My New Toy!

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:56 am

Well it's not really NEW NEW since I bought it used from a friend of mine that had it less than a month, but it's somewhat new for me. I picked it up back in late October or so...

2008 Ninja 250R

It's by far not a powerful bike, obviously, but it good enough for me right now. I used to ride about 6-7 years ago and wanted to start up again for awhile now but wanted to get more experience under my belt before I went with a bigger bike. So far in the time I've had it I've put over 1,000 miles on it. I haven't been able to ride it lately though since it's been cold as balls out being below or very close to freezing in the morning. I rode when it was 40F in the morning but I'm drawling the line there.

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:16 pm

..I think this belongs in the off-topic media section, you should know that

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Just kidding, nice bike man!

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:18 pm

the 08s are BAD ASS.....

Cool bikes

JRM · Post by **JRM** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:33 pm

Nice. I've been debating on putting some money towards a bike or just continue saving towards a house.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:46 pm

Nice toy! I'd love to get a bike, but that would take money away from the car....and I can't bring myself to do that! Good luck with it, ride safe! And its been in the 20s here overnight so I feel you.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:55 pm

First Point: This is such old news, I've already forgotten about it

Second Point:

bad Jason

Third Point: I'm moving your thread

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:56 pm

damn, ninja'd by the Admin

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:08 pm

Sorry, I'm new here...

Yah spending the money on the bike was a little tough to do but after it was done and I rode it for a week I was having a blast. Picked up a new jacket and helmet since my helmet was well... old, heavy and liner falling apart.

Not to mention loud. I'm still acquiring gear which is priority as opposed to modding the bike since I would rather not have the risk of going down and end up having skin from my ass grafted to my face. The only modification to the bike has been a brake light modulator so it blinks when 4-5 times then goes solid when I apply it. Modding is in my blood but I'm trying to not do it to the bike all that much since I don't plan to keep the bike a long time and buy a larger one in a year or so.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:29 pm

But then we would be able to call you assface and it would be completely true.

and don't worry, not everyone picks up this new fangled internet thingy right away.

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:37 pm

True but why would I want to be called that? lol

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:38 pm

Gosh, by the title of this thread I though you hit Opi up for some of his special products.... (see lost the SRT thread)

nice bike BTW.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:52 pm

nice, little gas saver you have there. they have a sweet look to them, too.

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:15 pm

I'm afraid to know about his "special products"

Yeah, gets some pretty good gas at 62mpg and a 4.8gal tank. Thats the highest I've gotten on it....

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:37 pm

nice little bike...I rode one for a few years back in the day. They will get up to about 110 mph if you try. They also get good mpg

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:08 am

Cool bike, Jas!

I've been wanting a "beater" bike since the gas crunch hit (for to and from work), but, with the weather getting cold, and gas down under $2, it's not so much an issue, now.

If I had a bike like yours, I would probably kill myself on it...

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:19 am

nice bike man! i still plan to buy one in a few years... but something more beat up that i can lay down and not care about.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:19 pm

Eh, these kids and their crotch rockets.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:46 pm

kool bike, not a fan of the green though

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:57 pm

rOniN wrote:nice little bike...I rode one for a few years back in the day. They will get up to about 110 mph if you try. They also get good mpg

they will go faster then that! i had my 07 at 120. granted you will need about 1 1/2 miles of straight away to get it there..

why are you only gettin 62 mpg? you are running 93 octane in it rt? i was gettin btwn 70-75 mpg on my 07 and from what i can tell they only changed the looks of the bike. I dont think, k&n filter, 43 tooth sprocket, muzzy exhuast . would make me get that big of a diff. in mpg . and i beat the shit out of that bike. i know its not that fast but mine would do 100 mph 1/4 mile i think its fast for a 250 just my .02

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:57 pm

The one I was on was a 01 so they might have done a few things to help it out...my 110 runs were on about a 1 mile stretch...maybe if I had more room?....

fusion210 · Post by **fusion210** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:27 am

And so it begins. D:

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:12 am

Ricer...

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:04 pm

I think I remember my fiances dad telling me that they changed a few other things so it gets a little less mileage than it used to.

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:49 pm

Idk what they changed but the stock hp/ tq is less then the older style ones too! ? i wonder why this is unless its a typo? o well.. looks better though! get a zx-14 and your good to go! or a 2000 zx6 rr 636

01rtgurl · Post by **01rtgurl** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:07 am

fusion210 wrote:And so it begins. D:

Nice, I had looked at a few Ninjas before my CBR

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:18 am

nice bike, but more importantly........ is that you house??? looks pretty nice!

Post by **Diablo0** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:29 am

Maddog wrote:Cool bike, Jas!

I've been wanting a "beater" bike since the gas crunch hit (for to and from work), but, with the weather getting cold, and gas down under $2, it's not so much an issue, now.

If I had a bike like yours, I would probably kill myself on it...

Just have to know your limits and know the limits of the bike. With gas starting to climb back up cent by cent I can't wait for warmer weather to get here so I can start riding it to work everyday.

Opi wrote:

nice bike man! i still plan to buy one in a few years... but something more beat up that i can lay down and not care about.

So a pre-08 Ninja 250 then lol. They're fairly cheap and can be had for about a grand from the prices I've seen.

Midnight_Rider wrote:Eh, these kids and their crotch rockets.

You know you're thinking about getting one.

Ntyvirus1 wrote:kool bike, not a fan of the green though

To be honest I wasn't either the first time I saw it but it really grows on you and I really like it now. It's easy to spot on the road so it's less likely for someone to cut me off and say "I just didn't see him there."

cbjones26 wrote:
rOniN wrote:nice little bike...I rode one for a few years back in the day. They will get up to about 110 mph if you try. They also get good mpg
they will go faster then that! i had my 07 at 120. granted you will need about 1 1/2 miles of straight away to get it there..

why are you only gettin 62 mpg? you are running 93 octane in it rt? i was gettin btwn 70-75 mpg on my 07 and from what i can tell they only changed the looks of the bike. I dont think, k&n filter, 43 tooth sprocket, muzzy exhuast . would make me get that big of a diff. in mpg . and i beat the shit out of that bike. i know its not that fast but mine would do 100 mph 1/4 mile i think its fast for a 250 just my .02

Dunno, just getting 62 usually but I haven't checked it recently since I hadn't ridden it a ton. They did change the engine, how much though I'm not sure but I have heard they changed cams, valves, and tranny... again, not sure how much though.

It is a little surprising for a 250 though I'll say that... I mean it's not a bat out of hell but it has more pickup than I thought it would in the higher RPMs and does 75mph pretty well.

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:14 pm

If I got another bike, that would have been the one to re-learn on. Perfect choice J.

Buy the good gear and be safe dude.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:06 pm

Yeah man. If I got a bike it would have to be a liiiitle larger, since I'm a heavy guy. But, that's a great bike to learn on mang.

More pics!

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:09 am

grambo wrote:If I got another bike, that would have been the one to re-learn on. Perfect choice J.

Buy the good gear and be safe dude.

Thanks Grambo! Yeah right now I've got a SHOEI RF-1000 helmet, Scorpion All-In jacket, and ICON Recon pants. Still looking for some boots and gloves that I like and are comfortable.

invujerry wrote:Yeah man. If I got a bike it would have to be a liiiitle larger, since I'm a heavy guy. But, that's a great bike to learn on mang.

More pics!

Yeah sometimes I do feel big on it but other times I feel fine. I'd like to get a different rear set but again... don't really plan on keeping it for a long time so I don't want to put any money into any mods.