It's been quite some time since I posted something and I do apologise to guys who are waiting for their machines. I know how I was during my waiting period. My only defense is the 13 + work hours I have been going through.

Met with a minor accident on the super smooth (read slippery) JVLR road at a speed of around 20 kph. Chawl boys racing and cutting dangerously forced me to break suddenly and caused me to slip. I had to use the front breaks as my legs were tucked on footpegs and didn't have enough time to use the rear break. Fell to my right and landed straight on my knee and I am thankful for the kneepads without which my knee would have taken the maximum impact. Absolutely no injury to my knee, but since my toes were on the footpegs, my calf got stuck beneath the silencer which inturn caused a burn on my calf. Minor scratches to the fairing, a burnt patch on my leg and a broken heart are the only reminders I have of the unfortunate incident. Any good wax options I can use to polish off the scratches?

I have completed around 650 kms till now and the rides are still as enjoyable as my first. Have taken her to 78 kph max and can feel the power waiting to be unleashed. 800 km mark and then the 1st servicing should be up soon. The second filling gave me a mileage of around 22 kpl taking the average to 25 kpl.

Getting a lot of stares and some idiots who jump in front to slow me down so that they can get a better view of the bike. One guy in a car almost squashed me between his car and the divider so that he could tell me that the headlights were on. I don't approve of murderers but at that moment I could empathize with some of them. .

Planning on getting frame sliders this weekend after checking out the options with nikunj (arsenic). And if I am unable to remove the one deep scratch I have, use a decal on it.

Will try updating this thread on a regular basis. Hope the soon to be owners get their rides asap.

Cheers to all.

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Sad to hear about your accident.
I travel from Thane to Saki naka everyday during 11-12 odd and I see one white Ninja every day on the other side of the road. The guy wears a sparx helmet. Anyone from here ??

A lot has been said about the comfort level of the seats in the negative sence with respect to the Ninja 250, even to the extent of them being BUTT busters during long hauls. What is your experiance with the seats of the 300. Can they sustain the rider comfortably on long tours.

like arna has mentioned above, I would like to know what is the comfort level of the seats in this bike. Owners, your inputs please.

The seats are pretty hard and definitely not a good option to tour on. Just placing your hands on the seat will give you a pretty good idea of its firmness. The stiff suspension doesn't help either. I am going to check out if the suspension can be softened as there are no immediate plans for a long tour (involving twisties) plus see what options are available for softer or gel based seat covers.

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The seats are pretty hard and definitely not a good option to tour on. Just placing your hands on the seat will give you a pretty good idea of its firmness. The stiff suspension doesn't help either. I am going to check out if the suspension can be softened as there are no immediate plans for a long tour (involving twisties) plus see what options are available for softer or gel based seat covers.

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Just a small google about gel seats and there comes a link from one of our mods on it. It is not preferred to have softer/sofa seats for long journeys as they tend to have adverse effects on your spine and bottoms. You sink in the seats, especially the gel ones and that tail bone has to bear it. I do agree that the seats shouldn't be rock hard like Mercedes AMG series but they should be hard enough. The softer the seats, the difficult it is to go on long journeys. Riding posture too has its own play in it.
Personal experience is when I sit in my dad's MS800 with custom soft seats I can't withstand even a continuous drive of 70-100 kms and need a break. But when I travel in Mahindra Verito/Logan or even my Pulsar 150, I can continuously do more than 120 kms happily. (yes, I did use the examples of cars and sorry for that).

Well in that case I'll first see if softening the suspension helps.
Good chances that my 1st servicing will be done tomorrow or the day after. Will keep everyone posted.

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Don't mess with the suspension, if u soften it u'll miss out on the bike's handling. You are better off installing a gel seat

My 2 cents



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