Ninja 650R - Ownership Thread

[Barkha]

Hi UrbanNomad . i guess if u want LHS and RHS then u need a rear seat cowl ...(pic attached). drill 4 holes exactly 1 inch above the already existing holes.fabricate 2 brackets (length wise and weld then together with 2 cross member to be fixed inside the cowl) weld 4 nuts inside the bracket aligned with the drilled holes. . now make sure the saree guard on both side are straight and not curved.now fix 4 , 2 on each saree guard bolts aligned with the driller holes on the cowl. fix it and take a tour. when not required unscrew them...hope this helps...if not then ill make some diagrams and upload,

[Sunnyside_up!]

Planning to get a grill fabricator to convert the bbq grill of a saree guard into a more aesthetic frame for taking on saddle bags. Anybody here has any experience/suggestions for same?

Get on the FB group if you haven't yet already. Plenty of previous experiences there, including one rocket scientist who actually used his grill to BBQ chicken and had the runs for a week from the paint melting into the meat!

[somen1984]

get on the fb group if you haven't yet already. Plenty of previous experiences there, including one rocket scientist who actually used his grill to bbq chicken and had the runs for a week from the paint melting into the meat! :d

...rofl.. ....

[UrbanNomad]

Ninja 650R - Ownership Thread

Get on the FB group if you haven't yet already. Plenty of previous experiences there, including one rocket scientist who actually used his grill to BBQ chicken and had the runs for a week from the paint melting into the meat!

Roflol. Yup on the group... Read bout that one...

[Sachinnair]

So close yet so far
Today, KTM Vashi dealer was suppose to register my N650 however the job was not done today. Tomorrow, I have to submit him original LIC document and original address proof again so that he can proceed with registration passing of my vehicle.

Hopefully, by Wednesday, I would bring home the green beauty.

[Sachinnair]

Finally MIDORI comes home on 12/12/12. Sharing it here as it all began right here in xBHP

[somen1984]

^^^ congrats !! Now you own a 650cc power !!

[Sachinnair]

Not bad, I finished riding 1000 kms on my N650 in 7 days. Run in period @ 4000 rpm is now completed and tomorrow I am heading to Ghatkopar PBK for the first service

[nicky_cool_dude_2004]

Ninja 650

Finally MIDORI comes home on 12/12/12. Sharing it here as it all began right here in xBHP

Congrats on your ninja. I'm contemplating to purchase of the 650 soon. I'd like to know what are the security measures which you can take. I stay in a society, where people are interested more in whats happening in my house rather then theirs, so i'd like to take some security measures for the new bike. Any alarm system that will avoid unnecessary fidgeting with the bike or anything of these sorts. Thanks in advance.

[Sachinnair]

Congrats on your ninja. I'm contemplating to purchase of the 650 soon. I'd like to know what are the security measures which you can take. I stay in a society, where people are interested more in whats happening in my house rather then theirs, so i'd like to take some security measures for the new bike. Any alarm system that will avoid unnecessary fidgeting with the bike or anything of these sorts. Thanks in advance.

Hi, Gorilla 8017 & Xena Disc Alarm are the best to buy. Few of the N650 owners have put them on their bikes and it works like a charm. You might like to check it out. I think Zimbly (Xbhp id) has installed it on his N650 so you can check with him on his experience about the security alarm.

All the Best!

[zimbly]

Congrats on your ninja. I'm contemplating to purchase of the 650 soon. I'd like to know what are the security measures which you can take. I stay in a society, where people are interested more in whats happening in my house rather then theirs, so i'd like to take some security measures for the new bike. Any alarm system that will avoid unnecessary fidgeting with the bike or anything of these sorts. Thanks in advance.

Hey Nicky,
Like Sachin mentioned, i have the gorilla 8017 installed in the bike. Comes with a shock sensor, which gives a warn away beep when someone touches the bike, it someone bumps into it, it sets off an alarm for 30 secs. It also comes with a tilt sensor, so if someone take the bike of the side stand the alarm goes off.
Fairly easy to install, typical plug and play. i took more time figuring out where to install the components, than in the actual installation.
Shipped it directly from Amazon, US. It was delivered to my door step.
It comes with a small lcd screen enabled remote. so when within range it alerts you what alarm has been activated. Range in open areas is about 100mts, but within buildings, it falls to 20-30mts at best.
Total cost was 194$approx with shipping and customs. Downside, its very sensitive, even at the lowest sensitivity setting. This was much to the amusement of some xbhp members who revved their R15 with free flow exhaust 5 meters from the N650 and set off the alarm. I am fairly happy with it. i have witnessed it keep those unwanted inquisitive touching/feeling the bike kinda guys at bay. But with kids its another story, after the initial shock, its more of a novelty, which dies away after a week, so expect kids to touch the bike on purpose to set the alarm off. What can i say... cheap thrills... but that we have all been through that stage.
The other option is a Xena disc lock with inbuilt alarm(other manufacturers have their version of it as well, but xena is commonly used). locks the front disc and if someone tabs or bumps into the bike it sets off the alarm. There are a whole variety of them available online.
Lemme know if u need any info.

