| MODEL | KAWASAKI ZX-R 250 NINJA 1997 - 1998 |
| Year | 1997 - 1998 |
| Engine Type | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Displacement / Capacity | 249 cc / 15.2 cu-in |
| Bore X Stroke | 49 x 33.1 mm |
| Compression Ratio | 12.2:1 |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Max Power | 45 hp / 32.8 kW @ 15000 rpm |
| Max Torque | 2.6 kgf-m / 24.5 Nm @ 11500 rpm |
| Ignition | TCBI |
| Induction | 4x Keihin CVK D30 carburettors |
| Start System | Electric |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
| Lubrication | — |
| Gear Box | 6 Speed |
| Clutch | Wet, multi-disc, manual, cable-actuated |
| Final Drive | Chain |
| CHASSIS SPECS | |
| Frame | Perimeter, pressed aluminium |
| Front Suspension | Telescopic forks, 120 mm / 4.7 in wheel travel |
| Rear Suspension | Uni-track swing arm, 113 mm / 4.4 in wheel travel |
| Front Brakes | 2x discs, 2-piston calipers |
| Rear Brakes | Single disc, 1-piston caliper |
| DIMENSION SPECS | |
| Overall Length | 2000 mm / 78.7 in |
| Overall Width | 685 mm / 27.0 in |
| Overall Height | 1090 mm / 42.9 in |
| Seat Height | 735 mm / 28.9 in |
| Wheelbase | 1360 mm / 53.5 in |
| Ground Clearance | 141 mm / 5.1 in |
| Dry Weight | 141 kg / 311 lbs |
| Wet Weight | — |
| WHEEL SPECS | |
| Front Tyre | 110/70-R17 54H |
| Rear Tyre | 140/60-R18 64H |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| Fuel Capacity | 15 Litres / 3.4 US gal |
| Fuel Consumption | — |
| Top Speed | — |
A late-1990s ZX-R 250 from the C-series run, using the same 249 cc liquid-cooled DOHC four and perimeter aluminium chassis as the 1991 redesign. The page notes that the model was sold in silver and black only in its later years, and that Australian importers sometimes sold it under other names. Its sport-production sibling, the ZXR-250R, is covered in the 1993 - 1994 row's source family.
