Rajiv Bajaj launched the Ninja 250R in Pune’s Pro-biking showroom today (7th Oct) as informed earlier. The info from the launch was tad disappointing as the price is a bit off and the only color options are green and black, no blue or red.

But First things first, the price which is Rs. 2,69,700 in Delhi and Rs. 2,69,580 in Chennai both ex-showroom prices. This is a bit off from what was expected but think about it, it’s the only bike in India which will take you to a top speed of 185 kmph for less than 10Lakh.

Other big news from the launch are:
• KTM bikes (of which Bajaj owns stakes) will be launched by Bajaj in 3 months.
• New Pulsar models in 2011
• Higher end Kawasaki Ninjas to be launched.

The bike as it reads has a 250cc engine but it is parallel twin cylindered with dual over head cam (DOHC). Max. Power output is 32bhp at a whopping 11,000 rpm. Engine is liquid cooled and fuel injection type. It comes with a 6-speed gearbox.

Ninja gets a bigger tank with a capacity of 17litres, hope that will be enough to compensate with its mileage. It gets both front and rear discs as one would expect. Both the tires are tubeless with a dimension of 110/70 for the front and 130/70 for the rear.

The bike is being brought into the country as a completely knocked down (CKD) product and so carries a minimal 11% tax. With a simple calculation knowing the US price of the bike which is roughly under 4k and the tax it looks like Bajaj is making 50k out of one Ninja. Initial consignment just includes 50 Ninjas so book yours for booking fees of Rs. 40,000 at any one of the 22 pro-biking showrooms spread out all over India.

Pictures from the Launch:

The earlier report of the Ninja being launched on the 5th came from Rajiv Bajaj but there seems to be a slight delay according to the new teaser website Kawasaki-Bajaj has flown.

The website has a reverse count-down towards the launch we presume. As of today the clock read 5 days, that’s 7th. We couldn’t make out anything else for the website other than Kawasaki’s new tag-line for the Ninja “Let the good times roll” and with the Ninja the good times will roll faster!

Check out the teaser website here.

For previous posts on the Ninja click here.

Its confirmed from the mouth of Rajiv Bajaj himself that the Kawasaki Ninja 250 will be launched in India on the 5th of this October, that is in less than two weeks , Sorry couldn’t help the smiley .

Rajiv Bajaj said “The bookings would start just ahead of Diwali and the deliveries would happen immediately,”. Business Standard suggested that the bike will cost somewhere between 1.5 – 2 Lakh Rupees.

OMG this Diwali is going to be hell of a lot fired up than we thought!

Earlier we brought to you a blurry picture of the Kawasaki Ninja 250 shot from outside Pune’s pro-biking showroom. Recently x-bhp released couple of more close-up pictures from inside the showroom. Apparently the bike was in the showroom shortly for the Kawasaki official to calculate the display space the green goblin will need.

Contrasting to the previous reports the Ninja won’t be a CBU (completely built unit), it will be brought in as completely knocked down units which is the greatest news for all bikers in India.

The Ninja is sold in the US for $ 3000, which comes to an equivalent of Rs. 1.5 lakhs. Now that we know it’s not going to be a CBU, the whopping 110% duty vanishes. We expect it to cost well a little south of 2 lakh rupees.

All these mean one thing! The Ninja isn’t far price-wise and time-wise.

Looks like we’ve got the Green Goblin finally. The Kawasaki Ninja 250 was clicked while on display at one of Bajaj’s Pro-biking Showrooms in Pune. Price of this comic villain will be around Rs. 2.5 lakhs. It has a top speed of 175kmph and it will hit 100kmph in 6 seconds flat. I know what you are thinking, ya only if it had been a little cheaper.