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Kawasaki Ninja 500 and Z500 | Launch First Ride
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Күн бұрынLara takes a look at a couple of new 500cc parallel twins, the Kawasaki Ninja 500 and Z500. #kawasaki #kawasakininja #ninja
@johnnyblue4799 4 ай бұрын
"Trying to ride like a new rider!" - the proceeds to stick her knee out in the corners... :))) Once a track rider, always a track rider!
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Tell me about it🤣Every time I go into a corner my knee comes out, then I tell myself to put it back 'cause I'm on the road, and then just end up waving it around everywhere 😂 I think I'm just going to tape sliders on 😊
@johnnyblue4799 4 ай бұрын
@@Laramoto I know how it is...
@lestersmyth692 4 ай бұрын
Wow not seen Lara on Bike World for ages welcome back👍
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Happy to be back! Thank you 🙏
@BaxterTheBiker 4 ай бұрын
Great review. As a longtime Kawi owner, your amusement at the color scheme names is understandable. 😊 I ride the previous Ninja 400 version and would like to add a few comments. A lot of us are older and experienced riders who prefer a light, flickable, fun-to-ride bike. So they're not just for noobs. And they have been popular and winning race bikes. The new bikes should be good on the track as well. Thanks for your video!
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
We appreciate you watching and that’s really helpful feedback 😊
@v3nom11065 2 күн бұрын
I've been looking into motorcycles and just got my permit, got bit by the bug after never having any real interest. Something I've always found funny while looking into the 500, is all the more veteran riders tend to have a giggle when they first ride it. Talk about a great first bike. And it looks like a big boy, which is bad ass. It's the kind of bike you get at first then still have in the garage when you finally retire from it all.
@rstrakovsky 4 ай бұрын
Excellent review, honestly. Addressed both the experienced track junky and the new rider perspective. Thrashed those little bikes proper, well done!
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Appreciate that lots, thank you!
@shivamarya5225 4 ай бұрын
Oh my god that pure white helmet looks so good, I want one so bad. Z500 isn't bad either
@felipe-nt-d 4 ай бұрын
Wow, both bikes are super sweet... I dream about a Baby Ninja since the 250R days back in 2008, I guess now's the time to buy the 500!
@natenobrakes6292 4 ай бұрын
Really nice review and I appreciate the effort to place the bike in the right context.
@quacker998 4 ай бұрын
Frankly I love my ninja 300 it’s brilliant on the local back roads - and you’re brilliant at explaining this bike - excellent job!
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching our channel! ❤
@robertlawrence2748 4 ай бұрын
Another great review by Lara! keep them coming !
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@helplesskiwi 4 ай бұрын
She can really ride! Nice review. I like the latest bike world member. Adds a nice balance and is a great addition to the team 👍
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you lots 😀
@user-ei4wk8yw3v 4 ай бұрын
Great review and riding style, looks like you had fun and that is why I ride, thanks. Love my Kwakas and these look great. Top work and riding, thanks.
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, we appreciate it!
@dhess34 4 ай бұрын
Great comparison, it will help many riders like myself who are trying to decide Ninja 500 or Z500 (and even still looking at the Ninja 400 and Z400).
@rstrakovsky 4 ай бұрын
Dear Kawasaki, stick this motor into a dirt capable mid weight adv bike. Keep it under 400 pounds, sell it by the boatload!
@hokogan 4 ай бұрын
Yep, time to bump up the Versys X line.
@ridenm7748 Ай бұрын
It's like they don't wanna win.
@Nomikeal 4 ай бұрын
Really appreciate the variety of reviewers on this channel but i feel a bit bad for Lara, how come chris and Chad get all the crazy 200hp goodies. I want to see Laras take on the 1390 super duke too!
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Hi, she will be but she’s only just recovered from an injury.
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Soon 🤭
@Nomikeal 4 ай бұрын
Sweet! I'm looking forward to it and keep the great content coming!
@MrAdambinnie 4 ай бұрын
Brilliant review 🟩!
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you - its all in the editing 😝
@josh0tator 3 ай бұрын
have had the Z500 SE for 24hr, put 150 miles on it so far, first bike...loving it!
@exeterinterception 4 ай бұрын
Good review putting yourself in a new riders mindset 👌
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Jas6004 4 ай бұрын
Great video Lara, but could you repeat the colours available again please, I didn’t get them all. 😂
@_TrueDesire_ 4 ай бұрын
At 10:35 this is what the police should do, the new "drunk/sober test" 😂
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Ahahahah so true!
