hey flyboy,
congrats on the impending aquisition. Well the one thing that u need to do before taking delivery, is get the saree guard removed and replace it with a grab rail. Other than that there may be a few worrying issues like the light may fog up just after starting when in the showroom or riding in the rain. but this goes away shortly after. Incase u see this dont worry abt it.
other than that the regular PDI is fine, engine oil coolant levels. all lights working? When i took delivery of the bike it had 28kms on the odo. well i checked with some other owners and they too had abt 27-29kms, part of the bajaj PDI i guess.
Rest once you get the delivery, contain the excitement a bit and ride safely. she can fly, so dont overspeed during run in and easy on the throttle. enjoy the experience and look up 650 owners group on FB and put in a request to be added. lot on info there abt the bike.
all the best

Hello to all,
Despite being new to Xbhp membership, Have been following it for months.
After weeks of search and analysis,and confused between Ninja 250r and 650r, i have finally booked a 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650r from Chandigarh.And very happy about it.Have owned a Pulsar 180 dtsi and RE Classic 500 before.
Fellow riders in chandigarh , anyone?
Before i take the delivery, can someone let me know if there is any pre delivery inspection list?

Thanks.

Got a day in New Orleans, so did the best thing i could in one day, found a biking shop,paid a visit. ZX14, Z1000, ZX6R and the 2013 Ninja 650 all in a line. Orgasmic........ that too would be an understatement.
2013 Ninja in blue looks awesome. The front cowl housing the headlights is not body coloured in the 2013 Ninja, its Matt black, so is the front mudguard... looks very batmanish. I am getting tempted to source the fairing and the mudguard now, blacken the headlight reflectors and put projectors. I guess that is next mod due when i get back next time. Other that a few decals and slightly larger openings on the side of the fairing, the bike is exactly the same as the 2012 otherwise. Ofcourse ABS is the other difference.

I see your point, never knew these things, thanks for sharing.

It is tough, really really tough. Today I had to control myself a lot from buying the Philips extreme vision, as I am sure, I will buy the Morrimotto too, I spent 10 mins at the parking lot deciding whether to buy it or not, finally decided not to .

The radiator guard is definitely a high priority along with the Morrimotto. All the best for your three months long sail, please keep posting.

Guilty as charged, that was me talking about emptying the tank. Actually doing that helps because here in india we dont get fuel stabilizers like in the west and the fuel lying idle tends to disintegrate, layer and the little water that may settle in at the bottom. Lot of stuff available on the net regarding this. Anyways, i have now decided that i am going to tank up and get the bike started every 2-3 days for 5 mins. That will rid the petrol at the bottom steadily.
I know the feeling of spending like crazy. Besides picking up gear for myself which was a necessity the spends on the add on the bike is like fueling a bottomless pit. Incase you figure out a way to stop the spending fill me on the trick.
As for morimoto, i have already looked the website and have shortlisted what i need to pick up when i head to the US next year. The stock bulbs definitely need replacement. Yeah i need to figure out a way to get Venkat to pune permanently. I guess its easier for me to ride to Bangy and get everything done there. Probably will do that the next time i am down from my sail.
Abt the rains, the issue i faced was the rear indicators filling up with water and muck thrown up from the rear tyres. The radiator gets dirty as hell. Lemme know once you have got the fender extender and/or radiator guard.

Oh, you were the one who wanted to empty the tank .

Man, I have been spending like crazy on her, need to control myself, I saw a Ninja [Service stations owner] with the Morrimotto HID at the workshop, looked cool and according to the owner are absolutely worth it. He has assured me that he will get them fitted onto the bike.

I am just waiting to go on a long ride, hope the weather gods show some mercy, I have decided not to take her out in rains unless absolutely necessary.

Paddock stands

Hey raghu,
As soon as i finished the running in i have started redlining her in each gear for the next 1000 kms(ie 2600kms). 1st gear redline spd is 73kmph, 2nd gear is 105kmph. Cant remember the 3rd 4 th 5th gears.
As of now i have finished 3300kms.
Yeah i was following your link on the owners group FB page. I am still using the OEM mineral oil 10W 40. Will be changing to full synthetic when i get back from my sail after 3 months. The reason for not going full synthetic before was to ensure a good run in on mineral oil, also wanted to open her up completely before changing to full synth.
Looking forward to hearingabout the notable changes after switching to the synthetic oil.
Safe riding

Picked up the paddock stand for the rear from DSG. they have a couple of options. I picked up only the rear paddock as i decided to pick up the tyre chock for the front.
Cost of the paddock was Rs3500. They also have the option of purchasing a dual paddock, where the handle is common to both the front and rear and one can switch to either the rear or the front paddock at a time. Cost of that is 5500. This helps when u want to do maintenance on the front tyre. Also both type of paddocks come with adjustable mounts, so they cater to different bikes.
For the rear paddock, one needs to buy spools which cost an additional Rs1500.The front paddock comes with stud type mounts which fit directly under the front forks, no additional spools needed there.
Their paddock stands are the one from kraftwerks.

