My 08 "Street Fighter"

mact · May 25th, 2012, 06:12 PM

Hello folks, I just i'd share my progress on an 08 250r I purchased from last year. Originally I had plans on returning the bike into stock form (purchased wrecked), but after putting a lot of time and effort into repairing it, I finally became more interested in the "naked" or "street fighter" look. I will try to add more photos as the build progresses.

Motofool · May 25th, 2012, 06:30 PM

I like it!!

Reyno2ac · May 25th, 2012, 08:07 PM

Looks cool!

I know what I'm doing if I ever wreck my 250.

Hoodie Ninja · May 25th, 2012, 08:15 PM

Looks great!

Kevin2109 · May 25th, 2012, 08:58 PM

actually looks pretty good!!

Alex · May 26th, 2012, 12:28 PM

Nice!

xSean13 · May 26th, 2012, 12:31 PM

Not bad, that front fender looks out of place though.

soundsfasterthanitis · May 26th, 2012, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by xSean13

Not bad, that front fender looks out of place though.

+1 pull that baby

TnNinjaGirl · May 27th, 2012, 07:44 AM

Very nice! What lower cowling are you using?

NinjaBoyEddy · May 27th, 2012, 09:10 AM

Nice exhaust, whats the name

mact · May 27th, 2012, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

Very nice! What lower cowling are you using?

It's just trimmed out of the stock fairings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaBoyEddy

Nice exhaust, whats the name

The pipe is from a Hotbodies MGP exhaust that came with the bike (too loud IMO). The muffler is from a Harley Davidson that I picked up at a garage sale for $5, painted flat black.

It sounds awesome!

cerberusrex25 · May 28th, 2012, 05:10 PM

Hotness, also fender or not it wold still look damn hot. I would put clip ons on, but that's just me.

mact · June 1st, 2012, 09:00 PM

Added leads to easily charge the battery
Middle plastic piece is just a fuse holder without the fuse.

Eliminated fender

Drag specialties speedo with LED indicators

alex.s · June 1st, 2012, 09:20 PM

looks good. but i think you should get rid of the that ugly surge tank and thermostat. it would be a nice touch to add some kind of border to the top of the lower cowl

mact · June 1st, 2012, 09:22 PM

^ Forgot to take pics but the surge tank is now painted flat black. Also I am trying to figure out how to get the thermostat and rad hoses covered.

Mocha Man · June 2nd, 2012, 07:16 AM

Personally I don't like the fender or lower fairings but looks pretty BA nevertheless! Well done!

Just out of curiosity, what headlight is that? Sorry if it's been mentioned before and I missed it.

bdavison · June 2nd, 2012, 08:17 AM

Replace the surge tank with an empty NOS bottle...

gunbunny · June 2nd, 2012, 10:43 PM

+1 for the clip ons. With the stock fender and instrument package removed, what else would you have a problem with interference and knocking your hands on?

Love the headlight!

Mountain Dew · June 3rd, 2012, 12:22 AM

What I HATE about "street fighters," with almost every bike, is how people leave reservoirs, wiring, and radiators where they are stock. Clean everything up.

I do like the way you chopped up the fairings though. It still looks a bit messy though. Too many curves and corners. Maybe think about smoothing out the upper portion and turning it into a proper belly pan? Also shape the knee plastics. Maybe even chop up the tail or remove it completely? DEFINITELY chop up the front fender. Mounting points on the tank have to go...

The headers have to go. They're so puny any angled completely wrong. The can is pretty unique though. I'm not sure if I like it or not, but it's definitely something you don't see every day.

CZroe · June 10th, 2012, 05:52 PM

Is the reservoir really something you can just get rid of?

Anyway, I think the front fender can get by being black with green sides or all black. I'd like to see mesh over the radiator

mact · June 10th, 2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CZroe

Is the reservoir really something you can just get rid of?

