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Kawasaki Ninja 250

ืงื•ื•ืืกืืงื™ ื ื™ื ื’'ื” 250 (GPX250R) ื”ื•ืฆื’ ื‘ืฉื ืช 1986 ื›ืื—ื“ ืžืื•ืคื ื™ ื”ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืžื—ืœืงืช 250 ืกืž"ืง, ื•ื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื”- GPZ250 ื”ืงื•ื“ื. ื”ื•ื ื–ื›ื” ืœืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื” ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืืกื™ื” ื•ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื, ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื”ืกืคื•ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื”ื“ื•-ืฆื™ืœื™ื ื“ืจ ืฉืœื• ื•ืืกืคืงืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื•. ื“ื’ื ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ (EX250J) ืฉื”ื•ืฉืง ื‘ืฉื ืช 2008 ื”ื‘ื™ื ืกื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื’ ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ ื•ื”ื–ืจืงืช ื“ืœืง, ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืื—ื“ ื”ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื”ืกืคื•ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ื”ื ืžื›ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื—ืœืฃ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”- Ninja 300 ื‘ืฉื ืช 2013.

33 hp

ื›ื•ื—

22 Nm

ืžื•ืžื ื˜

172 kg

ืžืฉืงืœ

175 km/h

ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืžืจื‘ื™ืช

3.5 L/100km or approximately 28.5 km/L

ื“ืœืง

ืคื™ืจื“

ื’ื•ืฃ

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๐Ÿ”ง

Exceptional Long-Term Reliability

The Ninja 250's parallel-twin engine routinely surpasses 50,000 miles with basic maintenance. It's widely considered one of the most durable small-displacement bikes ever built.

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Watch for Neglected Carbs

Older carbureted models (pre-2008) frequently suffer from gummed-up carburetors due to ethanol-blended fuel sitting unused. Always request a cold-start test and check for rough idling before buying.

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Strong Resale Value

The Ninja 250 holds its value unusually well because demand from new riders stays consistently high. A well-maintained example can sell for 70-80% of its original price even after several years.

ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืžืคืจื˜ื™ื ืœืคื™ ืฉื ื”

1986โ€“2007 Gen 1

ืกื“ืจืช EX250E ืžืงื•ืจื™ืช, ืชืื•ืžื” ืžืงื‘ื™ืœื” ืžืงื•ืจืจืช ืื•ื•ื™ืจ, 249 ืกืž"ืง, ื™ืจื™ื“ ืงืœืืกื™, ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืื ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ื, ืขื“ื›ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืงืœื™ื.

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8.2/10

"ื”ืฆื•ืจื— ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื™ืžื“ ื“ื•ืจ ืœืจื›ื•ื‘ ื›ืžื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš."

ื”ืฉืงืขืชื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ 30,000 ืง"ืž ืขืœ EX250 ืžืฉื ืช 98 ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื›ื‘ื“ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ืื•ืคื ื•ืข ื”ื–ื” ื“ืจืฉ ืžืžื ื™ - ืืชื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืœืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ื–ื” ื’ืžืœ ืื•ืชืš ืขืœ ื›ืš. ื”ืชืื•ื ื”ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื” ืœื ืžื™ื™ืฆืจ ื›ื•ื— ืจืฆื™ื ื™ ืขื“ 9,000 ืกืœ"ื“, ื›ืš ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืกื•ื—ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื›ืœื•ื, ืื‘ืœ ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ืœื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ืžื’ืœื™ื ืžื›ื•ื ื” ืžืกืคืงืช ื‘ืืžืช. ื”ืืจื’ื•ื ื•ืžื™ื” ืฆืคื•ืคื” ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืžืขืœ ืžื˜ืจ ื•ื—ืฆื™, ื”ืžืชืœื™ื ืจื›ื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืคื™ื ื” ืื’ืจืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืฉืคืช ืืช ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืชื™ื” ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช, ื•ื”ืžื ื•ืข ืžืงื•ืจืจ ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ืžืชื—ืžื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื ื™ื›ืจืช ื‘ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืงื™ืฅ. ืื‘ืœ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ื•ื ื›ื ื”, ื”ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ืžื ืชืง ืืช ื”ืจื•ื— ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืœื™ืžื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ, ื•ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ 20 ืฉื ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฆื•ื™ื ืช.

ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช

+ืชืื•ื ืžืื•ืฉืจ ื‘- Rev-ื‘ื•ื ื” ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช
+ืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืื’ื“ื™ืช, ืชื—ื–ื•ืงื” ื–ื•ืœื” ืงืœื”
+ืฉืœื“ื” ืฆืจื”, ืžื”ื‘ื”ื‘ืช ื‘ืชื ื•ืขื”
+ืืกืคืงืช ื—ืœืงื™ื ื—ืกื™ื ื™ ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื

ื—ืกืจื•ื ื•ืช

โˆ’ืžืช ืžืชื—ืช ืœ 8,000 ืกืœ"ื“
โˆ’ืžืชืœื” ืจืš ืžื“ื™ ืœืคื™ื ื” ื ืžืจืฆืช
โˆ’ื—ื ื•ืชื•ืกืก ื‘ืชื ื•ืขื” ื‘ืขื™ืจ
โˆ’ืชื ื”ื˜ื™ื™ืก ื”ื“ื•ืง ืžืขื ื™ืฉ ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื
ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ: ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืชื•ืงืงื™ื ืœืžืฉื•ื‘ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื“ืœื’ ืื: ืืชื” ืฉื•ื ื ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
2008โ€“2012 Gen 2

EX250J ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ, ืชืื•ื ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ ืžืงื•ืจืจ ื ื•ื–ืœื™ื, ื’ื•ืฃ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื–ืจืงืช ื“ืœืง ื‘ืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื, ืกื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื’ ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™.

