Lara takes a look at a couple of new 500cc parallel twins, the Kawasaki Ninja 500 and Z500. #kawasaki #kawasakininja #ninja
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@johnnyblue47994 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!
@Laramoto4 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 😊
@johnnyblue47994 ай бұрын
@@Laramoto I know how it is...
@lestersmyth6924 ай бұрын
Wow not seen Lara on Bike World for ages welcome back👍
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Happy to be back! Thank you 🙏
@BaxterTheBiker4 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!
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
We appreciate you watching and that’s really helpful feedback 😊
@v3nom110652 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.
@rstrakovsky4 ай бұрын
Excellent review, honestly. Addressed both the experienced track junky and the new rider perspective. Thrashed those little bikes proper, well done!
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Appreciate that lots, thank you!
@shivamarya52254 ай бұрын
Oh my god that pure white helmet looks so good, I want one so bad. Z500 isn't bad either
@felipe-nt-d4 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!
@natenobrakes62924 ай бұрын
Really nice review and I appreciate the effort to place the bike in the right context.
@quacker9984 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!
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching our channel! ❤
@robertlawrence27484 ай бұрын
Another great review by Lara! keep them coming !
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@helplesskiwi4 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 👍
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you lots 😀
@user-ei4wk8yw3v4 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.
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, we appreciate it!
@dhess344 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).
@rstrakovsky4 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!
@hokogan4 ай бұрын
Yep, time to bump up the Versys X line.
@ridenm7748Ай бұрын
It's like they don't wanna win.
@Nomikeal4 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!
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
Hi, she will be but she’s only just recovered from an injury.
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Soon 🤭
@Nomikeal4 ай бұрын
Sweet! I'm looking forward to it and keep the great content coming!
@MrAdambinnie4 ай бұрын
Brilliant review 🟩!
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you - its all in the editing 😝
@josh0tator3 ай бұрын
have had the Z500 SE for 24hr, put 150 miles on it so far, first bike...loving it!
@exeterinterception4 ай бұрын
Good review putting yourself in a new riders mindset 👌
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Jas60044 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" 😂
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Ahahahah so true!
@keeno864 ай бұрын
Great review!
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
This is mega, so kind!
@Dan-564 ай бұрын
Kawasaki tried so hard to make then choices of “black, red, or green sound exciting 😆!
@dhess344 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!
@ridenm7748Ай бұрын
Green is the only acceptable color
@subzero-ku2wxАй бұрын
Good bikes
@michaelgodliman4364 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.
@naturalforlife67414 ай бұрын
Your so funny. I'd like to see more of you.
@dry50911 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!
@rickybobby76604 ай бұрын
Not quite a 30 year old CB500 though is it😂
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Hehe 🤣I used to race the 1995 models ;)
@headrace48634 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.
@dhess344 ай бұрын
I just bought one as a first bike! Sooo excited to pick it up when it’s delivered in a couple weeks!
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Exactly - thank you for watching!
@dry50911 күн бұрын
Where in Spain is this road?
@IDontKnow-bb6mt4 ай бұрын
I found the new kawis very underwhelming and choose to preorder the Aprilia rs457 instead.
@dhess344 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-bb6mt4 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
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
@@dhess34 Great choice
@Oilyhands7494 ай бұрын
Top review , yoke assembly!!! Yanks and their triple trees🤣
@steng.karlsen26624 ай бұрын
Good review👍🏼
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@mikeskidmore67544 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.
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
Bet you wish you'd kept it Mike?
@mikeskidmore67544 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 .
@NEVETSTEVEN5104 ай бұрын
Still fun, on anything with ✌️ wheels ! 🤣
@NEVETSTEVEN5104 ай бұрын
Shifting is just more fun but that’s just me I guess
@AceGoodheart3 ай бұрын
Kawasaki 500z or Honda CB 500f? 🤔
@Ian-dj2nj4 ай бұрын
2003 GPZ500s 60bhp 2024 Ninja 500 44bhp. Just saying.
@HalfdeadRider4 ай бұрын
Old bikes are better, and cheaper to buy and run 😎
@johna69684 ай бұрын
Not a2 license compatible though
@HalfdeadRider4 ай бұрын
@@johna6968 it is with a restricter fitted.
@kleinbottled794 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.
