Looking for a Ninja - Page 2

dentedvw · 01-07-2012, 04:33 PM

I signed up, no problem, but I can't bid on anything without a broker. It was the same in Michigan too.

elgato gordo · 01-08-2012, 07:09 AM

Yea the rules are different in each state. They have a list on the tab under how to bid.

elgato gordo · 01-14-2012, 01:43 PM

Well still searching for a Ninja but came across a couple of threads on the SV650. At a dry weight of 375 and 75 HP sounds like a candidate for a rat bike.

sailah · 01-14-2012, 06:33 PM

I think the SV would be a killer build. A funny thing happens when you actually just get any ole bike to work on. As soon as you are about 30% finished, you'll have a lead on 4 other bikes...

I do think it looks very easy to do well and the SV can be had for cheap. Plus it already has what most of our builds are lacking and that's lightness. Looks to be 364 lbs dry vs 393 for the Ninja. I bet you can drop that down another 30-40 lbs through swingarm, wheels, forks, brakes, battery and losing the plastic.

elgato gordo · 01-14-2012, 09:38 PM

Those are some of the pics that got me interested but they are the pre 03 version so no fuel injection and 65HP. I do think they look better with the round tube frame instead of the cast alum rectangle.

01-07-2012, 04:33 PM	#16
dentedvw Where did I put that Joined: Mar 2008 Location: ☼SLC-ish☼ Oddometer: 2,016	I signed up, no problem, but I can't bid on anything without a broker. It was the same in Michigan too. __________________ "Even though my trip turned out badly, I don't regret the kind of life I chose to live. Adventure!" RIP-Clay Schwartz 9/14/07 The bike never has been, never is, and never will be the limiting factor in my, your, or anyone else's ability to have an adventure. -jake28-

01-14-2012, 01:43 PM	#18
elgato gordo ^OP KTMRFS Joined: Oct 2007 Location: ABQ, NM Oddometer: 441	Maybe A SV650 Well still searching for a Ninja but came across a couple of threads on the SV650. At a dry weight of 375 and 75 HP sounds like a candidate for a rat bike.

01-14-2012, 06:33 PM	#19
sailah Lampin' it Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Turning expensive metal into scrap Oddometer: 4,159	I think the SV would be a killer build. A funny thing happens when you actually just get any ole bike to work on. As soon as you are about 30% finished, you'll have a lead on 4 other bikes... I do think it looks very easy to do well and the SV can be had for cheap. Plus it already has what most of our builds are lacking and that's lightness. Looks to be 364 lbs dry vs 393 for the Ninja. I bet you can drop that down another 30-40 lbs through swingarm, wheels, forks, brakes, battery and losing the plastic. __________________ We're not out here to rough it. We're here to smooth it . Things are rough enough in town. Nessmuk sailah screwed with this post 01-14-2012 at 06:40 PM

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01-08-2012, 07:09 AM	#17
elgato gordo ^OP KTMRFS Joined: Oct 2007 Location: ABQ, NM Oddometer: 441	Yea the rules are different in each state. They have a list on the tab under how to bid.

01-14-2012, 09:38 PM	#20
elgato gordo ^OP KTMRFS Joined: Oct 2007 Location: ABQ, NM Oddometer: 441	Those are some of the pics that got me interested but they are the pre 03 version so no fuel injection and 65HP. I do think they look better with the round tube frame instead of the cast alum rectangle.