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Old 12-22-2022, 01:06 PM   #1
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Kawasaki Ninja 250

My sister picked this bike up for $800. It wasn't running very well and was in bad shape cosmetically.

I brought it to the shop and got it running great after cleaning the carbs and intake. Afterwards I decided to strip it down and make it look decent. The original plastic was white that had faded to a pee yellow color and it looked horrible. I sprayed it with Duplicolor rattle cans - both blue and clear and then wet sanded, buffed and polished it to a beautiful shine.

I think it turned out great and she is happy with it. With 34 horsepower, it really picks up speed quickly - especially from 5k rpm up to its redline of 13k.

Hopefully she will enjoy it as much as I enjoy my KPR!
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Old 12-22-2022, 01:14 PM   #2
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That's unbelievable! Fantastic job! If you ever need another brother to do nice things for, I'm readily available! ;-)
Great job, JimS!
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Old 12-22-2022, 01:32 PM   #3
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Wow! Great job!
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Old 12-22-2022, 04:40 PM   #4
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Thanks jeffrey! It's a 2011 model and is a great bike!


 
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Old 12-22-2022, 06:53 PM   #5
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Well done! Great work. Makes me want one.
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Old 12-23-2022, 01:05 AM   #6
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Very nice job!
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Old 12-23-2022, 08:29 AM   #7
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Old 12-27-2022, 11:59 AM   #8
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Thanks a bunch guys!

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