1 year, 10,000 mile review - Kawsaki Ninja 300
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- A few of my thoughts on the 2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300
Riding a 2014 Ninja 300 ABS SE
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I'm getting the Candy Blue 2017 Ninja 300! It will be all the bike I'll ever need. I'm 53 years old and I don't need or want a super go fast bike. Oh,...this will be my first bike!
Dewey Jacks I'm selling my 2014 all black!
dsalaz04 how much?
Congrats man :) Better late than never!!
KawasakiMan Dewey big ups man! I got bit by the ninja bug!! Same here in age. I want my fist bike to be a 300. Not trying to kill myself or act stupid! My goal is to gain experience, patience, knowledge & get my favorite: zx14r!! No big rush tho!!
Great beginner bike. I have one and think it's great for the $. While it is slow compared to other sport bikes, it's still quick. It's a little faster than my 1994 Mustang GT. Of course my R6 is much faster but it also costs more than twice as much $.
It's handling & braking are on par with other sport bikes and will make you smile for sure.
Enjoy your 300s & don't let anyone shame you on riding one. If they think you need a bigger bike, ask them to put their money where their mouths are & buy you one. If they don't want to buy you a bigger bike, then tell them to STFU! LOL!
I still get occasional comments from the liter bike crowd on my R6, which is plenty bike for me.
Have fun & F what people say😄
Haha, your review of the seat is the exact opposite of my opinion on it. I slide back, and I think it's very uncomfy, prime example of not being able to please everyone.
That’s hilarious I used to live two minutes from that school! I still live nearby and I’ll be getting my license soon (long overdue if you ask me) maybe we can ride together sometime !
I just bought a 2017 ninja 300. I pick it up in a few days...cant wait and yes I'm 40 yo and serious not a troll. Join the IIBEW or some other UNION trade if you're not going to college and want to make that DR money.I pAID CASH! WORK UNION/LIVE BETTER
hitek835 fellow Ibew member here! 1st year apprentice :) how you liking the bike? I’m planning on picking one up. I’ve never ridden before
lurching is fairly common is small bike.....Own myself an underbone moped Honda here in Malaysia is much worse due to 125cc motor.
I had the “lurch” feeling on my 250r. Made it feel kind of scooterish lol. Got a 636 later on.
My Ninja 650r does that low speed lurching thing too.
my throttle does that too . on the defense my throttle housing broke near the cable but I'm sure it's their fuel delivery system . They went from carb to fuel injection for 2013+up I think.
Wolfie Rides yeah I haven't heard of ninja 250s doing it
Wolfie Rides mine does that its pretty jerky its almost like it goes from 0%throttle to 15% doesnt have the gap between it
It did that with a honda grom that I rode for my MSF class... i asked the instructor if there was a problem with it, he rode it and said nothing was wrong... so yeah idk... but I didnt like that feeling of on and off when I was around 3000 rpm
Also, I think this is the ultimate vehicle for college students that are putting themselves through school. Fuel & insurance is cheaper than driving a 1992 Geo Metro and it's still a chic magnet too.
You can park it in your apartment's back patio or even in your living room if you live in a bad area.
Great transportation for very little $. Even someone with a McJob can attain one.
That 50cc over the old Ninja 250s makes a humongous difference and pushed these entry-level bikes into practicality.
Like the video says, it has just enough power. The 250s were so slow that I didn't feel like I had enough power to get out of bad situations but the 300 scoots along much better. While the 300 labors a bit on the freeway, the 250s felt like they shouldn't be on them at all.
If I had a 250, I'd put a sprocket on it and stay off the freeways all together, but the 300 is perfect as it comes from the factory. Decent grunt on the street for what it is and has enough power for freeway riding.
It's as fast as most full size Harleys.....
how much did the valve adjustment cost you?
FatBoi Slim since this is 3 years old this response is just gonna be for the riders looking for a good review. Valve adjustments usually cost around $250
There is a guy on Craig's list selling one that looks like this... for 3k? Is that a good deal he doesn't have plates or stuff so that's all extra cost... I'm looking to buying a new or used preferred a used one for a good price
My 2014 ninja 300 does that same "lurch". LoL. But no such issue on my R6.😕
just got this one as my first bike. whats your frame slider?
Accurate review (I have a green 300)...
what's up. I have this same bike.. love it. do you know how to adjust the clutch?
Love your videos manI Just began researching more into the 2017 Ninja 300 (got my eye on the black Winter Edition model).
My main concern is the size as I haven't had a chance to see it in person yet, in one video you mentioned it could be a tight fit for 2 people. I'm 140lbs, 5'10" (thin, distance runner's build) and my wife is 90lbs at 5'1". Any chance you could give your best estimate on how doable it would be for us to ride together?
I know you've probably already gotten a bike by now, but for anyone else who stumbles upon this wondering, yeah the bike is never the limiting factor. I'm 165 lbs 6'0 and i've carried up to 200 lbs 6'2 on the back. It handles like trash with that much weight on it but if you ride carefully it's doable even on twisty roads.
I have the exact bike but in a 2015
The way you said riding with reasonable people took me back to the watch party on the way back from Austin when we lost you lol....oops
Hahaha, I forgot about that lmao
Nice review. That lurch, is that from the strong engine braking this bike has? Do those bigger bikes have such strong engine too?
I don't think it's from engine braking - it's probably a combination of soft forks and sudden throttle. The engine braking on the Ninja 300 isn't that strong, but some bigger bikes do have a lot more (though some have a lot less)
I partially take back my last comment. I think you're right about engine braking being a large part of the lurching, but there is still some lurch when starting from a stop/low speeds, so I don't think that's the only reason
I get that jerky feeling going on and off the throttle too..I think its just cause its a small bike.. idk
I knew it wasn't just me! Thanks for confirming
My ninja 300 feels a little abrupt on off throttle, my brother says it's normal, especially for EFI ( he's ridden longer and many more bikes ) After adjusting the chain tension I noticed it got better, but it's still there.
Did you have any issues with condensation in your lights/dash
Nope, but I live in Texas
Sprocket set up is why the lurch.
Even though mine's stock?
It's definitely not the sprocket setup. My 1.8L Celica does the same thing, meanwhile my 4.0L Tacoma does not. I think this is just a characteristic of high revving small engines that are tuned for the top end. All the power is made at the higher revs so it makes sense that the low revs are not so good.
This or a 400?
chinglidi don’t even bother with a ninja 400 you would be better off with getting an old cbr250
my 600 is twitchy also... at 14k rpm
But you don't get the lurch from off to on, right?
+Qwahzi IRL na but it's quite bad but... the only time you would have this problem is at the track.
+tcobra521 Ah, interesting. I wonder what causes that
The lurch is probably from the slipper clutch. Try riding a bike without the slipper clutch and it dosnt lurch any near as much. (unless your in first)