It mounted the straight 4 engine, inherited from the CBR250RR, on its mono-backbone frame. Its front and rear tires were the ones of the 900RR and were seemingly oversized.
It was the naked model that had a cam gear train 4-cylinder engine of the CBR series. The engine unit was painted in silver and its 4in1 exhaust was made of stainless steel.
It was the first mass production on-road model to adopt an inverted suspension. The straight 4 engine mounted on its aluminum E-BOX frame was KAWASAKI's first multi-250.
It was created on the concept of becoming a 2-stroke off-road model with a self starter and a foot-rest just like that of SEROW. Its acceleration manner ranked with DT200WR.
It was meant to give the rider a feeling of control in various riding scenes, from street ride to touring. It also adopted the latest design trend. It also achieved to have a unique appearance.
It mounted a RZ-based engine and a 6-speed transmission that moved in a smooth manner. With its mono-cross suspension, it drove actively both on street roads and off-road courses.
While keeping the mid-speed range flexibility, its water-cooled 4-stroke DOHC 4-cylinder engine freely blew up till 16,000rpm and produced its ultra high rotation sound.
This FZR250 was the succeeding model of FAZER, which was dressed in an elegant full cowl. It adopted the FAI, which led the external air directly to the air cleaner, or the digital ignition.