got my front brake pads changed at 8500km (even then i was told i can ride with them for 1000km by the pbk technician)

got my rear brake pads changed at 10000km - i had to as the pads were wafer thin

i do a lot of touring and with minimal city use (except after 10pm)

My front brake pads were first changed at 14,000 kms and the rear at 18,000.

wow!! kudos! i was told my front brake pads lasted the longest in hyderabad but yours just take the mickey out of mine!

do you rely on engine breaking predominantly? any tips on how to increase the longevity of the brake pads?

Had my 1st svc today. Here is the summary
Oil filter- Rs333
Basket- Rs47.50
Consumables- Rs101.48
Labour charge- Rs656.29
Grand total- Rs1140.
I switched to Motul 3100 gold 20W50 and straightaway the bike has become smoother. Prasanna was there, so no issues regarding oil.
I saw a Black Ninja with Monter energy sticker all over and with a Leo Vince exhaust (the sound was good).
Also met up with K.Rajini there.
Here's bluevolt DIY which I did with a slight modification, on my bike in September.

What bluevolt has not mentioned is that he did GQ on it. So his braking was very less during the whole ride.

I have faced issues with the ground clearance, especially during few of my off-roading trip and mostly due to the contributions made by BBMP in bangalore (the speed breaker city) ...

Most welcome Yasser.. happy to help.. i think get you Disc brake checked for unusual damage..

Another method to check, clean the disc with a cloth,Ride your bike for 10km odd without using the rear brake at-all.. now re check for any brake lining dirt on the disc and also check if the disc has become abnormally hot...

I use engine braking more ..and use my bike daily to office for commuting and the rear lasted around 14000 kms . And the front still has a life of around 7000kms or more..

Nice Job done on the hugger..but is the hugger holding in from the right side only at one place?

^^ No, two places, the other one is hidden behind the exhaust.

i finally got my delivery of the NINJA 250R (lime green) yesterday ? rode around 91kms on it felt good, but riding at 4000rpm is frustrating i cant even do 60kmph

is this mineral oil ??? cost ? how much quantity will be needed ?

Checklist

Guys...I'm planning a trip from B'lore to Pondicherry sometime next month. Wanted pointers from your side about somethings on my checklist. Last oil change was almost a year ago (its only done 4800 kms). If anyone has done this stretch, would love to hear their experience...thank you.

-Amod.

Bangalore to Pondicherry ... You would have a nice 6-lane highway from B'lore to krishnagiri which is about 90 odd kms ... From there to Dindivanam which forms the major part of the trip about 200 kms has some really huge potholes and quite scary ones too , all in all pathetic road ... From dindivanam you will again land up on the ECR road and 6-lane highway to the end ... this would be about 30 kms approx ... they are re-laying some parts of this road , but not sure to what extent it has been completed .

well check the post of blue volt in this thread who has already done this.

Congrats,Welcome to the clan.
It's mineral oil. it cost me rs600 for a pair. Read the owner's manual carefully, everything has been mentioned there.

terrible roads...do ooty instead

Wow...impressive description...thanks dude...

I tried searching that...guess my keywords were wrong...thanks anyway...

I guess that's next on the list. Thanks dude.

-Amod.

The green goblin arrives...

Hi guyz,

Finally managed to lay my hands on the lime green baby kwacker a few days back! It had been a relatively short and painless decision making process... (I had a booking pending for the CBR 250 since the past 6 months as well! had booked it sometime back in Feb 11 without actually seeing it in the flesh...)

Working out at sea has its pros, but its share of cons as well... or so I learnt to my detriment after landing on to drier shores!! Came to know that the 650r bookings were closed out indefinitely; Since I needed a bike ASAP, there were just 2 to choose from; the baby Ceeber and the baby ninja..

After checking out the CBR at the showroom, wasnt really impressed with the looks and the finish of the same... the plastic quality was quite poor to say the least !! especially with a VFR1200 standing next to a row of CBR 250s...!! Seemed like a very poor imitation of the big brother VFR!! (no disrespect meant to the CBR owners out there...! )

Next, went over to the probiking showroom and was sold on the baby ninja the moment i set my eyes on it. Booked it immediately and after loads of pestering and calls to the probiking guyz, eventually managed to get it delivered in 2 weeks itself! (45 days is the official delivery time... so they told me!)

The last few days have been busy painting the town green and swinging my leg over my green goblin for any and every excuse I can manage to invent to get out of the house!! Every time I come back, I have a kinda silly grin plastered on my face... im sure all the ninja owners will attest to the same feeling..!!

Been getting all the gear in place along with some additional decals and some basic mods. Managed to get the decals frm the states through a friend there... Here is a list of the items that I have managed to get so far...

Helmet:- Cross (Model - Zebra)
Jacket:- Joe Rocket (Model - Phoenix 5.0)
Gloves:- First Gear - Tex Mesh 5.0 (for longer runs) and DSG (for daily riding)
Shoes:- Sidi Apex boots - 2012 version - Replacement for the Sidi Streetburners (these are absolutely comfy and awesome! no break in time on these... luv em...!look really cool!! ) from PRS
Frame Sliders and Swingarm spools:- T-Rex Racing
Tank Pad:- Progrip
Paddock stand:- RJays
Bike cover:- Rjays
Gear sock:- from PRS
Rear Hugger:- FZ16's hugger modded as per Bluevolt's detailed instructions! Thanks for that BV!!
Customized bar ends with ninja monogrammed on each
Rim stripes / Ninja in japanese script / additional kawasaki and 250r logo to spruce up the back end a bit!

Just left with the knee guards now. Unfortunately, neither DSG nor PRS are stocking any right now and it looks like i will have to wait until 1st week of November for the same!!

As all the guyz here will vouch for, acceleration is extremely linear and power surge is most noticable once she goes past the 4.5k mark! havent really ripped her as yet as dont want to go flat out until the 1st service is due..
It takes a herculean effort to control that right hand and keep it from wringing the throttle neck! Considering the limited bandwidth allowed, am not doing too much apart from loading the engine every 50 km or so to about 6.5k on the rev counter in 3rd / 4th gear.

As per info from various sources, did change up the engine oil after 300 kms itself. Wasnt too sure if it was too early ; but didnt want to take any chances with any potential metal debris floating around in the engine space!! The service guyz werent too sure of the brand of oil that comes filled with the bike from the showroom but he was recommending the bajaj oil with 20w50 specs. The nearby oil shop wasnt stocking any Motul on that day and I didnt want a semi-synthetic at such an early stage. So stuck with Castrol GTX of the same specification.

The difference in the engine response and pulling torque was starkly evident; although the service manager kept saying that they dont usually change up the oil until the 1st service; I am quite glad that i did get it changed. The color of the discarded oil wasnt too confidence inspiring either... more of a blackish brown tinge to it instead of the usual golden brown / red associated with engine oils!

Needless to say, I am extremely happy with my green goblin and intend to use this one to learn all the tricks of the trade before progressing to the middle weight / litre class!!

This forum has been a great inspiration to resume my love affair with biking / riding which had kinda died a natural death after marriage!! So much knowledge and information on tap...!! Am really looking forward to some quality interaction with all the knowledgeable Xbhpian members!

Looking forward to some exciting riding and meeting up with the very active G2G gang in Pune as well...

I would love to read your inputs / ideas / suggestions and any other mods that I might look at in the future.. (I am looking at the Ackrapovic slip on system in the future... do love the deep bass on that one!)

I am patiently going through the humungous size of the ownership thread currently... have resolved to read at least 10 pages a day... and sticking to the resolution for the moment!!

Attaching some pics of my baby...