Official 2013 Ninja 300 (and 250) Thread

[menikmati]

Originally Posted by xMoises831

wait till jiggles finds out about this....

...and how his jiglet will react.

[fatestkid]

I am going to try and not be jealous and sad of the fact that I just bought a 2010 model for quite a hefty price too.

[choneofakind]

csmith12, same! I think I'll be buying one of these instead of a Daytona 675 after college and mod the crap out of it.

Pause! Any bets on how long until there's a new turbo train wreck thread about the new bike??
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[broken neck]

Is it me or the frame looks the same?

If so, we will ba able to reuse our rearset.

The white one is very very nice...

It's gonna be an epic battle between my head and my heart over next winter...

[Jono]

@xMoises831

Lulz

[menikmati]

Originally Posted by csmith12

I said my next bike would be another SS but I think I just changed my mind.

I've always had an 08+ ZX6R on my mind but this looks so damn enticing.

[fatestkid]

Damn I just bought a 2010.

i'll see when this is available in Canada and then figure out if I want to sell 2010 for a 2013

[CZroe]

The fake frame that runs along the tank does nothing to hide the exposed tubular frame leading up to the tail, so I hope someone makes some matching side panels to clip to that frame and cover that airbox.

If the tank is simply a more angular version of the current tank, I wonder if it will fit with the FI changes.

I'm wondering why they bothered to change only HALF of the frame caps.

[fatestkid]

Originally Posted by dubojr1

And it comes with a freaking CLOCK!

lol

[choneofakind]

Originally Posted by Jono

LOVE IT!! This will kill the CBR250.

It is so nice having competition in the 250 class. We get to see the bike change every 5 years instead of every 20 years. lol

Amen. And amen. I love how fi feels. I can't wait to see how it feels with an all new engine and exhaust that's tuned specifically for it. I bet this thing kills Honda. Can't wait to see how Yamaha responds.
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[itsEnZo]

I would've never thought I'd be so glad that I couldn't buy a 250 sooner hahaha

Let's just hope that the price isn't too heart-breakingly steep *crosses fingers*

[choneofakind]

I bet it will be cheapest the first year out. That's how the 2008 bikes were. Get on it as soon as you can.
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[kingkang204]

I wanted to sell the 250 to get a different bike, but now I want to sell to the 250 to get this!

[silentIm]

It will costs 4990, and 5690 with ABS option in Indonesia market

[Jono]

Originally Posted by CZroe

The fake frame that runs along the tank does nothing to hide the exposed tubular frame leading up to the tail, so I hope someone makes some matching side panels to clip to that frame and cover that airbox.

If the tank is simply a more angular version of the current tank, I wonder if it will fit with the FI changes.

I'm wondering why they bothered to change only HALF of the frame caps.

[menikmati]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

I bet it will be cheapest the first year out. That's how the 2008 bikes were. Get on it as soon as you can.
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Even through a dealership? I can recall that the 1st owner of my bike paid around $9-10k OTD.

I was planning on buying an Area-P race exhaust but that may be put on the backburner for now until more details about the 2013 models comes out.

[Jono]

Originally Posted by broken neck

Is it me or the frame looks the same?

If so, we will ba able to reuse our rearset.

The white one is very very nice...

It's gonna be an epic battle between my head and my heart over next winter...

It looks the same to me. But I am sure it is slightly different in order to hold the new fairings and such. The pregen and new gens frames are not hugely different.

I would be willing to bet that your rearsets would work on this bike. Just like the newgens rearsets work on the pregens.

[CZroe]

Originally Posted by Jono

Not a hater. I just want to be the first to say it.

[lookman_langgeng]

Originally Posted by itsEnZo

I would've never thought I'd be so glad that I couldn't buy a 250 sooner hahaha

Let's just hope that the price isn't too heart-breakingly steep *crosses fingers*

the price in indonesia $4.990 and for optional ABS $ 5.690 (using exchange rate $1 = Rp 10.000 ) include Tax. delivery on this august and the ABS october 2012

[kingkang204]

Originally Posted by menikmati

Even through a dealership? I can recall that the 1st owner of my bike paid around $9-10k OTD.

I was planning on buying an Area-P race exhaust but that may be put on the backburner for now until more details about the 2013 models comes out.

9k for a ninja 250r???????????

[Jono]

Originally Posted by kingkang204

9k for a ninja 250r???????????

He lives in Cali. It is like a different world there.

[menikmati]

Originally Posted by Jono

He lives in Cali. It is like a different world there.

Exactly.

[kingkang204]

Originally Posted by Jono

He lives in Cali. It is like a different world there.

That's more than twice what I paid for mine. I suppose you get more out of a bike in Cali, here in Washington there are really only 2-3 nice months out of the year.

[jp129]

I think they made great improvements to this model and this will be a hot seller IF the price stays the same. Although, with all the enhancements, I just don't see that being the case.

If only they would put a 350-400cc engine in that thing, I'd bite.

[CZroe]

Originally Posted by Jono

It looks the same to me. But I am sure it is slightly different in order to hold the new fairings and such. The pregen and new gens frames are not hugely different.