@keeno86 4 ай бұрын
Great review!
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
This is mega, so kind!
@Dan-56 4 ай бұрын
Kawasaki tried so hard to make then choices of “black, red, or green sound exciting 😆!
@dhess34 4 ай бұрын
I got the Matte White/Gray Ninja 500, and it’s siiiick. The color varies so much in different lighting, from looking plain white in one setting to Nardo grey in other lighting!
@ridenm7748 Ай бұрын
Green is the only acceptable color
@subzero-ku2wx Ай бұрын
Good bikes
@michaelgodliman436 4 ай бұрын
Lately with all the fast winding roads in east yorkshire being made 50 and 40mph speed limits im thinking of trading in my fazer 1000 for a smaller cc bike.
@naturalforlife6741 4 ай бұрын
Your so funny. I'd like to see more of you.
@dry509 11 күн бұрын
Was the z500 more nimble?
@_Makanko_ 4 ай бұрын
Nice review. Some smartly edited pictures of the differently coloured bike would have been a great bonus!
@rickybobby7660 4 ай бұрын
Not quite a 30 year old CB500 though is it😂
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Hehe 🤣I used to race the 1995 models ;)
@headrace4863 4 ай бұрын
Would look great in the college bike park or for as you cover very well, those that don’t want 8 zillion bhp. Be ideal for many people and it’ll sell well.
@dhess34 4 ай бұрын
I just bought one as a first bike! Sooo excited to pick it up when it’s delivered in a couple weeks!
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Exactly - thank you for watching!
@dry509 11 күн бұрын
Where in Spain is this road?
@IDontKnow-bb6mt 4 ай бұрын
I found the new kawis very underwhelming and choose to preorder the Aprilia rs457 instead.
@dhess34 4 ай бұрын
I’m shopping for my first bike, and I pre-ordered a Ninja 500 ABS. 457’s are $7,800 OTD near me (dealer markup), vs the Ninja 500 being $6,000 OTD. Plus I’m not trying to play Rossi, and the Ninja 500’s mostly-upright position seemed more livable for the city commuting that I do… But the 457’s looks are killer!
@IDontKnow-bb6mt 4 ай бұрын
@@dhess34Oh you made an awesome choice for a first bike no doubt. Quite possible the best choice. I had slightly different needs as I was shopping for a dedicated track bike. Been riding for a long time and using my MT-10 as a track bike. Time to get back to basics and focus on my lines and body vs just hammering the throttle everywhere LOL
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
@@dhess34 Great choice
@Oilyhands749 4 ай бұрын
Top review , yoke assembly!!! Yanks and their triple trees🤣
@steng.karlsen2662 4 ай бұрын
Good review👍🏼
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@mikeskidmore6754 4 ай бұрын
My first Street bike was a 1976 Yamaha RD-400 .. when I was 17 years old. They don't have all the laws that force young people to ride underpowered bikes. Granted, I had been riding dirt bikes for a couple of years.
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Bet you wish you'd kept it Mike?
@mikeskidmore6754 4 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshow It would be nice to still have the RD-400.. I should sell my 1971 Yamaha R-5 .. I still have a 1984 Yamaha RZ-350 in great condition. I just saw an RZ-350 sell for $21,000.00 USA Dollars a couple of weeks ago at an auction. To tell you the Truth I would sell my RZ-350 if I could get that much for it .
@NEVETSTEVEN510 4 ай бұрын
Still fun, on anything with ✌️ wheels ! 🤣
@NEVETSTEVEN510 4 ай бұрын
Shifting is just more fun but that’s just me I guess
@AceGoodheart 3 ай бұрын
Kawasaki 500z or Honda CB 500f? 🤔
@Ian-dj2nj 4 ай бұрын
2003 GPZ500s 60bhp 2024 Ninja 500 44bhp. Just saying.
@HalfdeadRider 4 ай бұрын
Old bikes are better, and cheaper to buy and run 😎
@johna6968 4 ай бұрын
Not a2 license compatible though
@HalfdeadRider 4 ай бұрын
@@johna6968 it is with a restricter fitted.
