We reported in detail when Japanese motorcycle maker Kawasaki launched the new edition of the popular Ninja 250R quarter litre sports bike. Now, the bike manufacturer is planning to come up with the 2013 Ninja 300R and the Ninja 400R. Both the upcoming bikes sport twin cylinder engine layout and as the names show, the 300R & 400R have engine capacity of 299cc & 399cc respectively. These bikes should debut as soon as in early 2013. The Ninja 300R will be seen pumping out 39 Bhp @11,000 rpm and will also have more torque than the best selling Ninja 250R. The 400R will offer 43 Bhp at as low as 9,500 rpm. Rumors are also doing rounds that the 300R could replace the 250 in the US market. As reflected by the power figures, the Ninja 300R will have a peaky power output and hence, might be a track focussed sportsbike. The 400R though, in all probability, will play a baby sister to the Ninja 650R sports tourer.
The Ninja 300R & 400R will open gates to an all new segment of performance bikes and the new bikes will act as a good bridge between the 250s and the 650s. Better times coming in for bike aficionados. We so wish the new Ninjas come to us. Are you listening Bajaj?
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Please Note- Bike Shown is Ninja 250R
Well for this year Yamaha has got its sights on selling the Ray scooter and is planning to establish its scooter wing division. After that they are planning to go all out in expanding their Dealer Network exponentially for their much anticipated 500$ mobike. So it remains to be anticipated the launch of a serious entry level 250cc Sportsbike from Yamaha.I hope it launches before 2014. Infact Yamaha India are exporting their R15 V2 to Japan, imagine to their own parent company. Says alot about Yamaha Indias quality control. 🙂
More options are always better. But its pointless to take 2 additional steps from a 250 to reach a 600! It only makes sense to buy a 300 or 400 directly if you are a beginner. For someone who has ridden a 250 for 7yrs, getting on a litre class tourer like a VFR1000 was no big deal for me. It took me 30mins to get used to the power & the weight and I was completely at home. So will I buy a 300 or 400 if I've had a sub-500 already? Nopes!
Im waiting for d fz250 coming from yamaha nxt yr
NAISH… I Shay… Bring It ON…. 😀
This is the most wonderful news that I have been longing to hear….I hope they bring the 400R to India as the 650R can be a little unpractical for inexperienced riders on Indian Roadss and the 250R also feels too puny. So I guess the 400R would just be the perfect balance for India.