KAWASAKI GPX 250R (EX250 Ninja) (2008-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki GPX 250R, also known as the Ninja 250R and EX250 Ninja, is a sports motorcycle part of the Ninja series, manufactured by Ducati in 1986 and continuing production until the present (2023).

In 2008, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Kawasaki GPX 250R (EX250 Ninja), a sports motorcycle that received its most extensive redesign in twenty years. The bike was known as the Ninja 250R in every market.

It still features elements from the third generation, but its revised fairings pushed the bike's appearance out from the 1990s in line with late 2000s sports machines. Kawasaki said the bike retained 30 percent of the engine parts of earlier models.

Also, the bike's engine was redesigned, resulting in better engine response at low engine speeds, making the bike run smoother and more manageable.

The bike's appearance offered sharper lines with standard features, like a full fairing with a small windscreen, a single seat with an optional passenger cover, a single exhaust system with a muffler mounted on the right side, and new six-spoke lightweight wheels.

The bike was built around a tubular diamond-shaped frame with a 36 mm telescopic fork on the front end and a Uni-Trak rising rate shock absorber on the rear, providing excellent handling.

As for performance, the 2008 Kawasaki GPX 250R (EX250 Ninja) had installed a 248cc four-stroke parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine at its core, boasting 45 hp at 11,000 rpm and 24 Nm (18 lb-ft) torque at 13,000 rpm.