2024 Kawasaki Ninja 500 SE ABS
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Kawasaki is smart to offer
Kawasaki is smart to offer the base model and SE model in order to cater to different preferences within the market, but we wish the higher-priced version had the tech that Kawasaki already has in its back pocket. If the SE was equipped with some level of electronic rider aids (other than ABS), it would be on a more even playing field with the best of the competition and offer a technological steppingstone to the ZX-4R or ZX-6R.
The SE version’s full-color 4.3-inch TFT dash displays all the pertinent data and connects to your smartphone through Kawasaki’s Rideology app.
With the ZX-4R in the lineup, the argument could be made that small-displacement Ninjas don’t require elevated levels of tech. Considering that, the Ninja 500, unlike its predecessor, can be simply viewed as a competent entry-level, lightweight streetbike unburdened by the aspiration of riders (and journalists) who want it to be a racetrack weapon.
On the other hand, one could argue that the competition has let the cat out of the bag, forcing Kawasaki’s—and every other manufacturer’s—hand. Maybe increasingly sophisticated rider aids, even on small-displacement or entry-level bikes like the Ninja 500, are demanded as much as a TFT display or a slipper clutch. Like everything, the right answer depends on your perspective or your pocketbook.
Regardless, the Ninja 500 promises to improve on an already great platform. Look for it in authorized Kawasaki dealers now.
The 40th anniversary edition celebrates 40 years of Ninja motorcycles…with a paint scheme reminiscent of a mid-’90s (i.e., 30-year-old) Ninja. Details, details. The green/white/blue looks so good we hope Kawasaki keeps using it beyond 2024.
The SE version’s full-color 4.3-inch TFT dash displays all the pertinent data and connects to your smartphone through Kawasaki’s Rideology app.
With the ZX-4R in the lineup, the argument could be made that small-displacement Ninjas don’t require elevated levels of tech. Considering that, the Ninja 500, unlike its predecessor, can be simply viewed as a competent entry-level, lightweight streetbike unburdened by the aspiration of riders (and journalists) who want it to be a racetrack weapon.
On the other hand, one could argue that the competition has let the cat out of the bag, forcing Kawasaki’s—and every other manufacturer’s—hand. Maybe increasingly sophisticated rider aids, even on small-displacement or entry-level bikes like the Ninja 500, are demanded as much as a TFT display or a slipper clutch. Like everything, the right answer depends on your perspective or your pocketbook.
Regardless, the Ninja 500 promises to improve on an already great platform. Look for it in authorized Kawasaki dealers now.
The 40th anniversary edition celebrates 40 years of Ninja motorcycles…with a paint scheme reminiscent of a mid-’90s (i.e., 30-year-old) Ninja. Details, details. The green/white/blue looks so good we hope Kawasaki keeps using it beyond 2024.
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