Kawasaki Z250 and ER-6n launched in India

Kawasaki India expanded its Indian line up by adding the Kawasaki Z250 and Kawasaki ER-6n. The Kawasaki Z250 has been priced at Rs 2.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The Kawasaki ER-6n will carry a sticker price of Rs 4.78 lakh(ex-showroom Delhi). 

The Kawasaki Z250 is a quarter-litre streetbike based on the Kawasaki Ninja 250 which was on sale in our two-wheeler market a few years back.  In terms of styling, the Kawasaki Z250 looks like a scaled down version of the Kawasaki Z800. The design of the bike is that of a typical naked bike with minimal body panels and it employs a part-analogue-part-digital instrument cluster. Part sharing with the Kawasaki Ninja 300 is quite evident as the Kawasaki Z250 borrows the tail section, exhaust, instrument cluster, Y-spoke alloy among the others from it.

Powering the new Kawasaki Z250 is a 249cc; liquid-cooled, parallel-twin engine developing max power of 32PS at 11,000rpm and peak torque of 21Nm at 10,000rpm. Power is transmitted to the rear-wheel via a six-speed gearbox. The chassis is a diamond type steel frame as seen on the first Kawasaki offering for our market, the Ninja 250R. The motorcycle uses 37mm telescopic forks upfront and a monoshock at the rear to handle suspension duties. Braking is done by a single 290mm petal disc at the front and 220mm petal disc at rear, while ABS isn’t available even as an option. The Kawasaki Z250 will compete against the Suzuki Inazuma and KTM 390 Duke with respect to our two-wheeler market. 

The Kawasaki ER-6n is the streetbike version of the Kawasaki Ninja 650 which has been on sale in our country for the past few years. Since it is a naked version of the Ninja 650 part sharing between both the bikes is clearly visible with respect to fuel tank, tail section, seats and fenders. Major visual differences are the stubby headlight, fuel tank extensions and exposed radiator. Also the riding posture of t the Kawasaki ER-6n has been altered to better suit its streetbike dynamics.

Powering the Kawasaki ER-6n is a 649cc, liquid-cooled motor similar to the Ninja 650 generating 72.1PS at 8,500rpm and torque figure stands at 64Nm at 7,000rpm. Power is transmitted to the rear-wheel via a six-speed transmission. The bike employs a tubular diamond type frame which is supported by 41mm telescopic forks at front and preload adjustable mono-shock setup at rear. Braking duties is taken care of by dual semi-floating, petal disc brakes at front and single 220mm petal disc brakes at rear.