Nice to hear that you crossed the 200, must feeling like heaven .

Tell me one thing, how much speeds does she do in each gear at redline [not sure if u have redlined her]? In what gear does she do 100? By the way my first service is done, Motul 300v 15W 50 FS went in, I will update my ownership thread, dont want to hijack your bikes thread.

how much has your bike run?

ZMA, stop worrying and just keep riding, the more you listen to such things the more you wont enjoy the bike. For my bike, I keep giving small bursts of power and then slow down, I havent crossed 6K rpm till date, I too hear some tik tik noise from the engine after 10+ kms of riding, I am not going to be concerned now, once the running in is done, I will have a blast and see if the sound increases, but I believe all is fine.

thanx zimbly ..guys anybody who can make me come out of dilemma , as i'am getting "tik tik" noise which peculiar from engine<not to odd> at thorttle closing time...i'am using xtra premium fuel which i guess is 91 octane and its more evident after 15 to 20 kms.it has odo reading 400 kms till date... i got her not more then 6 k rpm generally , and normally 4 to 5 k rpms...is it the doubt i have or valve sound ....which i think is to early to comment ...to people who is not sure please dont confuse me as it is new and i n break in period...i haved riden other SBK'S but for normal ride say 5 to 10 kms...actualy owning your's makes you more consious.. also the engine sound is heavy for all middle weight and a litre segment...is it normal.. rest i have to weight till first service....

thanks..

so finished a trip to bombay the other day. funnily enuf took the exit via toll road at panvel. nobody at the toll stopped me and before i knew it i was on the mum pun expressway, the last 5 or 6 kms. later realized that i was not supposed to be on that road n should have continued on the main NH 4. anyways seeing the open stretch of the expressway, i let her rip and touched 206kmph before coming back to sane speeds.
didnt realize i had reachd that speed till i looked down and saw those digits staring back at me. dead stable at those speeds. though the cacophony of sounds makes it hard to differentiate between engine wail, road noise, wind blast and the thumping beat of your heart...

@Mr ZMA welcome to the club. i am sure you are already having a blast with her. as for the frame sliders order them from prs mumai online. they will deliver them to u. cost is 9500 plus shipping for the r and g frame sliders.
as for the running in, i followed the rpm limitation laid down in the manual most of the time. occasionally u do tend to go a bit beyond the limits. idea of running in is to break in all the parts. so even though the manual says 4000rpm, dont keep it steady at that rpm. during the running in phase alter the rpm frequently to load the various components.

congo to people who owns this beast...i also wanted to share my excitement over the latest possesion of my ninja 650 012.. i just wanted to know as in running period its neccassary to maintain the RPM limits but i exceeded it at times around 6 to 7 and speeding around 130 + once because i couldn't control her thrust...is it to harming or ...chalta hai haha
else
somebody can tell me about the crash slider where i can get this in delhi for 012 model as i stay up in lucknow so need a near by city , i ''ll be getting some other stuff for my lady...

thanxx

OOPs. today i was doing 125km/hr for few minutes rpm was 5000 odo reading 300+
lugging do happen if you are in high gear and in low rpm

One more thing i want to confess. quit embarrassing really. i had dropped my baby twice and the funny part almost in the same manner. i was just started the bike in parking and was about to move in the right direction. Suddenly i think i may have locked the handle completely on the right and the babe just fell down. Babe was so heavy that i could not do any thing about it. in-fact i have to call some one to help lift the babe. The Damage by Gods grace not much. some minor paint was removed from the right fairing and some scratch which was rectified by polishing.

lesson learn...... Never ever turn the handle completely sideways and move the vehicle.

Hey kurianfiji, as far as changing gears is concerned, i maintained the 4000rpm run in limit for changing through the gears. more often than not, i changed up before this rpm. min rpm for upshift was 2000rpm in 1,2 n 3 gears and 2500rpm for 4, 5 n 6 gears. try and maintain your max rpm in any gear at 4000 in the running in period. in 6th gear 4000 corelates to 88kmph. when u say u are having difficulty, were you experiencing lugging due to low rpms or something else.

So you had finished your break-in period and one service.
i am having difficulty in getting the right RPM for changing gear. Could you tell me the right rpm for changing to 2-3-4-5-6 in break-in period

hehehe how can i miss this