@NEVETSTEVEN5104 ай бұрын
No skids and Wheelies huh?
@sheguo11714 ай бұрын
The tail light is like ˊ * ˋ
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
I see that now 😄
@NEVETSTEVEN5103 ай бұрын
You’re fun to watch 😅
@pedrodebarros49494 ай бұрын
Prfer naked bike Z 500
@olivertate49834 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
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
I am having lots of fun 🤩 thanks for watching!
@LovemydogWaylon2 ай бұрын
Ninja 500
@therocket280z74 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...
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
It was bad enough reading it all out, never mind remembering it!
@The1977andi4 ай бұрын
Shame they dont do a z500rs
@laz1go2864 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..
@robinv27584 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
@laz1go2864 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..
@robinv27584 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
@hokogan4 ай бұрын
It’s a longer stroke for a (hypothetically) broader torque curve. I haven’t seen a dyno chart comparison yet, though.
@mohankrishna409244 ай бұрын
Cool
@NEVETSTEVEN5104 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 👌🏻
@IrnMaiden3044 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.
@Laramoto4 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 ;)
@NEVETSTEVEN5104 ай бұрын
To me, it looks like you wish the person in front of you was going faster SMH 😂
@Chooksbrah4 ай бұрын
What is the need for a 500 when you already Have the 250 and 650?
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
Might have something to do with different markets around the world.
@birddaddydetta2 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
@davidmacphee35494 ай бұрын
They sure changed since my '72 H1-B Orange One.
@noorazhar22094 ай бұрын
Next, Kawasaki 550..🤷♂️
@nothius4 ай бұрын
my first bike was a 1999 Ninja 500R
@exothermal.sprocket4 ай бұрын
300, then 400, now 451cc. They'll have to design a new engine block if they want more displacement.
@rolanddiaz19744 ай бұрын
How much top speed?
@Laramoto4 ай бұрын
I wish I could answer, easily over any legal limit 😅
@ricardo68614 ай бұрын
❤ you lol
@donaldshearer75514 ай бұрын
Sorry I know you are from another country but damm girl I don't understand your English sorry
@Rafael-fo9sp2 ай бұрын
Average 'Murican limitations
@aussiesam014 ай бұрын
What the heck kind of riding style is that?
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
Her’s, works for her.
@aussiesam014 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshow Awwwww. Still comically weird. Hanging off the bike with your knees out at 40mph. Look at the rider just in front.
@HalfdeadRider4 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.
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
@@HalfdeadRider it’s just how she rides, done her OK up until now with a decent race history.
@HalfdeadRider4 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshow no need to get defensive it's just an observation, nobody said she was shit 😎
@krazed04514 ай бұрын
Where Versys 500? 😂
@TonyLatigo4 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.
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
Used 600’s aren’t going to be around for ever though.
@ironzombi4 ай бұрын
She reviewed it from the pov of a beginner, seems her expectations were in line with the bike.
@philbarrett37394 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.
@gsworld2234 ай бұрын
300...400..500 wtf
@krazed04514 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.
@krazed04514 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.
@krazed04514 ай бұрын
@@_TrueDesire_ I'm glad it doesn't bother you, but I'd prefer one less avenue of easy theft.
@birddaddydetta2 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
@Tefloncoated4 ай бұрын
Like life in general these days even motorbikes have become gay and powerless
@ridwankhalil19984 ай бұрын
If you want a powerful motorcycle, go for 700cc above not a 450cc 🙄
@birddaddydetta2 ай бұрын
Just look at 400RR if you're looking for power. It's totally available lol
@EJK19654 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.
@BikeWorldTVshow4 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”! 😂
@mariokolenko43224 ай бұрын
Where is Chris or Chad? No disrespect to you.
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
That’s is disrespecting though isn’t it?
@mariokolenko43224 ай бұрын
No man-woman thing, Chris destroy the bike, and its just funny to watch. You are not funny, just that.@@BikeWorldTVshow
@BikeWorldTVshow4 ай бұрын
Chris and Chad are both on other launches.
@BikeWorldTVshow4 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
@jamesastbury154 ай бұрын
@@BikeWorldTVshowyeah normally when someone says “ no disrespect to you “ or “ no offence “ they definitely do mean to disrespect or to offend