guys ... can we ride the ninja in the rains....cause the radiator is fully exposed?

guys ... can we ride the ninja in the rains....cause the radiator is fully exposed?

Hey Guys,
I have clocked abt 2000km on my bike and i am feeling a bit of "tingling" vibrations in my bike espcially on the handle bars and the footpeg.The vibes start at different revs in each gear(1st-6500rpm, 2nd-7000 ,3rd-8500 and so on).

After riding in those rev ranges i feel my hands and feets "tingling" for some time.

Is it normal for all of u or is my engine not broken in well yet?

guys ... can we ride the ninja in the rains....cause the radiator is fully exposed?

Sure. Cooling system is completely water tight. Otherwise, the coolant will leak outside. Also if you look closely, in every car, the engine bay is not covered from the bottom so in rains, water gets inside the engine bay without creating any problem for the radiator or cooling system.



I would like to tell about an incident which happened yesterday morning.

I had gone on a ride and was doing around 120 kmph on NH4. While climbing crest of a bridge, there was a big bump. My bike flew up from the bump and landed with front wheel crossed (front wheel not in line with rest of the bike). The bike shook itself violently. So much so that the rear view mirrors shook themselves loose. It was a classic case of tank slap but before I could think about any kind of action, the bike righted itself and continued as if nothing had happened.

hi all,

Sorry for the delay in reply.
MY last post was from Mysore, but recently got posted to Bangalore on a long term transfer , so now a part of the bangalore group.

Finally a 12year old dream is fulfilled.On Friday, 14th , i got my bike.

To Start with the details, i was not able to sleep on Thursday thinking that tomorrow is the day, when a dream will come true. slept for few hours and got up at 5.20am. got ready and went to the office at 7:30am, just so that i may leave early to pick up ma bike.this was the first time in the entire career of 3yrs working that i had reached so early(otherwise i follow a principle "come late to the office, and make up by leaving early" )

Left office at 1pm to lalbagh to buy helmet first (safety first or fear of being caught by police ).took bus, auto and had to walk quite a deal to reach lalbagh from electronic city.. got the LS2 for 3300... .

Reached khivraj at 4:30pm. saw my bike . i was thrilled.
Prasanna explained all details, and i rode out of the showroom at 6pm, but to my disappointment it started raining.I went to the nearest filling station at old airport road.
I saw heads turning and at the filling station , cleaner guy came to me just to clean the bike with some cleaning liquid in his hand. i knew he just wanted to touch the bike and have a good feel, but my denial disappointed him. finally gave the energizer (91 octane) to ma baby and went rolling back on it.

Few observations made on the road - people try to come as near to you just to look more closely to the bike , every one pointing my out about the lights and i in return giving them a nod and a smile.
keeping to a limit of 4k rpm is a tough task although i am giving my best shot to maintain it.

Till now done 180kms within the Bangalore city, more of that on hosur road and the flyover too, and is satisfied that this bike is worth for every penny spent.

As for the other updates, i have ordered the Xena xx6 disc lock alarm from eBay, soon i frnd of mine coming to India shall hand it over to me.
Desparately waiting for the bike cover to arrive at the khivraj,( taki meri bike ko kisi ki nazar na lage )

That was all for the time being... shall be contributing more later...

Being new to Bangalore, shall look for fellow ninja riders to provide me with pointers where i can run in my bike freely ( without bumper to bumper traffic) as i am bored of hosur road.
Just PM me or call me at 9731930729, if any one wants to ride together.

The bike shook itself violently. So much so that the rear view mirrors shook themselves loose. It was a classic case of tank slap but before I could think about any kind of action, the bike righted itself and continued as if nothing had happened.

I would like to tell about an incident which happened yesterday morning.

I had gone on a ride and was doing around 120 kmph on NH4. While climbing crest of a bridge, there was a big bump. My bike flew up from the bump and landed with front wheel crossed (front wheel not in line with rest of the bike). The bike shook itself violently. So much so that the rear view mirrors shook themselves loose. It was a classic case of tank slap but before I could think about any kind of action, the bike righted itself and continued as if nothing had happened.

It shook my confidence in my tiny riding skills but increased confidence in bike’s handling a lot.

Dooood ! That was a close shave mate ! The ninja 250R doesnt have a steering damper..there is nothing to stop tank slapping getting out of control.
Its a good thing that you didnt try to stop the tank slap by putting more pressure on the handlebars. People fracture their wrists when they hold onto the bars tight during a tankslap. Also holding onto the bar tight will impede in the bikes way of recovering itself.
Sucker, you didnt even tell us about it !

Guess, there is a lesson in there for all of us. Never speed on a road you are unfamiliar with. When you plan to go on 100 + speeds, it is absolutely essential that you know exactly where the brake points are.

Well I had this tingling problems at higher revs. Took it to the probiking showroom and the final analysis was that it was due to a play in the clutch. Try placing your hand on the clutch when u rev it hard and if the sound disappears, voila, you have the solution. Check if ur footpeg is loose. Might be due to too much cornering

Very sorry to hear that and glad to hear that you are okay.
You should have left with us
For some reason, I feel the Amby is more challenging and perilous than Lavasa. And I have done both many many times.