Hey guys, I'm a brand new rider. I got a used 2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250r the a couple of weeks ago and literally went on my first ride yesterday.
I have another thread on how I fell and dropped the bike on a turn in another forum so I'll save that for there but this is related...
My issue is I'm starting to think that something is really wrong with the throttle and hence very dangerous. Since I'm new I'm not sure how the throttle is supposed to feel so I need your experienced help.
Today, I went to warm up the bike and play around with the throttle in neutral to see what's going on and why the bike rocketed so fast on a turn the other day.
I was going to ride it to a repair shop this morning to get it checked, but my gut told me this throttle is not right and I shouldn't even ride it again.
I put it in neutral and tested out the throttle over and over.
... So basically, when you put a VERY slight roll it revs to like 7000 RPM'S and takes what seems like forever, like a second and a half to come back down. It just doesn't seem right. Also, the grip itself does not roll back on its own.
I couldn't find a middle ground to get it to rev to like 3,000 RPM's.
I kept testing thinking maybe I'm giving too much throttle, but tried again and made it very soft and still revs super high.
Should a slight roll cause it go so high and shouldn't the RPM's drop fairly fast once you release the throttle?
What do you guys think? or Am I like just a total NEWB?
I have another thread on how I fell and dropped the bike on a turn in another forum so I'll save that for there but this is related...
My issue is I'm starting to think that something is really wrong with the throttle and hence very dangerous. Since I'm new I'm not sure how the throttle is supposed to feel so I need your experienced help.
Today, I went to warm up the bike and play around with the throttle in neutral to see what's going on and why the bike rocketed so fast on a turn the other day.
I was going to ride it to a repair shop this morning to get it checked, but my gut told me this throttle is not right and I shouldn't even ride it again.
I put it in neutral and tested out the throttle over and over.
... So basically, when you put a VERY slight roll it revs to like 7000 RPM'S and takes what seems like forever, like a second and a half to come back down. It just doesn't seem right. Also, the grip itself does not roll back on its own.
I couldn't find a middle ground to get it to rev to like 3,000 RPM's.
I kept testing thinking maybe I'm giving too much throttle, but tried again and made it very soft and still revs super high.
Should a slight roll cause it go so high and shouldn't the RPM's drop fairly fast once you release the throttle?
What do you guys think? or Am I like just a total NEWB?