An updated 451cc engine highlights a series of refinements.
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For 2024, Kawasaki is introducing the Ninja 500, updating and replacing the popular Ninja 400. The latest in a long line of small-capacity non-ZX Ninja sportbikes, the Ninja 500 gets a larger 451cc twin-cylinder engine in addition to updated styling, LED lighting, and a new LCD instrument cluster.
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Charlotte, North Carolina
New
2024
Kawasaki
Ninja® 500
6-speed
Available
Specifications
2024
Kawasaki
Ninja® 500
Base
Sport
4-stroke, DOHC 8-valve parallel twin
51.0 hp¹ @ 10,000 rpm
31.7 lb-ft @ 7,500 rpm
451cc
Liquid-cooled
70.0 mm
58.6 mm
11.3:1
DFI® with dual 32mm throttle bodies
TCBI with Digital Advance
Electric
Forced lubrication, wet sump
6-speed
Wet multi-disc, manual
Sealed chain
Trellis, high-tensile steel
41mm hydraulic telescopic fork
Horizontal back-link with adjustable spring preload
Single 310mm semi-floating disc with 2-piston calipers (and ABS)
Single 220mm disc with single-piston caliper (and ABS)