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2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R

The world has been waiting for the arrival of the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R at their respective showrooms but Indonesia is one step ahead as they’ve announced the official launch date which is on July 10th, 2020. (more…)

Kawasaki has been keeping a very tight lid on how much power their latest 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R makes but now, Akrapovic has confirmed that it’ll make 42hp. For a brief moment, the exhaust expert posted the difference between how much power the new 250cc bike produces when stock and when using their new exhaust system. (more…)

Kawasaki New Zealand has begun accepting pre-orders for the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R and boy oh boy, the price tag is not cheap. The recommended retail price for the all-new 250cc four-cylinder sports bike in the country is a whopping 15,990 NZD, which is over RM44,000 when directly converted. (more…)

There’s no denying that Kawasaki Indonesia has been strongly promoting their upcoming 250cc sports bike, the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R. After countless of videos on YouTube, the last three clips showcased some very enticing performance upgrades for the 250cc four-cylinder sports bike. (more…)

At this point, we all know that Kawasaki Indonesia has been aggressively promoting its upcoming 250cc beast, the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R. A number of episodes have been released on YouTube giving fans a sneak peek at what the 250cc four-cylinder sports bike is made of, and their latest dyno run is certainly giving us some really good vibes. (more…)

Kawasaki took everyone by surprise when they launched the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R carbon fibre race bike. This beautiful beast was launched as a way to promote the upcoming 250cc four-cylinder machine and also a one-make series which will take place in Japan starting 2021 with an exhibition race planned as early as 2021. (more…)

One of the best ways to promote a certain bike is to organize a one-make race and that’s exactly what Kawasaki Motors Japan plans to do next year for their 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R. If you had doubts about the new 250cc inline-four sports bike before, perhaps this carbon fibre race version will seal the deal for the title of “Coolest 250cc sports bike of all time”. (more…)

One of the ways manufacturers would promote their new upcoming bikes is by employing some professional riders from WorldSBK and MotoGP. That was the case with the 2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP and Marc Marquez and now, the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R with the WorldSBK KRT duo, Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes. (more…)

PT Kawasaki Motor Indonesia is setting up for a monstrous Kawasaki Bike Week 2020 at Pantai Karnaval Ancol, Jakarta where they’ll be taking the opportunity to launch one of the most highly anticipated 250cc street bike of this generation, the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R. (more…)

Kawasaki Indonesia has been teasing the crap out of everyone with short clips revolving around the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R. The latest that was posted regarding the re-emergence of the legendary and iconic 250cc inline-four sports bike is probably the most exciting of them all; the sound of the engine revving through the gears. (more…)

  • The 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R was revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show.

  • It’s the return of a 250cc inline-Four.

  • The bike is full of great stuff like a quickshifter.

Finally! As promised, the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R inline-Four sportbike was revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Yes, the 250cc inline-Four returns after years of going the parallel-Twin route.

But it isn’t just a case of sticking a new engine into a frame and enclosing it in the Ninja 400’s bodywork. No no, this bike is packed with goodies that you’d only find on bigger bikes.

Where do we start…?

Okay, the engine first. The 249cc, 16-valve, DOHC, liquid-cooled inline-Four is said to be tuned for low- to mid-range torque, while possessing high-end power. The intake and exhaust were also tuned for the exhaust note characteristics of Kawasaki’s inline-Fours. The performance figures were not revealed yet, however.

Over to the chassis, the frame is a steel trellis instead of the usual steel backbone or perimeter type common to the class. Kawasaki says that it was “designed using dynamic rigidity analysis.” Could that means tuned rigidity?

The suspension is high grade. The forks are SFF-BP (separate function forks – Big Piston) presumably from Showa. The Ninja ZX-25R will be the first 250cc bike to utilise them. The rear suspension uses the company’s Horizontal Back-link set up. Braking is handled by radial-mounted a monobloc caliper up front.

But here’s the best part: Besides the KTRC (Kawasaki Traction Control) and Power Mode selector, the bike comes with… drum roll… KQS (Kawasaki Quick Shifter).

No word on its pricing yet, but hope you enjoy these two videos.

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