@kleinbottled79 4 ай бұрын
A2 is definitely the crux of the issue. You have to reckon the manufactures start by saying "Ok, we want to make a bike for the A2 market. What is the best experience we can provide within those constraints?" More torque sooner is the only way they can cram in more performance. Hence the creep in displacement to 450cc even though they could easily make A2 power with 350cc. Also means the motor is less stressed and lower compression, equaling more reliability, durability, and 87 octane fuel instead of 91.
@_TrueDesire_ 4 ай бұрын
@kleinbottled79 the 400 is no longer Euro5/5+ compliant. It happened to the 300 as well.
@NEVETSTEVEN510 4 ай бұрын
No skids and Wheelies huh?
@sheguo1171 4 ай бұрын
The tail light is like ˊ * ˋ
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
I see that now 😄
@NEVETSTEVEN510 3 ай бұрын
You’re fun to watch 😅
@pedrodebarros4949 4 ай бұрын
Prfer naked bike Z 500
@olivertate4983 4 ай бұрын
These bikes look like good little packages! Also I'm well impressed by Lara's commitment to hanging off the side of the bikes - looks like she's having great fun :D
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
I am having lots of fun 🤩 thanks for watching!
@LovemydogWaylon 2 ай бұрын
Ninja 500
@therocket280z7 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for having a laugh at the color schemes. I saw these online, and thought the same. It's a $5,000 bike, exclusivity is out the window. Sure dress it up a bit, but a 12 name color scheme, come on, nobody wants that...
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
It was bad enough reading it all out, never mind remembering it!
@The1977andi 4 ай бұрын
Shame they dont do a z500rs
@laz1go286 4 ай бұрын
Cool vid.. I just don't get it. Where's the upgrade here compared to the 400?? That was also 44HP! I understand that it has to fit into the A2 licensing requirements and all the Euro5 BS but still disappointing. Just the fancy dash and the key less go doesn't do it for me. And this sewing machine sound is the cherry on top😂 I'd much rather buy the 400RR! That's a better pocket rocket..
@robinv2758 4 ай бұрын
As much as it sucks for people who don't have to deal with the A1 and A2 licenses these bikes are still built for it and they simply have a maximum power limit. Only reason for the displacement increase is emissions regulations which is quite ironic
@laz1go286 4 ай бұрын
@@robinv2758 yeah I get that. However if I was Kawasaki I'd have bored it out to 499cc.. Give it 60 HP to offer a real step from 400 and also give a strong competition to the other brands especially the Chinese. And at the same time offer it with a restriction kit as well for A2 license holders with 44hp.. That would have been cool. They could have still met emissions, as they did with the 400RR which revs to the moon but still legal..
@robinv2758 4 ай бұрын
@@laz1go286 it would be pretty nice to see them give the bikes genuine power upgrades. Only issue then becomes that they're gonna start competing with themselves, they already have the Ninja 650 in the 60-70hp A2 restrictable sports bikes and the ZX4RR a slight step above that. Seeing a less restricted 50-60 hp 500 for international markets would be cool so the rest of the world doesn't have to be stuck with the A2 rules
@hokogan 4 ай бұрын
It’s a longer stroke for a (hypothetically) broader torque curve. I haven’t seen a dyno chart comparison yet, though.
@mohankrishna40924 4 ай бұрын
Cool
@NEVETSTEVEN510 4 ай бұрын
Wth I did not even know they made 500s ?
@_TrueDesire_ 4 ай бұрын
It's a 450 cc marketed as a 500, calling it a Ninja 450 would be more appropriate. The Ninja 500 looks great in black though 👌🏻
@IrnMaiden304 4 ай бұрын
Suspension looks way too soft for her and if I had to guess she's roughly 130lb +/- without the gear. I'm surprised they don't have USD forks but I guess that just reflects the price point, after all the 300 and 400 was also not USD.
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
I think the Kawasaki suspension team have tried to find something right for everyone, at the right price - and I'm 154lbs with no gear ;)
@NEVETSTEVEN510 4 ай бұрын
To me, it looks like you wish the person in front of you was going faster SMH 😂
@Chooksbrah 4 ай бұрын
What is the need for a 500 when you already Have the 250 and 650?
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Might have something to do with different markets around the world.
@birddaddydetta 2 ай бұрын
It used to be 400 cc, but now the 500 cc are replacing the 400cc models for the A2 licence. The 400 was perfect really
@davidmacphee3549 4 ай бұрын
They sure changed since my '72 H1-B Orange One.
