OK kids, pay attention. The first 250 Ninja came out in ‘86, see the sexy silver bike in the photo below. I had two of them. They did not sell and Kawasaki thought making them look more like the then popular 600 Ninja would help so we got the 2nd version, see fat ugly green bike. Note the 130 rear tire is really just a little wider then the 120 that came on the first bike, same rim size. All part of the marketing scam because American buyers think bigger is better.
Now the Ninja that you are familiar with, also green but in photo #3. Great bike, sold like crazy because the US market finally came around to where Kawasaki was waiting.
4th Gen Ninja is a 300 with fuel injection and Honda and Yamaha are now in the game.
All hail Kawasaki, you were right way back in ‘87!
