Ninja Race Prep - Page 2

Locksmiff · November 11th, 2010, 11:20 PM

I didn't see mention. The rearsets did you make them yourself

Rexbo · November 11th, 2010, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Locksmiff

I didn't see mention. The rearsets did you make them yourself

haha nah, they're the Sportisi X-race rearsets, and worth every penny. By far the best rearsets I've seen for the ninja out there. Peg-centric shifters, tons of adjustability, great quality and SOLID. No complaints whatsoever, just be sure to use loctite blue on everything so nothing rattles loose! Thanks Matt!

ithaca00 · November 12th, 2010, 12:30 AM

You haven't seen the new predators... Well neither have I but they're supposed to be really nice, and with a folding peg...

Rexbo · November 12th, 2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ithaca00

You haven't seen the new predators... Well neither have I but they're supposed to be really nice, and with a folding peg...

yeah saw those, but I'd feel bad crashing them they're so nice!

ztrack157 · November 12th, 2010, 04:08 PM

Steve why didn't you just leave me your bike for two weeks and let me have my way with it.

ztrack157 · November 12th, 2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rexbo

Also starting to crack my front brake rotor between the holes. Not a good sign! I guess I'll have to start carrying spares to the track!

I'm going to go back and take care of all the sharp ends on the safety wiring and probably re-do some of them to make them look cleaner or get a little tighter. Hopefully the emulator/spring installs will be coming up next, along with more engine safety wiring during phase 2 of the build...

Thats not the rotor itself cracking but the outer plateing chipping

Rexbo · November 12th, 2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ztrack157

Steve why didn't you just leave me your bike for two weeks and let me have my way with it.

because I don't want this bike to have emotional scars!

plus its more fun when you do it yourself... haha

ztrack157 · November 12th, 2010, 04:40 PM

its also more expensive

randomwalk101 · November 12th, 2010, 07:40 PM

Picked up a used rear gsxr shock. I'm going to try this mod out

Rexbo · November 12th, 2010, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ztrack157

its also more expensive

haha dont worry matt I'll be buying more stuff from you soon

ztrack157 · November 13th, 2010, 09:43 AM

lol I know hurry up and get that bike ready all the 250's usually pit together. If I run I'm probably only going to do clubman a couple rounds.

Rexbo · November 19th, 2010, 02:26 AM

So small setback... but hopefully everything comes out for the best. Some lady cut me off on the way to work this week, made a right hand turn onto the street I was on, cut across all 3 lanes to get into the center turn lane and totally didn't even see me in the far lane. Slammed hard on the brakes and the horn, got a good look at myself in her back quarter window about a foot away then the front wheel went over some of those reflective dots or a bump or something and locked up, putting me into the ground. She didnt even notice what happened until the garbage man on the side of the street honked at her and pointed at me standing in the middle of the road flipping her the bird.

Just got a nice bruise the shape of my cell phone on my leg, no blood or broken bones! Pretty lucky really. But the bad news is the bike needs some work and my helmet is garbage. Hopefully her insurance fixes everything and buys me new gear, because I have several witnesses who saw the whole thing happen and her cut across without even looking.

Fairings are done

Nice new rearsets are done also. As a testament to their beefyness, nothing actually broke or bent on the rearsets, except for the fasteners! The frame where the rearset attaches got bent in a bit, the levers and the peg will need replacement, but I think its definitely repairable.

Helmet, jacket and my cell phone took most of the fall and amazingly enough my HTC EVO still works perfectly! Gotta give props to the cell phone case for acting as a hip slider for a while!

Unfortunately now comes the long process of haggling with insurance companies. Great. Oh well thats life on a motorcycle right?

Alex · November 19th, 2010, 05:54 AM

Bummer! Glad you're OK...

randomwalk101 · November 19th, 2010, 01:35 PM

Sorry about the mishaps dude. I'm sure her insurance will pick up that tap since she caused you to crash. It's time to use the money to get some nice parts

nope · November 19th, 2010, 01:37 PM

Nice toes, wrecksbo. Quit crashin.

ztrack157 · November 19th, 2010, 02:45 PM

Good news is the rear sets are still good. Plus you can gt some new ones at her expense

Rexbo · November 19th, 2010, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ztrack157

Good news is the rear sets are still good. Plus you can gt some new ones at her expense

haha thats what you consider a win-win

randomwalk101 · November 21st, 2010, 06:31 AM

Gsxr shock measured against oem ninja 250 shock. It's about 5 mm shorter. Also how do you enlarge the top eye for the bolt to fit? Looks like it needs another 1mm enlargement.
Can the topeye sleeve comes out?

