The top two most awaited motorcycles in the India market are 2021 Kawasaki Ninja 400 BS6 and Honda CBR500R. These two spots bikes are expected to launch in India at an ex-showroom price of 5 lakh but when coming to on-road CBR500R might be slightly higher. Well, under 5 lakh budget with rich features these two motorcycles will fill the consumer requirements.
Design Language
Both bikes have different body frames and interestingly the Ninja 400 is equipped with a trellis steel frame that absolutely played a key role to reduce Ninja’s kerb weight. Honda equipped a steel diamond frame to CBR500R and that gives a more sporty look to the bike. But the major thing is Ninja 400 gets better color options when compared to CBR500R. In aerodynamic and built quality both Japanese manufacturer brands are equal. Click here to know for more detail about CBR500R.
Power and Performance
Many of you felt how can we compare a 400 cc engine and 500cc bike. The thing is this both parallel twin-cylinder engine motorcycles are at the same price segment and moreover thing is power figures are also almost similar.
The displacement of Kawasaki Ninja 400 is 499 cc, twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that churns out a maximum power of 49 HP at 10,000 rpm and 38 Nm of peak torque at 8,000 rpm. Well, Honda CBR500R gets 47.5 HP and 43 Nm peak torque, as it has more 100cc but not much difference in power figures when compared to Ninja 400. Also, check quick facts of 2021 Ninja 400 ABS by clicking here.
Safety Features And Other Things
In terms of safety both parallel, twin-cylinder sports bikes get dual-channel ABS but for better performances, Honda additional added different riding modes in CBR500R. In Ninja 400 doesn’t display few things in its digital console but in CBR500R all options were clearly visible. The overall verdict is both were super cool sports bikes but the major required thing for everyone is good service at a near locality. Honda has a good number of service centers but Kawasaki is conjugated with limited.
| Kawasaki Ninja 400 | Honda CBR500RR |
|---|---|
| Mileage 26 km/l | Mileage 28.6 km/l |
| Fuel tank 14 liters | Fuel tank 17.1 liters |
| Kerb weight 173 kg | Kerb weight 192 kg |
Ninja 400 And CBR500R Images
