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Hi everyone! My name is Luke and I'm a new member to the forum, although I've been shadowing/reading here for a couple months now. I live in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin (very southeast corner of WI, just 2 miles above the IL border). In mid-October I took and passed the MSF basic rider course and received my class M license. The week after that I bought a used 2008 Ninja 250R...
I'm now the 3rd owner of this bike. The original owner dropped it once and did some very mild damage to the right fairing. The second owner dropped the bike the first day she had it doing a u-turn in a parking lot...cracked the left fairing pretty good around the turn signal...
Other than that the bike is in great condition and runs good. The only modification made to the bike before I bought it was the addition of a Two Bros carbon fiber slip-on. Although the pipe was hyped in the sale, I was able to negotiate quite heavily due to that fairing damage. Over the winter I plan on seeing what I can do to at least lessen the damage visually. The bike only has 1800 miles on it.
I had already known for months that I wanted an 08 or newer Ninja 250R, and I had my sights set on Red, with Black being my second choice. Buying used however, and being limited both financially and physically (I didn't want to drive really far to check out a bike that I might not even buy)...my choices were slim. I'll be honest and admit that I was hesitant on buying a "lime green" bike (I had already seen new red and blue ones at some local dealers). But then I saw it in person, and let me tell ya...this thing is HOT. I can honestly sit here now and say that the Kawasaki green is where it's at!
In the three weeks that I've owned the bike I've already done the following:
-Jardine Fender Eliminator
-ProGrip Tank Guard
-Keiti Carbon Fiber Gas Cap Protector (for looks...not actual protection)
-TapeWorks Reflective Rim Tape (in Kawi Green)
-K&N Air Filter (not yet installed)
-DynoJet Kit #2193 (not yet installed)
Before I install the K&N (and remove snorkel) I'm going to shim the needles. I might just return the DynoJet kit...I'm really not sure. I've read quite a bit of conflicting opinions on the matter. I only have a slip-on, and other than the K&N and snorkel, I plan to do no other "performance" modifications to this bike as it's simply not worth the money.
Anyway, I'll get some more pictures up soon of the recent mods listed above. I'm excited to be a part of this community!
I'm now the 3rd owner of this bike. The original owner dropped it once and did some very mild damage to the right fairing. The second owner dropped the bike the first day she had it doing a u-turn in a parking lot...cracked the left fairing pretty good around the turn signal...
Other than that the bike is in great condition and runs good. The only modification made to the bike before I bought it was the addition of a Two Bros carbon fiber slip-on. Although the pipe was hyped in the sale, I was able to negotiate quite heavily due to that fairing damage. Over the winter I plan on seeing what I can do to at least lessen the damage visually. The bike only has 1800 miles on it.
I had already known for months that I wanted an 08 or newer Ninja 250R, and I had my sights set on Red, with Black being my second choice. Buying used however, and being limited both financially and physically (I didn't want to drive really far to check out a bike that I might not even buy)...my choices were slim. I'll be honest and admit that I was hesitant on buying a "lime green" bike (I had already seen new red and blue ones at some local dealers). But then I saw it in person, and let me tell ya...this thing is HOT. I can honestly sit here now and say that the Kawasaki green is where it's at!
In the three weeks that I've owned the bike I've already done the following:
-Jardine Fender Eliminator
-ProGrip Tank Guard
-Keiti Carbon Fiber Gas Cap Protector (for looks...not actual protection)
-TapeWorks Reflective Rim Tape (in Kawi Green)
-K&N Air Filter (not yet installed)
-DynoJet Kit #2193 (not yet installed)
Before I install the K&N (and remove snorkel) I'm going to shim the needles. I might just return the DynoJet kit...I'm really not sure. I've read quite a bit of conflicting opinions on the matter. I only have a slip-on, and other than the K&N and snorkel, I plan to do no other "performance" modifications to this bike as it's simply not worth the money.
Anyway, I'll get some more pictures up soon of the recent mods listed above. I'm excited to be a part of this community!
very good! and your bike looks awesome! 
