My new to me toy

DDG1976 · 03-13-2009, 03:47 PM

This is my new to me toy, I couldn't pass up the deal. It's a 1999 Ninja 250, a friend at work was hurting for money and I got it for $800. I need tires for it if anyone has a set 110/90/16 front and 130/80/16 rear.

Jim · 03-13-2009, 06:04 PM

Wow good deal!

AZ200cc · 03-14-2009, 12:57 AM

Great deal 8O seat needs some help but that is nothing. I have wanted to try one of those out for a long time. 100mph on a 250 just seems like a lotta fun. 800 bucks plus a couple hundred bucks for tires, Pretty good deal.

DDG1976 · 03-14-2009, 12:36 PM

It seems like it's geared low to me. It runs about 5500 rpm at 55 mph, but I geuss with a redline at 14500 that's normal. It seems to pull all the way through the rpm range though, unlike my lifan.

SpudRider · 03-14-2009, 12:55 PM

Congratulations! I would love to get a similar deal on a good, used Ninja 250!

Spud

AZ200cc · 03-15-2009, 02:07 AM

You'll get used to it, It is meant to rev super high. If You almost redline it You will love it. Heard that they are VERY hard to kill so make her scream.

DDG1976 · 03-15-2009, 09:09 AM

It's been wet here every since I brought it home, so the back tries to pass the front if you get too high in the rpms. I'll have to wait till the weather changes before I can really see what it will do. I don't know if I will keep it or not, I've been getting offers from friends that are getting better and better. The latest was $1100, I'm not trying to sell it, but if someone brings $1300 it's gone.

AZ200cc · 03-15-2009, 03:31 PM

The ones I have seen used have never been below 1700.00, So at 1300.00 it should sell quickly......But I think You will like it. Depends what You are into.

DDG1976 · 03-15-2009, 04:16 PM

Well I finally got to stretch it out a little today, it got up to 57 degrees and cloudy skys. I took it on the freeway and ran it up to 100. I got off at the next exit and the clutch cable broke. Luckily it broke at the lever and I limped it to a friends house and soldered it back to the keeper, but it's too short for the adjuster so I'll have to have a new cable.

AZ200cc · 03-15-2009, 05:40 PM

Well other than the bad luck, Did it seem like fun?

DDG1976 · 03-15-2009, 06:40 PM

That thing got to 100 quick. When you are going through the gears hard, each gear doesn't drop below 8000rpm when you shift. It seems to me like it would help it alot to go 2 or 3 teeth smaller on the rear sprocket. I'm not planning that though. It is a fun bike, I wish it had better tires because I'm afraid of getting into the corners too hot. I rode the Lifan today too, wooooorlds apart. I still think I could maneuver the Lifan better than the Ninja, espescially around town.

AZ200cc · 03-15-2009, 07:24 PM

Yah I can understand the in town riding.

DDG1976 · 03-15-2009, 08:10 PM

Bought a clutch cable NOS off ebay for 20.82 shipping included. Seems like a good deal to me.

SpudRider · 03-15-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DDG1976

That thing got to 100 quick...

The largest motorcycle I ever owned was a 1979 Honda Hawk II with a 400cc engine. The top speed I ever reached on it was 96 mph, and I had to really wind out the engine to get there. :wink:

Your 250cc Ninja sounds like a very nice little motorcycle.

Spud

katoranger · 03-15-2009, 10:27 PM

My 750 virago would only do about 85-90. Those 400 hondas are great bikes too. My buddy has a cm400.

03-13-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
DDG1976 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Posts: 410	My new to me toy This is my new to me toy, I couldn't pass up the deal. It's a 1999 Ninja 250, a friend at work was hurting for money and I got it for $800. I need tires for it if anyone has a set 110/90/16 front and 130/80/16 rear. __________________ I have all of soberday to satur up!!
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03-13-2009, 06:04 PM	#2
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Wow good deal! __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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03-14-2009, 12:57 AM	#3
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Great deal 8O seat needs some help but that is nothing. I have wanted to try one of those out for a long time. 100mph on a 250 just seems like a lotta fun. 800 bucks plus a couple hundred bucks for tires, Pretty good deal. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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03-14-2009, 12:36 PM	#4
DDG1976 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Posts: 410	It seems like it's geared low to me. It runs about 5500 rpm at 55 mph, but I geuss with a redline at 14500 that's normal. It seems to pull all the way through the rpm range though, unlike my lifan. __________________ I have all of soberday to satur up!!
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03-14-2009, 12:55 PM	#5
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Congratulations! I would love to get a similar deal on a good, used Ninja 250! Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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03-15-2009, 02:07 AM	#6
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	You'll get used to it, It is meant to rev super high. If You almost redline it You will love it. Heard that they are VERY hard to kill so make her scream. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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03-15-2009, 09:09 AM	#7
DDG1976 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Posts: 410	It's been wet here every since I brought it home, so the back tries to pass the front if you get too high in the rpms. I'll have to wait till the weather changes before I can really see what it will do. I don't know if I will keep it or not, I've been getting offers from friends that are getting better and better. The latest was $1100, I'm not trying to sell it, but if someone brings $1300 it's gone. __________________ I have all of soberday to satur up!!
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03-15-2009, 03:31 PM	#8
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	The ones I have seen used have never been below 1700.00, So at 1300.00 it should sell quickly......But I think You will like it. Depends what You are into. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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03-15-2009, 04:16 PM	#9
DDG1976 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Posts: 410	Well I finally got to stretch it out a little today, it got up to 57 degrees and cloudy skys. I took it on the freeway and ran it up to 100. I got off at the next exit and the clutch cable broke. Luckily it broke at the lever and I limped it to a friends house and soldered it back to the keeper, but it's too short for the adjuster so I'll have to have a new cable. __________________ I have all of soberday to satur up!!
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03-15-2009, 05:40 PM	#10
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Well other than the bad luck, Did it seem like fun? __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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03-15-2009, 06:40 PM	#11
DDG1976 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Posts: 410	That thing got to 100 quick. When you are going through the gears hard, each gear doesn't drop below 8000rpm when you shift. It seems to me like it would help it alot to go 2 or 3 teeth smaller on the rear sprocket. I'm not planning that though. It is a fun bike, I wish it had better tires because I'm afraid of getting into the corners too hot. I rode the Lifan today too, wooooorlds apart. I still think I could maneuver the Lifan better than the Ninja, espescially around town. __________________ I have all of soberday to satur up!!
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03-15-2009, 07:24 PM	#12
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Yah I can understand the in town riding. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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03-15-2009, 08:10 PM	#13
DDG1976 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Posts: 410	Bought a clutch cable NOS off ebay for 20.82 shipping included. Seems like a good deal to me. __________________ I have all of soberday to satur up!!
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03-15-2009, 10:27 PM	#15
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	My 750 virago would only do about 85-90. Those 400 hondas are great bikes too. My buddy has a cm400. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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