[Varun.Lamba]

Congrats on your ninja. I'm contemplating to purchase of the 650 soon. I'd like to know what are the security measures which you can take. I stay in a society, where people are interested more in whats happening in my house rather then theirs, so i'd like to take some security measures for the new bike. Any alarm system that will avoid unnecessary fidgeting with the bike or anything of these sorts. Thanks in advance.

Hey nicky, i have been using the Oxford Screamer since my D day.. It has never let me down.. You can get many options for the same at different locations.. Just get one which suits your budget and serves the purpose! All the best buddy..

[nicky_cool_dude_2004]

This is the treatment i get for booking a Ninja 650?

Hello everyone. I stay at Mulund, have booked a Ninja 650 from the Kanjurmarg showroom. Booking date :10-01-2013. I'd like to tell a small indecent.
Me and my father had been to see the Ninja 650 the first time. Date of visit : somewhere around 29th december. We both liked the bike and i decided to book it for myself. So i booked the bike on the above mentioned date. Finance was taken from my co-op bank in my area as i have a good tie up with them.
On 9-01-2013, I had been to book the bike, I was attended by a very kind person from the showroom, lets call him Mr. X (I do not want to take any names here.) and his senior was busy on the phone, lets call him Mr. Y. Mr. X help me out in showing the bike, the engine and all the possible technical details of the bike. But when it came to booking, he had to hand over the issue to Mr. Y. Now me, my dad and mum are waiting to book the bike, its 8;10 on the clock and the showroom closes at 8;30, and Mr. Y is happily busy over the phone least bothered to attend us, even after knowing we are here to book the bike. Unfortunately we waited for 10 minutes and had to leave because of some urgency, although knowing this situation Mr. Y was least bothered to attend us. Extremely irritated by this even, we had to leave from the showroom.
Next day I took the booking cheque again to the same showroom, and was attended by Mr. Y. We did all the formalities and were done by 10 minutes. On that day Mr. Y said that the waiting period is of 60 - 90 days, which we accepted, but just for the note, to tell off the record he told us that the bike "MAY" be delivered in 45 days. We took the receipt and left.
After one week, i called up the showroom to as the status, so that i could proceed with the bank formalities as i had to arrange the funds and other things, Mr. Y answers the phone, I ask him about the bike and i get a blunt reply, " You have signed the contract and it mentions the delivery period", I kept quite, kept my head cool and asked the second question, whether he could at least tell me the approximate timing of the delivery as i had to put forth my documents and down-payments in the bank and he replies, "I cant tell anything right now". My father further took the phone and asked politely whether he could atleast tell the tentative date so as to carry out the procedure in banks, to which Mr. Y replies "Please refer to the contract copy which has been handed over to you". By now my dad had lost his cool. My dad finally told Mr. Y that "We know what is mentioned in the contract and accept it completely, it is just out of good faith and off the record which I'm asking you by what time the bike may arrive and I'm not asking for any commitment", on which Mr. Y replies "Please do not call me till the waiting period is over".
So we call to the Shreeram headquarters one good afternoon at 3:00 pm. We are attended by the customer care executive to whom we asked about the query of delivery period, on which we were told to contact the showroom. I replied that we do not want to talk to the showroom as the Mr. Y is rude. On knowing this she calls up the showroom and asks Mr. Y to call us. Mr. Y calls and starts to argue "When was i rude, I am just telling you the contract terms etc. etc." and the conversation ends up abruptly.
Now, even after rigorous follow ups, continuous contacts to all the possible numbers which i could find online, nobody is ready to tell me the status of the bike exactly and the showroom has been extremely rude to me. And i fail to understand that why people are being rude to us even after booking a bike, which costs as much as bomb.
If any seniors can help me out in this matter, i would be highly obliged, because the calling the dealership is of no use.

[The Monk]

Hello everyone. I stay at Mulund, have booked a Ninja 650 from the Kanjurmarg showroom. Booking date :10-01-2013. I'd like to tell a small indecent.
Me and my father had been to see the Ninja 650 the first time. Date of visit : somewhere around 29th december. We both liked the bike and i decided to book it for myself. So i booked the bike on the above mentioned date. Finance was taken from my co-op bank in my area as i have a good tie up with them.
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Now, even after rigorous follow ups, continuous contacts to all the possible numbers which i could find online, nobody is ready to tell me the status of the bike exactly and the showroom has been extremely rude to me. And i fail to understand that why people are being rude to us even after booking a bike, which costs as much as bomb.
If any seniors can help me out in this matter, i would be highly obliged, because the calling the dealership is of no use.

Query Approved and Moved

Have your tried emailing Bajaj on their customer helpline with your complaint and query?

[nicky_cool_dude_2004]

Will be mailing them soon.. But I'm not hoping any positive reply as I really doubt if they have any concrete info.