Anyway, I think the front fender can get by being black with green sides or all black. I'd like to see mesh over the radiator

There still needs to be one. The radiator fluid expands/contracts when it heats up and cools down and needs a place to go. I have seen some people replace them with cooler looking ones.

mact · June 10th, 2012, 07:16 PM

Factory tachometer in a shell made of an old stainless steel coffee mug. Still not sure how i'm going to cover the needle. I might even leave it exposed.

In stock configuration, there is an electronic board screwed onto the back of the tach, and didn't fit inside of the shell, so I had to relocate that to inside the rear fender.

decepticonz420 · July 5th, 2012, 06:39 PM

awesome custom work looks nice.
coffee mug tach, FOR THA MUTHAFUKEN WIN!
pretty clever!

van Gogh · July 15th, 2012, 08:35 AM

I love the bike. Makes me want to go crash mine so i can start chopping up the plastics with out feeling bad about it.

R1Chronicles · July 15th, 2012, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Was just piss-in around over a coffee and smoke

rawbert625 · July 16th, 2012, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R1Chronicles

Was just piss-in around over a coffee and smoke

Is that photo shopped in? Or did you really add that?

sixer · July 16th, 2012, 07:17 PM

That's SICK! Nice job
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R1Chronicles · July 16th, 2012, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rawbert625

Is that photo shopped in? Or did you really add that?

Mact's bike, was just throwing ideas out there, that was a photo edit over a coffee and smoke one morning.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mact

Hello folks

Mact if you want me to remove the edited pic just say so.

mact · July 17th, 2012, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R1Chronicles

Mact's bike, was just throwing ideas out there, that was a photo edit over a coffee and smoke one morning.

Mact if you want me to remove the edited pic just say so.

No worries.

I actually painted the overflow tank black, an the headlight looks pretty nice. I might do the sides of the radiator black also.

R1Chronicles · July 18th, 2012, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mact

the headlight looks pretty nice

Cut it off a Suzuki Boulevard M109R, thought it would go with the bike.

mact · August 25th, 2012, 04:58 PM

Updated pic

Shadow Monarch · August 25th, 2012, 05:21 PM

nice work!! looks awesome

ninja_thresh_hold · August 25th, 2012, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reyno2ac

Looks cool!

I know what I'm doing if I ever wreck my 250.

dear god... please what ever you do... KNOCK ON WOOD! before it is too late! lol

Old Lemon · August 25th, 2012, 07:32 PM

looks cool. hows the wind though?

mact · August 28th, 2012, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

looks cool. hows the wind though?

Up to 60-65mph it's not bad, haven't gone faster than that yet. Then again there was a 15mph wind.

csmith12 · August 28th, 2012, 06:46 AM

gearheadkyle95 · February 1st, 2014, 07:18 PM

Bike looks freakin badass! Just wondering, what headlight bracket you used, what brand is the speedo, and what light you are running. I want to do this to my ninja but I don't know all the specifics yet

Klondike1020 · February 2nd, 2014, 11:04 AM

Great job!

You could try to find a bottle the right diameter and cut the bottom off to fit over the Tachometer! Or make a cover with a piece of plate glass cut round and some rubber hose the correct diameter!

Such a cool / low budget build!

My bike has the tank to fairing mounts exposed too
I was thinking of putting a 90deg bend in some plastic sheeting and then trimming it to fit to the tank to give the tank some sharp angles on the front edges

I have been thinking about replacing my coolant res with a SS flask or something else re-purposed.

topunish · February 23rd, 2014, 10:27 AM

cooll brro.. I'm in project street fighter for n 250r.. need sharing broo..

