[Topaz]

According to this Italian review, the price in Europe, or at least in Italy, for the N400 will be EUR 6090.

http://www.moto.it/fiere/eicma-2017-kawasaki-ninja-400-foto-dati-e-prezzi.html

 

[fradaj]

Has anyone seen a picture of the red and silver Ninja 400.

 

[srt4evah]

According to this Italian review, the price in Europe, or at least in Italy, for the N400 will be EUR 6090.

http://www.moto.it/fiere/eicma-2017-kawasaki-ninja-400-foto-dati-e-prezzi.html

Yah that works out to about $7000 USD. Maybe it will be priced differently over here, but it's a pretty big step up on engine, brakes, suspension, etc. so I could see them bumping the price a lot too.

And that would leave room for the new 250 to be sold over here for $4500-5000.

 

[Kiwi rider]

Yah that works out to about $7000 USD. Maybe it will be priced differently over here, but it's a pretty big step up on engine, brakes, suspension, etc. so I could see them bumping the price a lot too.

And that would leave room for the new 250 to be sold over here for $4500-5000.

I dont think the 250cc variant will be sold in Western markets but if it was I dont think they could sell it for $2000-$2500 less than the 400 when it's essentially the same bike from a cost to build point of view.

Just as a matter of interest that price in Euros = $9,500 NZD. The current Ninja 300 is sold here for $8,000 NZD
So that sounds about right, but I'm hoping it will come in at $9000! Esp as I'm going to need to change the exhaust straight off.

I get the impression bikes are cheaper in North America in real terms. Lucky sods.:biggrin:

 

[Timpo]

Yah that works out to about $7000 USD. Maybe it will be priced differently over here, but it's a pretty big step up on engine, brakes, suspension, etc. so I could see them bumping the price a lot too.

And that would leave room for the new 250 to be sold over here for $4500-5000.

$7,000?

I think that's a bit too much.

Yamaha R3 would have a huge advantage in beginner/entry level market now.
For $7,000, the Ninja 400 would be competing against MT-07, FZ6R, SV650, etc..

Because that's more than CBR500R...

 

[carmel564]

Available on Kawasaki.ca now
2018 Ninja 400 (Black) CAD$5799
2018 Ninja 400 ABS (Black, Red, Blue) CAD$6199

 

[Kiwi rider]

Available on Kawasaki.ca now
2018 Ninja 400 (Black) CAD$5799
2018 Ninja 400 ABS (Black, Red, Blue) CAD$6199

Good spotting mate. Great to see those other colour options for the ABS models which is what we will get here in NZ. Love the blue.
Looks to be only $800 more than the current price for an ABS 300 in Canada which is discounted by $500 at present.
Very promising!

 

[Lilrandysavage]

sounds like very good pricing. I wonder if the large reduced fuel capacity was for ergonomics or for cheap weight savings(around 18%). I thought the 400 was actually wider but from the specs its actually a more narrow bike and shorter wheel base. The extra tq should make for a fun bike. if i was in the market all over again i would definitely consider it.

 

[xorbe]

Go look at the 2018 R3 color schemes, not sure what's going on there with Yamaha. I think Kawasaki is going to secure a lot of 400 sales in 2018.

 

[srt4evah]

Available on Kawasaki.ca now
2018 Ninja 400 (Black) CAD$5799
2018 Ninja 400 ABS (Black, Red, Blue) CAD$6199

That's closer to $4500 USD, they must jack the price up for EU because that's technically a larger bike over there, where it's just an entry-level size in North America.

If that's the CA price, then I'd expect the price to hold firm in the US with the 300, around $5000 for the base model.

 

[fradaj]

Cad $5799 = us $4575.

 

[Kiwi rider]

Go look at the 2018 R3 color schemes, not sure what's going on there with Yamaha. I think Kawasaki is going to secure a lot of 400 sales in 2018.

I thought the blue and black 2018 colour option is the best yet for the R3. Hope we get the blue option on the Ninja down here.

 

[Timpo]

sounds like very good pricing. I wonder if the large reduced fuel capacity was for ergonomics or for cheap weight savings(around 18%). I thought the 400 was actually wider but from the specs its actually a more narrow bike and shorter wheel base. The extra tq should make for a fun bike. if i was in the market all over again i would definitely consider it.

well it's lighter than the 300 so I was expecting it to be smaller

 

[xorbe]

I thought the blue and black 2018 colour option is the best yet for the R3. Hope we get the blue option on the Ninja down here.

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We're like polar opposites on bike scheme preferences, hah!

 

[srt4evah]

well it's lighter than the 300 so I was expecting it to be smaller

Only a few pounds lighter. But making it a slimmer bike makes it easier for people with shorter legs to reach the ground, so it's a more rider friendly bike with a narrower saddle.

 

[carmel564]

Seems like there are two sub-versions of the EX400.
One with redline being restricted at 10k rpm (EU model?)

The other (N. America model) with redline at 12k rpm shown on the official video (

)

 

[Timpo]

Seems like there are two sub-versions of the EX400.
One with redline being restricted at 10k rpm (EU model?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5UwOeI0WEM
The other (N. America model) with redline at 12k rpm shown on the official video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCw8o9JGWGU)

That gauge cluster looks familiar...

Ninja 650

 

[Timpo]

and here's how the instrument panel looks like on the Ninja 250/400

 

[Kiwi rider]

Seems like there are two sub-versions of the EX400.
One with redline being restricted at 10k rpm (EU model?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5UwOeI0WEM

I don't know who this MoTo ThUg'S TV character is but this typical of the total BS being posted on U tube.

He's ripped a clip of the Ninja 650.

Two things made me smell a rat other than the low red line:
1. It was posted two weeks ago when the bike had barely been revealed let alone test ridden.
2. As much as we would like it to the new Ninja 400 will not pull 201Km/h even on the optimistic clock (speedo).

Pure crap.

 

[Kiwi rider]

That gauge cluster looks familiar...

I reckoned you'd be on to it. :grin2: