The Kawasaki Ninja 300 review by xBhp, with price, specs and other details.
Text & Photos: Gourab Das/ MG
Ninja for one has remained the only Japanese brand which is yet to get diluted by the onslaught of winning the volume game by launching a value for money product of the bigger sibling. When the initial stories of Ninja were doing the rounds there were lots of speculations of a cheaper Ninja 250R donning a single cylinder bike to compete with the likes of CBR250 but finally when the first news of Ninja 300 came it felt like a masterstroke.
By launching a 300cc they not only kept the brand value intact but have probably taken the coveted status of the biggest brand among the Japanese manufacturer. Also by this they have taken the 250cc warfare to a new level. In marketing language it is said that the leader should always attack him and take the game to a new level. Ninja 300 is exactly how a leader should respond and innovate the category .Yes it is a unmistakably a Ninja and follows the line as the elder sibling but what it does offer is more performance and new generation styling to make one happy.
I will not start writing the technical specs and other details which are there in 10 of other reviews which I myself had also gone through many a times. This is more of a ride based article rather than an out an out first impression to give you a better idea as to how this bike will feel and perform on our Indian roads, the images will also give that impression as the usual close up shots will be missing. There is so much information about Ninja 300 over the net that saying the obvious doesn’t make it interesting or different.
I got the bike for more than a day and this impression was made while riding the bike for more than 700 kms over a span of two days across various riding conditions.
There is no denying the fact that Ninja 300 with the new design has now become even more desirable and personally I’m in love with that white colour. The edgy sharp styling can be more appreciated in the white colour. Saw the bike first time when I went to cover the launch event and from that day I’m in love with that white colour
When I got the bike it was already 10.30 and we had to ride through peak Pune traffic for the initial 20-25kms. Within the first km the difference from the Ninja 250R was clearly evident. While the 250R is very sluggish at low rpms and you feel the urge to go to the higher revs as soon as possible but the 300R is a very usable to ride through the city. The newly designed air ducts works pretty decently and the heat in the stop go traffic is quite manageable. This was tested when the temperature was around 37 degrees in Pune. After riding through the traffic for nearly 45 minutes it was time to hit the highway.
Coming back to the bike basics the riding posture is decently sporty. There is no undue pressure on wrist or shoulders. The power delivery is very smooth and the motor is rev happy like the earlier one. There was no combustion noise or any other additional noise coming from engine or any other part of the bike. Almost all the characteristics of the old Ninja are carried forward and like the older version this one is also rock stable at any speeds and over any sudden undulations / bumps on our highway. This to me is a very important characteristic in judging a bike as speed can be achieved easily but how it’s behaving at that speed is more important as this aspect lends to a feeling of safety. 160 is a breeze on this bike and the amount of confidence the bike provides will see you the north of 140 for most of the time. Infact the first time I hit 150kmph I didn’t even realize that the bike is doing 150.
One more thing which impressed me a lot is the fact that the vehicle rolls at as low as 40kmph in 6th gear with zero snatching.
We also had a chance to ride the Ninja 250R during the test period and this is what came in terms of in gear speed
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