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Kawasaki Stops Promoting Ninja 400 in India, New Ninja 500 Takes Over. (Photograph: Kawasaki)
The Ninja 500’s arrival indicators a change in Kawasaki’s technique, providing an even bigger engine and up to date design.
Kawasaki is bidding farewell to its Ninja 400 within the Indian market, making room for its newest addition, the Ninja 500.
Based on Motorbeam, the choice to discontinue the Ninja 400 comes because the model rolls out its new mannequin, set to take over each regionally and globally.
Not like the Ninja 300, which loved recognition because of its aggressive pricing from native manufacturing, the Ninja 400 was shipped in as a totally constructed unit (CBU), making it much less wallet-friendly for fanatics.
Regardless of its larger price ticket, the Ninja 400 earned reward for its glossy design, agile chassis, and highly effective engine, delivering strong efficiency throughout varied pace ranges.
The bike boasted a 399cc parallel-twin liquid-cooled DOHC 8-valve engine, churning out 44.8 bhp at 10,000 RPM and 37 Nm at 8000 RPM, paired with a 6-speed transmission that includes a slipper clutch.
Now, with the Ninja 500 taking heart stage, Kawasaki goals for a strategic transfer with its greater engine and refreshed design. Nonetheless, some followers are longing for the SE variant of the Ninja 500, sporting a putting Kawasaki inexperienced colour and a contemporary TFT show, not presently accessible in India.
Whereas critics counsel Kawasaki might have explored native manufacturing choices for the Ninja 500, just like the Ninja 300, to make it extra reasonably priced and widen its buyer base.
As Kawasaki says goodbye to the Ninja 400, fanatics are desirous to see what’s subsequent within the model’s supersport lineup and the way the Ninja 500 will carry out in India’s ever-changing motorbike market.
