LOL at the Ninja 250r

[vindy500]

http://talorgen.smugmug.com/gallery/...52773053_eEWhB
Enjoy

the second photo is almost what i want but from the wrong angle, is there meant to be a hole in the fins on the side of the engine?

[Slyer]

I don't know what you mean... Draw it or something?

[Slyer]

If anyone wants anything specific, I have purchased this:
http://www.cyclepedia.com/kawasaki-e...service-guide/
Loads and loads of photos.

[revlikeshit]

So have to add my two cents in here....

As alot of people have already said, their a good learner bike yeah, but there slow..fullstop... well compared to IL4cyl 250's....

have an fzr250r exup myself,have ridden a 05'vtr250,zxr250(at the drags ran 14.3sec first time ever riding a 4cyl 250) could be down to 14.0-14.1 easy.
And a mate of mine has just bought an 08' ninja 250r.

Fastest 1/4 mile have seen a new ninja 250r do is a mid 15.... usually they run round high 15's low 16's tho @130-135 kmh...... the older gpx's would run high 14's-low 15's.....

Oh and the zxr250's highest trap speed was 149kmh(on a hot day) if it was nightspeed would be low to mid 150's, thats a big difference in trap speed.... and my fzr250 is quicker than the zxr.....

Have a look at these... good couple of vids...

Ninja 250r vs wr250x 1/4 mile......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuJXm...eature=related

Second is me on the zxr250 running 14.3..then me on my rgv150 running 15.9 against the owner of the zxr250.

http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=6808414283&

[vindy500]

a zoom in of this

[Slyer]

I just looked at mine, there is a 1.5ish cm section of the fin missing in the middle fin. And a small hole in the middle.

[vindy500]

I just looked at mine, there is a 1.5ish cm section of the fin missing in the middle fin. And a small hole in the middle.

sweet thanks heaps

[Slyer]

Here are some photos of the '08s being built if anyone is interested:
http://www.ninja250thailand.com/boar...hp?topic=114.0

[Monie]

i love the ninja 250R, i have a 2008 one and have learnt to ride on it.....its light, good riding position, easy to handle, great kms out of a tank, looks awesome even with an L plate on, great price, fast enough for a learner, great resale and of course....SEXY AS!!! what more could a learner biker chick want!
lol

i agree great bike
and to everone else who cares what you ride as long as you like it its your bike. .. lol
ah

[quickbuck]

So have to add my two cents in here....

As alot of people have already said, their a good learner bike yeah, but there slow..fullstop... well compared to IL4cyl 250's....

have an fzr250r exup myself,have ridden a 05'vtr250,zxr250(at the drags ran 14.3sec first time ever riding a 4cyl 250) could be down to 14.0-14.1 easy.
And a mate of mine has just bought an 08' ninja 250r.

Fastest 1/4 mile have seen a new ninja 250r do is a mid 15.... usually they run round high 15's low 16's tho @130-135 kmh...... the older gpx's would run high 14's-low 15's.....

Oh and the zxr250's highest trap speed was 149kmh(on a hot day) if it was nightspeed would be low to mid 150's, thats a big difference in trap speed.... and my fzr250 is quicker than the zxr.....

Have a look at these... good couple of vids...

Ninja 250r vs wr250x 1/4 mile......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuJXm...eature=related

Second is me on the zxr250 running 14.3..then me on my rgv150 running 15.9 against the owner of the zxr250.

http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=6808414283&

Yep, all good if you want to ride your bike in straight lines quickly......
You know how much you need to spend on a cage to get into the 15's over a 1/4?

But one thing I have found after quite a long time riding bikes is they are actually more fun to corner.
Any monkey can be trained to twist a throttle.... In fact half a century ago they sent one to space... Now imagine the 1/4 mile time of an Apollo rocket!

I digress.

Thing is I took my missus 2003 GSX 250 out for a ride with the boys a few years ago, as my 600 was U/S at the time.
I could keep up with the leader on his ZX7R over the Pahiatua track no worries.
I think the GSX was lucky to have 23 RWHP, and it in no way handled like my 600, but I wasn't left behind at all.

As said earlier, by Ducatilover, buy a bike and learn how to ride it!
I think he said it in jest, but has a very good point.
It (1/4 mile times, top speed, HP, handling) really doesn't matter when it comes down to it, so long as the owner likes it and enjoys it.

Remember the straight bits of road are only there to link the corners together.

My 10c worth.

[ducatilover]

i have had the spada for over two and a half years and i still enjoy riding it. sure its slow as hell but it loves to be thrashed hard and loves to be bent over more than boy george and for some strange reason is extremely fun to ride. pointless rant. any 250 four stroke is going to be slower than nanas knitting.

[Cosmo]

I've got to agree that it might not be the quickest bike around but it's plenty fast enough when you are starting out and learning the rights lines and to take corners at reasonable/quick speeds. I don't plan to have this bike forever but it looks great and will give me confidence when I move to something bigger/faster.

[Reido]

I've got to agree that it might not be the quickest bike around but it's plenty fast enough when you are starting out and learning the rights lines and to take corners at reasonable/quick speeds. I don't plan to have this bike forever but it looks great and will give me confidence when I move to something bigger/faster.

this is exactly why i got a ninja..

i'll wait till i get my full before i get anything "fast"

[revlikeshit]

Not trying to hate on anyones bike,just telling the facts......

Speaking of corners.... any of the decentish 250 4cyl's will out corner a 'ninja' (b.s marketing)250r... so i dont really know why its needed for people to bag on straight line racing...
Just because i mentioned straightline performance doesnt mean thats all i as a rider am capable of.... have schooled plenty in the twisties, and will most probably school anyone who wants to try it.

[Tank]

Sadly there seem to be a lot of people here that believe their abilities are far greater than the little Ninja 250.

Im guessing that most (prob not all - but most) are learners that are over estimating how good you are and couldn't ride a faster / bigger bike without setting yourself up for a ton of trouble. (a healthy learners attitude is a great safety mechanism)

Its a great learners bike - and does exactly what it is setup to do, and it does it well.