@jd: Did you happen to check the Ninja's flick ability in the traffic? From what I heard from another Ninja 250R owner here in Delhi (born2lead), it handles lovely in traffic!

@jd666: I didnt get you bro.

This how you supposed to do the running in:

keep it below 4000 rpm for intial 800 kms.

Keep it below 6000 rpm for next 800 kms.

I would request you to follow the same to extract the best performance out of your kwacker in long run.

PS: Bajaj Service engineers visit this thread regulerly.

Now, this is news to me. Good to know this Bandhav.

fastest accln. figures anyone?international ones put 0 to hundred at 5-6 seconds...has any indian spec bike tested\used have better than 8seconds...??jus curious....-kn filters available for nlnja???

Expected! But what I also expect is the overheating&what I fear most is damage to the suspension link while going over huge speedbreakers!

It is 12 my friend
The total count comes upto 12 not 11

@bandhav - 80% of my riding is below 5k rpm. its the only the other 20% when i am making sure the bike does not feel stressed. You cant shift low when you dont want the engine to get too stressed.

Also the cooler temps here in NCR help with this. the engine is putting out a lot of heat, and i ride it mostly at night. Helps with the heat transfer and keeps the engine cool. the temperature indicator are more or less at near zero. This helps reduce the expansion too.. so the engine wears out to much tighter tolerances IMo. I could be wrong too.

If you search online, Kawasaki has been giving out this very range since the last 20 years or so, even for bikes in higher capacity. I dont wanna wear my engine out, but i wont over stress it either.

@aryan and sarvajit - No issues atm with ground clearance or speed breakers. Maybe because riding the R15 for the last 10 months has made me already develop a riding style which suits the ninja as well. Though the only issue i have is that the front intake is open and the exhaust pipes that come out and bend downward. If any plastic piece or newpaper or anything gets ingested there or stuck ( you get a lot of debris on the road), then there is a good chance it will melt and spoil the exhaust or even cause fire. I am planning to put a wire mesh there to keep such things at bay, and not spoil the airflow too.

If you do happen to do a dedicated running-in ride during the daytime, then all you have to ensure is a break of 10 minutes for the engine to cool after say a 10-15km run
Do not let the running-in procedure related worries keep you from delaying completion of the same by avoiding daytime runs !

Oh ! And my heartiest congratulations on your new Kwacker


Cheers !

^^ to be honest there are enough people wanting to touch, check, feel, that its best to ride it in the night!!! besides i do night shifts, so i get to enjoy it then mostly!

I came to know about your steed this morning only!! A massive congratulations from my side!!

That's a very precise observation you made about the front intake!! would be really interesting to see the wire mesh mode you would make (that is if you make!! )

I know that you have a nice black Ninja 250R, but for people who buy a Green Ninja in Delhi and want to keep out of public view, just park your bike next to a green DTC bus.(The new Tata Marco Polo ones). The shade of the new DTC buses have an uncanny resemblence to the Kawa green... perfect urban camouflage!

I think I am still a green 250R lover - on my way to work in Delhi today, I saw the Green Ninja in the Gurgaon Pbk showroom - clearly visible from 300 meters away!

and back here you could pull up right next those 'big10' buses in signals to avoid getting spotted. not that you'd stay discreet from hooligans like me though lol

no chain cover for baby ninja?

well guys i have not seen a chain cover on the ninja or is it something of an option ? except bullet all the Indian bikes have chain covers. with the terrible dusty driving conditions in our country, does it mean that every 10,000 kms or so you have to change the chain,front and rear chain sprocket of the ninja ? it may cost a bomb if i am not wrong.

it may be prudent for bajaj to provide the same immediately rather than the mandatory sari guard.

@bluevolt - cool idea there.. But i just wanted something different. I know green is gonna be the flavour but in the night when i ride mostly, black is the best camouflage. I cant tell you the fun it is, when unsuspecting riders expecting a ZMA or something, and then this baby lines up next to them.. Quite a few heads turn.. Though yeah green is easier to maintain than black.

Query Merged.

The Ninja, like the P200/ P220/ P180 has an O-Ring chain. O-Ring chains last long. All they need is regular oiling; that's about it.

My P200 has done almost 20,000kms. and the OEM drive-chain still has a long way to go before it requires any change.