Kawasaki Estrella

{{Infobox Motorcycle

|image=File:Kawasaki Estrella BJ250, Seoul, Korea, April 2011.jpg

|name=Kawasaki Estrella

|aka=Kawasaki W250 (since 2017){{cite web| url=https://otomotifnet.gridoto.com/read/02206422/sudah-enggak-ada-lagi-kawasaki-estrella-250-ini-nama-penggantinya?page=all | title=Sudah Enggak Ada Lagi Kawasaki Estrella 250, Ini Nama Penggantinya}}

|manufacturer=Kawasaki

|production=1992–present

|class= Standard

|related=

|wheelbase=1400 mm (55.1 in)

|length= 2075 mm (81.7 in)

|width= 775 mm (30.5 in)

|height= 1035 mm (40.7 in)

|engine={{convert|249|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}}

|power= 17 HP

|torque=19N m (2.0kg-m) @ 6000 rpm

|fuel_capacity=13 litres (3.4 US gallons)

|transmission=chain

}}

The Kawasaki Estrella (called W250 since 2017) is a 249 cc retro{{sfn|Thompson|1992}} standard motorcycle made by Kawasaki since 1992.{{Cite web|url=http://jarlef.no/Kawasaki/Other/Teck/estrella.htm|title = Estrella}} It has only been available in European and Asian markets. As of 2012, it is only available in Japan.{{sfn|Thompson|1992}} It is a smaller-engine version of the Kawasaki W series. It is popularly used as a bike for modifications and customizations due to its affordable price and classic cafe racer style.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

The design of the single-seater model of Kawasaki Estrella is very similar to the Kawasaki model SG 250 1964.{{sfn|Bacon|1998|p=6}} This motorcycle was based on a 250-cc engine of the motorcycle manufacturer Meguro, which was taken over by Kawasaki and built including copies of British BSA engines. The design of the two-seater model Gold Star Clubman DBD34 recalls the BSA motorcycle from the 1960s.{{sfn|Wilson|1999|p=69}}

References

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=Sources=

  • {{citation|first=Roy |last=Bacon|title=Kawasaki|publisher=Moby Dick Verlag|location=Kiel|year=1998|isbn=3-89595-135-8}}
  • {{citation|first=Hugo |last=Wilson|title=Motorrad Total|publisher=Motorbuch Verlag|location=Stuttgart|edition=Second|year=1999|isbn=3-613-01595-1}}
  • {{citation|title=Kawasaki's neo-retrobike and sport-standard|first=Jon F. |last=Thompson|date=July 1992|page=22|work=Cycle World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eToxUA1LZbsC&pg=RA6-PA22}}