r/Ninja500

Bought a Ninja 500 as a first bike, really enjoying it a lot so far. My brother currently has a 400 and has done a few things like mirrors, exhaust, etc to clean up the look of his and it honestly looks really good. I was wondering what mods you guys recommend both aesthetically and for performance. However I don’t care about performance all too much for my first bike.

3 months and 3,000 miles. I make it a mission to ride at least a little every day. She's my only mode of transportation, and I'm so happy to have her. I've learned a ton over the last few months and have so much more to learn. She came with several mods already ady when I bought her, but have added a couple of my own as well. I'm painting a set of heel guards to match the red better as well. I want to change all the silver bolts out for black next. If anyone has a suggestion on a kit to do that, please let me know.

It's a 2007 Ninja 500R with a 1st Gen upper fairing, with aftermarket Lockhart fairings

Help! I have a 2026 ninja 500 and I’m trying to put the LV Corsa exhaust on and it just isn’t lining up. I believe everything is installed correctly and the part matches my bike online

I needed to adjust the freeplay since it was a little loose onthe throttle. Is the locknut supposed to sit against the throttle housing or against the adjuster nut? Bike: ninja 500

I know it’s due to carbon buildup but it seems excessive after only one year. Is this indicative of more serious issues?

I was riding home from work and i noticed my clutch has a ridiculous amount of free play it didn’t have in the morning, i’ve done this as a fix for now, is this how it’s supposed to be tightened or have i bugger it?

I installed the spool sliders last year and just removed them. I can’t remember if there was any OEM hardware thats supposed to go into those threaded holes. I’m pretty sure no but wanted to make sure. Thanks

It's a 2025 Ninja 500 with less than 3k miles. I was in a minor accident about a year ago and broke the headlight and the front fairing. The engine didn't touch the ground and doesn't have any problems. Trying to sell it because I'm joining the military and don't want to risk getting hurt at the moment

After having my Ninja a year I finally went on a 3 day road trip in southern Western Australia. Honestly bike went beyond my expectations. Seriously had made me think why would need a bigger bike. Sat on speed no problem and was still comfortable after 3 days. At 56 this bike does everything I need. Just if yoshimura slip on wasn’t over $1000. Good times 🟢

Got 2024 ninja 500, wanted to adjust clutch lever but I can not move the lugnut at all, even with pliars, also the cable comes out and moves in with some force. Is this fine or should I try to lube the lugnut, open and adjust the cable? I am pretty new to all of this so thanks a lot for any answers

Anybody have a good place to order aftermarket decals from? Just looking for the ninja logo in white for both sides I think

Hey all,

Looking to do some custom vinyl work to modify the graphics a bit. My question is on color matching... Any idea how to get a close match to the Kawasaki "Metallic Yellowish Green"?

I found paint codes, but no luck on vinyl.

Thanks!