Comments on: EPA Public Certification Documents Reveal 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 and Ninja 400, Confirm 636cc ZX-6R (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:11:01 +0000

So glad to see the 400 class back in the states. A 400 makes a perfect light 2nd bike for a seasoned rider. I looked at the 250s, but they are under-powered for a full-sized man on the freeway, and the 600s have more power than you can safely use on the street.

400 today is like a 250, back when the speed limit was 55 and I weighed 155 Lbs…

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By: bdog488

bdog488 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:50:43 +0000

The ninja 300 is no longer listed in the linked excel file

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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:49:06 +0000

For better or worse, we’re a highway society. We’ve had the 250 all this time because that displacement is a global “catch weight”. The 300 gives more power, while not changing the character of the bike. In the late 80′s we lost everything between 250 and 600cc because the 600′s were excellent and cheap. In the US we don’t have license or insurance stipulations based on displacement so there’s no incentive to buy below 600cc unless you want a small bike.

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By: RedFZ1

RedFZ1 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:11:13 +0000

Yea like the one Suzuki uses for the ‘Busa….oh wait they don’t use a ugly stick on the ‘Busa….they use the whole forest!!

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By: todd

todd — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:02:49 +0000

I don’t quite understand the increase in capacity for the 250/300 Ninja. Isn’t the whole reason for getting a 250 because it’s not playing the horsepower wars? Really, if someone wanted more power they’d just buy the 600, er, 636. Small bikes are primarily for learners. Learners need small and manageable. Gone are the days of 125′s weighing half as much as the current 250′s. I’ve come to find that even the 250′s are intimidating for some new riders.

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By: Johnny Ro

Johnny Ro — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:21:15 +0000

California sets its own emission standards which are more stringent than the federal standard.

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By: RichBinAZ

RichBinAZ — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:56:38 +0000

I take it the EPA list is imcomplete as it only shows Honda with 4 bikes, all 250 and under. This could explain why the arrival of the NC700 hasn’t happened yet. Perhaps when they say “summer”… or is the EPA list bad.
Honda has just updated their site to show a picture of the manual gearbox bike.

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By: Yunus

Yunus — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:07:01 +0000

New Ninja 250R will not come europe?

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By: JSH

JSH — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:03:02 +0000

Canadian bikes don’t need to meet California emission requirements. In 2012 Kawasaki only certified two motorcycles for 49 states, the Ninja 400 and Versys 1000. Both were sold in Canada but not the US.

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By: mpolans

mpolans — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:20:57 +0000

I agree. Even bringing back the old ZXR400 and/or the ZXR250 without even updating it
would be better than either of these bikes. I know they’re trying to take their crappy Poor-Asia market bikes and sell them to the west, but these kind of suck.

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