmo home!

So much gadgetry!

[RedPepper64]

Oil change and mostly installed new rearsets. Some minor kinks to work out as they are not plug-n-play. 5 days to track day!!

[NevadaWolf]

Originally Posted by Trubin

Hung out with my buddy to do an oil change. I kept my helmet camera recording and decided to edit it to a small clip hope you guys like it:

You probably take it for granted but seeing a bridge like that looks cool!

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

So much gadgetry!

*bows*

Oh wait, this works better..


*shamelessly stolen from @RedPepper64

[RedPepper64]

Originally Posted by NevadaWolf

*bows*

Oh wait, this works better..


*shamelessly stolen from @RedPepper64

I'm dying from giggling over this picture!

[csmith12]

Still waiting on my springs. Better be here today, I have to be at the track Fri. night.

[RedPepper64]

Originally Posted by csmith12

Still waiting on my springs. Better be here today, I have to be at the track Fri. night.

Here's hoping they come!

[csmith12]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

You retired the old girl??? But that means you won't need any more bungee straps and 2x4's to keep the tail gate up! That's no fun.

Yep, she is old and tired so she is going to be parked beside the garage until the nasty winter weather, I need to pull more than 5000lbs or haul 6 bikes to the track. But before that, I will give her the TLC she deserves because you know that truck earned it.

Next on the list is a trailer upgrade, although I really like my boat trailer conversion. lol It's amazing how much $$ you will mass by throwing your pocket change in a jar over the course of a year. Trailer budget so far. $4.32 and growing.

Originally Posted by RedPepper64

Here's hoping they come!

Thanks!

[TonyKZ1]

Originally Posted by mikromo

Really burns me that a local dealership tried so hard to rip off the PO, a young girl, telling her she needed a disc, a master cylinder, pads AND a caliper..... bunch of bums. The total bill was going to be a whopping $700.00, which is why she sold it for $900.00. Needs rear pads, and a good bleed. When I get the pads, I'll replace the brake fluid on both ends.
For you northwestern Missouri folks.....STAY AWAY FROM DELLS HONDA KAWASAKI! I'd like to go give them a piece of my mind, but instead I'll just warn anyone who ask's.

Thanks for the info, I don't get up in that area (NW MO) very often as I live in the opposite corner of the state (SE MO), but it's nice to know of any dealer issues or problems to watch out for.
Tony