Low & Slow's Ninja 250 project - Page 10 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

alvaro84 · 02-07-2012, 03:58 AM

I'm 5'9" - I'm curious what I'd look like on the orange-gray one (I love the colors)

sendler · 02-07-2012, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by alvaro84

I'm 5'9" - I'm curious what I'd look like on the orange-gray one (I love the colors)

You would fit the CBR125R perfectly. They should be available in Europe. They are also sold as a 150cc version in many parts of the world although that bike may tend to go away now that Honda has the 250.

HHOTDI · 02-07-2012, 11:50 AM

Yes I most certainly would! and I see his tippy toes are barely on the pegs as well in an attempt to keep his knees down. I rode my daughters R6 yesterday and it felt small too. If I had to commute like nearly everyone else I would have one of those CBR250R's. However, I live and work at the same place, my commute consists of a 100' walk down the side walk! Even when I have to run down town to the bank or grocery store, the cold temp light in my TDI Beetle does not even go off by the time I return home from there! :{)

sendler · 02-07-2012, 12:40 PM

Sorry for the thread jack. I have a thread on the CBR125R here.
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http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ike-20098.html

HHOTDI · 02-07-2012, 01:32 PM

Well, I went and looked at a donorcycle, an 84 Kawasaki en450 roller,(i was considering it for my diesel vertter challenge bike). Upon arrival the guy is happy to see me an was talking very fast, pointing here and there and "hey i have the title for ya too". Hmm, I thought, something is amiss! I don;t know, maybe it's the old cop in me. So I'm looking it over and see clearly that the frame is bent in the center spine, very noticably! I bring this to his attention and he instantly shuts up and is simply amazed that I would care... Bye, thanks for the 1.5 hour trip to see it. some people... So, back to looking on the computer last night and I found another older Rebel(which is what I want anyway) but it is 3 hours one way. I guess I know where i'm going this weekend! :{)

Frank Lee · 02-07-2012, 04:58 PM

Re: bent frame: do these people think you won't see that? I responded to an ad for a Karmann Ghia once. Knowing their propensity for rust, I asked point blank how rusty it was, not "is there any rust?". Owner emphatically insisted it wasn't rusty. So I drive over to see it, and it is a rust bucket. Come on. Even a blind person would have detected it instantly. I didn't even go to the door to talk to them about it; it would have been ugly.

low&slow · 02-10-2012, 12:31 PM

I rode the little Ninja to Carmel yesterday to visit Craig and Alan. They have finished with a fiberglass nose section for the Ninja streamliner kit and it is a work of art!

When I arrived in Carmel, we met for lunch and it was great to see all our streamlined bikes plus Craig's 2 sons' Alcan faired bikes in the parking lot.
I got to see the new nose, front framework , new windscreen, and the vinyl wrap that Craig is considering for future kits. We talked a lot about our favorite topic and took tons of pictures. It was a great day! The only down side was my fuel usage for the trip....74.54 mpg. I guess I enjoyed myself a bit too much. Pictures to follow.