Kawasaki Ninja 250 Upgrades

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#11 Post by **KarateChick** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:48 pm

Sev · #12 Post by **Sev** » Tue May 09, 2006 5:18 pm

HandsomeRyan wrote:
but no matter what you do, it's still a 250.
and its still awesome.

Agreed.

BigChickenStrips · Wed May 10, 2006 6:02 am

thats a fun little bike, i jsut got a 2006 yellow 250R and i am loving it. it accelerates faster than any cars im facing in traffic but i dont have to worry about roll on power wheelies while i am still learning to ride. its to light i can throw it around pretty easy. i have recently fallen in love with the hooks on the back for carying stuff with a bungee. i find the overall ride to be very comfortable. we want some pics when you get the bike.

congrats and happy bike day.

you didnt do too bad either, check out cycletrader sometime. people selling used 250's with thousands of miles for more then MSRP of a new one.

CNF2002 · #14 Post by **CNF2002** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:15 am

I wonder what one looks like without the plastic!

#15 Post by **KarateChick** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:23 am

Ooooh - I saw a naked one once from a pic posted on some site. Will hafta dig around & see if I can locate it when I get a chance or somebody else with better search n surf capabilities will have to find it.

dieziege · #16 Post by **dieziege** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:31 am

There are some cool streetfighterized ninja 250s...

IMO, they look somewhat nighthawkish... the plastic under the seat is what does it I think. Not bad though. I briefly considered preemptively streetfightering my ninja... but decided I'd have more fun with "low key" customization.

This is just the first photo I could find, lifted from another site...

CNF2002 · #17 Post by **CNF2002** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:38 am

Very nice, but I wonder what they had to go through to get it to look like that. I'd like to see a Ninja just without the fairings, to compare what kind of work it would take to get it naked.

-Holiday · #18 Post by **-Holiday** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:40 am

dieziege wrote:There are some cool streetfighterized ninja 250s...

IMO, they look somewhat nighthawkish... the plastic under the seat is what does it I think. Not bad though. I briefly considered preemptively streetfightering my ninja... but decided I'd have more fun with "low key" customization.

This is just the first photo I could find, lifted from another site...

wow, you're right, that looks like a mini nighthawk 750!

and...ewww!!

dieziege · #19 Post by **dieziege** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:43 am

Problem is that the headlight, instrument cluster, mirrors, turn signals, etc are all mounted to the fairings.... so to legally ride on the street without the fairings takes a fair amount of work, and perhaps $250 worth of aftermarket gear if you want to do a good job.

-Holiday · #20 Post by **-Holiday** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:45 am

yea i think its best suited set up with the fairings.

btw, those front forks look puny!