Kawasaki Motors Australia have debuted the new Ninja 500 at the WorldSBK Expo at Phillip Island today, and also announced pricing of $7544 + ORC, with arrival in late March. The model will be joined by a SE 40th Anniversary model later in the year, with pricing and info on that one yet to be announced.
The all-new Kawasaki Ninja and Z500 models are LAMS approved and set to arrive Down Under next month. The 451cc parallel twin-cylinder models make 33.4kW@9000rpm and 42.6Nm@6000rpm. With the Ninja priced at $7544 + ORC, we expect the Z500 to come in somewhere just above $7k + ORC. The new models are welcome additions to the ever expanding Kawasaki road range, where you can just about find any motorcycle to suit your needs, particularly in the LAS category.
Both bikes feature revised styling, LED headlight and taillight, a newly designed LCD dash and smartphone connectivity. You can read the full details on the Ninja 500 here, and the Z500 here.