Obi-Ron Kenobi · March 3rd, 2014, 05:02 PM

Very nice. Check out my 06. Currently in my basement and progressing nicely.

http://www.250r.net/forum/showthread...7041#post47041

May 25th, 2012, 06:12 PM	#1
mact ninjette.org noob Name: tmac Location: U.S. Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 11	My 08 "Street Fighter" Hello folks, I just i'd share my progress on an 08 250r I purchased from last year. Originally I had plans on returning the bike into stock form (purchased wrecked), but after putting a lot of time and effort into repairing it, I finally became more interested in the "naked" or "street fighter" look. I will try to add more photos as the build progresses.

May 25th, 2012, 06:30 PM	#2
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May 25th, 2012, 08:58 PM	#5
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May 26th, 2012, 12:28 PM	#6
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June 1st, 2012, 09:20 PM	#14
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	looks good. but i think you should get rid of the that ugly surge tank and thermostat. it would be a nice touch to add some kind of border to the top of the lower cowl __________________________________________________

May 25th, 2012, 08:07 PM	#3
Reyno2ac ninjette.org member Name: Andrew Location: Michigan Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Red 2009 Ninja 650r Posts: 209	Looks cool! I know what I'm doing if I ever wreck my 250.

May 25th, 2012, 08:15 PM	#4
Hoodie Ninja ninjette.org member Name: Zach Location: Vestal, NY Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Special Posts: 78	Looks great!

May 26th, 2012, 12:31 PM	#7
xSean13 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Middle TN Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r (sold) / '03 CBR 600RR Posts: A lot.	Not bad, that front fender looks out of place though.

May 27th, 2012, 07:44 AM	#9
TnNinjaGirl Ms. Personality Name: CB Location: Murvill, TN Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): Depends on the week you ask Posts: A lot.	Very nice! What lower cowling are you using?

May 27th, 2012, 09:10 AM	#10
NinjaBoyEddy ninjette.org guru Name: Eduardo Location: Hollywood, Calirfnia Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250r special edition Posts: 286	Nice exhaust, whats the name

May 28th, 2012, 05:10 PM	#12
cerberusrex25 Accesories Guru Name: Dave Location: Centreville, VA Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): '99 EX250(Cafe/fighter project) Posts: 537	Hotness, also fender or not it wold still look damn hot. I would put clip ons on, but that's just me.

June 1st, 2012, 09:00 PM	#13
mact ninjette.org noob Name: tmac Location: U.S. Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 11	Added leads to easily charge the battery Middle plastic piece is just a fuse holder without the fuse. Eliminated fender Drag specialties speedo with LED indicators

June 1st, 2012, 09:22 PM	#15
mact ninjette.org noob Name: tmac Location: U.S. Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 11	^ Forgot to take pics but the surge tank is now painted flat black. Also I am trying to figure out how to get the thermostat and rad hoses covered.

June 2nd, 2012, 07:16 AM	#16
Mocha Man Blue Shell magnet Name: Nolan Location: Northwest Washington Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 1997 Ninja 250 Posts: 816	Personally I don't like the fender or lower fairings but looks pretty BA nevertheless! Well done! Just out of curiosity, what headlight is that? Sorry if it's been mentioned before and I missed it.

June 2nd, 2012, 08:17 AM	#17
bdavison Wartown, USA Name: Bryan Location: Warner Robins, GA Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R SE, 2007 Ninja 650R, and assorted other bikes Posts: A lot.	Replace the surge tank with an empty NOS bottle...

June 2nd, 2012, 10:43 PM	#18
gunbunny ninjette.org newbie Name: Chris Location: PA Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): None at the moment- things change and stuff happens. Posts: 6	+1 for the clip ons. With the stock fender and instrument package removed, what else would you have a problem with interference and knocking your hands on? Love the headlight! __________________________________________________ Never trust a bunny!

