Toll way

[Shaunpe]

i'll try it tonight.
I've heard something about the up shifting that I should push any gear to 10,11,12 before shift to the next gear will give it more power on 6th, i don't know how true is this but you guys may know.
anyway the way i shift up to the next gears is something on 8-9 rpm's

[Bevo]

Originally Posted by Shaunpe

i'll try it tonight.
I've heard something about the up shifting that I should push any gear to 10,11,12 before shift to the next gear will give it more power on 6th, i don't know how true is this but you guys may know.
anyway the way i shift up to the next gears is something on 8-9 rpm's

You can go to the redline in every gear

[Rowdy76]

yeah if you 250 is like my 300 ... Take it all the way to redline in 5th gear .. rev limiter should hit .. then in the future stop right before the rev limiter hit then switch to 6th. get all you can out of that 5th gear before shifting .. when you hit 6th it should have a little more pull out of it but not much then just bury the throttle and it will climb slowly to its max. In 6th gear you will hit max speed before hitting the rev limiter .. if you are right at the red line you are fine.

Im 230lbs and I have gotten my 300 up to 106 tucked in. Youtube your year of bike and max speed... you should be able to get it to 95-100 with your size. But I just remembered you just started riding to be careful .. 80-90 doesnt seem that fast to me but as soon as I hit a 100 I can feel the speed. You will have to tuck and get down low to get under the wind.

Edit: Also - that gas mileage you were getting putting around .. throw that out the window lol.

[skelator]

Originally Posted by Rowdy76

yeah if you 250 is like my 300 ... Take it all the way to redline in 5th gear .. rev limiter should hit .. then in the future stop right before the rev limiter hit then switch to 6th. get all you can out of that 5th gear before shifting .. when you hit 6th it should have a little more pull out of it but not much then just bury the throttle and it will climb slowly to its max. In 6th gear you will hit max speed before hitting the rev limiter .. if you are right at the red line you are fine.

Im 230lbs and I have gotten my 300 up to 106 tucked in. Youtube your year of bike and max speed... you should be able to get it to 95-100 with your size. But I just remembered you just started riding to be careful .. 80-90 doesnt seem that fast to me but as soon as I hit a 100 I can feel the speed. You will have to tuck and get down low to get under the wind.

Edit: Also - that gas mileage you were getting putting around .. throw that out the window lol.

Rowdy. Where the you been? And I sit straight up at 140 to help block wind for my girl.

[Rowdy76]

Originally Posted by skelator

Rowdy. Where the you been? And I sit straight up at 140 to help block wind for my girl.

Working man ... suppose to be at right now but the fog keeps jacking with channel backing ships up. Once we get these last few cold fronts through and weather warms up should get back to normal.

[Shaunpe]

Originally Posted by Rowdy76

yeah if you 250 is like my 300 ... Take it all the way to redline in 5th gear .. rev limiter should hit .. then in the future stop right before the rev limiter hit then switch to 6th. get all you can out of that 5th gear before shifting .. when you hit 6th it should have a little more pull out of it but not much then just bury the throttle and it will climb slowly to its max. In 6th gear you will hit max speed before hitting the rev limiter .. if you are right at the red line you are fine.

Im 230lbs and I have gotten my 300 up to 106 tucked in. Youtube your year of bike and max speed... you should be able to get it to 95-100 with your size. But I just remembered you just started riding to be careful .. 80-90 doesnt seem that fast to me but as soon as I hit a 100 I can feel the speed. You will have to tuck and get down low to get under the wind.

Edit: Also - that gas mileage you were getting putting around .. throw that out the window lol.

Thank you!

[skelator]

Originally Posted by Rowdy76

Working man ... suppose to be at right now but the fog keeps jacking with channel backing ships up. Once we get these last few cold fronts through and weather warms up should get back to normal.

Need to catch up n drink a beer

[Mr.P]

I ride a bone stock 250 on the racetrack with fairings, handlebars, and footpegs replaced with race parts. But the motor is a 25,000 mile street motor with no mods. I run it into redline, 13,500 for best results at the track. In 2 years of abuse, bot racing and trackdays, I've changed the oil a year and put in a new air filter when the stock one fell apart from old age. These things are pretty reliable, even when beat on hard. Here my "instructional" video riding Trey's 250 at Texas World last year. This will give you an idea of the abuse we put on a bike over 24 hours of endurance racing across one season.

93 - 97 is the top speed on a stock bike. 100+ in race trim.

[YOUTUBE]IYKvpJZOIzE[/YOUTUBE]

[CraigRR]

Originally Posted by Mr.P

I ride a bone stock 250 on the racetrack with fairings, handlebars, and footpegs replaced with race parts. But the motor is a 25,000 mile street motor with no mods. I run it into redline, 13,500 for best results at the track. In 2 years of abuse, bot racing and trackdays, I've changed the oil a year and put in a new air filter when the stock one fell apart from old age. These things are pretty reliable, even when beat on hard. Here my "instructional" video riding Trey's 250 at Texas World last year. This will give you an idea of the abuse we put on a bike over 24 hours of endurance racing across one season.

93 - 97 is the top speed on a stock bike. 100+ in race trim.

[YOUTUBE]IYKvpJZOIzE[/YOUTUBE]

Nice video!

[Lucar]

Originally Posted by Shaunpe

Hey guys

I was thinking to go on the Toll way tomorrow for the first time..
Is it any different for a ninja 250? I felt some strong wind when i reached 60ish
is it the same on high way? anything i should i watch out from?

60ish you say?
Wait till you get 150ish..

[Shaunpe]

Originally Posted by Lucar

60ish you say?
Wait till you get 150ish..

its not gonna happen soon.. not with a 250

[CraigRR]

Originally Posted by Shaunpe

its not gonna happen soon.. not with a 250

Don't listen to him. He is BORC.

[CraigRR]

I also have extra material if you want a custom radiator guard.

[CraigRR]

Thank you Jimrad for teaching me how to make one.

[Rowdy76]

Originally Posted by Shaunpe

its not gonna happen soon.. not with a 250

So how did the ride home go? Had a ship start tonight so I had to go in for 4 hours and the weather was great = bike ride to work . Just got the bike back from dealer doing some recalls so been itching to get on it. Rear brake is soft so return trip to dealer next week - was good practice just using the front didnt even touch the rear all 70 miles.

Originally Posted by CraigRR

I also have extra material if you want a custom radiator guard.

have to get with ya on this ... my schedule is like yours so I will get with ya on materials and date

[Rowdy76]

Originally Posted by Lucar

60ish you say?
Wait till you get 150ish..

Have to put a Acme Rocket on that 250 to go 150

[Shaunpe]

Originally Posted by Rowdy76

Have to put a Acme Rocket on that 250 to go 150

Lol

[Lucar]

[Shaunpe]

Originally Posted by Rowdy76

So how did the ride home go? Had a ship start tonight so I had to go in for 4 hours and the weather was great = bike ride to work . Just got the bike back from dealer doing some recalls so been itching to get on it. Rear brake is soft so return trip to dealer next week - was good practice just using the front didnt even touch the rear all 70 miles.

well it was better, I pushed the 5th gear to the red line and I could make it a lil bit higher on 6th.. I was on 90 maybe a lil more than that
thank you guys for the help