Kawasaki Ninja 250R

[supercrier]

Hi fellow riders,

 

Was wondering how are the reviews of this gorgeous bike? Recently saw one riding past through PIE (Kawasaki Trademark green), sound from it pretty good.

 

Is anyone riding it, cause thinking of getting it.

If I do get it, I hope we can set up an club and followed by subsequent riding trips.

Hope to hear from you guys!! Cheers!!

[mild_slevin]

you can check out MCN website for reviews (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikereviews/searchresults/Bike-Reviews/Kawasaki/Kawasaki-250R-Ninja-2008-current/Kawasaki/NINJA-250R/_/R-EPI-98828)

 

looks like a good sports commuting bike

[Flo_rider]

Its my dream bike when I'm younger, but didn't know why it isn't popular here...

 

Maybe cost?

 

Will get it if I take 2A...

[supercrier]

Yup, I heard machine price cost like at around 8.5K, plus insurance and the rising COE prices, probably hit around 12K?? Taking a longer loan will lessen the load though..

Btw the two colours available are their trademark Racing Green and Mysterious Black. I would choose the earlier, more flexibility for decals i suppose?

 

Cheers!!

[supercrier]

Yup, I heard machine price cost like at around 8.5K, plus insurance and the rising COE prices, probably hit around 12K?? Taking a longer loan will lessen the load though..

Btw the two colours available are their trademark Racing Green and Mysterious Black. I would choose the earlier, more flexibility for decals i suppose?

 

Cheers!!

[supercrier]

Yup, I heard machine price cost like at around 8.5K, plus insurance and the rising COE prices, probably hit around 12K?? Taking a longer loan will lessen the load though..

Btw the two colours available are their trademark Racing Green and Mysterious Black. I would choose the earlier, more flexibility for decals i suppose?

 

Cheers!!

[CSV]

its a real nice bike. i've sat on it and seen a few.

 

however, kawasaki's arent as popular here as they are in malaysia.

 

and the ninja is a 250 cc engine, many 2a holders like to maximise the cc capacity they have, so they go for RVF, Super 4, DRZ etc. max out the cc= max out the power they can have.

 

but the ninja is good also. its like a bigger version of a 2b bike. easy to ride, comfortable, looks nice, nimble and very agile because of its weight.

[supercrier]

Yup, I heard machine price cost like at around 8.5K, plus insurance and the rising COE prices, probably hit around 12K?? Taking a longer loan will lessen the load though..

Btw the two colours available are their trademark Racing Green and Mysterious Black. I would choose the earlier, more flexibility for decals i suppose?

 

Cheers!!

[supercrier]

Sorry for the multiple posts, my internet went crazy!! =(

[wing87]

i rode this 2010 model in Australia. really nice looking bike and it doesnt looks like 250. thinking of getting one when i get my class 2A license this yr. super 4 is practical but really very common in Spore.

[mrjun]

don't forget about thailand make honda cbr250r 2011 sporty bike

but of cos it's single cylinder 250, compared to twin ninja 250

[omnislash]

Anyone riding this bike in this forum? What is the top speed you manage to hit?

[Flo_rider]

Stated top speed was 170km/h... easily bust the speed limit

[omnislash]

Stated top speed was 170km/h... easily bust the speed limit

 

So you've broke 170? Stock?

[omnislash]

So you've broke 170? Stock?

 

Oh, you haven got the bike yet... Sorry...

[Flo_rider]

Oh, you haven got the bike yet... Sorry...

 

Based on reviews and stuff... yea havent pass yet lol...

[supercrier]

Hi there,

I managed to get the bike, still fairly new and doing my run in now.

 

1) Very good controls, due to it's raised handlebars.

2) Fuel consumption with constant speed (80-100kmph), average 250km/17l.

3) Exhaust sound is pretty good plus it's fuel injected as well.

4) Pickup is pretty good, 100kmph in 3-5secs.

5) Overall good design, with fair amounts of mods available. (Check ebay).

 

Hope this information helps for all future Kawi Ninja 250R riders!!

[supercrier]

Hi there,

I managed to get the bike, still fairly new and doing my run in now.

 

1) Very good controls, due to it's raised handlebars.

2) Fuel consumption with constant speed (80-100kmph), average 250km/17l.

3) Exhaust sound is pretty good plus it's fuel injected as well.

4) Pickup is pretty good, 100kmph in 3-5secs.

5) Overall good design, with fair amounts of mods available. (Check ebay).

6) Low seat height 785mm (which is a plus for female riders).

 

Hope this information helps for all future Kawi Ninja 250R riders!!

[supercrier]

Apologies for Double post..

[omnislash]

@supercrier, for a 250cc to hit 100kph within 3-5 secs seems a bit far-fetched. Typical 600cc requires about 4s to hit that speed you know. Even my FJR is rated at 3.4s only. Did you time it yourself? Time passes by faster than you think when you're on a bike.

[omnislash]

http://www.dancewithshadows.com/autoindia/kawasaki-ninja-250r-launched-in-india-price-is-rs-2-69-lac/

 

This website tested the bike and listed 0-100 kmph in 8.1 seconds. This looks more realistic and still impressive enough for a 250.

[niteblade]

the fc quite bad ah...

[omnislash]

the fc quite bad ah...

 

Riders from other countries are clocking 20-22 km/l on a carb model. Maybe supercrier's still in running in stage.

 

Nonetheless, its 4 valves per cylinder, performance and fc ain't good friends to begin with.

[Flo_rider]

250cc bikes' FC don't go above 30km/l on average. It's doing pretty well for it's class...

[supercrier]

Yeah, tested it..pretty impressive for a 250cc bike...specs on it can go at arnd 10k..Still running in though..so have not tested it's true power yet..Will update more on you guys..cheers!