Rexbo · November 22nd, 2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by randomwalk101

Gsxr shock measured against oem ninja 250 shock. It's about 5 mm shorter. Also how do you enlarge the top eye for the bolt to fit? Looks like it needs another 1mm enlargement.
Can the topeye sleeve comes out?

12mm drill bit go. Use lots of coolant. Or if you cant find a 12mm bit, use a 15/32" bit, and make a bunch of passes to make it wider so the fasteners can fit through.

krunkfoo · November 30th, 2010, 09:06 PM

Newb questions for you.

Please see attached image.

Also what are u going to do about your exhaust? Can I get the gsxr exhaust and swap it out? or do I have to change the whole exhaust system?

Rexbo · November 30th, 2010, 11:28 PM

krunkfoo:

1) Black box: the dogbones are the long black skinny things that look like dog bones
2) Yellow Boxes: You are correct
3) Red boxes: Those are the spacers, and they're approx 1/2" thick
4) Pic #2: That is a sleeve in the rocker triangle where the lower shock attaches, that needs to get shaved down so it will fit into the lower shock fork (its too wide like in that picture)
5) Exhaust: I don't know what I'm going to do for exhaust yet, but no plans on using the gsxr exhaust. I'll be getting an aftermarket full system of some kind.

Randomwalk (john): you get that shock in yet?

randomwalk101 · December 2nd, 2010, 05:03 AM

Nope. Just bought a Lexus ls460 so kinda put my attention there instead of bike

Nemesis · December 2nd, 2010, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by randomwalk101

Nope. Just bought a Lexus ls460 so kinda put my attention there instead of bike

WTF?

Now you are no longer my twin.

randomwalk101 · December 2nd, 2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

WTF?

Now you are no longer my twin.

it's a neccessary sacrify

Nemesis · December 2nd, 2010, 11:15 AM

So, you have the TT, 600, 250 and now the Leesux?

randomwalk101 · December 2nd, 2010, 11:22 AM

yup...i still like the 250 the best

Nemesis · December 2nd, 2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by randomwalk101

yup...i still like the 250 the best

Damn yo! Good shiet! Wanna know something else? We have the same first name except mine's Jonathan.

Nevermind us guys, we're just making some e-love connection here.

Rexbo · December 3rd, 2010, 02:56 AM

hey everyone needs to find their love somewhere. Grats on the lexus btw, making it an early xmas present?

and mine just arrived in the mail

Also picking up another form of transportation later today... will update with new ride! Maybe this whole crashing thing isnt so bad after all!

JS73 · December 3rd, 2010, 09:10 AM

Nice lid!

Nemesis · December 3rd, 2010, 11:00 AM

Dang...how much did you shell out for that?!

Rexbo · December 3rd, 2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

Dang...how much did you shell out for that?!

$560 shipped from cyclegear, they were having a 30% off shoei helmets sale this weekend so I figured its time

randomwalk101 · December 3rd, 2010, 07:46 PM

okay...just finished install the GSR shock...it's a handful for one person but not so bad if you have the right tool. Airtool/impact wrench & dremel to cut the plastic while everything is on the bike make things go a lot faster.

randomwalk101 · December 3rd, 2010, 07:48 PM

my 07 600rr also get some goodies...

Rexbo · December 3rd, 2010, 08:33 PM

Damn! merry xmas to you! haha that must have set you back

ztrack157 · December 3rd, 2010, 10:23 PM

Steve pm me your mailing address so I can send you the free exhaust.

krunkfoo · December 4th, 2010, 01:46 AM

Would'nt using a gsxr shock lower the back? I hear from some experienced riders that it might upset the geometry of the bike and if anything the back should be raised.( sv shock)

So now I am confused...

Rexbo · December 4th, 2010, 01:53 AM

It lowers the back about 15mm, which is a little over 1/2" measured at the VERY back tip of the brake light to rear swingarm. Sure it may make your steering SLIGHTLY slower, and could cause more interference problems with the kickstand and stock exhaust, but these are also only problems only the most ballsy riders on track days or racing would run into. And if they're racing, chances are they're willing to lower the front end, which pretty much offsets the effect of lowering the rear at the expense of hardware clearance.

