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  • Originally posted by Sunnyside_up! View Post
    A true celebrity!! LOL!

    Buddy, I think you just helped Kawi sell a few more bikes!! LOL!
    hope to invite me to their factory for test rides for increasing their sales...

    Originally posted by vkuchhal View Post
    Nice move with the cowl thing (making the bike a single seater) ,, Which makes the bike say loudly to the crowd " Only the boys(rider) should have all the fun" . Contrary to piggy chops ad..
    Yeah! Maybe I should put a decal like that on my cowl...
    To be The Best, You got to beat The Celebrity...
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    • Originally posted by The Celebrity View Post
      Few girls wanted to even go for rides as my pillion.... but since i was expecting request like this (i have previous such experience), I had put the cowl on which prompted then to say after the request, "Oh! it's a single seat"...
      Had the same experience & still experiencing as I too plonked in a seat cowl from the day one I got my Kwacker. Many people & even the Showroom guys raised a question, Don't you have GF, why a seat cowl?? Reply was " Tis purely made to experience the thrills to the rider not for pillion"
      Last edited by whizzkid_ram; 03-01-2011, 12:02 AM.
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      • Hey guys

        Hey there .....writing after a long long time . I finally managed to cross the 1000 k and got the first paid servicing done !! Yup am the owner since april last year ! probably the slowest to the first servicing i guess I only take out the ninja on sundays n that too 10/15 km ride n back n still have not done a long ride

        The colour of the engine oil was like pitch black , got the oil filter changed , had the front number plate holder or whatever you call it removed ....read somewhere that in order to remove it we had to take off the fairings but this dude did it by just taking out the rear view mirrors in no time . got the air filter cleaned with diesel n then dried with a high pressure air hose ....the exhaust sound has improved a bit (bassy) n the pick up too ....oil put in was valvoline sae 20/50 ....down shifting was a bit of a effort so minor adjustments to the clutch took care of that , gave it a good wash but did not apply wax/polish ....another thing was the guys at the pro biking kept asking me to go sit upstairs in the showroom or someplace ...apparently my presence near the bike was not appreciated Go figure ?
        Well ,all said n done , it was a nice experience cos the guy who was servicing the ninja was a pleasant n learned bloke (Sudhakar KOLHAPUR PRO BIKING )

        Attaching a few pics











        "It's impossible." said pride. "It's risky." said experience. "It's
        pointless." said reason. "Give it a try." whispered the heart ....

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        • fEW MORE PICS .....





          "It's impossible." said pride. "It's risky." said experience. "It's
          pointless." said reason. "Give it a try." whispered the heart ....

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          • Originally posted by rajpadia View Post
            Hey there .....writing after a long long time . I finally managed to cross the 1000 k and got the first paid servicing done !! Yup am the owner since april last year ! probably the slowest to the first servicing i guess I only take out the ninja on sundays n that too 10/15 km ride n back n still have not done a long ride
            1000Kms in a year You got to be joking!!
            Was so smitten by the devil, that i had 7000kms in the first month!! and a fuel bill of 17000!!

            Originally posted by rajpadia View Post
            The colour of the engine oil was like pitch black , got the oil filter changed , had the front number plate holder or whatever you call it removed ....read somewhere that in order to remove it we had to take off the fairings but this dude did it by just taking out the rear view mirrors in no time .
            You dont need to take out the fairing to take out the mirrors. Its pretty easy. Take off the rubber stickers on the mirror mounts and take off the bolts!

            Originally posted by rajpadia View Post
            another thing was the guys at the pro biking kept asking me to go sit upstairs in the showroom or someplace ...apparently my presence near the bike was not appreciated Go figure ?
            Well ,all said n done , it was a nice experience cos the guy who was servicing the ninja was a pleasant n learned bloke (Sudhakar KOLHAPUR PRO BIKING )
            Never had a problem with me stalking around the bike when they were servicing. Normally you are not supposed to enter the bay area but for Ninja owners they are pretty lenient
            Bajaj service has been great so far to me as well. I guess most of the guys would vouch for that.
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            • Even i personally liked the green colour thanks for your suggestions boys you are right black does go unnoticed
              but if its green people stare and check it out
              so she is gonna be a mean 250cc bike but definitely green
              Last edited by malcolmk; 03-01-2011, 10:18 AM. Reason: adding

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              • Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post
                1000Kms in a year You got to be joking!!
                Was so smitten by the devil, that i had 7000kms in the first month!! and a fuel bill of 17000!!
                7,000 Kms in 30 days ...You had toured extensively ,eating ,sleeping etc., on the bike ? ..
                You must really like your Ninja.
                When Was The Last Time,You Did Something For The First Time.

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                • Originally posted by malcolmk View Post
                  Even i personally liked the green colour thanks for your suggestions boys you are right black does go unnoticed
                  but if its green people stare and check it out
                  so she is gonna be a mean 250cc bike but definitely green
                  Trust me, it gets old pretty soon. And then you will be running for cover from these very stares.

