Kawasaki Ninja  BS Teaser

BS6 Kawasaki Ninja 400 To Land On Our Shores Soon!

The Ninja 400 has been absent from Kawasaki India’s portfolio because it was yet to receive a BS6-compliant engine. But now, Kawasaki has teased the 2022 Ninja 400 for the Indian market. While it might not have garnered a huge response in our country, it is a considerable proposition in other countries. For the MY2022, the supersport twin-cylinder machine has been updated cosmetically as well as received a BS6-compliant engine.

What to expect

The 2022 Kawasaki Ninja 400 gets a new livery of the Kawasaki Racing Team, finished in Lime green and Ebony. In 2021, the bike was updated with a black and grey colour combination which featured lime green graphics. The other option was a red colour that gets subtle white graphics on the fairing. The last one on the list is a teal blue colour with silver graphics.  Besides the colours, Kawasaki has also revised the Ninja 400’s 399cc, parallel-twin engine to make it BS6 compliant. Design-wise, the Kawasaki Ninja 400 takes design cues from its elder siblings.

Up-front, the model is equipped with dual LED headlamps and a ZX-10R-inspired LED tail lamp. As compared to the Ninja 300, the new Ninja 400 receives a sharper design for the headlight cluster, fuel tank, fairing and body panels.  The LED turn indicators continue to be mounted on the fairing. Based on a Trellis frame which makes the model 6kgs lighter than its predecessor, the Ninja 400 tips the scales at 168 kgs (wet). The lighter weight can also be attributed to the smaller fuel tank which now stores 14 litres of petrol as opposed to 17 litres in the Ninja 300. Feature-wise, the Ninja 400 has an LCD panel for the instrument cluster. Suspension duties on the model are taken care of by 41 mm Kayaba sourced forks at the front and a mono-shock unit at the rear.

The motorcycle is equipped with a 310 mm disc and a 220 mm disc at the front and rear respectively. Also on offer is a Nissan sourced ABS. Propelling the new Kawasaki Ninja 400 is a 399 cc, liquid-cooled, parallel-twin engine. This engine is capable of producing a maximum power output of 45 PS at 10,000 rpm while the peak torque of 37 Nm comes up at 8,000 rpm. This motor is paired to a six-speed transmission. The Kawasaki Ninja 400 goes up against the KTM RC 390, the updated version of which is already on sale in India.

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