Wow, mad props man. You actually made the ugly 250 into a badass lil cafe racer. I think ima go the same route, you have giving a ton of great ideas. I just picked up a 250 for 350 dollars that my buddy crashed so time to go buy parts and make it a lil badass commuter bike. Only thing about the bike is the rear subframe is tweaked to the right 2-3 inches so i think ima take a sledge hammer and try to eye ball it lol
@BastardBiker
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can use any size headlight. The 250 is a pretty narrow bike so I went with a 6.5" bucket headlight instead of a 7" but pretty much anything will work. The headlight brackets for the forks are usually adjustable for different fork diameters. Speaking of forks, the ninja fork diameter is 36mm. Search "36mm clip on" or "36mm handlebar" in ebay motors and you'll find stuff from $60. I managed to find very sturdy steel ones for that price.
@aeronca11bc
9 жыл бұрын
I find it so cool that this generation of bikers like to mod their rides. It started back in the fifties. But seemed to lag for a while,, except with choppers. Glad to see so many dudes experimenting again.
@BastardBiker
11 жыл бұрын
The headlight plugs right in and is from an 80s Suzuki GS550. The speedometer is a $5 sigma bicycle computer and will accurately measure distance traveled and speed up to 180mph. I sourced most everything from ebay. The headlight was like $20-$30 used.
@BastardBiker
12 жыл бұрын
And by the way, sorry to hear about your spill. I've had tons though. Get back on the horse and learn as much as you can from the experience. Keep it going bro!
@BastardBiker
12 жыл бұрын
Slow speed turning is no problem, you'll get used to the new bar placement pretty quickly. If you look, my bars go almost straight outwards rather than being angled back. I mounted them this way so that I could turn the bars all the way left and right without hitting the tank. So, with my setup I still have 100% of my steering angle/lock. I've been quite happy with the setup. Let me know if I can help you in any way!
@chocolatethunda911
11 жыл бұрын
Great job brother can't wait to see the end result
@tcantrell5301
11 жыл бұрын
Thank god love your set up I just subscribed
@BastardBiker
12 жыл бұрын
There is an article about gauge swapping on the ninja250 wiki. Some people put the existing gauges in a different housing from an older bike. Others go with a $100 or so digital instrument cluster called the Trail Tech Vapor that is quite nice. PM me if you can't find it and need a link. Glad I could help!
@tatterand
11 жыл бұрын
Alright thanks a lot your bike looks badass btw
@al88ez
11 жыл бұрын
looks really good.
@BastardBiker
12 жыл бұрын
It's more restrictive and generally accepted not to be worth the fabrication necessary to make the flanges bolt up correctly.
@MyassesDragon
12 жыл бұрын
For your exhaust, buy a stock 2008-2012 exhaust on ebay. It is a 2 into1.
@jakelovelace3200
9 жыл бұрын
Woah! Our bikes look so much alike! I just found this looking for trailtech computers on a ninja 250 and we've done almost the same mods. Fun bike right? Do you still have yours?
@BastardBiker
12 жыл бұрын
Cool man, make it work. Long as she rides in a straight line, who gives a shit? Cheers and good luck, glad I could inspire you.
@ThePhantomChannel
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the help and concern. Could you link me to the specific bar you bought? Also, I'm assuming I could use any size/style headlight and fork mounting bracket. I'm also trying to keep my stock gauge cluster but that's another story. Thanks again, much appreciated.
@carlisle6470
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It has!
@ThePhantomChannel
12 жыл бұрын
How's slow speed turning with the new bars? I wrecked two days ago and while I'm in a leg brace, I was thinking of replacing them. The crash trashed the plastics and my left bar. :(
@will949
12 жыл бұрын
Have you done this or seen someone on forums do this? Itll just bolt right up?
@tatterand
11 жыл бұрын
Hey I'm trying to turn my ninja into a street fighter like yours and was wondering if you could tell me what type of unit you used for the speedometer and where I could find that and the headlight?
@BastardBiker
11 жыл бұрын
I shoved most of it up under the gas tank and immobilized it.
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