What if we cross the 4000 RPM mark before 800kms break in ? Any negative effect on engine/bike in long run ?
I got bit excited on Gr Noida expressway and crossed 150kmph twice after 400kms run, before that i was maintaining the RPM restriction.

What if we cross the 4000 RPM mark before 800kms break in ? Any negative effect on engine/bike in long run ?
I got bit excited on Gr Noida expressway and crossed 150kmph twice after 400kms run, before that i was maintaining the RPM restriction.

With the launch of the 300 aspirations of all Ninja fans must be soaring. Well to be very frank the bug of buying a sports bike bit me almost a month back though as all conservative Indians would say " Pretty Late in life". But I guess one should get younger at heart with each passing year. so it all began when I came across a friend Mr Amrinder who was passing town on an R1.i immediately decided that I too need to buy a bike now. The last one I owned was a Yamaha RXZ 135 which was considered real hep when it was launched I guess somewhere in 96. So that got me short listing bikes presently available in the Indian Market. Since I am presently driving a CRV and have been away from the biking experience for quiet some time I found the research very interesting . I was clear that I will not go in for a daily commuting bike also with due apologise to all RE diehard fans somehow the RE's don't appeal to me.......probably I see a lot of them daily in the course of my job. So the next available choices were:

1. Ninja 650
2. Ninja 300
3. R1
4. Fireblade
5. CBR 250

As I would hardly be located at big metros owning a litre class bike would have been a problem as far as maintenance is concerned also I would run out of road pretty soon. So that left me with the choice between the Ninja family and the CBR 250. Though 650 is the ultimate bike as a daily commuter and as a sports variant entry level superbike the only thing which made me drop it from my list was the price. So ultimately there were two bikes to choose from ie Ninja 300 and CBR 250. As Ninja 300 is yet not available here all my research was from International forums. the CBR though is a good effort from Honda but some how the fit and finish as compared to Ninja was ( my personal feeling) wanting. Also it does not give the mean looks of a sports bike. I had the opportunity of riding a 250 for a day and this is what I observed:
1. The engine though is pretty refined but it lacks the excitement.
2. The fit and finish , paint quality and plastic quality leaves scope for improvement.
3. The profile does not look imposing enough.

So the last in the list was ninja 300. Though at the time of booking no Indian ownership reviews are available but a lot of International reviews are on the net. Influenced by these reports I had taken the plunge and had booked a 300 on 2nd Apr with Pro Biking. Deliveries were to start some time end of April. As only two colours would have been available ie Green and White, I had gone for the characteristic green of ninja. What really got me going for this bike was that First off, it looks gorgeous, with proper big-bike styling that fools many a passer by into thinking it's a 600cc plus sports bike (aided by the lack of any stickers except, simply, 'Ninja'). It has big-brother design cues - especially the twin headlights, windscreen, fairing and exhaust. Its genesis is clearly a scaled-down middleweight rather than a hopped-up 125. This is a 'small' bike you can own and stare at fondly without feeling like you're at the rear end of the food chain.Despite the displacement increase, Kawasaki claims the Ninja 300 gets better gas mileage than its predecessor.
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i am shocked to read this... mumbai folks are claiming a waiting period of 100 days for a kwanja650. since i dont ride in rains, i am planning my bookings such that she comes by the times the monsoon is over... surprised that elsewhere the delivery times is 6~8 weeks only?

N650 does 80 kmph at 4k rpm. But with the tourque available at low rpms u wouldnt mind riding it at 4k rpm. But 300 is best ridden at 5 k rpm for runnin. The next leg can be done at 7k rpm.
Regards,
Deepan

So finally after a wait of almost 2 months i got delivery of my vehicle. At the KTM showroomit was a very plesent experiance and things went of very smoothly. I insisted that i should get the bike first thing in the morning as soon as the showroom opened as i had a long way to cover back home. After all the paperwork the bike was delivered at 12. I had the advantage of a decent run in period as i rode it almost 300 kms back home though with a rpm restriction of 4000.

After waiting peacefully for complete 2 months, I finally lay hands on the Ninja! 10 June being my mum's birthday I was accompanied to the showroom by my best old buddies...10 of them Needless to say they were as excited as I was since this is the first sports bike in the group
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.... and I was rolling...I was FINALLY riding my dream, a dream which I saw some years ago. It was a special feeling, a very distinct one which I cannot express in words! I briefly looked up and thanked my God and my parents...

arnavsameer[/URL] : way to go... all essentials i guess... may i suggest that u add frame-sliders & fork-protectors on it a.s.a.p.