Ninja 250R/500R

[eastkoastkilla]

what parts are out for the 2008 Kawasaki 250R?

[love2ride]

Originally Posted by eastkoastkilla

what parts are out for the 2008 Kawasaki 250R?

I know there are slipon exhausts out. Not sure about anything else.

[Oldone]

Originally Posted by gatorswamp

love2ride is right. he always is. he knows these bikes more than all of us together. there is just a handful of aftermarket parts for our bike. but with the "rebirth" of the 250 hopefully there will be more stuff made for the 08 that will be work with our classic model.


btw anyone ride a blue or yellow 250 in east tennessee? i saw 2 in one day. both looked like 06 07s.

I am very happy that love2ride is very knowledgeable about the 250 but I have found that no one is always right. For instance, I misunderstood what he was saying. I thought he was talking about the bike itself, and it turned out he was talking about parts, but at my age, I am lucky to understand 30%.

I have been most fortunate in that I have been able to find every aftermarket part that I have wanted for the 250 without any effort what so ever. I cannot say the same for the ST3 or the Z14, after 3 months, I am still looking. Try finding aftermarket parts for the R90S or the Aerial square 4 (hehe). The only thing I could possibly conceive that would be hard to find, would be hard bags but could not understand why anyone would want them on this particular bike anyway, for they look absolutely hideous on this particular machine. I am a fan of soft luggage with scotch guard anyway.

I may have to eat those words next week however because we will be ordering our parts. All the internal engine parts ( punching it out ), clutch, larger alternator, plus a few other mods. The bike has 68,892 hard miles on it. Thank goodness there are 4 of us old goats and we have several youngun's around to do the grunt work. I will be doing the line boring and the Hobb work for the gears.

They have stepped up the timetable so I can do my part before the trip. By the way here is my little machine. LiveVideo.com - The World is Watching

[kryogen]

Originally Posted by SpeedCostsMoney

I picked up my bike last night from dealer. They have a waiting list on the bike. This one came in for a customer and the deal fell through. It was the color I wanted anyways.

I picked up the same bike in candy plasma blue. Same deal - these bikes at my local dealer are selling before they hit the floor.

The tires are really slick because they are new so I am supposed to take it easy for the first 100 miles. I thought I read somewhere that lightly sanding the tires with some low grit sand paper helps but not sure.

[lilredridingliz]

Nice bike, oldone!

[Oldone]

Originally Posted by lilredridingliz

Nice bike, oldone!

Thank you so much, I find that everyone here is really into fixing their bike up look wise and that is great. Your bike is really improved and I must admit really for the better. The 3/4 fairing's on the 500 is one of the things that turned me off on it, plus the seat height and weight. But with what you have done, other small things become really insignificant, a really nice job and I really must congratulate you. 2 of my friends that I have, own 500"s.

I myself, don't particularly care that much about improving the looks of this particular machine ( a generation gap thing, I guess ) I like the stock look of the rear end much better than the moded one. As long as it is clean, well maintained and functional, then I am all for it. Things like Gel in the seat, boy does my old rear end appreciate that one.

[lilredridingliz]

Originally Posted by Oldone

Thank you so much, I find that everyone here is really into fixing their bike up look wise and that is great. Your bike is really improved and I must admit really for the better. The 3/4 fairing's on the 500 is one of the things that turned me off on it, plus the seat height and weight. But with what you have done, other small things become really insignificant, a really nice job and I really must congratulate you. 2 of my friends that I have, own 500"s.

I myself, don't particularly care that much about improving the looks of this particular machine ( a generation gap thing, I guess ) I like the stock look of the rear end much better than the moded one. As long as it is clean, well maintained and functional, then I am all for it. Things like Gel in the seat, boy does my old rear end appreciate that one.

Thanks oldone, but I can't take credit for how the bike looks. I bought it like this. I must admit that the first time I saw it on Craigslist, I was sold on it! I called the guy right away and we went down a couple days later to buy the bike. She looks even better in person!

The only things I am adding are a few decals (in silver so that they're unobtrusive) and I am looking for a Corbin seat for comfort on long rides. (I'm hoping to find a used one so that I can recover it—I really don't like the exterior finishing on the Corbin models.) That's about it.

