25th October 2007

It’s Official. I’m Getting A Ninja 250r.

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Well it’s official. The 08 Kawasaki Ninja 250r will go on sale in November. The Yamaha dealership we deal with here just took over Kawasaki as well, so I spoke to a couple of our friends who work there.

Neither of them would give me a definite day as to when they’ll stick the first Ninja 250r in the showroom, but both assured me I could get one in November, and they were of course more than willing to put one on pre-order for me. I don’t want to go that far, but I know I”ll definitely be getting on now that I know the price is definitely within my budget. MSRP is $3499, and I like the color choices as well.

I refuse to buy one that’s Kawasaki green, and I’m not too enthusiastic about the red one either, but I love the Ebony and Candy Plasma Blue options. I’ll probably stick with the Ebony because I just have a soft spot for black bikes. Our 600r is black, and I wouldn’t change it for the world. I will definitely be adding some Tapeworks graphics though to make it my own.

With a dry weight of 333lbs and a seat height of 30.7″ this one is definitely going to be more my size. It’s got the Bottom-Link Uni-Trak® rear suspension with 5 way adjustable preload, so I shouldn’t have to worry about lowering it at all. I’m interested in seeing what kind of after market parts are going to be available for this little thing.

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1 On October 26th, 2007, Nick said:

Jules agreed to the green 1 if I paint a yellow 1 for her. It will be weird going back to a 250. I miss my R1

2 On October 26th, 2007, Connie said:

I’m not so sure about the technical stuff you wrote about, but I like your color choices! Great news on getting a new motorcycle. OK did I just sound like a dork when I wrote “motorcycle”?

3 On October 26th, 2007, Yamaha Girl said:

lol I doesn’t matter what word you use, we know what you mean. As for the technical mumbo jumbo all you need to know is it’s a smaller bike, lighter weight, and smaller engine, so it’ll be easier for me to handle. Besides, I don’t need some big bike with lots of power. i ride to enjoy it, not kill myself.