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Does anyone know if its possible to rent a 250 around the Seattle area? I want to ride one around for a weekend of something to see how they are. All my friends ride sportsters / cafe racer types so they are no help.
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Jul 20, 2010 23:59
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Wow that seems like a great deal. I've been lookin in the Seattle are for a while now and and can't find anything like that!
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Aug 2, 2010 22:56
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revmoo posted:Shopping 250's right now Haha and here I thought I was the only one. Looking through the Seattle CL I saw an 08 SE for $4900. I sent him a friendly email letting him know that at Renton Moto you can get a brand new 2010 out the door for $4700 and he might want to revise his pricing. Shockingly he didn't send a thank you card. I mean I know they are popular and everything, but asking above the new price seems a bit strange to me.
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Aug 5, 2010 19:15
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giundy posted:In total it took 1.25 hours, this includes going to the parts store, getting a spark plug gapper, going home, taking the tank and plug wires off, cursing extensively realizing about my deep socket set only go up to 15mm, go back to the parts store, realizing the socket I just bought doesn't grab my plugs, improvising with duct tape, put new plugs in, putting the tank back on, dropping tank bolt into air box, opening air box, losing bolt in tool box, putting everything back together and putting away tools. So it sounds like next time it should take like 5 min 
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Mar 3, 2011 19:22
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nsaP posted:Sorry the supermoto thread is over that way ---> HAHA I was thinking the same thing. "wow some of that was some rough riding / swimming"
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Jul 27, 2011 19:31
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Fifty Three posted:Where the gently caress are the $100 Ninja 250s around me. Yeah no kidding. Holy poo poo is that a good deal!
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Aug 26, 2011 00:48
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FieryMatrix posted:Does anyone have experience with dual headlights on an '88-'07? I have an '07 I'd like to put dual headlights on (like the Dominator assembly). I don't know if you got your questions answered or not, but I didn't do anything special. Just got a wire splice-in connector that just kinda pokes into the existing wire, for all three leading into the existing headlight. The bulb pluging I got at Big Wheel (automotive store) had 3 wires coming out and bam, good to go. The only wierd thing is I can't turn on my brights, if I switch back and forth too fast, it pops the fuse, but with the added light I figure its a net gain. Probably too much power for the existing system with brights or something. If you have questions ask here or email me at haschen117 at yahoo dot com
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Oct 31, 2011 16:39
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There is also a nice diagram on customfighters.com for how to wire in a relay so that it can handle the draw needed for two lights. I'll see if I can find the right thread. Edit: Here it is. http://www.customfighters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48236 Dial M for MURDER fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Nov 2, 2011 |
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Nov 2, 2011 00:44
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This is a long shot but if anyone has a Ninja 250 muffler (right side,black) in the Seattle area they are trying to get rid off let me know. I can pay or have a left side Chrome to trade. I figured posting this here would be better than the sell thread, but if not let me know. Edit: There are a ton on eBay, but I hate to pay $25 in shipping for a ~$20 part.
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Feb 19, 2012 02:41
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Yeah man that would be amazing! I don't have PM's but my email is haschen117 at y a h o o dot com. 
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Feb 20, 2012 05:41
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I used a battery tender plus to charge a brand new battery to full, so it definitely can charge a dead battery. Is it ran from an extension cord? I've seen various devices have trouble because of that.
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Mar 4, 2012 20:28
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I don't know if you are dead set on those tires, but if you aren't I just bought a set of Pirelli MT75's for $122 shipped from Ronayers.com They take a while for shipping though, so if this is something you need now then maybe ronayers isn't the way to go.
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Mar 8, 2012 00:59
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That's awesome! I need to follow your lead. I took my MSF and bought my bike last year, but now I haven't gotten to ride for the last ~5 months. Best idea would be for me to ride to where I took the MSF (big parking lot with MSF lines sprayed on the ground) and dink around there for a bit to shake off a little bit of my own rust.
