Hey guys, just wanted to jump in and let you know about the build that is underway as of yesterday.
Got a smoking deal on a nearly brand new Ninja 250 motor. 2005 with 1400 miles, everything needed, all electrical, carbs, cooling for $200.
Dont know if any of you remember my last posts but I was looking for an engine swap idea... I ended up rebuilding my motor. Wild port job, stroked, new bearings and seals, new pipe, all the goodies... thing ran great - for about 3 total hours. Like moron, i decided to use a junk Namura piston and the skirts broke apart on me. Trashed everything, the jug, conrod bearings, piston obviously, crank seals and one crank bearing.
I was able to borrow a spare motor my buddy had laying around and that got me up and running.
Anyway, i got this little 250 motor the other day and decided yesterday at about 9am that I would venture into the swap. Following is the progress so far.
The Motor:
The Bike:
Motor out:
Had to cut the lower part of the frame out to make clearance for the oil pan. Made new lower rails. Almost made a big mistake of taking out both side... would have been REAL dumb.. but did it one side at a time. Worked good:
Both sides welded up (still need reinforcement) and motor sitting in there... just trying to get it lined up at this point. no mounts yet:
got alignment done and now starting on mounts. Using 1/8" stock for mounts. Will be gusseting and reinforcing everything soon:
Lower mount done:
Another shot of the lower rails... still need work but a good start:
Motor mostly mounted. 4-point mounts are done. Still need to do the upper rear mounts but i have to make the mounts removeable or I wont be able to get the motor out:
Chain is on and aligned good. I am working on the wiring right now and trying to figure out what to do with the radiator...
will retain all functions of the original ninja except blinkers (although i had considered adding them for comical value). Still need to finish up the frame work and motor mounts but all in all, not bad for a days work.
more coming with more pictures too... we'll see what the week brings for time if I can get this finished up by the end of the week.
the exhaust Im going to have to do a custom job on that but shouldnt be an issue. the stock blaster clutch cable works great. Only had to enlarge the cable sleeve holder on the motor a tad.
Will be running LED tail lights and dual HID headlights (one for hi, one for low). Also adding a battery in place of the stock airbox and pods on the new carbs.
Stay tuned. more on the way.
- Justin
Got a smoking deal on a nearly brand new Ninja 250 motor. 2005 with 1400 miles, everything needed, all electrical, carbs, cooling for $200.
Dont know if any of you remember my last posts but I was looking for an engine swap idea... I ended up rebuilding my motor. Wild port job, stroked, new bearings and seals, new pipe, all the goodies... thing ran great - for about 3 total hours. Like moron, i decided to use a junk Namura piston and the skirts broke apart on me. Trashed everything, the jug, conrod bearings, piston obviously, crank seals and one crank bearing.
I was able to borrow a spare motor my buddy had laying around and that got me up and running.
Anyway, i got this little 250 motor the other day and decided yesterday at about 9am that I would venture into the swap. Following is the progress so far.
The Motor:
The Bike:
Motor out:
Had to cut the lower part of the frame out to make clearance for the oil pan. Made new lower rails. Almost made a big mistake of taking out both side... would have been REAL dumb.. but did it one side at a time. Worked good:
Both sides welded up (still need reinforcement) and motor sitting in there... just trying to get it lined up at this point. no mounts yet:
got alignment done and now starting on mounts. Using 1/8" stock for mounts. Will be gusseting and reinforcing everything soon:
Lower mount done:
Another shot of the lower rails... still need work but a good start:
Motor mostly mounted. 4-point mounts are done. Still need to do the upper rear mounts but i have to make the mounts removeable or I wont be able to get the motor out:
Chain is on and aligned good. I am working on the wiring right now and trying to figure out what to do with the radiator...
will retain all functions of the original ninja except blinkers (although i had considered adding them for comical value). Still need to finish up the frame work and motor mounts but all in all, not bad for a days work.
more coming with more pictures too... we'll see what the week brings for time if I can get this finished up by the end of the week.
the exhaust Im going to have to do a custom job on that but shouldnt be an issue. the stock blaster clutch cable works great. Only had to enlarge the cable sleeve holder on the motor a tad.
Will be running LED tail lights and dual HID headlights (one for hi, one for low). Also adding a battery in place of the stock airbox and pods on the new carbs.
Stay tuned. more on the way.
- Justin
