2008 – 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250R

The Kawasaki Ninja 250R was a motorcycle in the Ninja series made by the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer and was first introduced in 1986 as an entry-level sport bike. Throughout its quarter-century lifetime, it received only three substantial redesigns.In 2012, Kawasaki launched the Ninja 250R and, for some countries, the manufacturer dropped the suffix R from the bike's name and came with the same specifications as the 2011 Ninja 250R. Until 2008, the bike was known by various names over the years, such as the EX250, GPX-250R, or ZZR-250, so Kawasaki rebranded the motorcycle around the world as the Ninja 250R.The 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R was powered by a 249cc parallel-twin engine paired with a six-speed manual transmission. Despite that, Honda updated its CBR250R with a fuel-injected system, while Kawasaki retained the carburated version.Like the 2011 Ninja 250R, the bike featured the same 18-liter (4,8 gallon) fuel tank, front hydraulic telescopic fork, preload-adjustable rear suspension, and the same weight while Kawasaki offered the bike in three color options such as Passion Red, Metallic Spark Black, and Candy Lime Green.In the performance department, the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R was powered by a 249cc four-stroke parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 30 hp with a peak at 10,500 rpm and 22 Nm (16 lb-ft) of torque available at 10,000 rpm.As for braking performance, the bike featured a 260 mm petal disc squeezed by a two-piston caliper on the front and a 220 mm petal disc with a dual-piston caliper on the rear.