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So, I finally got my first street bike today - ZZR250R (which I believe (from all my research) is basically an old version of the Ninja 250, 1991 model). Hopefully you guys will let me post here! Completely over the moon about finally getting a street bike, had my bike Ls for 2 weeks now and it's been killing me that the only bikes we have are a Ninja 650 and a VF1000F (neither of which I can ride as a learner in Australia). I've been riding dirt bikes for about 4 months now and was getting bored (except for fanging around in mud). Riding a street bike has been my dream for a long time, I never really felt like acting on it until I started riding dirt bikes. I'll grab some pictures in the morning, and if you guys are interested I might put some up - it's just had its 40k service, new tires and basically everything - runs perfect. Are there any quirks I should be on the lookout for on this bike? Anyway, just wanted to share - haven't been able to sleep the last few nights from excitement of finally getting a bike >.> I'm one of those people who really analyse things so the more info I could get on riding these the better  Psyched to finally join the riding community!  e: 2 weeks isn't long I know, but I've been itching for this since I first sat on a dirt bike. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 11:55 on Dec 15, 2011 |
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Dec 15, 2011 11:52
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deadlinguo posted:In my opinion, it's way worse. I park my bike and my car in the same space, and was super distracted today when I was in a rush parking the car. You can figure out the rest. The damage to my ego is probably worse than the damage to the bike, unless that bolt was meant to hold onto something really important. You're right, that is way worse. I always park my bike at the street side of a parking space just to make sure everyone can see it before they go to turn into the space.
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Feb 12, 2012 04:25
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sildargod posted:I don't know if this is the right place for it to go, but it is a 250 so it's kind of appropriate. I've done a 300km trip on my ZZR-250 (which is the old model of the current Ninja 250 line) without any issues - more than enough power to stay safe, maintain highway speeds and be comfortable. I can only imagine the new models would be even better. A friend of mine had a CBR250R, 2009 model I think and he quite enjoyed it, it was a bit wide for my tastes, but to each their own. Should note that I'm 6"1 and still find my little Kawa comfortable. As for what you should do with the bike - it sounds like you'll be safer getting rid of it, a shoddy workmanship bike isn't something I would want at all, I'm pretty paranoid about anything going wrong with my bike and check it over every evening when I'm home - I think I'd go insane with problems like you've mentioned. -------- Onto my question - I got my new Rego sticker today and don't want to put it on the number plate again - I'm looking at a little screw on the front left shock - can anyone tell me what it is? It's just about the larger one. I have a feeling it's not something I could stick the plastic cover I put my sticker into on, but if I can move it there I'd much rather that. At the moment it's just inside where my left foot sits on the peg, held into place using one of the fairing screws (it's secure there as is the screw). I'll take a picture in a second and upload it. e: Where it is now The little screw on top is where I'd like it if I can put it there?  e2: While I'm at it, is it an issue if there's a crack in that line in the picture above this? I assume that's the brake line and it's just the plastic that's cracked - no issues with braking or anything. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 11:54 on Feb 14, 2012 |
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Feb 14, 2012 11:41
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AncientTV posted:Shimrod, I believe that's the fork oil drain plug. So I probably shouldn't use it then huh? :P
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Feb 14, 2012 23:28
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Odette posted:My 250 barely does the speed limit (100km/hr), and revving it any higher is just pissing away fuel. What kind of 250 do you have?
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Feb 17, 2012 10:36
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1300 is a steal for that bike, at least where I am (australia). I paid 1700 for mine and it needed repaired fairing, indicators and a few other things. If you do get it check out ninja250.org to learn a bit about it.
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Feb 22, 2012 08:42
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Is your Air Filter ruined or just dirty? You should be able to just clean it out.
