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Originally Posted by JacRyann
Yeah, stroking and boring out existing 250 with new sleeves only gets you up to about 344-350cc.
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Which means, Kawasaki will more than likely just use an existing 400cc engine from the Ninja 400.
http://www.kawasaki-motors.com/mc/lineup/ninja400/
Kawasaki Ninja 400
399cc Parallel Twin
Bore: 68.4mm
Stroke: 54.3mm
Compression Ratio: 11：1
Power: 32kW (43hp) @9,500rpm
Torque: 44Nm (32.45lb-ft) @7,500rpm
Now you might hope Kawasaki will invest time & money to develop brand new engine from scratch, but no, you're wrong.
This is an entry level category and cost-efficiency of developing a bike like this is very important.
It will be an 43hp engine from Ninja 400, which is a sleeved down version of Ninja 650 we have in USA/Canada.