Help me be awesome!

[jakeaveres]

Hey there I have acquired a zxr250 model c in perfect condition with factory paintjob. Its in great shape, cosmetics as well as the engine. As this is my first kawa, is there any mods or things I can do to enhance the preformance and feel of the bike. Nothing too crazy, just someone might have a few tricks from previously owning the same bike. I will post pics of my new 'B.B.F.'


Note: I should of wrote its my first kawasaki 250, I have had a kr150 before that

[vifferman]

The best thing you can do is keep the shiny side uppermost. No good having an 'awesome' bike if a few months down the road it's covered in battle scars.

Oh - and congrats on your new ride. :niceone:

[dogsnbikes]

What Vifferman said......plus

first you need to learn to ride your bike,this I mean getting the max out of your bike in its current form,its you the rider and the understanding you having how your bike work's that will make you a better rider ....you can bling and mod your bike but if you can't ride it,your wasting your money

Best thing you can do is invest your money in petrol and clock up the hours developing your riding skills

Congrats on your bike enjoy the summer

[howdamnhard]

Hey there I have acquired a zxr250 model c in perfect condition with factory paintjob. Its in great shape, cosmetics as well as the engine. As this is my first kawa, is there any mods or things I can do to enhance the preformance and feel of the bike. Nothing too crazy, just someone might have a few tricks from previously owning the same bike. I will post pics of my new 'B.B.F.'

Forget increasing the performance on your bike(except maybe insure your suspension is setup correctly) for now and concentrate on your riding skills and keeping your bike right side up.

[jakeaveres]

Yeah I was being silly about being awesome (as I already am ;)), I'm well over the 400 dollar boy racer car phase. But cheers for the info, i agree with invest time into learning the bike as every ride is different. What sort of suspension (adjustable if possible) is best for Kawasaki and also what tires should i save my penny's for? (most riding is done on warm days, but also a few when raining and the terrain is just normal road tarmac) cheers

[dogsnbikes]

Yeah I was being silly about being awesome (as I already am ;)), I'm well over the 400 dollar boy racer car phase. But cheers for the info, i agree with invest time into learning the bike as every ride is different. What sort of suspension (adjustable if possible) is best for Kawasaki and also what tires should i save my penny's for? (most riding is done on warm days, but also a few when raining and the terrain is just normal road tarmac) cheers

Get someone in Wgtn (plenty of experts down there) to show you how too set your standard suspension up for your weight and riding style

Tires are a personal thing your be told what to get what not to get by different people What do you have on the bike now?? and what is your budget??

[avgas]

TYRE PRESSURES!!!!!

Turns a good bike into a sack of shit in seconds

[gatch]

I had pirelli sport demons on my 250, i pushed them as hard as I could and was never disappointed, I've even seen them on some classic race bikes and they held together, not bad in price either..

Yup just get out and ride you bike a whole lot, I think you should take advice (about how to ride) with a grain of salt, as everyone has there own bad habits..

Most importantly, enjoy yo self fool !

[jakeaveres]

Get someone in Wgtn (plenty of experts down there) to show you how too set your standard suspension up for your weight and riding style

Tires are a personal thing your be told what to get what not to get by different people What do you have on the bike now?? and what is your budget??
I think my mate said the back is a demon perilli? or soemthign along the lines, unsure on front but they could both do with a tire change within like a few thousand ks

[jakeaveres]

I had pirelli sport demons on my 250, i pushed them as hard as I could and was never disappointed, I've even seen them on some classic race bikes and they held together, not bad in price either..

Yup just get out and ride you bike a whole lot, I think you should take advice (about how to ride) with a grain of salt, as everyone has there own bad habits..

Most importantly, enjoy yo self fool !
i think my back tire is the one you are talking about, maybe front too. but they need a change

[jakeaveres]

TYRE PRESSURES!!!!!

Turns a good bike into a sack of shit in seconds i have been told 32-34 is the best, is that right?

[Insanity_rules]

I had pirelli sport demons on my 250, i pushed them as hard as I could and was never disappointed, I've even seen them on some classic race bikes and they held together, not bad in price either..

Yup just get out and ride you bike a whole lot, I think you should take advice (about how to ride) with a grain of salt, as everyone has there own bad habits..

Most importantly, enjoy yo self fool !

