Kawasaki Ninja 500

Price: The Ninja 500 is available in a single variant in a single Metallic Spark Black colour. It gets a price tag of Rs 5,24,000 (ex-showroom).

Features: In terms of features, the bike comes equipped with an LED headlight with projector for the low beams and reflective LED for high beams lighting all around. It gets a 5-inch TFT instrument console with smartphone connectivity.

Engine: The Kawasaki Ninja 500 has the same 451cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin engine as the Eliminator, which delivers 45.4PS at 9000rpm and 42.6Nm at 6000rpm, paired with a six-speed gearbox and a slip-and-assist clutch.

Suspension, Brakes & Other Details: Underpinnings include a trellis frame, a telescopic fork (120mm wheel travel) and a preload-adjustable monoshock (130mm wheel travel). Braking duties are handled by a 310mm disc at the front and a 220mm disc at the rear with dual-channel ABS. It comes fitted with 110-section front and 150-section rear Dunlop Sportmax GPR-300 tyres. It has a seat height of 785mm and a kerb weight of 171kg.

Rivals: The Kawasaki Ninja 500 directly competes against the Aprilia RS 457, which is Rs 1.14 lakh cheaper than the Ninja.

Kawasaki has launched the new 2025 Kawasaki Ninja 500 in India. It now costs Rs 5,000 more than before at Rs 5,29,000 (ex-showroom).

The Ninja 500 now gets an updated graphic and remains mechanically unchanged.