Ninja 250 Impressions from an Intermediate Rider...

[Gimpdiggity]

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[Quicklimegirl]

Well, I don't consider myself an above-average rider at all, but I am very experienced; I've been riding on the street since the mid/late 70's, the first couple of years on the back roads of Southern Germany.

I've owned or ridden about 3 dozen different bikes, from 55cc to my Z1000, and I can truly say that the mint '95 Ninja 250 I bought my Nephew to learn on was one of the most fun and best handling bikes I've ever ridden, hands down.

My BF remarked that he saw me lean that little thing farther than he's ever seen me do on anything else. When I bought it, the tires were not worn, but old (it had 1500 miles on it but was 12 years old) so I immediately went out & put some Pirelli Sport Demons on it....GREAT tire for that bike, I'd recommend you get a set sooner than later, you'll love 'em.

I'm actually even heavier than you but still found it had plenty of power. As you found out, you just have to ride it like an old 2 stroke, with the meat of the power band being from 6000-9000 rpm!

Please MAKE DAMN SURE YOU CHECK THE OIL LEVEL OFTEN!!! The pre '08 models like yours have a tiny oil capacity, just > 2 qt. I warned my Nephew about this & he forgot....and lightly seized the motor. Sigh.....and I was going to buy it back from him, too.

[Electrical_Tech]

It's good to hear from experienced riders about the pros of the little ninja. I feel much more comfortable in turns on my wife's ninja than I do on my ZZR. That said, I don't think I could give up the ZZR for the 250. I just love the acceleration of the ZZR too much. With time I will make it corner just as well I'm sure.

[TejasRider]

Very good write up with some good info. Thanks for posting.

[Gimpdiggity]

For the record everyone, my 250 is pretty modified now. About the only thing that I can get for it that I actually want for it now are some SS brake lines, which will probably come this fall.

I may also get another set of rearsets for it, but I'm not sure. I didn't like the ones that I had, because they just didn't feel right...but I got them for a song and sold them for twice what I paid for them, so maybe the fact that they were worth so much more than I paid for them made me just want to sell them!!

[Electrical_Tech]

I have a newbie question .. what are "rearsets" ??

[Gimpdiggity]

Originally Posted by Electrical_Tech

I have a newbie question .. what are "rearsets" ??

Your footpegs are rearsets.

They make a few different kinds for most bikes that move the foot position back and up more than it is stock.

[Electrical_Tech]

Ahhh. Ok. Thanks for the info

[Gimpdiggity]

Here's a link to a couple of pics of my 250 that I have in an album on here.

http://www.motorcycle-database.com/f...ms-my-250.html

[Electrical_Tech]

Nice