Think again to November 2023, and what you had been doing towards the beginning of the month. If you, like many of the remainder of the bike world, had been glued to the sting of your seat as EICMA 2023 introductions rolled on, you are not alone. In amongst its different choices, that occasion is the place Kawasaki staged the global debut of its new Ninja 500 and Z 500 middleweight sport and bare bikes.

Both use the identical 451cc parallel twin that is additionally discovered within the Kawasaki Eliminator (or Eliminator 500 in markets the place it was preceded by the Eliminator 400, for the aim of differentiation). 

Upon its introduction at EICMA 2023, it wasn’t but clear what Kawasaki’s plans had been by way of rolling these fashions out in international markets.

While it appeared like a secure wager that they’d discover a dwelling in European markets, their potential future on American shores was much less clear. Sometimes, just like the Eliminator, they arrive right here; however typically, they do not. (This specific emotional rollercoaster is all a part of being a bike fan within the US; belief us.)

Anyway, all that formally modified on January 23, 2024. That’s when Kawasaki US formally introduced {that a} full vary of 2024 Ninja 500 and Z 500 bikes can be headed right here. For followers of the attractive Ninja fortieth Anniversary graphics that Kawasaki has (rightly) been so proud to point out off, we’re apparently even getting that stunning fortieth Anniversary Ninja livery in our combined bag of bikes, as properly. Pinch us; we should be dreaming.

Here’s a full checklist of all of the variants of 2024 Kawasaki Ninja 500 and Z 500 that ought to already be obtainable in American Kawasaki dealerships as we write this. Yes, you learn that accurately; all these bikes ought to, Kawasaki says, be obtainable as of January 23, 2024.

Which colour scheme is your favourite, and why is the one appropriate reply the fortieth Anniversary Edition Ninja 500? Let us know within the feedback.