Sport · Kawasaki
Kawasaki Ninja 500
The middleweight that grows with you.
Starting price
$6,199
Our rating
4.5
Sport2026 · Kawasaki
Ninja 500
The middleweight that grows with you.
Starting price
$6,199
Our rating
★★★★★★★★★★4.5
51 hp
Max power
178 km/h
Top speed
5.0 s
0–100 km/h
168 kg
Kerb weight
The short version
Is the Ninja 500 for you?
Best for first-time sport riders and A2/A2-equivalent licences.
- 451 cc parallel-twin
- Slick styling
- Slipper-assist clutch
Colours:Lime Green/EbonyMetallic Moondust Gray
Pros
- Smooth, willing twin
- Flickable chassis
- Great value for beginners
Cons
- No quickshifter as standard
- Modest top-end
Full specifications
Engine
- Displacement
- 451 cc
- Configuration
- Parallel-twin, DOHC
- Max power
- 51 hp @ 10,000 rpm
- Max torque
- 42.6 Nm @ 7,500 rpm
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Gearbox
- 6-speed, slipper clutch
Performance
- Top speed
- 178 km/h
- 0–100 km/h
- 5.0 s
- Economy / range
- 28 km/l
- Kerb weight
- 168 kg
Chassis & Brakes
- Frame
- Trellis-frame, high-tensile steel
- Front suspension
- 41 mm telescopic
- Rear suspension
- Link-type monoshock
- Front brake
- Semi-floating 310 mm, dual-piston
- Rear brake
- Single 220 mm
- Tyres
- Dunlop Sportmax GPR-300
Dimensions
- Seat height
- 785 mm
- Fuel / battery
- 14 L
- Wheelbase
- 1375 mm
- Ground clearance
- 145 mm
Pros
| Displacement | 451 cc |
|---|---|
| Configuration | Parallel-twin, DOHC |
| Max power | 51 hp @ 10,000 rpm |
| Max torque | 42.6 Nm @ 7,500 rpm |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed, slipper clutch |
Performance
| Top speed | 178 km/h |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | 5.0 s |
| Economy / range | 28 km/l |
| Kerb weight | 168 kg |
Chassis & Brakes
| Frame | Trellis-frame, high-tensile steel |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | 41 mm telescopic |
| Rear suspension | Link-type monoshock |
| Front brake | Semi-floating 310 mm, dual-piston |
| Rear brake | Single 220 mm |
| Tyres | Dunlop Sportmax GPR-300 |
Dimensions
| Seat height | 785 mm |
|---|---|
| Fuel / battery | 14 L |
| Wheelbase | 1375 mm |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm |