What is a 250R?

heh, seems I forgot to post pictures of the bike that stole my heart. So just incase you don't know what it looks like, enjoy these pics.


As you can see, the 2008 model has been totally redesigned from the previous 250s available from Kawasaki. This new full fairing was designed to look like it's bigger brothers in the Ninja range, and I think that you would agree that it looks super awesome! In fact it's probably the best looking learners bike available. Partially the reason why I'm getting it.

What really convinced me was the fact that I could pay anywhere between 4-6k for say a Honda CBR250 which would range from being 12 to 22 years old as they were in production from 1986->1996. For just an extra little bit of cash, I'm looking at getting a brand new 2008 model bike with zero km's! At least I can be guaranteed that it will be mechanically reliable :)

Ninjah shall ride!

Welcome to the birth of my ninja blog. I've decided to set up a blog dedicated to my (future) bike and (future) riding and modification experiences. I've been contemplating riding a motorbike for a few years now, but have never been in the right financial situation. However, this year I've managed to save up a tiny bit; enough to finally buy a bike and protective gear!

For those of you who aren't aware, 'Ninja' is the name of a series of Kawasaki sport bikes, that started with the GPZ900R. I actually never considered riding a Ninja before - I've always thought that my first bike (which has to be Learner legal i.e. 250cc or LAMS approved), would be the Honda CBR250. To me the CBR always looked like the best looking and most reliable bike a learner could get. In a way I'm glad I didn't have the finance to buy a bike earlier, because when I saw the 2008 Kawasaki 250R ninja, I fell in love!

Anyway to cut a long story short, I fell in love, and have decided to obtain my motorbike license, then buy the 250R!