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8.4/10

"ื”ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ืื•ืชืš ื”ื›ืœ."

ื”- Gen 2 EX250J ื”ื™ื” ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ื›ืฉืฆื ื— - ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ 250 ืฉื ืจืื” ื›ืžื• ืื•ืคื ื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฆืขืฆื•ืข, ื•ื”ืชืื•ื ื”ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ ืžืงื•ืจืจ ื ื•ื–ืœื™ื ืžืชื’ืžืœ ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ื™ื, ื•ืžื•ืฉื›ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื—ื–ืง ืžืขืœ 8,000 ืกืœ"ื“ ืขื ื™ืœืœื” ืžืžื›ืจืช ืœื”ืคืœื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงื• ื”ืื“ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ 11,000 ืกืœ"ื“. ื”ืฉืงืขืชื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ 12,000 ืง"ืž ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืขืฉืจื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื•ื‘ืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืงื ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืœื“ื” ื”ื•ื ืžื” ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืืฆืœืš - ื”ื•ื ื ื•ื•ื˜ ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช, ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ืงื• ื•ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืžืขื ื™ืฉ ืชื™ืงื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ืคื™ื ื” ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื. ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื”ื“ืœืง ื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื˜ื™ืคืฉื” - ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช 3.5 ืœื™ื˜ืจ/100 ืง"ืž, ื•ื—ืœืงื™ื ื–ื•ืœื™ื ื›ื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืงื ื• ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”. ื”ื—ื•ืœืฉื•ืช ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช: ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ืคื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื ืื•ืžืœืœื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืื“ื ืžืขืœ 60 ืง"ื’, ื”ื’ื ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืจื•ื— ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช 130+ ืงืž"ืฉ ื”ื™ื ืื™ืžื•ืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข ื‘ื–ืจื•ืข, ื•ืื ืืชื” ืžืขืœ 180 ืก"ืž ืชืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืืชื” ืžืชืงืคืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืœืืจื•ืŸ ืชื™ืงื™ื ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.

ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช

+ืชืื•ื Revvy ื ืฉืžืข ืžืจื’ืฉ ื‘ืืžืช
+ืืžื•ืŸ ืฉืœื“ื” ืžืขื•ืจืจ ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช
+ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ื“ืœืง ืžืขื•ืœื” ื•ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืขืœื”
+ืขืจืš ืžื›ื™ืจื” ื—ื•ื–ืจืช ื—ื–ืง ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ื”ื™ื˜ื‘
+ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื—ืœืงื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ

ื—ืกืจื•ื ื•ืช

โˆ’ื”ื”ืกืคืง ื™ื•ืจื“ ื‘ื—ื“ื•ืช ืžืชื—ืช ืœ -7,000 ืกืœ"ื“
โˆ’ืžื•ืฉื‘ ืคื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื“ืงื•ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจื•
โˆ’ืคื™ืฆื•ืฅ ืจื•ื— ืžืขื•ื ืฉ ืžืขืœ 130 ืงืž"ืฉ
โˆ’ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ืฆืคื•ืคื™ื ืชื•ืš 30 ื“ืงื•ืช
ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ: ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืื•ืคื ื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื“ืœื’ ืื: ื ืกื™ืขื” ื™ื•ืžื™ืช ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ ืžืขืœ 150 ืง"ืž
2013โ€“2017 Gen 3

ืžืžื•ืชื’ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื›- Ninja 300, ืžื ื•ืข 296 ืกืž"ืง, ื ืคื— ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื›ื•ื— ืžืฉื•ืคืจ, ืฉืœื“ื” ืžืขื•ื“ื›ื ืช ื•ืžืขืจื›ืช ื‘ืœื™ืžื”.

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ืกืงื™ืจืช ืงื•ื ื” ืžืฉื•ืžืฉืช

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ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ
New riders wanting reliability without financial regret

"The smartest first bike money can realistically buy used."

$1,500-$3,500 used

The Ninja 250 is genuinely one of the smartest used buys in motorcycling, full stop. It's bulletproof if maintained โ€” these parallel-twins will happily run past 30,000 miles without complaint, and parts are cheap and plentiful. What catches people off guard is how capable it actually feels once you're pushing it. Redline that 249cc engine past 10,000rpm and it comes alive in a way that embarrasses its displacement on paper. Buying used, watch for neglected chain and sprockets โ€” common on bikes that sat with learner-plate riders who lost interest fast. Check the fairings carefully since tip-overs are practically a rite of passage on these. Stator issues popped up on pre-2008 models, so budget for that. The 2008 refresh brought fuel injection rumors but it stayed carb'd โ€” that's actually fine, carbs are simpler to sort. The real 2013 EX300 upgrade is where fuel injection arrived if that matters to you.

ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช
ื—ืกืจื•ื ื•ืช
ื“ืœื’ ืื: You want highway touring comfort immediately

ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื•ืื‘ื™ื–ืจื™ื ืžื•ืžืœืฆื™ื

Full Specifications

Engine Power 33 hp @ 11,000 rpm
Torque 22 Nm @ 9,500 rpm
Top Speed 175 km/h
Weight 172 kg (wet/curb weight)
Fuel Consumption 3.5 L/100km or approximately 28.5 km/L
Type Sport
Fairing Full/Partial Fairing

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