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Kawasaki Working On A 4-Cylinder 250cc Ninja

Christened the Ninja ZX25R, Kawasaki already has a♔ working prototype that will reportedly make 50PS!

Kawasaki Working On A 4-Cylinder 250cc Ninja
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  • Kawasaki is working on a small capacity four-cylinder motorcycle called the Ninja ZX25R.
  • Reports suggest Kawasaki already has a 250cc four-cylinder prototype running at their Indonesia facility.
  • The new 250cc bike is likely to make its debut later this year.

Kawasaki is reportedly working on a small-capacity motorcycle for Asian markets. According to reports online, the new bike will be powered b🐽y a 250cc in-line four-cylinder powerplant. It’s also rumoured that Kawasaki already has a running prototype of the bike at its Indonesia facility and it’s likely to be called the Ninja ZX25R.

Speculations are ri🌌fe that this will be a high-performance motor and will develop close to 50PS of peak power. That's substantially hi✅gher than the twin-cylinder Ninja 300’s 39PS output, and even the larger Ninja 400 whose twin-cylinder powerplant makes 49PS. We expect this bike to be more of an entry-level supersport tuned for the racetrack and accordingly get a sportier bodywork and ergonomics. In fact, the ZX25R prototype spotted in Kawasaki’s Indonesia factory had a race exhaust, which could mean Kawasaki is keen to make a track-worthy entry-level motorcycle.

This new bike is expected to have the larger Ninja H2’s design language and have proper premium features like LED headlamps, digital instrument console and even ride-by-wire. The suspension too is expected to be updatedꦜ in the form of upside-d💟own forks and a linked monoshock.

We can expect Kawasaki to debut the ZX25R a🏅t the Tokyo Motor Show later this year and launch it in Japan and South Asian markets early next year.  

Given the four-cylinder motor’s high manufacturing costs and high-spec parts, the bike is expected to cosﷺt close to the Kawasaki Ninja 40💖0, which is sold in India along with the twin-cylinder Ninja 300. That would make it really difficult for Kawasaki to position the ZX-25R here. However given us Indian enthusiasts’ penchant for four-cylinder motorcycles, an entry-level inline-four sportsbike around the Rs 4 lakh mark might just work.

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