There seems to be a resurgence of small-displacement sportbikes in recent years, particularly in the Asian market, with 250cc displacements. Indeed, it all started with the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R, a spritely little sportbike with a screamer of an engine. Although no other manufacturer has since been crazy enough to launch yet another inline-four-powered 250cc sportbike, there are a number of decent small sportbikes in the market.
Apart from the Ninja ZX-25R, we’ve seen Yamaha hop aboard the trend with updated version of the YZF-R25 in Japan and YZF-R3 in other markets. CFMOTO joined in on the fun, too, with its 300SR, and more recently, Aprilia is expected to release a street-legal version of the RS250 with a redesigned parallel-twin. Honda, meanwhile, has been offering the CBR250RR since September 2020, and has updated it for the Indonesian market for the 2023 model year.
