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Al
07-05-2007, 10:17 PM
About two months ago, a friend of mine offered me a motorcycle for free. He said the engine might be siezed, hence no charge. I came home from delivering pizzas and found it sitting in the driveway (wOOt!)!

So, I have a Kawasaki Ninja 250R. It looks like this, but the fairing is balck, not white.

http://http://japantrip.tripod.com/rides/gpz250r.jpg
Red x, crap...

I know very little about motorcycles, so this is my starting point.
It is a first generation.
Korndogg
07-05-2007, 10:22 PM
Nice!!!


Im STILL waiting for mine to get back from the shop.
HITMAN
07-05-2007, 10:23 PM
My advise to you is: Buy a helmet and stay out of trees.
WickedSix
07-05-2007, 10:58 PM
Very good starter :thumbsup good bike to start out workin on too. Be darn careful at higher speeds she is a light lil gal :headbang
pOrk
07-05-2007, 11:10 PM
Oh man, 250's ares are SOO much fun. First thing to do is turn the engine over by hand and see if she spins. If not, part the bike out for a grand and buy yourself a late 70's early 80's bike to bomb around on.
Cutlass Queen
07-05-2007, 11:31 PM
My first bike was a Ninja 250. I loved that lil thing, but one ride on a 600 and I was hooked haha. Nice starter bike though, you'll love learning on it but I agree be careful it's extremely light :D
scaleracer
07-06-2007, 01:00 AM
my dad and i were looking at a 2006 Ninja 250 for me once i get my license but my mom said no :chair: so we got the mustang instead!! :headbang
98whitegpgt
07-06-2007, 10:08 AM
that is an awsome bike to start on!
Al
07-07-2007, 04:17 PM
Update:
The odo reads 58k miles.

Could a newer engine fit in it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWASAKI-NINJA-2002-EX250R-ENGINE-MOTOR-356-MILES_W0QQitemZ170128628361QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3559 5QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Cutlass Queen
07-07-2007, 07:27 PM
Update:
The odo reads 58k miles.

Could a newer engine fit in it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWASAKI-NINJA-2002-EX250R-ENGINE-MOTOR-356-MILES_W0QQitemZ170128628361QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3559 5QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I don't see why you couldn't put a newer motor on your ninja 250 frame. I believe they haven't done many major changes to that size bike at all, but I could be wrong. Don't quote me on that.
Al
07-08-2007, 12:10 AM
Another update:

A buddy of mine wants to trade a yamaha cruiser of the same year for the kawasaki. I'm a bit more interested in the cruiser, plus I already painted the tank on it.
WickedSix
07-08-2007, 12:17 AM
yamaha makes good cruisers :thumbsup shaft drive ftw:headbang