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Apr 26, 2012 03:18
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AncientTV posted:And then in regards to cleaning, I've never cleaned my bikes, aside from spraying them down, so can't help you there I didn't notice this in his post, but I just clean it with the same stuff I do a car - just make sure you don't Armorall the seat :P (Seriously, don't do it)
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Apr 26, 2012 03:32
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BlackLaser posted:Is the pregen seat known to be terrible? I have no other motorcycle seat experience to compare to. I rode for around 2 hours Friday night and my rear end still hurt the next day. We have 3 old Ninjas and I can confirm the stock seat is poo poo on them all - I got mine reupholstered by a saddler for $40 who put some sort of extra comfy foam layer on top of the new normal foam he replaced and its 10x better. I can sit on it all day now. E: I needed it redone anyway because the leather was stuffed but id get it redone on a good seat as well now that I know how much a difference it makes. e2: loving phone autospell Shimrod fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Apr 30, 2012 |
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Apr 30, 2012 15:56
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Try playing around with your key position a little, mine does that sometimes.
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May 23, 2012 02:39
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Try jump starting the bike off your car or something and leaving it running? I'm not sure if it works for bikes but it should give the battery some charge after a while.
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May 23, 2012 03:43
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Z3n posted:Doesn't work on most bikes...has to be at 4k+ rpm on a 250 to charge Handy to know!
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May 23, 2012 03:55
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Congrats, bike looks nice. If you don't mind me asking, why get your endorsement in '08 but not get it on your license or bike until now? And yeah, probably good to do a refreshed. Good luck!
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Jun 8, 2012 14:19
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Fair enough
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Jun 9, 2012 01:34
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Haha, that's awesome.
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Jun 15, 2012 11:50
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Quick question, is it odd that the choke on my bike won't stay on unless I hold it on? It just flicks back to the off position (or whatever the default position for it is called). I can never just flick my bike on while I'm getting dressed in a morning because I need to hold the choke open to keep the bike alive initially.
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Sep 12, 2012 23:22
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I didn't even know there was supposed to be a clamp. I don't think the choke cable is hung up on anything, where would this clamp be?
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Sep 13, 2012 01:01
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Welcome to the club!
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Oct 7, 2012 10:25
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Odd problem - the speedo on my ZZR broke .. the actual needle fell into 2 pieces. I have the dial and a tiny little bit of orange needle left to guestimate my speed from. I called up Kawa to see about getting it fixed and they told me it was a sealed unit and I'd be looking at about $200 for a repair job from people that pull the whole thing apart and fix the internals or $500 for a new one. A 2nd hand one from a wrecker is about $200 as well. Can I just take the clear plastic cover off the speedo dial and put a new needle in there or is it truly sealed? I assume you can open them up somehow if people refurbish them, but I'm not sure if I have to pull it apart from the back or if I can just get that little cover off. It's still on the bike and I need it in 1 piece to be able to get anywhere (only transportation) so I haven't dived in headfirst because I'll probably lose something/break something if I have to go in through the back of it. Anyone got any idea about this?
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Dec 17, 2012 03:26
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Off the top of my head Diablo Rossos are a fairly sporty tyre, how quickly do they wear vs a more sport touring tyre such as the Battlax?
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Feb 19, 2013 14:20
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Might as well just use this one.
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Mar 25, 2013 05:09
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Don't quote me on it, but sounds like it's dragging a little and/or you were on a hill?
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Apr 12, 2013 01:39
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Could strap it to the pillion seat if the helmet lock under the seat isn't working for you.
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Apr 21, 2013 18:22
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I can't remember - do you have a pre-gen or new bike? If its a pregen you could just try shortening to chin strap on one side of the helmet/hang it on the other side, might have a bit more room. I'm not sure what its like where you are but unless I'm in a big shopping centre or something its pretty safe leaving my helmet on the handlebars. I can't even remember the last time I used the helmet lock. I just carry it with me :/ its handy for holding small stuff
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Apr 21, 2013 19:56
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Hmm, mine has plenty of room on the hook when I use it. Try flipping it?
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Apr 21, 2013 20:28
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 On another note, my 250 could be gone tomorrow  Someone's coming to have a look at it and possibly buy it :O Don't leave me!e: by the way, that picture was a reference for you.