I would be willing to bet that your rearsets would work on this bike. Just like the newgens rearsets work on the pregens.

I know that the birdcage is different. There is no vertical seam between the upper and the lowers where the upper fairing stay would have a joint. It doesn't mean much though because you could swap the fairings and a birdcage if the rest of the frame were the same. I only see one bolt holding each of the lowers to the gas tank, so that's new too.

The rider's pegs are no longer rubber-cushioned. I like the current design of the footrest stay bracket.

[choneofakind]

Around here the msrp of the 2008 bikes in 2008 was like 4200 or something right? My buddy that got a blue 2009 said he played like 5200 otd at the dealer.

Idk how your po payed 10k for a bike that msrp's at $4500?
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[menikmati]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Around here the msrp of the 2008 bikes in 2008 was like 4200 or something right? My buddy that got a blue 2009 said he played like 5200 otd at the dealer.

Idk how your po payed 10k for a bike that msrp's at $4500?
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Southern California + notorious dealership + fragile customer.

[choneofakind]

dumb. If someone at a dealer charged me just as much for their commission as the bike cost, I'd be out the door so fast I would set a new men's 50m world record.
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[menikmati]

Where are all the "TAKE ALL MY MONEY NAO" gifs/jpegs at.

Sending a batsignal to Jiggles

[choneofakind]

More like a jigglesignal
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[silentIm]

Originally Posted by choneofakind

dumb. If someone at a dealer charged me just as much for their commission as the bike cost, I'd be out the door so fast I would set a new men's 50m world record.
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Wonder if the Cali dealership has like regional monopoly right from Kawi USA? Coz thats the case in my city. They also jack up the price than the Jakarta price,
But not that much of your buddy paid tho.

[CZroe]

Originally Posted by menikmati

Where are all the "TAKE ALL MY MONEY NAO" gifs/jpegs at.

Sending a batsignal to Jiggles

You left the "@" out. He gets a notification when you use it. Like this: @menikmati

[csmith12]

OMG 9k.... GTFO!

I would buy out of state and have it shipped for < $500 and spend the saved 3k and some change on gear.

[CZroe]

http://www.kawasaki-cp.khi.co.jp/mcy...3_ex250lm.html

Oh, and I just saw the frame there and on tmcblog. Those are some kind of integrated grab handles under the tail.

One picture made the swingarm look thinner. Less "tall."

[Minikin_Jo]

I want it in white!

I don't care I just got my 2012 in April - I'll still trade her in and get it.

[BFisher244]

Originally Posted by CZroe

http://www.kawasaki-cp.khi.co.jp/mcy...3_ex250lm.html

Oh, and I just saw the frame on tmcblog. Those are some kind of grap handles under the tail.

I saw:
Digital Fuel Injection (some markets)


I question if the US will get a FI version

[CZroe]

tmcblog had a pic of what looked like factory sliders of some kind (didn't look like tank sliders). I don't see them on the assembled bikes though.

Edit: Saw it on the Kawi site too.
http://www.kawasaki-cp.khi.co.jp/mcy...250LM_G_31.jpg

Originally Posted by BFisher244

I saw:
Digital Fuel Injection (some markets)


I question if the US will get a FI version

If Indonesia does, then yes.

[DaBlue1]

Kawasaki launches new Ninja 250 in Indonesia

Kawasaki launches new Ninja 250 in Indonesia
Small sport has been completely renovated and made antilock brakes.
249 cc engine will compete with rival Honda CBR 250R.

Following the look of the ZX-10R sport, the Kawasaski presented on Wednesday (1) the new Ninja 250 (the brand took the "R" nomenclature), Indonesia. The product comes in, at first, for the Asian market and has undergone complete change and now has ABS brakes as an option. To compete with rival Honda CBR 250R, Kawasaki has employed major changes on the bike, which received a new chassis and the engine was revised. According to the manufacturer, the engine-twin of 249 cc. Power and torque were not disclosed.

The engine has electronic fuel injection and liquid cooling, and according to the company, has been completely reworked, getting new pistons and cylinders of cast aluminum. Its chassis is of diamond-like, in which the engine is part of the structure and become more rigid, said company.

The suspensions were also revised, with the adoption of new shock absorbers at the front. Complementing its new structure, the bike gain wider rear tire. To aumengtar rider comfort, the vibration of the bike was reduced and a new technology heat management resulted in greater comfort.

As in CBR 250R, the ABS brake system is available as an option. To match the mechanical optimizations, the new Ninja 250 received a vision based on the "older sisters" of the family: ZX-10R and ZX-14R.

While the headlight is similar to the ZX-10R, the side fairings with integrated flash remember the ZX-14R. In Brazil, the brand still sells the old version of the model. The G1 came in contact with Kawasaki Brazil for information about the possible arrival of the new country, but nobody answered the phone.

http://g1.globo.com/carros/noticia/2...indonesia.html

[choneofakind]

I don't see a Speedo cable. Will it be run off the engine and need a Speedo healer to feel with gearing changes?

Also, those wheels are new. Sportisi is going to have to source some new 4.5" rims haha
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[Old Lemon]

Anyone think the head light assembly / front fairings will be interchangable with the current new gens?