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**Krishna Ragunathan** · 05-25-2011, 01:29 AM

Niinja Cover

@ All- The Pro-Biking guys have two different covers, I spoke to Yogesh @ PBK Pune today to confirm, one costs around Rs 500/- and the other one costs around Rs 1000/-. So guess what u guys have is the more expensive one. I'll check both, so lets see, if the 500 one's really sad, then the 1000 one would make more sense..............

**therealabhinav** · 05-25-2011, 01:41 AM

Originally posted by harikeshpk View Post

"cruises effortless at 150kmph"... is just insane to ride. nobody should do that. in case you have to react to a situation at this speed, it is sort of not possible. i dont know how many of you have faced a static truck / object in front at a high speed you will know that it takes only a fraction of a second to slow down and clear the same. well at a speed above 120 you are asking for real trouble. the ninja is capable of sustaining high speeds. how ever anything above 120 kph should be for a short burst only lets say depends upon the how clear the road is and how frequently you have gone on that road.

ninja is definitely not a toy bike. it is brutally powerful. the idea is to ride responsibly and comfortably within your absolute confidence level. do push the bike to the max but on a road that you know inside out and for a distance that you can totally concentrate without even blinking your eyes even once. if i have to recommended a safe riding max speed for the ninja it stops at 120 kph.

ride safe ride long.. should be the thumb rule for all my young ninja owners out there.

firstly thanks for the advice and your concerns are appreciated.

secondly if you think i've done 150kmph all the way through then you're mistaken as i'd obviously had to take into consideration the stray dogs, children crossing, autos travelling the wrong way, parked vehicles, branches laid out marking a vehicle breakdown, slow indecisive drivers and understanding the perception of the majority that two wheelers are slow moving. i follow a similar mantra which is to maintain approximately double the emergency stopping distance between my bike and the vehicle in front at respective speeds besides the fact it i reduced the speed to 130kmph at the first sight of a potential hazard.

my comment was merely to emphasise the ease at which the ninja can maintain 150+ for lengthy durations (this is purely subjective again)...our average speed was 125kmph over the entire return trip (bangalore-hyderabad 560km)

thirdly the road was ridiculously clear (one truck every few mins) and the entire road is brilliantly laid out with sign posts and the ride was done during daylight with breaks when felt necessary

Originally posted by vkuchhal View Post

I also have the same one... Nice cover for the price..

brilliant cover for the price...i used that to cover my bike for 55 days and there was hardly any dust on the bike!

**xionite** · 05-25-2011, 02:03 AM

120/130 feels effortless.
150/155 feels fast & kinda effortless too.
165/170 n up feels like the limit.

also... keeping in mind how brilliant the brakes on the N250R are...
it's prolly safer to ride it fast(er) than you normally would.

feels like twin disks upfront.

100kms to 0kms in under 45 meters. (yes i measured)

Originally posted by Krishna Ragunathan View Post

@ All- The Pro-Biking guys have two different covers, I spoke to Yogesh @ PBK Pune today to confirm, one costs around Rs 500/- and the other one costs around Rs 1000/-. So guess what u guys have is the more expensive one. I'll check both, so lets see, if the 500 one's really sad, then the 1000 one would make more sense..............

one says Pro-biking and the other says Kawasaki right?

**kariznin** · 05-25-2011, 10:32 AM

While going to office this morning on NH24, a freaking A****** Honda City driver turned in the middle of th road without giving any indication. I was going at speed of around 40kmph and applied the full front brakes then too he bike front fairing got smashed. Minor scratches on front fairing and front indicator broken.

And that Honda City driver ran from there, feeling like killing that *******.

**kiran_borra** · 05-25-2011, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by kariznin View Post

While going to office this morning on NH24, a freaking A****** Honda City driver turned in the middle of th road without giving any indication. I was going at speed of around 40kmph and applied the full front brakes then too he bike front fairing got smashed. Minor scratches on front fairing and front indicator broken.

And that Honda City driver ran from there, feeling like killing that *******.

Idiots on the Roads

That's sad and Irritating

Indicator can be fixed by yourself instead of paying a fortune to the PBK guys. Scratches needs to be taken care of depending on the severity.
Hope no other major damage has happened.

**kariznin** · 05-25-2011, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by kiran_borra View Post

Idiots on the Roads

That's sad and Irritating

Indicator can be fixed by yourself instead of paying a fortune to the PBK guys. Scratches needs to be taken care of depending on the severity.
Hope no other major damage has happened.

Scratches are not severe, just that paint chipped from that car and stick to the front fairing, I think that can be done by some rubbing and buffing.
I don't think indicator could be fixed as it is broken from centre, after that flexible part. That need to stick with some glue and I don't think it will then last long as it broken from centre. Just check the post few pages back, indicator costs around 1500 bucks.

**j4zb4** · 05-25-2011, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by gouravkatyal View Post

The bike isn't very comfortable for pillions, i'd suggest you have a test ride before deciding since touring is the primary reason for your purchase...

Originally posted by harsha645 View Post

yes it can cruise at 140 -150 long hrs without getting engine stressed

,i did hyderabad to banglore keeping the engine revving more than 10k rpm for most of the time,i never felt that engine was stressed during the whole trip.Its quite comfortable touring on ninja i would say as i havent faced any after ride effects,cant compare touring on ninja with other bikes as its my first bike

Thanks for your suggestions... Will keep in mind... Appreciated...

**sachinzeus** · 05-25-2011, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by kariznin View Post

While going to office this morning on NH24, a freaking A****** Honda City driver turned in the middle of th road without giving any indication. I was going at speed of around 40kmph and applied the full front brakes then too he bike front fairing got smashed. Minor scratches on front fairing and front indicator broken.

