Few motorcycles are as instantly recognizable as the Kawasaki Ninja. Even non-motorcyclists have a tendency to categorize any fully-faired sportbike as a Ninja, even if the bike is in fact not a Ninja. That being said, it’s understandable that Kawasaki’s lean green racing machine has branched out to be suitable for riders of all experience levels.
For example, our rider friends in Europe have much stricter license regulations when it comes to motorcycles when compared to that of the U.S. This means that young, first-time riders must start their riding journey aboard a small-displacement machine with engine sizes no more than 125cc, and power outputs no more than 15 ponies. As such, it’s no surprise that most mainstream manufacturers have developed models based on bigger, more powerful machines, targeted squarely at beginners. Case in point: the Kawasaki Ninja 125 and Z125.
