Who still owns a discontinued motorcycle?

Question

im new to motorcycling and gonna go buy my first bike which is a ninja 250. but they are discontinued and replaced by a 300. but that is being discontinued and replaced by a 400. so i just wanted to know, if i get a 250 and say i need replacement parts or anything like that, how hard is it to find them? can i bring...

Answer 1

yep, someone will always make parts for them for at least 15-20 yrs.

Answer 2

Ninja is a Kawasaki right? You can always find parts for the good makes, it's only hard to find parts when you buy a cheap one because the factories in China open and close all the time.

Answer 3

you can find any parts on the web Heck I ride a 25 year old Goldwing and I can still find parts
Me car is 15 year old and I still can find parts ..Then there are always salvige yards

Answer 4

You can find parts for most every bike out there, somewhere.

Answer 5

The good thing about the Ninja 250 is that it was in production for many years and even if Kawasaki were to discontinue a certain part, there is aftermarket support as well as lots of used parts for those bikes.

Answer 6

Depends on the brand. The local BMW motorcycle dealer still carries many of the parts for my 24-year-old bike. Others are available online.

Answer 7

I once worked in a Honda-Yamaha dealership. I was told that in the USA, federal law required that manufacturers provide replacement parts for machines back ten years. I don't know if they actually do that.

Answer 8

I have three discontinued bikes and I have no trouble getting parts for two of them.

The third, a KTM, is less easy but because the engine was generic across several models (the LC4) it is not that tricky to get mechanical parts, body parts would be more of a problem.

The other two are Yamahas and I can lay my hands on most parts within days. Some dealerships are less than keen on working on my bikes but I know a couple of non-franchised dealers that are happy to do work (the stuff I cannot do myself).

Answer 9

"Who still owns a discontinued motorcycle?"
I own a Victory Cross Country Tour. Victory went out of production a year ago.

"... if i get a 250 and say i need replacement parts or anything like that, how hard is it to find them?"
You can get parts for most Japanese bikes that were made in the 1980's (and even earlier, in some cases). As long as it's not a very rare or limited model, getting parts shouldn't be too much of a problem.

"...can i bring them to a shop for repairs?"
There's no reason why not.

Answer 10

The Ninja has tons of parts at dealers and on the internet. Many bike mechanics can fix them blindfolded. Ok, maybe with a quick peek or two.