Either way, its a really cheap way of getting a huge improvement in rear damping at an almost un-measurable performance expense for a normal rider vs a race-prepped rear shock.

IMO I'd rather spend $40 on a mod that gets me 90% of the performance a $500 mod would.

randomwalk101 · December 4th, 2010, 06:06 AM

Just lower the front fork 15mm to compensate?

Rexbo · December 4th, 2010, 09:52 AM

Sure why not. I dropped the front 12 mm just installing the sportisi clipons so that pretty much takes care of it!

randomwalk101 · December 19th, 2010, 09:56 AM

Hey Rexbo

How's the rebuild going?
Got gsxr shock installed but haven't set it up yet.
How do you set the blue know and the nut inside? Is that for rebound (blue) and the small screw is damping?

November 12th, 2010, 04:08 PM	#45
ztrack157 The Sportisi Master Name: Matt Location: Chico Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Steve why didn't you just leave me your bike for two weeks and let me have my way with it. __________________________________________________ Sportisimoto USA is born.

November 12th, 2010, 04:40 PM	#48
ztrack157 The Sportisi Master Name: Matt Location: Chico Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	its also more expensive __________________________________________________ Sportisimoto USA is born.

November 13th, 2010, 09:43 AM	#51
ztrack157 The Sportisi Master Name: Matt Location: Chico Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	lol I know hurry up and get that bike ready all the 250's usually pit together. If I run I'm probably only going to do clubman a couple rounds. __________________________________________________ Sportisimoto USA is born.

November 19th, 2010, 05:54 AM	#53
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Bummer! Glad you're OK... __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

November 19th, 2010, 02:45 PM	#56
ztrack157 The Sportisi Master Name: Matt Location: Chico Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Good news is the rear sets are still good. Plus you can gt some new ones at her expense __________________________________________________ Sportisimoto USA is born.

November 11th, 2010, 11:20 PM	#41
Locksmiff ninjette.org member Name: Darryl Location: Brisbane, Australia Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja ZX-6R Posts: 211	I didn't see mention. The rearsets did you make them yourself

November 12th, 2010, 12:30 AM	#43
ithaca00 ninjette.org guru Name: Ryan Location: Sacramento, CA Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 EX250 (street), 1994 EX250 (Race), 2008 250R (Race), 2000 250 (project), 1991 EL250 (a cruiser!) Posts: 287	You haven't seen the new predators... Well neither have I but they're supposed to be really nice, and with a folding peg...

November 12th, 2010, 07:40 PM	#49
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	Picked up a used rear gsxr shock. I'm going to try this mod out

November 19th, 2010, 02:26 AM	#52
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	So small setback... but hopefully everything comes out for the best. Some lady cut me off on the way to work this week, made a right hand turn onto the street I was on, cut across all 3 lanes to get into the center turn lane and totally didn't even see me in the far lane. Slammed hard on the brakes and the horn, got a good look at myself in her back quarter window about a foot away then the front wheel went over some of those reflective dots or a bump or something and locked up, putting me into the ground. She didnt even notice what happened until the garbage man on the side of the street honked at her and pointed at me standing in the middle of the road flipping her the bird. Just got a nice bruise the shape of my cell phone on my leg, no blood or broken bones! Pretty lucky really. But the bad news is the bike needs some work and my helmet is garbage. Hopefully her insurance fixes everything and buys me new gear, because I have several witnesses who saw the whole thing happen and her cut across without even looking. Fairings are done Nice new rearsets are done also. As a testament to their beefyness, nothing actually broke or bent on the rearsets, except for the fasteners! The frame where the rearset attaches got bent in a bit, the levers and the peg will need replacement, but I think its definitely repairable. Helmet, jacket and my cell phone took most of the fall and amazingly enough my HTC EVO still works perfectly! Gotta give props to the cell phone case for acting as a hip slider for a while! Unfortunately now comes the long process of haggling with insurance companies. Great. Oh well thats life on a motorcycle right?

November 19th, 2010, 01:35 PM	#54
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	Sorry about the mishaps dude. I'm sure her insurance will pick up that tap since she caused you to crash. It's time to use the money to get some nice parts

November 19th, 2010, 01:37 PM	#55
nope ninjette.org member Name: Johnathan Location: San Diego Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Honda 1000RR, 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: 105	Nice toes, wrecksbo. Quit crashin.

