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[[Category:New Riders]]

The service manual is important if you perform service yourself. It comes in two pieces - ''Factory Service Manual'' and ''Factory Service Manual Supplement''. You'll need both.

The service manual is important if you perform service yourself. For the EX250F, it comes in two pieces - ''Factory Service Manual'' and ''Factory Service Manual Supplement''. You'll need both.

For information on how to get ~~them~~ follow this link:

The manual for the 08+ EX250J is all one book.

For information on how to get a service or owners manual, follow this link:

'''[[Ninja 250 Rider's bookshelf]]'''

'''How the base manual/supplement concept works'''

There is only one Service Manual~~, no matter what~~ the ~~year of your bike~~. It was written in 1986, when the EX250 was introduced. Despite the fact that the bike went through a major redesign in 1988, and has remained more or less the same since, there is no separate manual for the '88--> bikes. This is what the Supplement is for.

There is only one Service Manual for the 1986-2007 models. It was written in 1986, when the EX250 was introduced. Despite the fact that the bike went through a major redesign in 1988, and has remained more or less the same since, there is no separate manual for the '88-07 bikes. This is what the Supplement is for.

There is a new Service Manual for the 2008--> EX250J models. At this time, there is no Supplement for the 2008 model, but there may be for subsequent years.

The Supplement is released every year. This covers changes made since 1988. It is the same book each year, but has new info added for the current year.

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 [[Category:New Riders]]
-The service manual is important if you perform service yourself. It comes in two pieces - ''Factory Service Manual'' and ''Factory Service Manual Supplement''. You'll need both.
+The service manual is important if you perform service yourself. For the EX250F, it comes in two pieces - ''Factory Service Manual'' and ''Factory Service Manual Supplement''. You'll need both.
-For information on how to get them follow this link:
+The manual for the 08+ EX250J is all one book.
+For information on how to get a service or owners manual, follow this link:
 '''[[Ninja 250 Rider's bookshelf]]'''
 '''How the base manual/supplement concept works'''
-There is only one Service Manual, no matter what the year of your bike. It was written in 1986, when the EX250 was introduced. Despite the fact that the bike went through a major redesign in 1988, and has remained more or less the same since, there is no separate manual for the '88--> bikes. This is what the Supplement is for.
+There is only one Service Manual for the 1986-2007 models. It was written in 1986, when the EX250 was introduced. Despite the fact that the bike went through a major redesign in 1988, and has remained more or less the same since, there is no separate manual for the '88-07 bikes. This is what the Supplement is for.
+There is a new Service Manual for the 2008--> EX250J models. At this time, there is no Supplement for the 2008 model, but there may be for subsequent years.
 The Supplement is released every year. This covers changes made since 1988. It is the same book each year, but has new info added for the current year.