June 3rd, 2012, 12:22 AM	#19
Mountain Dew Ambrosia. Name: Jaymie Location: Oahu, Hawaii Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 1974 Honda CB550K0 W.I.P. Posts: A lot.	What I HATE about "street fighters," with almost every bike, is how people leave reservoirs, wiring, and radiators where they are stock. Clean everything up. I do like the way you chopped up the fairings though. It still looks a bit messy though. Too many curves and corners. Maybe think about smoothing out the upper portion and turning it into a proper belly pan? Also shape the knee plastics. Maybe even chop up the tail or remove it completely? DEFINITELY chop up the front fender. Mounting points on the tank have to go... The headers have to go. They're so puny any angled completely wrong. The can is pretty unique though. I'm not sure if I like it or not, but it's definitely something you don't see every day. __________________________________________________ Life's better on the Mountain.

June 10th, 2012, 05:52 PM	#20
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	Is the reservoir really something you can just get rid of? Anyway, I think the front fender can get by being black with green sides or all black. I'd like to see mesh over the radiator

June 10th, 2012, 07:16 PM	#22
mact ninjette.org noob Name: tmac Location: U.S. Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 11	Factory tachometer in a shell made of an old stainless steel coffee mug. Still not sure how i'm going to cover the needle. I might even leave it exposed. In stock configuration, there is an electronic board screwed onto the back of the tach, and didn't fit inside of the shell, so I had to relocate that to inside the rear fender.

July 5th, 2012, 06:39 PM	#23
decepticonz420 ninjette.org newbie Name: pimps r us Location: las vergas Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 SE 250r Posts: 3	awesome custom work looks nice. coffee mug tach, FOR THA MUTHAFUKEN WIN! pretty clever!

July 15th, 2012, 08:35 AM	#24
van Gogh ninjette.org newbie Name: Andrew Location: Alberta Calgary Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250r SE Posts: 7	I love the bike. Makes me want to go crash mine so i can start chopping up the plastics with out feeling bad about it.

July 16th, 2012, 07:17 PM	#27
sixer no joy Name: Six Location: Cali Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 2006 636 Posts: 408	That's SICK! Nice job Posted via Mobile Device

August 25th, 2012, 05:21 PM	#32
Shadow Monarch ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Pittsburgh/Philadelphia PA Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Candy Lime Green Posts: 10	nice work!! looks awesome

August 25th, 2012, 07:32 PM	#34
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	looks cool. hows the wind though?

August 28th, 2012, 06:46 AM	#36
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February 1st, 2014, 07:18 PM	#37
gearheadkyle95 ninjette.org newbie Name: kyle Location: delaware Join Date: Jan 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250r Posts: 1	Bike looks freakin badass! Just wondering, what headlight bracket you used, what brand is the speedo, and what light you are running. I want to do this to my ninja but I don't know all the specifics yet

February 2nd, 2014, 11:04 AM	#38
Klondike1020 Intrepid Adventurer Name: Josh Location: Rochester/Buffalo NY Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2004 GSXR 750 , 71 cb350streettracker, 07 Polaris Predator 500 Posts: A lot.	Great job! You could try to find a bottle the right diameter and cut the bottom off to fit over the Tachometer! Or make a cover with a piece of plate glass cut round and some rubber hose the correct diameter! Such a cool / low budget build! My bike has the tank to fairing mounts exposed too I was thinking of putting a 90deg bend in some plastic sheeting and then trimming it to fit to the tank to give the tank some sharp angles on the front edges I have been thinking about replacing my coolant res with a SS flask or something else re-purposed.

February 23rd, 2014, 10:27 AM	#39
topunish ninjette.org newbie Name: dion Location: jakarta selatan Join Date: Feb 2014 Motorcycle(s): n 250r Posts: 1	cooll brro.. I'm in project street fighter for n 250r.. need sharing broo..

March 3rd, 2014, 05:02 PM	#40
Obi-Ron Kenobi ninjette.org newbie Name: Ron Location: Massanutten, VA Join Date: Jan 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja ex250 Posts: 6	Very nice. Check out my 06. Very nice. Check out my 06. Currently in my basement and progressing nicely. http://www.250r.net/forum/showthread...7041#post47041

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