Bike Covers and the Sun

I park my bike in the open with the cover on during the day, to protect it from the harsh Chennai sun and over-friendly birds - taking care as advised by some of the senior members not to do so when the bike is hot - or wet.

However, the last few evenings, when I've removed the covers to take the bike out, I've noticed a mild haze on the tank near the petrol cap. This haze appears to be petrol-based (like when petrol spills on paint).

I was told by the PBK guys that the Ninja's tank cap is designed to vent pressure from the tank (hence the whistling sound that we sometimes hear from the tank). I suspect the haze is due to petrol vapour venting from the cap that in turn condenses on the tank since the cover is non-breathable plasticized fabric. Has anyone else faced this problem?

I'm not sure if I should be concerned - am I facing this problem due to a defective seal on the fuel tank cap that allows more vapour to escape? Or is it just the dual effect of the scorching sun and the plastic ?

In either case I urge you guys to be aware of this and check your bikes as this petrol haze can damage your paint work - in the meanwhile I plan to look for a breathable dust cover for the daytime........

hey..yes you should change. I answered this while quoting you to your last post. Guess you have missed it, check it out...i suggested Motul 300V

You Dog ! That is gonna sound mean !

yes and I cant sleep, I have almost lost my love in ninja because of terrible stock lousy sound ( sorry guys i know you still hanging around )
M4 you did it
am lovinnn it
what else you want me to say more for M4
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Synthetic Weed

My Bad.... I hate my own posts so never read them... hence totally missed the quoted part.

Awesome advice... much appreciated.

It a 2 day session... the Service Center is 50m from my place. So will get the bike serviced tomorrow. Hopefully I should be able to get the Motul 300V without any problems.

Am totally cashless so can't get Leathers, and all the suggested options don't seem to work either... was lucky enough to get a back protector from a friend.

But I am at the verge of getting a better paying job so should be able to get a suit next time.

Congrats dude. The M4 sounds really nice. I thought they were made in the UK or Canada?

I have seen tons of video's of slip-on's for the ninja on you-tube but to hear something like that in real life would be killer.

Desperately want one but I'm yet to complete the engine run-in. Not wise to plonk a K&N and a slip-on a 3 week old bike. Guess I'll wait till the 2 year warranty is over.

Have fun bro and ride safe. Revv the baby and wake up the whole town.

^one general question--
don't the synthetic oils evaporate far too much? i had lost ~200ml by the time i did 1500kms, changed and back to semi synthetic with oil change intervals at 1000kms

a guy i know uses petronas Urania CI4 or Devlac on Karizma(supposedly diesel car oil and it works fine)

I couldn't sleep at night and even in my dreams I could hear it, mind WOBBLING......after an hour of sweating while installing it yesterday the end result was really sweet. This exhaust is REALLY loud and it DOES attract people. The make & finish is too good and was easy to install apart from opening of stock exhaust which was a little tweaky. But atlast I would say Muuuuuuuuuuu Saaaaaaaaaaaa

Thanks Bro,
well my ninja is one month old only, its doesnt matter, most dealers outside India keep aftermarket slipon exhasut in stock and replace it before delivery

Thnks midnight fo all your efforts, coming all the way back to delhi, taking half day from off.
yes after all sweat it was sweet experience.
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Mflb vaporizer

Finally going for the green monster

Hello Ninja Riders

I have been following this thread for quite a while but never posted.
I was looking to lot of forums and contacting dealers for a 600cc import but the prices touched the sky and also going for the litre class CBU's was out of my reach.

Finally after lot of thinking I decided to for the 250R As its a practical bike which I can even use almost in the same way I am using my Karizma and also for my occasional touring it gives me much more confidence at a speed of 100 than my present ride.

Thanks to Tenhut's posts which inspired me to go for a SBK (atleast mini as of now )

Thanks to Devil Pulsarian (Saad) for helping me finalize on the 250R...

Thanks to Xinifi, BlueVolt and Balkumar for their valuable inputs and helping me get the confidence abt the practical usage of this bike

Went to PBK last week and presently the waiting period is not more than 2 months for the green and instant delivery for black.

Anyways it does take me a couple of months for some financial adjustments.

I will be booking the bike in a week or two.

Just wanted to share my happiness and my heart sings jingles as soon as I get the thought that I would be buying this bike soon

Glued to this thread presently.

hey congrats man , first ninja in our hyderabad Xbhp . do lets us know when you are booking it .

Bwahahahahah


Congrats on having made the decision dood ! Its gonna be a long wait.
Keep us updated with your progress !

Ownership Experiences

hi,

Jus to share, i was going thru site . ninja250forum - Home where i found out about the brand Rhinotyre for punctures,. the link is : Rhinotire - Puncture Proof /Flat Proof Tires: Welcome!

Can this be of any use , pour in your comments .

I also saw their videos on youtube and if it works the way they have shown , would it be good?

Thanks Shabbarak...
There are some xbhp Hyderabad members who are having the Ninja but they are not active in our Hyderabad g2g's
Anyways even we are not active these days

Will post my updates in our hyderabad thread too..

Thanks Dood

Hi Kiran; welcome to teh gang mate!!!

Enjoy your courtship period;