2024 Kawasaki Z500 

You are so right. The atmosphere and feel I get from the dealership and personnel often is the make or breakpoint on a purchase. Another great review!

451cc ? They have zero right to call it a 500!!

You've definitely have helped me make a decision. This bike with a tune and an exhause im sure will kick it up a nothch.

Good Morning Scott😃Good to see you man!!! Its an inexpensive sweet street bike for sure. Two👍👍up💙💛 Have a good weekend. Cheers!!!

Looks like a perfect bike for my 20yr old daughter who just started to ride...

Great review, great easy going style, subbed! As for the Z500 if they haven't changed it much from the 400 that's no bad thing. When I tried the earlier bike i found a brilliant light and flickable chassis that was also super stable. The engine, especially after the wheezy Z650, felt light on it's feet and peppy, much more so than the Honda but i suspect that was the lack of mass at play. The only downside was that it was a little cramped, I'm 6'2" and with size 12 feet, that exhaust made it next to impossible to have my right foot in a natural position. Who knows, a different can might be all it needs to be a perfect sub 500cc do it all bike. Two thumbs up! :)

It’s funny to think that this is Kawasaki’s small bike now. It used to be the Ninja 250, then 300, 400 when they added the naked, now 500.

Love your honest reviews 👍 How can they call a 451cc bike a 500... rather misleading 🤔

I'm looking at moving to Germany from the U.S. is motorcycle insurance and registration generally higher than the U.S. is it realistically feasible to own a big adv bike and a dual sport there?

Is that really a 1 piston rear brake caliper? It looks big enough to be a 2 POT.

Wish a few other companies would learn the weight loss lesson from Kawasaki. Royal Enfield, are you listening?

Nice starter bike, or bump up to the Z650 if you can get hold of a Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 I would be interested in your take.

Preferred the KTM machines a bit pricey but with better and clearer display, less weight also.

How was the leg comfort at your height? Was it cramped ?

Nice VDO, Scott. Kwaka OEM Dunlops are crap 😔

This is a damn fun bike on country roads! But it gets very buzzy at 120km/h, so I turned it down....

I have z500. I can only say that it drives like a toy .

Mirrors are terrible. Adjustability is poor and vibrates too much. ✌️😎

Brand new 2025 model with LCD screen. Count on Japan to release brand new - obsolete looking things. Absolutely unacceptable.