I've heard nothing but great things about this. Its a cushion you add over your bikes seat thats filled with air. And it is sopposed to be extremely comfortable.
So after 20k miles i decided to write another follow up on myinitial review. I still love riding this bike. It is simple like a motorcycle should be.
Not alot of horsepower, but the power does not keep me from having fun, it is more fun to ride than most bikes i've had. For less money too.
I have gotten an average of 70mpg throughout its life. and in the last tank,i got 79mpg. Maybe i ride different than most, but it works for me. If im flogging it, then it gets 50mpg which isnt bad considering.
But i commute on it, and im not into braking records, so i want the high mileage.
People ask me all the time how fast it is, and to me the fastest i've gotten it was 95mph, not that impressive.
I've done a few mods.. mainly because i wanted to, and nothing ever broke in this time ive had except the left front fork is leaking, and ive yet to fix it.
I've changed the rear shock and replaced it with a gsxr 750 shock. That was a neat install. Overkill, but just for props ya know
Installed a left HID lamp.. Bling..
Front and rear braided steel brake lines. works like a charm, and i think it should be one of the first mods.
No exhaust, no aftermarket filter. I like it just the way it is. id like to get an aftermarket, just for the lite weight, but can't afford it.
I plan to keep it for a while, and by the end of the year i estimate i will have 30k miles. Hopefully next summer i should have some time off, and i plan on riding to alaska on it. We will know for sure later :)
"The kawasaki ninja 250, an entry level sports bike achived the highest score of any motorcycle or scooter in our testing. Its precise handing, smooth free revving engine, and slick shifting six speed transmission make it fun to ride for those with the skills and experience"
Sunday
Was again an early wake up . I was up at 5:30 at the track at 6. There
is no drivers meeting so I was in a hurry to get going. I already had a
record and Just wanted to make a run or two to see if I could better
it. I never got a clean run on Saturday so that was all I was after.
I
had a wait till the Saturday people that did not run got to go . It
went quick and I got to the line . I warmed up the bike completely . My
first run went well . 104.5 mph Another bump up of the record. The bike
felt good . I had a 106 mph run in June of 2008 and never went that
fast again so I wanted to try to reach that mark.
Then my
friend Bill blew up the engine in his 250 mph Hayabusa and we had to
shuffle some kitty litter to clean it up. My next run I went easy at
first and got on it later . trying to avoid the rev limiter. 105.8mph
WOW that felt good . I raised out of my seat to ride the bumps like a
motocross rider .
Another bump of the record.
Now I was
determined to thrash the bike . I came out of the hole like a drag
racer . standing on the pegs slightly to lift my but off the seat pan .
I went through the traps looking at my gas tank so I could not see the
speedo . When I came around the corner I could not believe it
110.37152 mph
My new personal best . I made another run at the
end of the day but my foot got stuck in the shifter in second gear.
Still ran a 109.962mph to back up the speed .
I am very happy with that. I have plenty to do to the bike still and I am still running the stock engine .
The
fastest speed out there is 113 for a turbo and 112 for a 03 250 ninja
there is another 08 that went 111 and my bike at 110 is forth fastest
record for a 250. Just wait till I finish the new engine.
Here is a way to install the HID lights on your bike. The ninja 250 has easy compartments to put large ballasts. After riding around a while with this system, the wattage is is much lower, and even idles at 14! which is what i usually got while riding!
The Kit you receive contains two well constructed brackets (upon which
the sliders are mounted), two sliders and the necessary mounting bolts.
Installation
is pretty complicated and the absence of enclosed instructions (they
are available online) does not help. Essentially the support brackets
are mounted to the frame at the same location as the engine (the long
bolts pictured above replace the shorter stock ones). Although this
means the sliders are well supported it requires the engine to be held
in place with a jack in order to install them. Also the lower mounting
point of the brackets slightly voids the whole "no cut" concept as a
portion of the front sprocket cover requires removing.
All up
I'm quite happy with them, I don’t feel that detract overly from the
appearance of the bike (certainly less then cracked farings), and they
make nice leg rests on longer rides. At around $170 USD they are
certinly not cheap but again cheaper then replacing farings.
(0 vote)
