Nonsense. That's an awesome bike. I'm a huge fan of it. They are very capable, light, handle great
Picked up new Ninja 500
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Definitely, at 370lbs and 51HP at 10,000RPM that bike will definitely run well. Those Kawasaki parallel twins run well and last for eternity even with substandard maintenance.
Very cool and dependable bike.
Absolutely! In the world of hypersports that new riders drool over this is a welcome addition.
That’s why I love Kawasaki’s. I’ve ridden all Japanese brands over the years and consistently come back to Kawi. A cool little tidbit, the dealer gives a full engine parts warranty for the life of the bike. If anything that sees oil in the motor breaks, $100 deductible and they fix it. Pretty cool.
I had one many moons ago, I don't even recall the year but it was quick for being such a small engine. Replaced the clutch and carbs on it. Are they fuel injected these days?
Yeah they are FI. While the carbs on the baby ninja were always flawless for me, the FI now is really nice!
I believe I had to sync my carbs after a deep cleaning but that was nearly 20 years ago so my memory is not all that great for that time period. I bet the FI version has much better throttle response. My Cousin dated a girl in Tampa while he was at Embry Riddle. He put nearly 40k miles on his EX500. I couldn't believe it.
Beautiful . Some day I will get a sport bike too
Surprisingly upright handlebar configuration for a Ninja.
Well, maybe not the OP's, but I recently came across a cherry 552-mi<!> '07 Ninja 250 in the Spokane CL:
https://spokane.craigslist.org/mpo/d/libby-showroom-2007-kawasaki-ninja-miles/7917585841.html
It is. Very comfortable, yet I can tuck surprisingly well and the windscreen does its job really well.
Close to mine. I had the Burgandy color is all. A little beat up yet wasn't too bad. Its wild finding all of these mint 250r's, people just don't ride!Well, maybe not the OP's, but I recently came across a cherry 552-mi<!> '07 Ninja 250 in the Spokane CL:
https://spokane.craigslist.org/mpo/d/libby-showroom-2007-kawasaki-ninja-miles/7917585841.html
Going to put this in here for future internet hunters.
I was doing some looking for alternative oil filters coming up on my 600 mile drain. Nothing wrong with the standard hi flow, k&n, and OEM, I’m just looking for different options. After some digging and spec comparisons I found out this uses the same filters as my 2.5l Subaru, which is insane for 2qts of oil lol.
Currently running PL14610, the 14612 works too as well as the wix 51356, regular and XP version and of course the STP XL and micro guard selects which I will be switching to later. Hopefully this info helps internet warriors in the future!
I was doing some looking for alternative oil filters coming up on my 600 mile drain. Nothing wrong with the standard hi flow, k&n, and OEM, I’m just looking for different options. After some digging and spec comparisons I found out this uses the same filters as my 2.5l Subaru, which is insane for 2qts of oil lol.
Currently running PL14610, the 14612 works too as well as the wix 51356, regular and XP version and of course the STP XL and micro guard selects which I will be switching to later. Hopefully this info helps internet warriors in the future!
Is that the same engine as on Eliminator SE?
I believe it is yes.
It should serve you well, these are very sturdy bikes.
Still miss my old 500r.
Still miss my old 500r.
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