New for 2009. It's such a sweet little bike. Reminds me of Ducati's Super Motard. It's featured in the new Motorcyclist too if you want to read up on it. A little more pricey at $5000 when compared to the 250R and it's short wheel base doesn't make it much fun at 70 - 80mph but otherwise it's suppose to be a blast to ride around town. http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/product-specifications.aspx?id=370
The big difference between something like that and a Ninja 250R is the suspension in both travel length and quality.