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re: A Green Affair! Starring Kawasaki Ninja 650 Edit: Now Sold!
Congratulations on the ER6N. Fantastic Bike. I rode it today for some distance in city and loved it's practicality for city riding. The short handle bar makes a huge difference to hustle around town and lack of bulk caused by fairing did make things more comfortable. No heating issue too. So great buy!
There is a 25K discount on the ER6N which makes buying it an even sweeter deal.
I'm not an expert so I'll to stick my experience with the N650 for your reference. About riding safely, since you are upgrading from a R15, just be cautious while making those U-turns as this bike is considerably heavy. I had a couple of moments in my initial experience when I did n't realise the affect the heavy weight can add while taking U turns.
The stock brakes are very spongy and slow-progressive so start braking early to make it halt where you want it to, it does n't have sharp bite like you would expect.
For the rains, the bike's stock tires (Dunlop) are outright the most difficult tires to manage in wet on this bike. The Michelin's and Pirelli's are far better so be careful in wet conditions with the stock tires. On straight road, the grip levels are moderate and manageable its the turns which make things tricky.
P.S. I was in KTM Andheri today for bike service and there was a couple who came to check out the bike. Was it you? There was another chap too who was enquiring about booking ER6N.
Which brings me to the next topic - My 12th Service Bill @ 72K kms
Chain Lube - 172.5
Chain Clean - 172.5
Paid Servicing - Rs.1437.5
Air Filter - Rs.1854
Oil Filter - Rs.634
Motul 10w40 300V - 2300
*Total Service Cost - Rs.6571*
Few noticeable differences are:
Air filter used to be Rs.1419 now it's Rs.1854
Oil filter used to be Rs.450 now it's Rs.634
Prices of spare parts are rising slowly and I think next time onwards I will carry my own chain clean, lube and purchase oil from outside because these are the only things where I can cut the costs back.
Originally posted by shail@tourer
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A big fan of your thread, it was this thread that made me want to buy a ninja650r back in 2014 however my bank balance had some different ideas 
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Come 2016 i have finally booked a ER6N
, would be getting it by jun 18. can you share some tips for riding safely and maintaining during rains, currently i am riding a 2011 r15.
Also like you i like to tour and with pillion r15 was too painful.
thank you
.Come 2016 i have finally booked a ER6N
, would be getting it by jun 18. can you share some tips for riding safely and maintaining during rains, currently i am riding a 2011 r15.Also like you i like to tour and with pillion r15 was too painful.
thank you
There is a 25K discount on the ER6N which makes buying it an even sweeter deal.
I'm not an expert so I'll to stick my experience with the N650 for your reference. About riding safely, since you are upgrading from a R15, just be cautious while making those U-turns as this bike is considerably heavy. I had a couple of moments in my initial experience when I did n't realise the affect the heavy weight can add while taking U turns.
The stock brakes are very spongy and slow-progressive so start braking early to make it halt where you want it to, it does n't have sharp bite like you would expect.
For the rains, the bike's stock tires (Dunlop) are outright the most difficult tires to manage in wet on this bike. The Michelin's and Pirelli's are far better so be careful in wet conditions with the stock tires. On straight road, the grip levels are moderate and manageable its the turns which make things tricky.
P.S. I was in KTM Andheri today for bike service and there was a couple who came to check out the bike. Was it you? There was another chap too who was enquiring about booking ER6N.
Which brings me to the next topic - My 12th Service Bill @ 72K kms
Chain Lube - 172.5
Chain Clean - 172.5
Paid Servicing - Rs.1437.5
Air Filter - Rs.1854
Oil Filter - Rs.634
Motul 10w40 300V - 2300
*Total Service Cost - Rs.6571*
Few noticeable differences are:
Air filter used to be Rs.1419 now it's Rs.1854
Oil filter used to be Rs.450 now it's Rs.634
Prices of spare parts are rising slowly and I think next time onwards I will carry my own chain clean, lube and purchase oil from outside because these are the only things where I can cut the costs back.
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