While the new rumored bike is expected to share many of the components of the small Ninja platform, it will not compare to the Ninja in terms of performance. Understandable if its aimed at the general Asian commuter market but why not just a 150cc for that purpose...... who would want an under powered single when u can have the normal 250 or 300?
And it doesn't have a stupid fat front tyre, but give it ten minutes and some idiot will take the guards off, put the rear tyre on the front and call it a cafe.