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                  • Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post
                    Never had a problem with me stalking around the bike when they were servicing. Normally you are not supposed to enter the bay area but for Ninja owners they are pretty lenient
                    Bajaj service has been great so far to me as well. I guess most of the guys would vouch for that.
                    So very true... The same goes in Kerala too...
                    To be The Best, You got to beat The Celebrity...
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                    - Ninja 250 ('10)
                    - Impulse ('11)
                    - Tiger 800 ('20)

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                    • Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post
                      1000Kms in a year You got to be joking!!
                      Was so smitten by the devil, that i had 7000kms in the first month!! and a fuel bill of 17000!!
                      7000 km in first month = average 233km in a day . man I thought I m going pretty fast ( first month 1600 ). How could u manage that.

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                      • Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post
                        1000Kms in a year You got to be joking!!
                        Was so smitten by the devil, that i had 7000kms in the first month!! and a fuel bill of 17000!!

                        1000 in an year is not so good but not so bad either, comparing that john abrahim has done 220 on his busa in 1 yr.
                        RIP Marco

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                        • Originally posted by malcolmk View Post
                          hey guys its nice reading 500 pages on the baby ninja does give u a lot of knowledge about it
                          wanted to have this bike since months now as was not sure
                          about how does it fair as compared to its price
                          but just went to phuket in thailand a week back and
                          there she was waiting to be rented out also the cbr 250r was besides it
                          so without any hesitation i took the ninja 250 fr a day @600 bath
                          am glad to say she was amazing after 6000 rpm its totally a different bike doesnt feel like a 250 at all also tried the cbr 250 there didnt have much time on it but it didnt give me the feel of
                          what the twin cylinder ninja did.
                          well after doing research on it and comparing it with the new cbr 250 frm honda with the ninja 250 all over the internet also
                          i have made my decision and am going in for the ninja 250
                          have sent my papers for loan approval should get them by next week so am gonna book it
                          saw the white colour ninja in the kawasaki showroom in phuket looked outstanding unfortunately its not here
                          also they had the two brothers exhaust system juice box and whole lot of accessories for the bike man
                          so am deciding where the green one or the black one
                          kindly provide your opinions on the colour
                          will keep you guys posted once i book it cant wait to ride it man
                          pbk showroom in kanjurmarg in mumbai said 15days delivery
                          and the new one comes with white dials and green tailpiece too






                          Great to hear that you have a budget of 3 lacs for Ninja 250R......
                          PS: But Hyosung GT650R will be available for 4.8 lacs on road..showroom will be open probably this April.

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                          • Originally posted by psr View Post
                            7,000 Kms in 30 days ...You had toured extensively ,eating ,sleeping etc., on the bike ? ..
                            You must really like your Ninja.
                            PSRji, was literally obsessed with the bike and i had become a bike addict by the end of the month

                            Originally posted by nitro66 View Post
                            7000 km in first month = average 233km in a day . man I thought I m going pretty fast ( first month 1600 ). How could u manage that.
                            Well it involved a 3500 km round trip from Pune to Trivandrum plus a couple of short weekend dashes from Pune to the konkan coasts of Ganpatiphule and Tarkarli plus 40kms daily ride to office and so many impulsive rides across pune

                            The first service was due in 3 days The Probiking guys had quite a shock and it took them 3 days to arrange for an oil filter bcos they i guess were not expecting the bike to turn up so soon!

                            Originally posted by vkuchhal View Post
                            1000 in an year is not so good but not so bad either, comparing that john abrahim has done 220 on his busa in 1 yr.
                            So he (Rajpadia) must be quite a celebrity in his area
                            The rate at which he is going, a five year plan might have elapsed by the time he takes it for the third service (6000 kms)
                            Last edited by JAKRAP; 03-01-2011, 10:23 PM.
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                            The only two "PURE" experiences in life are"SINGLE MALT" and "BIKING".

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                            • Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post
                              1000Kms in a year You got to be joking!!
                              Was so smitten by the devil, that i had 7000kms in the first month!! and a fuel bill of 17000!!



                              You dont need to take out the fairing to take out the mirrors. Its pretty easy. Take off the rubber stickers on the mirror mounts and take off the bolts!
                              Thnx didnt know that .....


                              Never had a problem with me stalking around the bike when they were servicing. Normally you are not supposed to enter the bay area but for Ninja owners they are pretty lenient
                              Bajaj service has been great so far to me as well. I guess most of the guys would vouch for that.
                              Cool ....If there ever was an award for ' iron butt ' you n blue volt wud win pants down ...errr, i mean hands down

                              Dunno y they were not too happy with me bein there ...wasnt even a nuisance ...was being very polite ....total cost came upto INR 1500 ...
                              dO THEY WAX IT AFTER THEY WASH IT OR DO YOU HAVE TO INSIST ? also its given in the manual that you need to oil the nuts/bolts (chassis) on completion of 1000 ....sadly no such thing happened
                              Last edited by rajpadia; 03-01-2011, 08:38 PM.
                              "It's impossible." said pride. "It's risky." said experience. "It's
                              pointless." said reason. "Give it a try." whispered the heart ....

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                              • Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post
                                So you must be quite a celebrity in your area
                                The rate at which you are going, a five year plan might have elapsed by the time u take it for the third service (6000 kms)

                                I was just commenting on on what you had commented for
                                rajpadia..

                                I had covered 2500km in first month and my second service is already in done at 6000kms.

                                RIP Marco

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