@noorazhar2209 4 ай бұрын
Next, Kawasaki 550..🤷♂️
@nothius 4 ай бұрын
my first bike was a 1999 Ninja 500R
@exothermal.sprocket 4 ай бұрын
300, then 400, now 451cc. They'll have to design a new engine block if they want more displacement.
@rolanddiaz1974 4 ай бұрын
How much top speed?
@Laramoto 4 ай бұрын
I wish I could answer, easily over any legal limit 😅
@ricardo6861 4 ай бұрын
❤ you lol
@donaldshearer7551 4 ай бұрын
Sorry I know you are from another country but damm girl I don't understand your English sorry
@Rafael-fo9sp 2 ай бұрын
Average 'Murican limitations
@aussiesam01 4 ай бұрын
What the heck kind of riding style is that?
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Her’s, works for her.
@aussiesam01 4 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshow Awwwww. Still comically weird. Hanging off the bike with your knees out at 40mph. Look at the rider just in front.
@HalfdeadRider 4 ай бұрын
TBH I couldn't help but look out for that through the video, she does move about very weird on the bike, unnecessarily so too. even on a big bike you don't need to be jumping about on it to turn anyway.
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
@@HalfdeadRider it’s just how she rides, done her OK up until now with a decent race history.
@HalfdeadRider 4 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshow no need to get defensive it's just an observation, nobody said she was shit 😎
@krazed0451 4 ай бұрын
Where Versys 500? 😂
@TonyLatigo 4 ай бұрын
It's a beginner bike... what did she expect? And this is why so many new riders just pick up a used 600cc.
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Used 600’s aren’t going to be around for ever though.
@ironzombi 4 ай бұрын
She reviewed it from the pov of a beginner, seems her expectations were in line with the bike.
@philbarrett3739 4 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshow There's just been 2 new 600s released this year so they'll be around for at least as long as these 500s.
@gsworld223 4 ай бұрын
300...400..500 wtf
@krazed0451 4 ай бұрын
Nooooo, Keyless 😞 Keyless stuff is even easier to steal than chipped key security.
@_TrueDesire_ 4 ай бұрын
It's a bike, two dudes can lift it into a van under 30 seconds.
@krazed0451 4 ай бұрын
@@_TrueDesire_ Or, one guy with a laptop can ride it away in around a minute. Just because something is easy to steal doesn't mean we should be comfortable with it becoming even easier.
@_TrueDesire_ 4 ай бұрын
@krazed0451 keyless cars in Europe overall isn't an issue, it's old tech. It doesn't bother me, Suzuki had it a while too. All I can do on a bike is chain it down and put on the alarm lock, if it's keyless or not doesn't stop thieves.
@krazed0451 4 ай бұрын
@@_TrueDesire_ I'm glad it doesn't bother you, but I'd prefer one less avenue of easy theft.
@birddaddydetta 2 ай бұрын
@@krazed0451It literally doesn't make a difference. In similar circumstances, a 90s bike will be swooped off the street as easily as a bike equipped with keyless ignition
@Tefloncoated 4 ай бұрын
Like life in general these days even motorbikes have become gay and powerless
@ridwankhalil1998 4 ай бұрын
If you want a powerful motorcycle, go for 700cc above not a 450cc 🙄
@birddaddydetta 2 ай бұрын
Just look at 400RR if you're looking for power. It's totally available lol
@EJK1965 4 ай бұрын
Please realise how ridiculous it looks (on or off camera) pretending to get your knee down when you are riding on the road. To me it just looks naïve.
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Why do you care, does it really matter? If you’re interested in the bikes then watch the review. If you could do any better then please start posting videos, we’re eagerly waiting your first review Edward. BTW, we’ll “forgive you this once”! 😂
@mariokolenko4322 4 ай бұрын
Where is Chris or Chad? No disrespect to you.
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
That’s is disrespecting though isn’t it?
@mariokolenko4322 4 ай бұрын
No man-woman thing, Chris destroy the bike, and its just funny to watch. You are not funny, just that.@@BikeWorldTVshow
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
Chris and Chad are both on other launches.
@BikeWorldTVshow 4 ай бұрын
We get that, you are right Chris, would of destroyed this bike. Have you seen our Kawasaki 650 vid though? Sorry if I jumped down your throat. @@mariokolenko4322
@jamesastbury15 4 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshowyeah normally when someone says “ no disrespect to you “ or “ no offence “ they definitely do mean to disrespect or to offend
@jonnyslater9942 4 ай бұрын
The bikes are way more capable than she is 😂
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