+2 on the sport demons. Increase your own riding skill, figure eights in a carpark and such. Suspension set up is another good place to go too.

[The Pastor]

+2 on the sport demons. Increase your own riding skill, figure eights in a carpark and such. Suspension set up is another good place to go too.
No one goes slow enough on the road to benifit from figure 8's in a carpark. Only helps with parking the bike and maybe round a bouts.

You can put a larger sprocket on the rear, and a smaller one on the front, then it'll wheelie easy as.

Not sure if the susspension is adjustable, but it'd pay to have it fully rebuilt by robert taylor. IT will make you faster

[jakeaveres]

No one goes slow enough on the road to benifit from figure 8's in a carpark. Only helps with parking the bike and maybe round a bouts.

You can put a larger sprocket on the rear, and a smaller one on the front, then it'll wheelie easy as.

Not sure if the susspension is adjustable, but it'd pay to have it fully rebuilt by robert taylor. IT will make you faster

Whos robert taylor, how expensrivee is he and how can i locate him? Cheers :)

[McJim]

Whos robert taylor, how expensrivee is he and how can i locate him? Cheers :)

Take out a mortgage. :rofl:

[jakeaveres]

Take out a mortgage. :rofl:

that expensive?

[dogsnbikes]

Take out a mortgage. :rofl:

only 1 :rofl:

[jakeaveres]

only 1 :rofl: dunno if nbnz will lend to me. ballpark figure price?

[dogsnbikes]

that expensive?

Jake by the time your ready for the taylor treatment I would think you would have mastered your bike and upgraded your bike to something much more suitable to your needs....and you won't have 1inch chicken strips on your tires...

Dont be in such a rush this isn't boy racer country where the most bling gets the girls

I spent the best part of a year tuning my suspension and sorting my tyre combination for my style of riding and going from 2500k's to 11000k's for a back tyre and at $400+ each I wanted them to last a little longer than 6weeks,now after 60000k's in a little over 2 years I'm ready to get more power so the bike is being worked on now to do just that,
So when I get the bike back I will spend a while getting to know her again as the extra power changes a few things ie braking distances,when to apply power coming out of the corners :yes:

[dogsnbikes]

dunno if nbnz will lend to me. ballpark figure price?

Really depends on what you want too do lets say you want to do both front and rear suspension don't be susprised if you dont have change out of 2k and possibley costing more

oh found the address ohlins@crownkiwi.co.nz

[Mumbles]

Ride within your limits and worry about the other stuff when your starting to push the bike to the end of its limits.... when that happens your more than likely at the stage of getting a bigger bike and all the money wasted on suspension wont have any resale value.....
As everyone else has told you get seat time learn good habits and the rest will come to you.

I’ve had a few old bikes like my 89ZXR750 and never worried about suspension set up but did play around to see if something worked better than something else. You’d be surprised how many people on here rave about Dr T and his knowledge, but you’d be more surprised at how many have received free advice.

Front 36psi Rear 42psi

[vtec]

Get it to a track day. And don't put on another set of bloody sport demons. Get Dunlop GPR A10's or Bridgestone BT90's. I don't know of any other small bike tires that compare. Maybe Michelin Pilot Power's would be worth a try. I'm not just plugging, but go to Cycletreads, many of the staff race, and they will give you good advice if you are clear about what you want. You want the best you have to tell them that, because most riders just want cheap and excellent mileage.

As has been said don't bother with mods. Suspension might improve the bike a bit but not worth the expense at your level, or on that bike. Get good tyres and get track time. You will have a blast and you will get awesome fast.

[discotex]

As vtec kinda said the best mods you can make are to you.

Go to a few trackdays and learn how to ride it properly.

Nothing you can do to the suspension etc will make it good. It's an old bike with suspension designed for a 50kg rider so you just have to learn to get the most of it.

[Insanity_rules]

No one goes slow enough on the road to benifit from figure 8's in a carpark. Only helps with parking the bike and maybe round a bouts.

On the contrary, I found that sort of thing great for things like the Rimutaka Hill and the likes. Found if you get used to the behavior when you have it raked over your more confident to do it faster. Do the track day thing too.

[jakeaveres]

thanks for the advice :) ill just stick with what its at and focus on my handling sklls :)