All four of the major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers produced a high-revving, 4-cylinder, 4-stroke motorcycle capable of producing up to 45 HP (33 kW). They are the Honda CBR250, Kawasaki ZXR250, Suzuki GSX-R250
and the Yamaha FZR250. With limited exceptions, these bikes were generally only officially available in Japan.
However they (particularly the CBR250 and ZXR250) were available in the rest of the world as grey market imports.
Specifications
FZR250
FZR250R
Model
2KR
2RF
3HX
3HX1
3HX2
3HX3
3LN1
3LN3
3LN5
3LN6
3LN7
Total length
2010mm
←
1990mm
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←
Width
680mm
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675mm
685mm
Height
1120mm
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←
1100mm
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Centre distance
1375mm
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←
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←
Seat height
750mm
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735mm
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←
Ground clearance
135mm
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140mm
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←
Dry weight
140 kg
141 kg
←
146 kg
←
Castor
25°30
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24°30
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←
Trail
88mm
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87mm
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←
Front tire
100/80-17 52H
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←
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Rear tire
120/80-17 61H
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130/70-17 62H
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←
Front brake
Single 282mm disk
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Twin 282mm disks
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Rear brake
210mm disk
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←
←
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Engine
4 Stroke
DOHC
4 Cyl
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←
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Size
249cc
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←
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Bore & Stroke
48.0mm×34.5mm
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←
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Compression
12.0:1
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←
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Power
45HP/14500rpm
←
45HP/16000rpm
←
40HP/14000rpm
Torque
2.5 kg-m/11500rpm
←
2.5 kg-m/12000rpm
←
2.6 kg-m/10000rpm
Primary reduction
2.542 (89/35)
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←
←
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Secondary reduction
3.235
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3.294 (56/17)
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1st gear
3.090
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←
←
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2nd gear
2.214
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←
←
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3rd gear
1.777
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←
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4th gear
1.500
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←
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5th gear
1.315
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←
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6th gear
1.173
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←
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Fuel capacity
12L
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14L
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←
Economy
km/l
←
50 km/l
48 km/l
km/l