November 21st, 2010, 06:31 AM	#58
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	Gsxr shock measured against oem ninja 250 shock. It's about 5 mm shorter. Also how do you enlarge the top eye for the bolt to fit? Looks like it needs another 1mm enlargement. Can the topeye sleeve comes out?

November 30th, 2010, 11:28 PM	#61
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	krunkfoo: 1) Black box: the dogbones are the long black skinny things that look like dog bones 2) Yellow Boxes: You are correct 3) Red boxes: Those are the spacers, and they're approx 1/2" thick 4) Pic #2: That is a sleeve in the rocker triangle where the lower shock attaches, that needs to get shaved down so it will fit into the lower shock fork (its too wide like in that picture) 5) Exhaust: I don't know what I'm going to do for exhaust yet, but no plans on using the gsxr exhaust. I'll be getting an aftermarket full system of some kind. Randomwalk (john): you get that shock in yet?

December 2nd, 2010, 05:03 AM	#62
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	Nope. Just bought a Lexus ls460 so kinda put my attention there instead of bike

December 2nd, 2010, 11:15 AM	#65
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	So, you have the TT, 600, 250 and now the Leesux?

December 2nd, 2010, 11:22 AM	#66
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	yup...i still like the 250 the best

December 3rd, 2010, 02:56 AM	#68
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	hey everyone needs to find their love somewhere. Grats on the lexus btw, making it an early xmas present? and mine just arrived in the mail Also picking up another form of transportation later today... will update with new ride! Maybe this whole crashing thing isnt so bad after all!

December 3rd, 2010, 09:10 AM	#69
JS73 ninjette.org guru Name: Joel Location: Orlando, FL Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 Posts: 256	Nice lid! __________________________________________________ WERA #273 Novice Boogeyman Racing.

December 3rd, 2010, 11:00 AM	#70
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Dang...how much did you shell out for that?!

December 3rd, 2010, 07:46 PM	#72
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	okay...just finished install the GSR shock...it's a handful for one person but not so bad if you have the right tool. Airtool/impact wrench & dremel to cut the plastic while everything is on the bike make things go a lot faster.

December 3rd, 2010, 07:48 PM	#73
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	my 07 600rr also get some goodies...

December 3rd, 2010, 08:33 PM	#74
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	Damn! merry xmas to you! haha that must have set you back

December 3rd, 2010, 10:23 PM	#75
ztrack157 The Sportisi Master Name: Matt Location: Chico Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Steve pm me your mailing address so I can send you the free exhaust. __________________________________________________ Sportisimoto USA is born.

December 4th, 2010, 01:46 AM	#76
krunkfoo ninjette.org member Name: krunkfoo Location: Kirkland Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 Posts: 52	Would'nt using a gsxr shock lower the back? I hear from some experienced riders that it might upset the geometry of the bike and if anything the back should be raised.( sv shock) So now I am confused...

December 4th, 2010, 01:53 AM	#77
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	It lowers the back about 15mm, which is a little over 1/2" measured at the VERY back tip of the brake light to rear swingarm. Sure it may make your steering SLIGHTLY slower, and could cause more interference problems with the kickstand and stock exhaust, but these are also only problems only the most ballsy riders on track days or racing would run into. And if they're racing, chances are they're willing to lower the front end, which pretty much offsets the effect of lowering the rear at the expense of hardware clearance. Either way, its a really cheap way of getting a huge improvement in rear damping at an almost un-measurable performance expense for a normal rider vs a race-prepped rear shock. IMO I'd rather spend $40 on a mod that gets me 90% of the performance a $500 mod would.

December 4th, 2010, 06:06 AM	#78
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	Just lower the front fork 15mm to compensate?

December 4th, 2010, 09:52 AM	#79
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	Sure why not. I dropped the front 12 mm just installing the sportisi clipons so that pretty much takes care of it!

December 19th, 2010, 09:56 AM	#80
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	Hey Rexbo How's the rebuild going? Got gsxr shock installed but haven't set it up yet. How do you set the blue know and the nut inside? Is that for rebound (blue) and the small screw is damping? Last futzed with by randomwalk101; December 19th, 2010 at 12:21 PM.

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