I picked up this machine through Crashedtoys.com in the USA. They have several sites where bikes are kept, and this 2008 Ninja 650 just happened to be at the one closest to my folks in Fort Frances, Ont. I put in a bid and won it. I'll be keeping track of the total costs, but I did get it for a good deal. Kate and I headed out there the first weekend I was available to pick it up. Fired right up, and I was able to snag some go-faster parts as well. I also plan to use Doug and Billy as guides as they have been racing these bikes for years and are bloody fast!
Low miles!!!
This is the bike raced by Ryan Farquar in Ireland. Pretty pukka machine, with some cool parts, but stock forks (at least on the outside). Short of free suspension development work, the hot set up for these bikes is 636 USD forks, Penske or Elka shocks, and decent tires. 250 gp tires will work, and the Martens boys use michelin slicks. 
Once home, I decided to see if I could do something about the exhaust. The muffler also contains a catalytic converter and weighs in the area of 14 lbs. Concentrated under the bike, the fact remains that that is a lot of weight, even if it is near the C of G. My first supermono exhaust utilized a $25 zx10r Two Brothers pipe I got off of ebay. I decided to cut it down (almost in half!) and repack it. Amazingly, the connector link pipe slid on the stock ex headers perfectly.
I then had to figure out how to best orient the pipe and longer header tube onto the machine. Note that the bike has been stripped, short of the tank. Waiting for some parts to come inbound... more on that later...
This is where I'll start... I think it will work well, and I just need to get the rearsets in to coordinate the final location. Had to fire it up as is, and it sounds awesome!
The muffler appears to be hanging a bit low, but it is actually no lower than where the stock exhaust was. I think I saved about 10 lbs, and it didn't cost me a think. The repacking materials I had were leftover from other projects, and the pop rivets I used were already sitting in the garage. 3 hours and a new slip on!! I have no idea what kind of power it will make, but you would assume its an improvement...