Test: Kawasaki Z250 on the experience of Tina or a road warrior in female claws

But be that as it may ... On the road on two wheels, I'm still in no hurry! I get into corners pushing the steering wheel. Tilting my body sometimes, but only when I'm really sure I'll get it. I don't have my own motorcycle, so I can afford full dissoluteness. At the moment, I am fascinated by a green insect that buzzes through the city streets day and night. They say that every cow is black at night, which cannot be said about the little bandit. One of its advantages is also the fact that the poisonous green color is visible even from space. How do I know this? The cosmonauts of the Mir station congratulated me on completing an intensive course on safe driving in Vransko, with this motorcycle and under the control of the magician Voiko Safran! Proof: 

Now look at him! He also seemed aggressive to me. Too green. Too muscular. Road robber. The police file states: two-cylinder, four-stroke, liquid-cooled, digitally controlled fuel injection, electric start, 249 cc, 3 kW, 23,5 Nm, six gears and 21 kg wet weight; everything is just right and feet to the ground - everything is correct, the saddle is located at a height of 168 mm! But, by the way, you could also say: small and evil!

The girl feels safe on this

And then surprise - it was love at first sight. Maybe more of a passion for not being nice, because he made me lay on top of him and hold him tight with my legs. When we caught the rhythm and merged with the road, there was a big explosion. The bandit, who shows all his teeth at the gas, but greedily yields even to a novice motorcyclist, brought a controlled dose of excitement to my daily movements. This is the bike where I stopped sweating with adrenaline so I couldn't stop screaming with pleasure. He straightened my mirror, and in his saddle I got to know myself better. The motorcycle version of me is explosive but controllable, rebellious but alert, barking but not biting, well, sometimes even, but not bloody. Motorcycle hara-kiri are a thing of the past. In this hobby, the girl also feels calm.

More than 7.000 rpm hides behind liveliness

And if I still try to get one real class ... Without primary school, in love with love - I still have too few kilometers and too little knowledge for such a slash, but I can still give some impressions. The first impression is the same impression that this little cross between Ninja 300 (rear) and Z800 (front) made - mini, because 249 cubic centimeters in fact, it's not a number that would attract real grandpas. Of course, the bike is also not suitable for taller and heavier…grandparents, although the bike at speeds above 7.000 rpm begins to behave like a sleeping animal that someone has stepped on its tail. That's right, a kitten in 7.000 years becomes a real tiger - oh, a road warrior, as evidenced by its shape, headlight and backward-facing pedals. This is one side of the story - all the rest are softer varieties.

Yeah, that's all:

1. The transmission is precise and soft like a stick.

2. The steering wheel responds well, I mean the bike will go into a corner on its own. 

3. I don’t know how this is possible, but the little road warrior perfectly absorbs bumps and potholes - bad roads don’t save him.

4. The driving position is actually more comfortable than it looks - due to the fact that the pedals are shifted back, an optical illusion appears, and the Z250 looks like a heavy ninja. The optical scam is one of the highlights of this model overall - it looks more aggressive, sportier and naked than it really is. 

5. The Kawasaki Z250 doesn't breathe blindly as the tachometer only shows a red range at 13.000 rpm.

6. Braking (even at high speeds and in an emergency) occurs without drama. I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t tried it: on a safe driving course, little Kawasaki would stop at 100 per hour without batting an eye.

7. It's the perfect bike for beginners, especially girls - it's not intimidating, but manageable, low seated, relatively light...and yet far from a toy!

8. 500 kilometers on one tank? It sounds shocking, but it's true. A girl can afford many other things for such "savings". For example, mmmm, sushi. One day, as I drove past a friend in a shiny black box on four wheels on the road, my phone rang and the messages were something like this: "Hey trainee ninja, is that you?" Are you taking me to sushi? "

Who else, hello ?! Let it be.

Tina Torelli

photo: Petr Kavchich

• Basic data

  Sales: DKS, Open Company

  Base model price: 3.267 €

• Technical information

  engine: 249cc, 3-cylinder, 2-stroke, liquid-cooled

  Power: 23,4 kW (32 km) at 11.000 rpm

  Torque: 21 Nm at 10.000 rpm

  Energy transfer: six-speed gearbox, chain

  Frame: steel pipe

  brakes: front disc Ø 290 mm, twin-piston caliper, rear disc Ø 220 mm, twin-piston caliper, ABS

  Suspension: telescopic fork at the front, single damper with five-stage preload adjustment at the rear

  Tires: 110/70-17, 140/70-17

  Growth: 785 mm (can be reduced)

  Fuel tank: 17 l, consumption 3 l / 100 km

  Wheelbase: 1.400 mm

  Weight: 168 kg

We praise and reproach

sports heart

ease

low seat (also very suitable for girls)

good value for money

large fuel tank, low consumption

too small / too light / not strong enough for tall / heavy riders