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====Owners manual====

If you don't have a copy of the owners manual, you can ~~look at~~ it for free at [http://kawasaki.com/Home/Home.aspx kawasaki.com]. ~~It can also~~ be ~~printed~~ out, ~~but you~~ can~~'t download~~ it. To get there you have to jump through a few hoops. Go to Owner Info --> Owner's ~~manuals~~, then click through a few screens to your year of bike, then click Owner & Service Manuals. You'll finally get to Download Manual~~, which will allow~~ you to ~~read it online or print it out from Acrobat Reader~~.

If you don't have a copy of the owners manual, you can read it for free at [http://kawasaki.com/Home/Home.aspx kawasaki.com]. You should be able to download it or print it out. It's not in one big pdf file, though; it's in about 17 smaller files. Open up each pdf, then save a copy from Adobe Reader by using the "floppy disk" (save) icon. You can also print it directly if you like.

To get there you have to jump through a few hoops. Once you're at [http://kawasaki.com/Home/Home.aspx kawasaki.com], go to Owner Info --> Owner's Manuals, then click through a few screens to your year of bike, then click Owner & Service Manuals. You'll finally get to Download Manual. It's the same place you go if you want to buy a Service Manual.

====Maintenance and Repair====

Important Copyright Notice: The Kawasaki manuals below are only available in paper version. There are no legal copies to download. Besides being illegal, these electronic versions are often incomplete, missing entire pages with important information. They're a waste of your money. Please, purchase the official copies. You can tell them by the price. A Service Manual and Supplement are about $35 each. An EX250J Service Manual is about $65.

Important Copyright Notice: The Kawasaki manuals below are only available in paper version. There are no legal copies to download. Besides being illegal, these electronic versions are often incomplete, missing entire pages with important information. They're a waste of your money. Please, purchase the official copies. You can tell them by the price. A Service Manual and Supplement for the EX250F are about $35 each. An EX250J Service Manual is about $65.

* Official 2008-> Kawasaki EX250J Ninja 250R Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/category/2009-kawasaki-ex250j9f-ninja-250r/ repairmanual.com] Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] ~~--> Purchase Manuals~~ (Part #99924-1391-04)

* Official 2008-> Kawasaki EX250J Ninja 250R Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/category/2009-kawasaki-ex250j9f-ninja-250r/ repairmanual.com] Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] (Part #99924-1391-04)

* Official 1986-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/380 repairmanual.com] Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] ~~--> Purchase Manuals~~ (Part #99924-1066-01)

* Official 1986-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/380 repairmanual.com] Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] (Part #99924-1066-01)

* Official 1988-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual Supplement at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/17581 repairmanual.com] Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] ~~--> Purchase Manuals~~ (Part #99924-1109-66)

* Official 1988-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual Supplement at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/17581 repairmanual.com] Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] (Part #99924-1109-66)

* For more information on how the service manual/supplement concept works, please see the [[Service Manual|Service Manual]] page.

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[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781566374798&itm=1 Motorcycles: Fundamentals, Service, Repair] by Bruce A. Johns, David D. Edmundson, Robert Scharff

====Other====

====Other interesting reads====

[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780688002305&itm=1 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values] by Robert M. Pirsig

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 ====Owners manual====
-If you don't have a copy of the owners manual, you can look at it for free at [http://kawasaki.com/Home/Home.aspx kawasaki.com]. It can also be printed out, but you can't download it. To get there you have to jump through a few hoops. Go to Owner Info --> Owner's manuals, then click through a few screens to your year of bike, then click Owner & Service Manuals. You'll finally get to Download Manual, which will allow you to read it online or print it out from Acrobat Reader.
+If you don't have a copy of the owners manual, you can read it for free at [http://kawasaki.com/Home/Home.aspx kawasaki.com]. You should be able to download it or print it out. It's not in one big pdf file, though; it's in about 17 smaller files. Open up each pdf, then save a copy from Adobe Reader by using the "floppy disk" (save) icon. You can also print it directly if you like.
+To get there you have to jump through a few hoops. Once you're at [http://kawasaki.com/Home/Home.aspx kawasaki.com], go to Owner Info --> Owner's Manuals, then click through a few screens to your year of bike, then click Owner & Service Manuals. You'll finally get to Download Manual. It's the same place you go if you want to buy a Service Manual.
 ====Maintenance and Repair====
-Important Copyright Notice: The Kawasaki manuals below are only available in paper version.  There are no legal copies to download.  Besides being illegal, these electronic versions are often incomplete, missing entire pages with important information. They're a waste of your money. Please, purchase the official copies.  You can tell them by the price. A Service Manual and Supplement are about $35 each. An EX250J Service Manual is about $65.
+Important Copyright Notice: The Kawasaki manuals below are only available in paper version.  There are no legal copies to download.  Besides being illegal, these electronic versions are often incomplete, missing entire pages with important information. They're a waste of your money. Please, purchase the official copies.  You can tell them by the price. A Service Manual and Supplement for the EX250F are about $35 each. An EX250J Service Manual is about $65.
-* Official 2008-> Kawasaki EX250J Ninja 250R Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/category/2009-kawasaki-ex250j9f-ninja-250r/ repairmanual.com] <br> Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] --> Purchase Manuals (Part #99924-1391-04)
+* Official 2008-> Kawasaki EX250J Ninja 250R Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/category/2009-kawasaki-ex250j9f-ninja-250r/ repairmanual.com] <br> Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] (Part #99924-1391-04)
-* Official 1986-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/380 repairmanual.com] <br> Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] --> Purchase Manuals (Part #99924-1066-01)
+* Official 1986-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/380 repairmanual.com] <br> Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] (Part #99924-1066-01)
-* Official 1988-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual Supplement at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/17581 repairmanual.com] <br>  Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] --> Purchase Manuals (Part #99924-1109-66)
+* Official 1988-2007 Kawasaki EX250 Ninja Factory Service Manual Supplement at [http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/2007/34/0/19092/17581 repairmanual.com] <br>  Also available at [http://www.kawasaki.com kawasaki.com] (Part #99924-1109-66)
 * For more information on how the service manual/supplement concept works, please see the [[Service Manual|Service Manual]] page.
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 [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781566374798&itm=1 Motorcycles: Fundamentals, Service, Repair] by Bruce A. Johns, David D. Edmundson, Robert Scharff
-====Other====
+====Other interesting reads====
 [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780688002305&itm=1 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values] by Robert M. Pirsig