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Mar 9, 2012 23:54
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I just cleaned my carbs and put them back in, but for the life of me I can't figure out how the choke wire is held in place. When I pull the lever the wire just moves, rather than pulling the slide on the carb. Can someone tell or show me how its secured? Also, I put fresh gas in it and got it going, but it is a fight to rev it. Using the choke I eventually got it up to 4k, but it wouldn't go any higher. When I try to use the throttle the rpm's rise, but slowly fall all the way back down to almost die. Is this a symptoms of sitting since last October? Do I need to change to oil ( did it about 200 mi ago in October) Edit: Or do I just need to let it run for a bit to work itself out? DE: Just to clarify, I have the choke cable hooked up to the slide. When I pull the choke lever, slack tightened up in the cable rather than pulling the slide. Dial M for MURDER fucked around with this message at 06:54 on May 7, 2012 |
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May 7, 2012 03:57
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Awesome! I see how it goes now, thanks. I was trying to remember how it was when I took it apart, but no luck, and I didn't understand the diagram. I am 100% sure the carb is clean. I took it apart twice just to make sure and went through it part by part with wire and spray. Just to make sure I have the config right for the needles. I have the needle through the plastic piece, feet side down. Then the spring over it, attached to the circle on the plastic covers. Does that sound right? Edit: Reading your description again makes me think I have it configured wrong. I have the needle run through the hole in the plastic piece. I am getting the impression that the needle just sits below the plastic piece. I talked to our shop mechanic, (doesn't know much about motorcycles but being an overall decent mechanic) he said to let it run for a bit just to see if that solves the problem. I only got to run it for maybe 5 minutes yesterday, so I'll see if that solves the issue or not and report back. Dial M for MURDER fucked around with this message at 23:05 on May 7, 2012 |
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May 7, 2012 18:59
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Yeah I just got home and switched it around. Once fuel got to the carb it started and ran fine no choke even needed  Then when I slowly took off...something is off. My back end wanted to come around to my right and the ride was bumpy for no reason. I went around the block slowly hoping it was just oil or something from my garage. Nope, shits hosed. So I still can't ride yet  I figure either the back wheel isn't aligned with the front or isn't pointed in the right direction. If I had to guess I would think the second option. I measured the distance from edge of the swing ARM cover like it recommends on ninja250.org, but I must have measured wrong I guess. Dial M for MURDER fucked around with this message at 04:30 on May 8, 2012 |
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May 8, 2012 04:27
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Not since I mounted the tires, do maybe 3 weeks. I'll go downstairs when I take the dogs out before bed and see how they look. Edit: Yup, I'm an idiot. Rear tire was way low. Time to get a pressure gauge after work . God I hope this is it.
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May 8, 2012 06:14
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Fifty Three posted:Okay, so, I'm now the proud owner of an '01 Ninjette. Lime green, of course. It runs fine once it's started, but it's barely been ridden, and probably sat for a while with old gas in the tank, etc. The return from revved to idle is unpredictable on it, and it's probably in sore need of a workover. I picked it up for $1050, though, so I'm comfortable putting at least a few hundred into it to get it running right. I'm all but certain the carbs will need cleaned and synced, at the very least. My mechanic brother also theorized a slight vacuum leak somewhere, too. No time like the present! I don't have much practical mechanical experience either, but between the ninja250.org and SA, it's pretty hard to go wrong.
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Jul 10, 2012 19:13
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I took my tank and off to clean the carbs a couple months ago but only just got around to it. I finished putting it back together, but I noticed the nozzle for the second opening on the petcock is gone. Not the bigger one that runs from the far left of the carb, the smaller one that sitting under the "off" position of the switch. Is this something that can fall out? The tank just sat. Do I have to get a new petcock? Either way...gently caress 
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Hmmmm, that sucks. One of the hoses that I was reconnecting on the top left of the carb, that run down into the middle had a metal piece in it. I assumed it was supposed to be there because it it fit the carb top left opening nozzle. Could there be a chance I mixed up my hoses and that one originally ran to the petcock? Or does that one always have metal end, I'm having a hard time finding it on the parts diagram.
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Jul 10, 2014 03:47
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