Leon (Grand Poobah)  |
| Tue May 06, 2014 2:11 pm |
| My 300 is faster, but the old Ninja liked to rev better. |
Now that I've got more than 1000 miles on my 300, I feel I can answer this question.
I owned three of the older Ninja 250s. I haven't ridden the 2007-2012 250. The torque curve on the old Ninja looked a lot like the Horsepower curve on other engines. The faster the old 250 was going, the harder it pulled. (Q: If you're riding on the highway and look down and see that the tachometer on your Ninja 250 says 7500 RPM, what action should you take? A: Downshift, get the RPMs back up to 9000 where the engine runs best.)
The 300 isn't like that. It has a LOT of torque down low and continues to pull all they way up to the red-line. If you're used to the older 250, the 300 feels flat at high RPM. The 250 encourages hooliganism, the 300 allows it.
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Has any new 300 owner OWNED the first generation 250? — Burt, Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:03 am -
yes I have a 86 ninja 250 and a2014 ninja 300 I like the ninja 250 better (n/t) — jvhjgh2006, Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:24 pm
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86 is a 0 gen — Leon, Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:00 pm
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Bought a 300 still have the 250 — DiddyKong, Wed May 14, 2014 11:49 pm
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Your statement is inaccurate — Ian, Mon May 19, 2014 6:06 pm
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Thank you for the carb advise — Diddy Kong, Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:24 am
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Carbs — SRH, Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:31 pm
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You had a Serious problem then... — BrianM, Thu May 15, 2014 8:40 am
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Your carbs need work — djrussell, Thu May 15, 2014 8:39 am
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My 300 is faster, but the old Ninja liked to rev better. — Leon, Tue May 06, 2014 2:11 pm
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Limiter? — florida-rider, Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:43 pm
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There's no way the 300 doesn't go over 65. — zaneyard, Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:40 pm
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Hmm? sounds like the Ninja 300 had problems. (n/t) — TonyKZ1, Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:52 am
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gearing has changed? — MyLittleGreenRocket, Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:40 pm