Reader John sent in some great details for people looking to minify the height on their 250R without the use of Lowering Links.

Cool Trick John! Thanks for the submission!

Dr Mr. 2Fiddy,

I did the same mod on my GXSR 1000, as it helped me to touch the ground flat footed. I did this mod to the 250 for my wife who is only 5′1″ tall. She can now touch flat footed with her riding boots on. And the bike suspension hasn’t been disturbed so she can still carve up the corners with the best of them.

I gutted the seat down to the base, cleaned all the glue off and sanded it. Then I filled the voids in the seat base with 30 minute epoxy. If I was going to do this again, I would probably fill the voids with something easier to work with like Bondo. The void filling process should be done in two steps as the back of the seat pan is at an angle much different than the bottom….

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Are you looking for a quick and easy solution to spruce up your seat without having to spend the money on the likes of a Corbin? Custom Seat Creations has released a plethora of options for seat covers for the 2008+ Ninja 250R. They have some nice designs solutions for all the current colors ( See the Scorpion Series ) and even have the options for some real exotic creations as well (Snake, Crocodile, Rhino, Ostrich, Dinosaur… Holy Crap? Dinosaur? )

Pretty much all installation is, is pulling out the staples around the stock seats. Spraying on some contact cement. And Re-Stapling the new seat pattern to the seat. Whats really nice, is that they also have matching overlays for the Seat Cowl ‘bumper’ — so no matter what your seating configuration is, they got you covered… Literally…

Color Options: Here
Price: ~$50 - $60
URL: Custom Seat Creations

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You thinking about doing a lil Ironbutt? Or perhaps you’re daily commute is getting a Lil tiresome on the stock rock? Well — Thanks for Corbin there is now an aftermarket Seat replacement for the 08+ Ninja 250R.

Even if you don’t use your bike for long hauls, this is a welcome aftermarket part in my opinion. The stock seat material has proven to be very difficult to clean for me — And switch that out with leather is definitely something I see in my very neat future. Not to mention — Corbin uses a black Carbon-Fiber leather which looks absolutely great on this bike.

Details:
#KN-250R-8-F      Front saddle, 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250 R   $259
#KN-250R-8-R     Rear saddle, 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250 R     $189
Website: Corbin Seats

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