Counterattack by Kawasaki! The real image of the next 2018 Ninja250 has been revealed!

  • 11/10/2017
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Scoop1 01 - Counterattack by Kawasaki! The real image of the next 2018 Ninja250 has been revealed!

A real vehicle of the next Ninja400 has emerged in America!

With this, Ninja250 which was enveloped in mystery has become clear and its appearance has been transparent. At the same time, detailed information about the engine and the motorcycle body were revealed. This magazine tried to explore the real image!

The theme is lightweight!! The horsepower approaches nearly 38ps, the strongest of CBR250RR!?

Speaking of Milwaukee in the United States, it is the Harley Davidson’s home town. Way back in July, Promotion video shoot of a new model was taken and reported on local TV. This magazine confirmed the appearance of the image and the motorcycle name of the lisence plate, and speculated that this machine is definitely “The Next Ninja400!”. The first thing to notice is the upright fork. There were rumors that it has adopted the inverted front fork following the biggest rival “CBR250RR”, but then the upright type was actually adopted. The front and rear radial tires and long swingarm were also confirmed.

It seems that “Ninja400” is written on the decorative board of the license plate part. Obviously, it adopted an upright fork, and information sources said “250 has also an upright type”.

Information sources in Indonesia said that “Ninja400 and 250 are almost the same except for its engines. And “The thorough weight reduction is the main feature of the next model.” Therefore, it seems that it dared to adopt a lightweight upright fork.

In parallel 2 cylinder, “The cylinder head is renewal based on the current, the diameter of the valve has been increased and the shape of the combustion chamber has been changed, it seems that time was reduced to the peak engine rotation, with emphasis on transient characteristics of medium and low engine rotation. they will also aim for a light feeling even with an engine character”.

According to essential horsepower, “it may be slightly lower than 38 ps of RR, but the highest speed would be equal” which is a good news. The frame is newly designed to centralize mass. While strengthening the performance, the next model is supposed to maintain an affordable and versatile characters in the past, not targeting RR like high priced full-fledged routes. They can expect it!


The pivot position is higher and the swingarm seems to be longer than the conventional type. According to information sources, “the wheelbase is unchanged” and it seems that it aimed to combined with stability and sharpness. The tires are the radial type in both front and rear, wearing the same Dunlop GPR-300 as the CBR250RR Japanese domestic specification.

The photo is 2017 Ninja250 ABS KRT winter test edition. The upright front fork is lighter than inverted type and its supple characteristics are the advantage. On the other hand, there’s information that the front tire is 120 sizes and the wheel is perfect for a 3.00 inch wide rim dedicated to winter test specifications. Although the front tire of the winter specification is the same 110 size as the normal, the next Ninja 250 & 400 is a wide 120 tires and it opposes the inverted front fork.

The photo is 2017 Ninja 650. They will adopt the same star-shaped 5-spoke wheel as the next Ninja 250, 400. There is also an information on the rear tire size of 150. The topics is that both front tire and rear tire are wider than rivals such as RR.

No mistakes at the latest image of Ninja series?


You can see an chin-shaped spoiler on the face from behind obliquely taken in parallel running. In other words, the image of it has been followed since 2015 Ninja H2.

Although the face is unknown in the movie, you can see the nose like a chin and a three-dimensional headlight from the diagonally back angle. This form is based on Ninja 650 renewed to 2017. It is reasonable to make the next Ninja250 & 400 a design consistent with its pedigree only to the latest style 650.

On the other hand, there are two fins of the side cowl unique to 250. An exhaust raised up from the current type and a large seat cowl & LED tail lamp are also characteristic. The whole picture will be revealed at this autumn show!


This magazine visualized the next figure of Ninja250 inferred from the latest information with CG. It is not directly affected by CBR250RR, it seems to be a normal evolution of the old concept. However, when it comes to a race, it should show the potential of equal opportunity.

Next year, it will confront with Yamaha YZF-R 25 & YZF-R 3 seriously!

The new Ninja 400 is expected to be around 350cc. Unlike the current 400 based on the former 650, it is a brother motorcycle with 250, equivalent to the current Ninja 300 (296cc). The target is YZF-R3 which is popular all over the world. It is a strategy to overcome with the big engine displacement.


YZF-R3 widens the bore of R25 by 8 mm and increases by 71cc to gain 320cc engine displacement. The maximum output has improved from 36 to 42ps. The maximum output of the next Ninja250 is about 38ps, but how much power will the Ninja400 get up with about 100cc up?

Original Source[ Young Machine(*Japanese) ]

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