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Apr 24, 2013 13:41
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tzam posted:Thanks, though that looks very different to the arrangement on my bike, the centre stand on mine comes up much higher, to the point where the pad on the end of the stand is nearly in contact with the chain. Is that a zzr250? Yeah, although the Ninja is the same bike just with different stickers/fairing, unless it's a new one, I thought '04 was still old generation? Even then I don't think they changed it a huge amount.
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Apr 25, 2013 06:58
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tzam posted:I have an old gen. The frame in that picture looks almost completely different tho, maybe different rear suspension geometry? Hmm, maybe, I thought they were the same :/ theperminator posted:Why? did you get a new bike? if so, what? Dude didn't end up having enough money for what I was willing to accept so it's still with me for a bit longer. Plan was to sell it and either pick up a ZZR600 from 40 mins down the highway or just finish off the FZR and find something else in the meantime. As of Monday I start a new job though that is pretty good money so I might just save up for a month or two and buy a new ZX6R. Or Daytona .. I really want a Daytona :/ If I go that route I'll just sell the FZR and pick up my brothers R6 in the meantime.
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Apr 26, 2013 11:15
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Do you mean the wires that go to the cap that goes over the spark plug? with any wire you should be able to plug it back how it was, one way or another.
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May 4, 2013 03:53
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I'd say he's just streetfightered it, has two nice cars in the background that look fairly good condition - I wouldn't be too worried. Definitely worth having a look at it.
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May 14, 2013 08:08
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Able to post a picture of it? The wires / connection and that soldering job would be handy.
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Jun 3, 2013 02:26
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When you press the starter button is there a clicking noise or anything? At a guess I'd say your battery is done*, a clicking noise will pretty much guarantee that. To get it home you could bump start it (put it in second, hold the clutch in, get someone to push you/roll downhill or something and then dump the clutch). *It'll hold enough charge to get lights, etc working but not enough to start the bike.
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Jun 16, 2013 04:04
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Hmm, I had a similar problem with my 600 I just picked up and it turned out to be one of the wires coming from the starter button had crapped itself. It would start sometimes and not others, was fine once it ran. Try fiddling around with the wires going to the starter and see if you can get it to want to go by having them in different positions? Some contact cleaner might help out as well. e: From my understanding unless the battery is making that clicking sound it should be fine.
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Jun 16, 2013 04:17
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nsaP posted:
Off the top of my head, pregens have more top end, newer ones have a bit more grunt mid-rev range.
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Jul 4, 2013 01:30
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How big is the oil leak/where is it?
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Jul 15, 2013 00:18
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I think that's normal - the one on my 600 doesn't come on until the bike is turned on. I think my 250 had the Off-On switch under the High/Low which let me turn it on before the bike was on, if it doesn't have that, it shouldn't come on until it's running.
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Jul 31, 2013 08:27
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Older ones, the new ones (even the 300s) are tiny as gently caress and your knees wont fit around the tank properly. Honestly probably better off with a larger bike though, I'm 6'1 and wish I'd got a physically larger bike now that I'm on a bigger one.
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Aug 13, 2013 08:29
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I really like that green. The paint, not the horrible seat. Stretch makes me laugh.
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May 31, 2014 20:10
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To get the filter out just ram a flathead screwdriver through it and twist. Pull out and repeat until you can undo it by hand. New filter is like $10. I doubt you did any damage to the actual part of the bike it screws into, more like just damaged the filter. They're only tin. e: What do you mean by stripped the bolt? The drain bolt? If so, you should be able to rethread it (if you've stripped the engine-side of it), someone else will be able to explain that, I've never done it. If it's just the bolt itself you should be able to get a "new" one from a bike shop/wreckers or something. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Aug 5, 2014 |
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Aug 5, 2014 16:02
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Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that. Try the vice grips and pull as you undo it.
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Aug 5, 2014 23:06
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