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was drivin to my friends house which is like a mile away. took a left turn onto a street. there sand all over the road. saw it last second. i was only going like 10-15 mph. the rear tire slid rite from me. i slid on the pavement for about 5-10 feet. jumped up in less than a second and picked up the bike (06 ninja 250). grrr. messed up my left fairing near the front. and the back kick stand a lil...

Check the throttle cable? Make sure it's not bound or pinched somewhere? Just a thought...

little update. the engine started after i opened up choke. thats why the bike was at 5k rpm. as soon as i realized that i ran outside and turned off choke. this time the bike started right off and i was able to roll it a little in first gear in my backyard. going to test it tomorrow and see how it rides. my bike has about 7700 miles on it so the 8k mile maintenance is gona be pretty soon. do oyu...

Quote: Originally Posted by pfcArtie my bike has about 7700 miles on it so the 8k mile maintenance is gona be pretty soon. do oyu think they will let me do it right now instead of waitin till 8k? At first I thought that this was a very odd question...would they let you do it now? But since you asked it at all, I...

yeah thats what happened to me. i was going really slow and then BAM. sliding on the pavement. a bunch of people came up to me right away. and no i do not have a maintanence plan but all kawasaki dealerships recoment getting special maintenance done at 600 (breakin), 2k, 5k, and 8k miles. it will cost me 250 bucks but they check everything on your bike. so im thinking because im paying the 250, ...

7700 is close enough. you can get service at any time you want, those numbers are the recommendations

ohh ok good. i just want to get everything checked out, just to make sure. plus im gona go to a local body shop so they can fix the plastic so it doesnt look bad. the back stand actually saved my exhaust. it grinded down a bit but pipes are still nice and shiny . i mean you live and you learn. now i know what little sand can do. i think my pride got hurt more than my body and my bike combined....

I highly doubt a little cosmetic damage will affect the resale price of a Ninja 250R that much.

is it better to sell it before i leave in august or keep it in garage for winter and then sell it?

Quote: Originally Posted by pfcArtie is it better to sell it before i leave in august or keep it in garage for winter and then sell it? I'd guess you'd get a better price for it in spring, depending on your location.