a word to the prospective ninja owners. yes a basic gear set is a must. but above all and the most important is learn and understand the bike take your time ride safely. ninja used carelessly is a deadly tool. no amount of gear ( or the best gear in the universe) can ever be a substitute for careless riding. Super biking calls for safe biking. enjoy.

CBR baah!! It's become too common... I saw the local chai walla owning one...

Ya ryt,I knew sm1 wd say dis but I needed to ask anyway the guys at the showroom were insistant that I use the high octane one or it will damage the bike

Yup bro see the pics

Point noted will buy helmet soon, ordered gloves but thats all i can afford ryt now

lmao good one bro

safe riding!

Thnx m8

Really?
0-60 = 3.5
0-100 = 8.5
topwhack of 158kmph(speedo)

I didnt know Karizma, 220 etc could achieve those timings.

And now there is Joel's worked C250R if u are following his thread.

Congrats @Cursed4Eva but request you to shun the SMS lingo...

congrats cursed4eva....enjoy the ride....hope to see you around!

Congrats dude, Ride safe. Invest on better gears for this great biike. Also please refrain from SMS lingo on forums.

Thanks bro u 2

OKay sorry didnt know that. Will get gears

Congratulations bro! Looking good! It will take time to get the smirk of your face! It's been a year now and i still can't. As someone so kindly mentioned here ... Don't use sms lingo here or on any forum in the world. It's Just plain irritating to decode and read!! I'm right now gonna blame it on the excitement! By the way i've not yet done it... But please take of the disgusting saree guard. For me my mom wanted to ride pillion once and was thinking of sitting side ways as is so common all over India... So being the occasionally polite person that i am... Did not say no. I just said if you can climb up then no issues. Needless to say .... She tried... Thanks to the step up seat she couldn't...(Thnx kawasaki and Bajaj) It's just unsafe to sit on a bike sideways. But i guess people wearing Saree can't help it.
Wear normal jeans if possible ladies.( My mom used to in her younger days.) The fact that all bikes, even supersport bikes have to have saree guards... It's just plain ridiculous. Why would a lady with a saree wanna sit on a R1 for example? And can you imagine which direction she'll fly in if there's a hard braking situation? It would look horrible and be totally unsafe! Thankfully the high seat in these bikes including the Ninja 250.... Act as a deterrent! As far as normal fuel is concerned one can use it. I've used it occasionally and never faced a problem. I do try to however , tank up on premium fuel like speed wheneve and as often as possible. The baby i've heard likes it better!! Once again Happy and safe riding! Helmet and Gloves should be good for now. Ride slow (At leat follow the breakin period and open up a little more after the first servicing. It will be hard but must be done.) Take your time in buying good gear. Don't pressurize yourself to buy everything at once. Unless your filthy rich it's quite hard. I had the money since i work here but i still take my time to read reviews and add to my gear slowly. Can't spend all on the bike and gear. Need to send mom and dad money as well. Enjoy the ride and take your time. The helmet would be a good place to start and must be bought amongst the first of all your gear. All other stuff can follow slowly... It's not cheap to buy other stuff and not mandatory in the beginning unless you plan to ride like a moron and even then it's not fool proof! Nothing ever is in this world! Cheers!

Lol tryin hard to

I usually avoid it as much as possible but like you said, I just wanted to get back downstairs and on the bike as quick as possible Will avoid from now on...

True, first thing that I was thinking of doing

roflmao

True

Luckily I have a shell right opposite to my appartments so just filled her up with shell super (was already using that with my p220fi)

Never thought that the breaking in period would be such torture... I mean I have done it with the p220 but then again that was like riding the bike a little slower but sticking to 4000rpm on the ninja... grrrr Needs to be done though! Earlier today I was going at 40 on the road, hit the indicator to turn right and a guy on a karizma juz sped past me, luckily I saw him on the mirror, the guy turns back and smirks... am like ok have a good time telling friends that you just outsped a ninja

I have rode 30kms today and have had 10-15 ppl signalling me that my headlights are on

@Cursed: Guess, you are also from Chennai...haven't you got the registration completed, as your photos showing an empty number-plate?

Registration was complete but hadnt got the numbers yet, came home and the sales guy texted me the numbers, got the stickering done today... good to go

oh...that's good...ride safe
P.S. - to finish off the atleast the first 800KM @4K, one suggestion is to get-away in the weekend...try the Chennai-B'lore or, Chennai-Trichy highways and keep riding...in few weekends you will b able to cover...but be patient to ride in limit