Hey there, I'm a new member from Canada and my buddy got me into bikes. He and few friends wanna get new bikes next year, but I'm scared starting off with 600cc so I researched something smaller. And 250 is just perfect, not that much power, looks awsome, great price, just nothing bad I can say about it. I'm posting this so same ppl don't get discouraged like me on beggining. I thought the bike is small compared to other speedbikes, so I went to dealer today and looked for one but couldn't find it. The dealer comes up and asks what I'm looking for, and tells me I'm standing in front of one
I mean these bikes are big , I don't get the coments all over the place about not having real bike, bike looks big and intimidating to new driver, looks really sporty, sexy like hell and just right for begginers.
So whoever is thinking about one, but is put off by comments u really gotta see it in person, and u'll fall in love with it like me and u'll end up getting one.
I should order mine in a month
cheers....

 

Welcome to the Forums!!! You are starting off with a great bike!!!

 

Right on toyopl, good luck on the decision and welcome to KF

 

Good decision. You won't regret it. It's a blast to ride.

 

For a second there I thought you were talking about the KLX. Welcome to the forums.

 

Decided to get my first bike recently and looked around at options until I saw the 250R. "That's it" was what went through my head. So off to the dealer I went and got one.

To be completely honest I'm 100% satisfied. Got a black one (see avatar), it's a gorgeous looking machine, smooth power even if I'm only able to take it to 4000 RPM, fits me perfectly and I'm quite tall at 6'2.

Only real issues other than not being able to open the motor up is it does run a little lean in the cold weather here in New Zealand. Have read on another thread that you can re-jet them for this but I'm not keen on messing with the motor yet so just have to be careful with that. Also sometimes (rarely) I can't find neutral at standstill - anyone else noticed this or am I doing something wrong?

All in all a sensational bike. I'm loving it. If you're thinking about getting one - go for it.

 

A really good choice of first bike.

Don't worry too much about the 4K rev limit, 5k won't hurt, and that's only for the first 100 miles. Add another 1K for every 100 miles you do. It'll be a better break in than the book, which has the same advice for every model in the Kawasaki range irrespective of size or red line position.

Not finding neutral at standstill is common on bikes. Some Kawasakis have a positive neutral, where if you go down to first, with the bike stationary it will always shift up into neutral. I prefer to engage it just before the bike actually comes to a stop.

Rob

 

Ive been looking at this bike since it has come out and ive been wondering. am 5'11 and 230 pounds how will this bike do with a heaver rider?

 

I am 6.2 and weight 230lbs and Im just fine on my Ninja 250. In a calm wind I can reach speeds of 100 mph. Not bad for a lil 250.