People with more frequent usage and with more frequency in riding kms involved, the ownership cost when it comes to tyres, chain sprockets and oil change will be more of a load than a normal moderately used ninja. That is a big source of worry.

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Ride Safe
Krishna

Insurance is around 8k
For me it was 8600(national insurance,Trivandrum)
And after 1yr I paid ₹5600(national insurance ,Payyanur ,kannur,Kerala) it's zero depreciation

There is something more to this than just insufficient quantity of oil being filled in. What you are saying is during second service oil removed was 650 ml whereas the amount of oil should have been 2.2 liters with the oil filter. That's like saying someone put only 1 liter of oil in your bike of which 250 ml was consumed/ evaporated. This is highly unlikely. The most common mistake that I can think of is to fill only 2 litres instead of 2.2 as the oil is available in units of 1 liter. The deficit of 200 ml while not good for the long term health of your bike, is not critically fatal in the immediate terms.

Over here I would also put at least some of the responsibility on the second service centre. Alarm bells should have rung and a deeper investigation should have been carried out the moment it was noticed that only 650 ml of oil was drained out. Instead they just filled the requisite quantity of oil and sent you on your way.

What I am trying to say is that the bearing failure is just a symptom, the cause may not be filling insufficient amount of oil. The cause may still be inside the engine. It needs to be stripped down and every component needs to be examined before moving any further.

I agree with Krishna. Longetivity of the spares depends on the type and frequency of use. I use CBR for daily commute to office apart from weekend rides and tours. Have covered 20,800 kms in 21 months. I can do so becoz I know maintainance is not expensive. But with N300, I will have to buy an alternate vehicle for commuting to office and other errands, using Ninja for the weekends and tours.





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Should I change oil before 1K ?? Any suggestions please ??

Guys, this bearing issue and engine seizures in Ninja has got me worried. My sole reason for getting Ninja was because I wanted premium quality plus bulletproof reliability which Ninja 250 was.

Is the story different for Ninja 300?

Follow the instructions given by the SVC.




What bearing and engine seizures issues? There are no manufacturing or design defects that lead to such issues. If there are any individual cases they are based on their own individual circumstances, it has nothing to do with any product defects.

Wouldn't buying and maintaining another vehicle be more expensive than the routine maintenance cost of Ninja. No offence. I have also booked my Ninja 300 and I will be getting delivery this weekend.

I too had this doubt as to maintenance cost, but then even a decent 150 would cost atleast 65000, plus maintenance cost of around 5-6k a year with additional fuel costs.

If I do the math, its easier to maintain just the Ninja.?

Maintainance of other vehicles, supposedly a commuter will b less cheaper. Its not only the fuel and oil replacement to be done but other consumables as well. I got my CBR's chain and sprockets changed for 2500 bucks including labour. Whereas for Ninja it should cost around 15k( I think). Please correct me if I am wrong. Also, if using N300 for daily commute, the tyres will have to be changed soon enough(a pair of Ninja spec Michelins cost 10k in Delhi) whereas the mrfs of a commuter will easily see 20k mileage on them. Thats the reason I said Ninja can be a second weekend /tour bike.





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Green Mist is finally here. Got the bike delivered last Thursday after booking on Friday before that. In short got him in 1 week of booking. I am running in the bike now, and its a pain to stay below 4000 rpm. Also, quite unsafe. Straight out of the showroom there was a metallic noise from behind, as suspected it was chain noise. SVC guys adjusted and lubed the chain and the noise has subsided however, faint noise is there. Ownership report to come soon.

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Thanks, thats encouraging. Do you recommend changing the oil and filter as soon as I get the bike, or stick to factory regime of oil change and oil grade making sure they pour the right quantity.

Well my friend, I got a NInja 300 and it is my daily commute. Watch out this space for info on ownership costs.

And there i was thinking you were riding around on teh new 390 you said you chose to take. :-p

Anyways, congrats mate..!! Enjoy the green baby.


Cheers
RIde safe
Krishna

hey chinmaya nice to see you on xbhp and congratulation for the new bike! Cancelling that pune trip wasnt that unfruitful afterall...:P

Congrats for the beast @chinmayakar. Well...have bookmarked this thread and will keep a close eye on the proceedings. Congrats once again and ride safe.