And that Honda City driver ran from there, feeling like killing that *******.

very sad to hear!

Rs 1500 is surely overpriced like every other part (i remember paying Rs 100 for a rubber stopper on the handlebar which costs Rs 5 on a pulsar!)

Would cheaper Pulsar etc. indicators fit ? Might be worth a try

**vkuchhal** · 05-25-2011, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by kariznin View Post

Scratches are not severe, just that paint chipped from that car and stick to the front fairing, I think that can be done by some rubbing and buffing.
I don't think indicator could be fixed as it is broken from centre, after that flexible part. That need to stick with some glue and I don't think it will then last long as it broken from centre. Just check the post few pages back, indicator costs around 1500 bucks.

The exact price is 1345.. +150 labor charges.. Fit it yourself and save 150 on labor.

**Krishna Ragunathan** · 05-25-2011, 07:50 PM

Sorry to hear

Originally posted by kariznin View Post

While going to office this morning on NH24, a freaking A****** Honda City driver turned in the middle of th road without giving any indication. I was going at speed of around 40kmph and applied the full front brakes then too he bike front fairing got smashed. Minor scratches on front fairing and front indicator broken.

And that Honda City driver ran from there, feeling like killing that *******.

Sorry to hear that brother, hope you're all fine though? The scratches and indicator can be taken care of..................

**kariznin** · 05-25-2011, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by sachinzeus View Post

very sad to hear!

Rs 1500 is surely overpriced like every other part (i remember paying Rs 100 for a rubber stopper on the handlebar which costs Rs 5 on a pulsar!)

Would cheaper Pulsar etc. indicators fit ? Might be worth a try

Originally posted by vkuchhal View Post

The exact price is 1345.. +150 labor charges.. Fit it yourself and save 150 on labor.

Thanks everyone for your concern.

Took a half day from office and decided to go to PBK. On the midway to PBK, I decided to take chance as I was having the broken indicator. Went straight to Karol Bagh, where I can get this fixed up. Mechanic there said it would work and then deep breathe, sigh of relief. The indicator bulb just need to be replaced as filment got broken due to the impact.
Total cost incured Rs. 35 = 15(bulb) + 20(labor).

After that took it to the PBK to have final check. There all worked fine, the minor scratches were easily removed through rubbing and NINJA is back in shape as before

though the right indicator vibrates a little more than usual might be due to impact.

Originally posted by Krishna Ragunathan View Post

Sorry to hear that brother, hope you're all fine though? The scratches and indicator can be taken care of..................

I am all fine brother and now NINJA is also going great.

**Krishna Ragunathan** · 05-25-2011, 08:20 PM

LED Tail Lights with integrated turn signals.

Hi guys,

Check these LED Tail Lights with integrated turn signals.

Custom LED 2008 2009 2010 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Integrated LED Tail Light

**whizzkid_ram** · 05-25-2011, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by kariznin View Post

Fabulous clicks.

Looked like you had photoshoot.

Thanx man & It was clicked casually on the go. Not a dedicated photoshoot.

Originally posted by vinbex View Post

@whizzkid_ram...awesome pics there.especially the 3rd one..

Originally posted by The Celebrity View Post

Classic shot Ram.....

Thanx guys. One more pic

Originally posted by kariznin View Post

I am all fine brother and now NINJA is also going great.

Happy that you & your 250 is doing fine. Tis hard to digest when some thing bad happens to our steed by the reckless drivers & riders.

**antz.bin** · 05-25-2011, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by whizzkid_ram View Post

Thanx guys. One more pic

Is this Mudumalai Ooty road?

**harikeshpk** · 05-25-2011, 09:34 PM

Originally posted by therealabhinav View Post

firstly thanks for the advice and your concerns are appreciated.

secondly if you think i've done 150kmph all the way through then you're mistaken as i'd obviously had to take into consideration the stray dogs, children crossing, autos travelling the wrong way, parked vehicles, branches laid out marking a vehicle breakdown, slow indecisive drivers and understanding the perception of the majority that two wheelers are slow moving. i follow a similar mantra which is to maintain approximately double the emergency stopping distance between my bike and the vehicle in front at respective speeds besides the fact it i reduced the speed to 130kmph at the first sight of a potential hazard.

my comment was merely to emphasise the ease at which the ninja can maintain 150+ for lengthy durations (this is purely subjective again)...our average speed was 125kmph over the entire return trip (bangalore-hyderabad 560km)

thirdly the road was ridiculously clear (one truck every few mins) and the entire road is brilliantly laid out with sign posts and the ride was done during daylight with breaks when felt necessary

!

no offence to you therealabhinav .. now your post is clear. my idea was just to caution first time ninja owners not to get carried away with the thought of unlimited speed. i do appreciate the thrill of riding the ninja is the power and speed. just we should enjoy them responsibly.

Originally posted by kariznin View Post

Thanks everyone for your concern.

Took a half day from office and decided to go to PBK. On the midway to PBK, I decided to take chance as I was having the broken indicator. Went straight to Karol Bagh, where I can get this fixed up. Mechanic there said it would work and then deep breathe, sigh of relief. The indicator bulb just need to be replaced as filment got broken due to the impact.
Total cost incured Rs. 35 = 15(bulb) + 20(labor).

After that took it to the PBK to have final check. There all worked fine, the minor scratches were easily removed through rubbing and NINJA is back in shape as before

though the right indicator vibrates a little more than usual might be due to impact.

I am all fine brother and now NINJA is also going great.

enjoy your bike.. just take the set back as a small blip and nothing more.

by the way bajaj web site says 15 days to go before bigger ninja is launched. great news

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