2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R performance figures

Here are a few figures from www.cycleworld.com



Price $3499
Dry weight 352 lb.
Wheelbase 54.9 in.
Seat height 31.0 in.
Fuel mileage 60 mpg (this is US mpg - means 25.5km per litre!)
0-60 mph 7.6 sec.
1/4-mile 15.54 sec. @ 82.70 mph
Horsepower 27.2 hp @ 10,770 rpm (again, diff power figs will be there for Europe model)
Torque 14.3 ft.-lb. @ 9650 rpm
Top speed 96 mph (or 154km/h)

Edmonton

Teddy gets some podium time after his second place finish.





Well, this was the first time that the series came to Edmonton and it turned out great. They did a great job with the track and the pits and facilities were top notch. The team had a good weekend, Teddy proved that he would have been a title contender if not for his missed race at Regina and Nick finally broke out of his slump with a fourth in the first moto. Not to mention Brock had his 3rd stratight top 10 weekend and things were definately good for Team Monster Energy/Thor/Leading Edge Kawasaki. Here's a few photos from the weekend.

James Lissimore Photos:



Just like last weekend, Teddy was back on the podium with a second overall.


Nick finally had a good moto at Edmonton, scoring a 4th in moto 1. Unfortunately, a broken wire inside his kill switch left him without a chance of repeating that in moto 2.


Brock had his third straight top 10 weekend with a 10th overall.


Teddy


Brock


Teddy gets interviewed by J.P. Savard of the french sports network, RDS.


Nick

Greg Small, the team's truck driver's son has been travelling all the nationals with his dad, Jim, and racing amatuer day.

Pro Circuit makes these bikes go.

Nick

Teddy

Teddy


Working inside the rig.


Nick's new mechanic is former national racer and Yamaha Team Manager, Jari Heinonen.


Nick


Teddy



The grass pits made for a great layout.


Can't get enough of the grass pits.


Brock and Rob make a few last minute adjustments before practice.


Brock


Nick

Edmonton

Teddy gets some podium time after his second place finish.





Well, this was the first time that the series came to Edmonton and it turned out great. They did a great job with the track and the pits and facilities were top notch. The team had a good weekend, Teddy proved that he would have been a title contender if not for his missed race at Regina and Nick finally broke out of his slump with a fourth in the first moto. Not to mention Brock had his 3rd stratight top 10 weekend and things were definately good for Team Monster Energy/Thor/Leading Edge Kawasaki. Here's a few photos from the weekend.

James Lissimore Photos:



Just like last weekend, Teddy was back on the podium with a second overall.


Nick finally had a good moto at Edmonton, scoring a 4th in moto 1. Unfortunately, a broken wire inside his kill switch left him without a chance of repeating that in moto 2.


Brock had his third straight top 10 weekend with a 10th overall.


Teddy


Brock


Teddy gets interviewed by J.P. Savard of the french sports network, RDS.


Nick

Greg Small, the team's truck driver's son has been travelling all the nationals with his dad, Jim, and racing amatuer day.

Pro Circuit makes these bikes go.

Nick

Teddy

Teddy


Working inside the rig.


Nick's new mechanic is former national racer and Yamaha Team Manager, Jari Heinonen.


Nick


Teddy



The grass pits made for a great layout.


Can't get enough of the grass pits.


Brock and Rob make a few last minute adjustments before practice.


Brock


Nick

Tyre upgrades for the 2008 Ninja 250R

The stock 110mm front

replaced with this 120mm

The stock 130mm of the rear...

replaced with this 150mm

While randomly surfing, i came across this article about tyre upsizing for the Kawasaki Ninja 250R. The guy at 2fiddy had posted this

The stock tyre is a 130/70 on 17inch alloy.
One can up size it to 150/70 on the same 17inch alloy

Also, this guy has upsized the front from a 110 to a 120.
Looks cool or not, you decide!!

In the meantime, have a look at the new 150cc bike from Yamaha for India. Yes, India again it is!
Click HERE to see the new 16bhp 150cc bike called the Yamaha YZF-R15

Monster Energy/Thor/Leading Edge Kawasaki at Nanaimo

Teddy gets some TV time with the Monster Girls

Last weekend found the team at Nanaimo BC at the Wastelands Motocross track. With the Leading Edge shop being based in Kamloops this was like a hometown race for everyone and there were lots of family and friends hanging out all weekend.

Also the race would mark the national debut of Leading Edge's intermediate rider, Kohl Canaday and he was solid in his first race, qualifying and even scoring a few points with a 17th in the second moto.

Hometown advantage seemed to work out, even though Nick had never raced here before all three riders placed in the top 10, with Teddy landing on the podium in 3rd and Nick and Brock finishing 5th and 9th respectively. All in all a pretty good day considering Teddy's ankle is still hurting and Nick had troubles in both motos, everyone really rode with a lot of heart today. Brock's second moto holeshot was a thing of beauty, if he can keep doing that there's no reason he can't continue to run up front.

All three riders have stayed out this week and are up in Kamloops at the Leading Edge shop, riding and getting ready for next weekends round in Edmonton. Look for a few photos of that later in the week. For now here's a few shots from Nanaimo.

James Lissimore Photos:

Teddy


Brock


Teddy earned a well deserved third in the second moto


Brock and Nick battling in the second moto


Pat keeps Teddy's bike tuned to perfection


Brock gets ready for the first moto


Nick and Teddy were running together in the first moto


Brock


Brock comes through the pack in the first moto


Nick


It was a little dusty but not as bad as some years


Nick


Brock


The team's amateur rider, Kohl Canaday made his national debut and scored a few points with a 17th in moto 2.


Teddy on the podium.