This 1989 Kawasaki Ninja ZXR250 was imported from Japan to the US in 2023 and is powered by a liquid-cooled 249cc DOHC inline-four mated to a six-speed transmission with a GP-style shift pattern. Finished in a green, white, and blue livery, the bike features the Kawasaki Ram Air System (K-RAS) along with a quartet of Keihin carburetors, an electric starter, a four-into-one exhaust, adjustable suspension, and triple disc brakes. Additional equipment includes green-finished five-spoke alloy wheels, a clear windscreen, a black vinyl solo seat and passenger pillion, rearsets, adjustable clutch and brake levers, and a side stand. The seller acquired the bike in January 2024 and the fork seals were subsequently replaced. This ZXR250 is now offered at no reserve with a record of the recent service and a clean Maryland title in the seller’s name.
The fully-faired bodywork is finished in a green, blue, and white livery and mounted over an aluminum “E-Box” frame. The front fairing is outfitted with ram-air ducts connected to hoses that flow into the airbox below the 4.3-gallon fuel tank, and additional equipment includes a tank protector, a clear windscreen, dual headlights, fairing-mounted mirrors, smoked turn signal lenses, a black vinyl solo seat, and a matching passenger pillion with a grab strap as well as rear-set foot controls, folding passenger foot pegs, and a side stand. Blemishes on the fairings are shown up close in the gallery.
Green-finished five-spoke alloy wheels measuring 17″ up front and 18″ out back are mounted with Bridgestone Battlax BT 46 tires that have production-date codes from 2022 and 2023. The seals on the adjustable inverted telescopic fork were replaced following the seller’s acquisition, and rear suspension is provided by an adjustable monoshock fitted to the box-section aluminum swingarm. Braking is handled by gold-finished multi-piston calipers mounted over a pair of 300mm cross-drilled discs up front and a single 230mm disc out back. Paint is missing on portions of the wheels, and notes on a February 2024 service record state that the rear shock should be replaced and that pitting from rust is present on the left fork tube.
Clip-on handlebars with adjustable clutch and brake levers are secured below the upper triple clamp and front a tachometer with a 19k-rpm redline as well as a 190-km/h speedometer, a coolant temperature gauge, and a row of indicator lights. The five-digit odometer shows 29k kilometers (~18k miles), approximately 300 kilometers (~190 miles) were ridden by the seller. Blemishes are visible on the gold-finished bar ends.
The liquid-cooled 249cc DOHC inline-four was factory rated at 45 horsepower and features four valves per cylinder, an electric starter, a quartet of 30mm Keihin CVK carburetors, and a four-into-one exhaust system. An oil change was most recently carried out in December 2023. Scrapes are visible on the muffler.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a cable-operated multi-plate wet clutch, a six-speed transmission, and a drive chain. In February 2024, the clutch engagement point was adjusted and the shift linkage was modified to provide a GP-style shift pattern.