[Oldone]

Originally Posted by lilredridingliz

Thanks oldone, but I can't take credit for how the bike looks. I bought it like this. I must admit that the first time I saw it on Craigslist, I was sold on it! I called the guy right away and we went down a couple days later to buy the bike. She looks even better in person!

The only things I am adding are a few decals (in silver so that they're unobtrusive) and I am looking for a Corbin seat for comfort on long rides. (I'm hoping to find a used one so that I can recover it—I really don't like the exterior finishing on the Corbin models.) That's about it.

I let Bill ride mine for 75 miles, while I rode his and he prefers the Gel seat over his Corbin, I must admit that I do also. All the guys that have Sargents and Corbins like the gel after trying it but some want the sheepskin with it also. Easy to put in and cheap--looooove cheap. You have to get the thick gel tho. We tend to ride more long distant than Knee Draggin but since I live in North Ga you cant get out of the curves unless you go southeast. My first one after leaving the house is 15MPH.

I would really like to see your cycle in person but California is a little far for a 73 yr old man to travel . It would be a nice trip but we tend to stay east and Key West is calling after the Chicago trip. Thank goodness for the Pro Oiler and cruise control.

[lilredridingliz]

Hey, I'd love to get out to Key West, but that would be a heck of a long bike ride! I don't think I have that much time off work…

[nickrigg]

i hate to interrupt this chat, but i could use some help if you guys ( and ladies) dont mind

[messer00]

Originally Posted by nickrigg

i hate to interrupt this chat, but i could use some help if you guys ( and ladies) dont mind

What's your question?

[lilredridingliz]

Nick, you can just jump in anytime and interrupt us—we're used to it!

(Chuck, where's the promised picture of your bike with new mid-fairing????)

[messer00]

Liz, good memory... I'm off tomorrow and had planned on taking/posting them then. I just received my smoke windscreen from some company on Ebay. It took 13 days to get here from So-Cal (yes, I gave them TERRIBLE feedback).

[lilredridingliz]

Originally Posted by messer00

Liz, good memory... I'm off tomorrow and had planned on taking/posting them then. I just received my smoke windscreen from some company on Ebay. It took 13 days to get here from So-Cal (yes, I gave them TERRIBLE feedback).

That's kind of a crazy long time to get your windscreen!

I will look forward to seeing pix.

[lilredridingliz]

Here is nickrigg's question. He posted it in the Mechanic's Corner section:

installing aftermarket LED turn signals?
ive got a 06 ex250 had it for about 3 months, and just layed it down 3 weeks ago. when i layed it down i busted the front turn signal, which led me to go ahead and put on after market lights instead of the big bulkies. anyway. i got the rears on and they began blinking kinda fast but i didnt really care, but when i put the fronts on. all 4 lights went dim and constantly stayed on untill turned off. so i was told to buy a bigger signal resistor, and install a relay adaptor. after having done so. all it did was make the lights brighter, but when i turn the turn signals on they all come on and stay on, NO blinking. so i put the oem lights back on the front and everything worked fine. so i put the aftermarkets on again and still no blinking just solid orange.. someone please help me.

[lilredridingliz]

Nick—if you could take a picture of the aftermarket lights and the wires out of those lights, that would help us figure out your problem.

[messer00]

Are the posts on the bulbs the same? The rear has 1 post and the front has 2 posts. The front stay on all of the time and then blink for turning (of course).

[messer00]

Hey Liz... Are you going to Laguna Sega or Infinion for the races this year?

[lilredridingliz]

Originally Posted by messer00

Are the posts on the bulbs the same? The rear has 1 post and the front has 2 posts. The front stay on all of the time and then blink for turning (of course).

Tony says it's most likely a wiring issue, but without seeing what the wiring on the aftermarket lights looks like, it's kind of a guessing game.

[lilredridingliz]

Originally Posted by messer00

Hey Liz... Are you going to Laguna Sega or Infinion for the races this year?

I want to go to Laguna Seca at the end of September for the Superbike finale (it's my birthday weekend then!) but we haven't gotten tickets yet and I can't pin Tony down this far in advance. I may buy the tickets anyway, and hope we can ride down.

There are a couple of conflicts with the May event at Infineon, so I'm guessing we won't go to that race, but I'll keep you posted. Are you going to either of the events?