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I am doing a fairly in-deep maintenance project on my 2001 ninja 250 (one of the old F series models). The front headlight/fairing bracket is warped from the previous owner, and tabs on it are broken. (from ninja250.org) Given the chronic breakage at this location, and the bracket being...

Hey BARFers. I want help planning a ride to, and back from Mexico City of Mexico. My friend is going to Mexico city this summer, before she goes off to med school at Harvard. A visiting phD candidate at the lab has finished her phD and going back to Mexico City and doing a post-doc here. I...

Aluminum oil pan, stripped bolt threads. I'm looking for a reputable shop / person to helicoil / timesert the hole to repair the stripped threads. I already have the drain pan off, and cleaned. the Permatex thread repair kit just isn't producing results I'd exactly call... perfect. Anyone...

Snap Rings in the ninja 250 fork are really annoying to try to remove. I believe replacing these with "proper" circlips would make service that much easier in the future. However, there is an issue that prevents me from implementing this modification. The Original snap ring, which is a simple...

Due to a misfortune, I need to replace the rear license plate hanger's plastic cover, the license plate lamp, and the rear reflectors. While I don't need much else, if you have the entire unit, I imagine it would be easier to you to part with the entire assembly, instead of just those parts...

From the article: Honda Joins the Hyper 250 War! Expected price: ~ 6000 USD (Calculated at roughly 100y = dollar) Expected date: Spring of 2009. With the unexpected smash hit of the 250 supersport in Kawasaki's Ninja 250, we reported on Yamaha's development of its YZF 250 only last month...

Found on Engadget, Audiovox just announced their new ACA250, a wireless user installed back-up rear view camera and monitor for cars. 129$ retail for a monitor AND camera that I can mount on my tail end to give me the same viewing angle as a car's rear view mirror? HELLS YES. I'm going to try...

Over at the ninja 250 wiki, when looking for a fox shock for the 250, a shock from an early 90s GSXR would also slot in. Using my amazing skills of association, I thought that a early 90s GSXR shock would work just as well. Well, I now have a 1995 Suzuki GSXR 750 shock purchased off of ebay...

I'm sure someone has the rear turn signals lying around somewhere after chopping off their license hanger. Not so sure about the mirrors, but I would love to have higher and more visible turn signal lights. The 250 stock mirrors are a bit small and low. I'd rather buy from someone here than...

The Thought is to undo the damage the previous owner has inflicted on the bike by removing the admittedly ugly stock rear fender / license hanger. The price to pay for the fender chop job is the removal of the license plate light, the rear side reflectors, and inelegant license plate hanger. My...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/mcy/613619302.html He tells a great story, and the bike is a fantastic bargain. (:rolleyes) I also learned a new word. DoucheCanoe. fantastic.

I've just about had it with Southern California Freeways, their concrete surface, and the vibration that comes with the hard pavement. I long for the smooth tarmac of Northern California. This is where I ask for advice and support in my attempt to better understand how a suspension works...

The patient: Ninja 250. Gone down on the left side. Mechanically good. or so I thought. Ridden on it for around 700 miles total, 4 months. I dropped the rear wheel, to lubricate the swingarm pivot. That went well until I found a crease on the inside of the left side of the swing arm. the left...

Any recommendations on a place that can repair my Alpinestar gloves? The synthetic leather and some of the nylon on the palms sort of melted when I grabbed smoldering stuff off my bike a while back. I'd like to have my gloves repaired, rather than just tossing them. (I have this strange belief...

I've been watching / reading more and more about the Japanese Gymkhana competitions. The videos have been posted in here before, but not much discussion on the merits, or the methods of practicing. It looks like fun, and costs far less than traditional road racing to get started. So let me start...

The more I take apart the bike, the more stuff I find I need to do. Damn the previous owner! (Default: just blame it on him) The Plan The front tire is worn, so the front tire needs to be changed. (got tires) If I'm going to change the front tire, might as well change both. (got both!) To...

The Bike 2001 Ninja 250. Problem I would like a suggestion for a place to repair/straighten out parts of my bike. 1) The Center Stand. Previous owner of bike dropped / crashed bike on left side, leaving one side of the center stand bent inwards. This prevents the bike from "locking" on the...

A newb plans Santa Cruz => Orange County. (help wanted) Everything in my experience so far has been limited to the short trip out of town. Or a jaunt up north from Santa Cruz, heading up along HWY 1 to some point before half moon bay, and turning back. I'm taking a bold step forward. One that...

I'm located in Santa Cruz, CA. I failed to find a place to live in-town, and I have to move away for the time being. I need to find a place to keep my bike. Long story short, would someone keep a ninja 250 in their garage/driveway/on the street someplace, for up to a month? I'll pay rent for...

35 miles per hour is fucking scary. We filter it out. We honestly do. We lose sight of just how fast 35 is, and exactly how much Kinetic Energy our bodies carry at 35. I just spent from 1740 on Friday to 1300 in SF General's ER waiting room, trying to figure out if my buddy is okay, and how...