Kawasaki 250cc Dirt Bike

In 1977, the International Organization for Standardization established an international, universal numerical code used to positively identify every unique motor vehicle in production. This number, called a VIN (vehicle identification number), is assigned to every Kawasaki 250cc dirt bike as well as every other motorized vehicle Kawasaki produces. Follow these steps to find your bike's VIN plate, determine your VIN and use that information to look up other information on your bike

Fast Bike

“Out of all of the settings the Advanced Ignition was my favorite," noted expert-level rider Scott Simon after using it to trim a full two seconds of his lap time. “What I liked so much about the setting is that it took a little bit of the torque away from the bottom-end which actually made the bike easier to turn. It also allowed the tire to hook-up better out of the corner and kept it from wheeling too much, yet mid-range and top-end power was still really strong.” Although we thought that the Advanced Ignition setting was the perfect balance between soft bottom-end power delivery and ripping mid-range and top-end, Beginner mode will be ideal for novice riders or someone new to the sport of motocross.

Racing Bike

At 146.51kg and 200-plus horsepower, GP bikes are stunningly fast. As a point of reference, the current 800cc GP machines create about twice the horsepower of the 1.5L Prius gas engine in a package just 11 percent the weight of that car. Closer to the breed, MotoGP bikes have a power/weight ratio about three times that of my still-competent 600cc production Kawasaki bike. Beyond great mechanical engineering, custom fabrication and state-of-the-art tires, electronics are central to Kawasaki's MotoGP horsepower management and, accordingly, the focus of my talk with Casonato.