2007 Kawasaki Ninja® 250R

Kawasaki Ninja® 250R gives sportbike performance on a limited budget.Smallest Ninja handles better than most superbikes.The Kawasaki Ninja® 250R offers a rare combination of compact size, low purchase price and excellent performance. It continues to be among those motorcycles at the top of the sales chart. Actually, there are several reasons why consumers flock to the sporty styling of this particular motorcycle. The Ninja 250R provides easy-handling agility, a lightweight presence, and ownership costs that make this model a force to be reckoned with when shopping for a motorcycle in the entry-level sportbike category.Power for the Ninja 250R comes from a high-revving, liquid-cooled, in-line twin-cylinder four-stroke engine featuring dual overhead cams and four valves per cylinder. It delivers smooth, predictable power that’s perfect for new motorcyclists, yet its 14,000-rpm redline and six-speed transmission will put a smile on the face of the most experienced sportbike rider. As if the Ninja’s excellent engine performance wasn’t enough, its rider will also be amazed by the nearly 70 mpg average fuel economy.Like its larger siblings, the Ninja 250R sportbike features an aerodynamic full-fairing, Kawasaki’s Uni-Trak® progressive rear suspension and high-performance disc brakes. It also has a low seat height for added confidence when stopped. Other features include an easy-to-read instrument panel, positive neutral finder, centerstand and pop-up bungee hooks.

Here are some specs for the 2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250R:

• Engine: 4-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, parallel twin, 248 cc displacement, 620 x 41.2 mm bore x stroke, 18.1 ft. lbs. torque @ 10,000 rpm, 12.4:1 compression ratio, Keihin CVK30 x 2 carburetion, TCBI with digital advance ignition
• Transmission: 6-speed manual, constant mesh, return shift
• Clutch: Wet, multi-disc, manual, cable-actuated
• Frame: Tubular diamond
• Suspension: Front: twin hydraulic telescoping fork, rear: Uni-Trak single-shock system
• Front wheel travel: 140 mm (5.5 in)
• Rear wheel travel: 130 mm (5.1 in)
• Front tires: 100/80x16
• Rear tires: 120/80x16
• Brakes: Single hydraulic disc
• Wheelbase: 55.1 in (1,400 mm)
• Seat height: 29.3 in
• Fuel capacity: 4.8 gal (18.2 L)
• Weight: 304 lbs (137.9 kg)
• Instrumentation: Tachometer, speedometer, temp gauge, warning lights