Ninja 250 as a starter bike and Carb's

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If you are getting riding jeans don't get the knee protectors that slide into the kneee pockets as they will move around. Get knee guards that you wear under the jeans. A good brand of Jean is Sartso - they sell them at Rider's Choice. But wait for a sale. Also, don't be spending too much money on this bike as you will probably want to change the bike within 2 seasons if not less. Ride safe my friend.
 
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Pedagogue said:
If you are getting riding jeans don't get the knee protectors that slide into the kneee pockets as they will move around. Get knee guards that you wear under the jeans. A good brand of Jean is Sartso - they sell them at Rider's Choice. But wait for a sale. Also, don't be spending too much money on this bike as you will probably want to change the bike within 2 seasons if not less. Ride safe my friend.
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Thanks!

As far as the bike goes - I just added a Fender Eliminator kit which in my opinion is a MUST do.. and a rear seat cowl. Which I might just sell separately when I sell the bike or add it on to the price tag so no worries there. Other than that, the Ninja came with a Yoshi exhaust and flush turn signals so there's nothing else really that I'm going to invest in for this bike.
 
+1 don't spend too much money on he mods, you will me wanting more power when you get more comfortable. I buy/ sell a new bike every season almost. Though I miss my fzr, i'm planning to buy another one after the ex500.
 
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KarGo said:
+1 don't spend too much money on he mods, you will me wanting more power when you get more comfortable. I buy/ sell a new bike every season almost. Though I miss my fzr, i'm planning to buy another one after the ex500.
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+2 did the same thing with my CBR 250RA and now I'm looking to get something bigger for next year.
 
So as you may know at this point my bike isn't safetied and is currently unfit.. which means I'll have to get it certified/safetied before I can get plates for it in the spring.

I will most likely be getting Ted to come down and safety it but I'm a little concerned that I just installed a fender eliminator kit that got rid of the hideous monkey tail on the bike. The Jardine kit I installed also didn't come with license plate illumination lights. Is this something that will cause me to fail my safety test and require me to spend an hour installing the old fender back into place?
 
I don't think plate lights are needed... My bike didn't have them when it was stock, or now after I took the fender off and did integrated tail lights
 
tricky said:
I don't think plate lights are needed... My bike didn't have them when it was stock, or now after I took the fender off and did integrated tail lights
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For sure cars must have them, so I'm 99% sure bikes have to have illuminated license plates. I don't understand how yours didn't stock. Did you get it second hand, or brand new from a dealer?
 
Second hand, but it was untouched. I would have known about it if it was suppose to be there, I've read through both the Haynes and Clymers manuals on the tail light circuits.

My plate is pretty much directly below my tail light... I suppose that's why I don't need one
 
tricky said:
My plate is pretty much directly below my tail light... I suppose that's why I don't need one
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So is mine on my DRZ, that's why the bottom is clear. The clear part shines down onto the lisence plate.
 
e90 said:
So as you may know at this point my bike isn't safetied and is currently unfit.. which means I'll have to get it certified/safetied before I can get plates for it in the spring.

I will most likely be getting Ted to come down and safety it but I'm a little concerned that I just installed a fender eliminator kit that got rid of the hideous monkey tail on the bike. The Jardine kit I installed also didn't come with license plate illumination lights. Is this something that will cause me to fail my safety test and require me to spend an hour installing the old fender back into place?
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Do you still have the plate light harness from your original fender? All I did was cut that wire off, spliced to to a set of LED plate light bolts and simply plugged the connection back to the original location (under the passenger seat). Took maybe 20 mins. Going to redo it in the spring to clean up the wiring a bit.

A cop could stop you if he is unable to see your plate at night. For 20 mins of time and $5.00 in parts its a quick and easy option.
 
Im actually more worried about passing safety since I won't be riding in the dark ever. I've retained my stock turn signals and tail light but just the license plate light, the rear stock fender, the reflectors are gone. Is ted still likely to pass this? I have the stock fender but would rather not uninstall/reinstall for a 15 min inspection.
 
You'll be fine. Ted will just want his $80 for coming out your way. I don't expect him to leave empty handed over a fender.
 
Not sure if you purchased your jeans yet. But I use the Draggin jeans with the Knox Knee armour. The Knee armour pads are seperate from the jeans. They just slide on and have two straps to help scure them. They are comfortable to walk with , easy to put on and off while wearing the jeans. They are CE certified and seem like they should stay in place in the event of a fall. Check out the Knox web site. I think mine are called crosslite-flexlite. Draggins jeans also sells them when you purchase the jeans. I got both from GP Bikes. They were 20% cheaper than online. I asked them to order me two sizes in the pants and if I could purchase only the one that fit. They had no problem with that. I find the Draggin jeans are one size smaller than regular jeans.
 
Congrats on the Ninja 250r. It's an excellent bike. Great for city and country roads. Handles great on the twisties. Don't worry about the value if and when you upgrade. I sold my my bike 3 years after I purchased it and got almost what I paid for it.
 
Boom King said:
You'll be fine. Ted will just want his $80 for coming out your way. I don't expect him to leave empty handed over a fender.
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Why would he leave empty handed? You pay wether or not it passes.
 
Howdie.. hope everyone had a great holiday.. My GF got me some awesome A* SPX gloves which I love. I've decided to half-squid it and wear jeans with good knee/shin protectors for my light riding and get full leather bottoms for those Saturday's/track days.

Looking at knee/shin armour I've discovered these amazing looking A* protectors however they're mainly for MTX/off-road. So my question is, what makes any protection MTX vs Street (and why should I avoid these in favour of the stryker pads or A* Reflex pads).. Here are the pad's in question (ce rated): http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alpinestars-vapor-knee-guard
 
Boom King said:
"I don't expect him to leave you empty handed over a fender"
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I would have to agree with that. I got my bike certified about a month ago and didn't know what to expect.

He came to my house to have a look at it (in the dark, outside at 7pm), said "That's a nice bike", and filled out the form. Pretty much the only thing he checked was the odometer so he could write it down. No brakes, no lights, nothing. Didn't even put the key in the ignition.

Doesn't bother me much, I want to feel responsible for keeping my bike in safe working order anyway. But it made me realize how ridiculous the whole process really is.
 
Another n00bish question: I'm going to try to get Ted down to safety my bike but do I have to get it e-tested as well like a car? And are the license plate sticker rules/regulations the same thing?

Getting pretty stoked.. M1 at the end of January (most likely the 25th) and then my RTI course/M2 test April 6th-7th weekend!
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