Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid First Ride Impressions

[@dinar4331]

super interesting never thought about hybrid being on bikes

[@DirtRider22a]

Yeah, I honestly didn’t know anyone was seriously working to bring one to market

[@adonian]

“Purists” will still bitch and moan 😂. I’m 53 and looking at my midlife crisis vehicle, and this looks tempting 🤔. Just wish it came in colors, not just this 💩 silver and green.

[@orionswitness]

The ev mode will show its true value in summer traffic snarls, my Versys 650 23 model , is a sauna at the lights in above 30 degrees celsius temperatures . This should be a lot cooler at standstill and low speeds.

[@FLXTLINE_M3]

Currently looking for a new bike to get around my city and to work; and this is so interesting! I dont like full EV right now, but given it's a hybrid it'd be amazing in my area. A little spotty about the speed but if it can hit 80 I'm happy. After a handful of speeding tickets I could use some slower speed time 😅 Awesome review that really cleared up some of my questions from how it works to the sizing of it.

[@DirtRider22a]

It’ll definitely run 80 lol since it has the same engine as the ninja 500 I’m guessing the top speed would be around the same as that bike

[@brandynborsi4748]

1000cc acceleration is +70 in first gear… this doesn’t even come close to a 600cc… my opinion they are marketing this wrong.

[@birajshrestha9044]

This power house should be mounted in power cruiser body

[@DirtRider22a]

If it’s going to be best used in a larger city commuting (as far as reaching its potential of fuel economy) I would think they should have it in the versys x bike personally

[@Soeks77]

Exactly idk why they put it in a super sport style frame

[@BryceAllwin]

The way im yelling inside my head to tap the button to and not hold it. Same as a car, when you hold traction control it turns off stability it has dual function

[@DirtRider22a]

Haha yeah, there was a lot to learn on this thing in a short amount of time. In hindsight I should’ve took it for a short ride to figure everything out prior to filming my “first ride” lol

[@BryceAllwin]

@@DirtRider22a haha, still liked the review though :)

[@javierc2726]

Also please take the time to inform yourself about a product if you are reviewing it. At the very least read its manual

[@DirtRider22a]

Well I do mention I’m no expert when it comes to sport bikes in general, and definitely not something like this with hybrid tech. I did watch 2 videos about it before I went to ride it, unfortunately neither video detailed how all of the settings work, not saying someone doesn’t have a video detailing it but I didn’t find one, and these bikes just started arriving at dealers in North America 2 weeks ago so not a ton of info on them. I don’t really know how to preface the video any better than I did, again I mention I’m no expert and just going to learn as I go 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@josht717]

Honestly, I prefer this vs. the info dump & talking points that the manufacturer wants creators to drop on viewers. The video is literally "First Ride Impressions," and I think it's a more pure impression if you go into it without knowing and having preconceived notions.

[@josht717]

Honestly, I prefer this vs. the info dump & talking points that the manufacturer wants creators to drop on viewers. The video is literally "First Ride Impressions," and I think it's a more pure impression if you go into it without knowing and having preconceived notions.

[@FLXTLINE_M3]

​@@josht717100% while very technical and informative videos are fun. This is realistically how we'd all be interacting with the bike ride one out of the dealership. So it's a different kind of informative to see a first ride video like this. Eases some anxiety about it too.

[@AA-bx6uq]

how many miles/km out of a full tank?

[@DirtRider22a]

They claim 64mpg in hybrid mode and a 3.6 gallon tank

[@_mastah]

Kawazaki website offers a tutorial video. You should have watched before doing a video lol

[@DirtRider22a]

I tried watching a couple videos but I only had 1 day notice and most of the videos didn’t go into detail on the buttons and half were in a different language. To be honest watching it back I was pretty disappointed in my effort, maybe should’ve took it for a decent ride and then came back and filmed the video

[@Kiwi_NZ10]

Hey is that bike semi automatic????

[@DirtRider22a]

Yes

[@Kiwi_NZ10]

Cool

[@maybelive765]

This is so gay

[@froz5934]

lol

[@emilioking1176]

Zzzzzzz

[@Soeks77]

A motorcycle is meant to require skill and be loud. No one will hear you coming on this bike, which is very dangerous in America specifically as well as other countries.

[@h.d.h]

If you rely on noise to keep you safe, maybe you should stop riding. Only your skill and intelligence can keep you safe.

[@Soeks77]

@@h.d.h sound is a very small portion of staying safe on a bike, but it is a very important one still. Obviously my judgement doesn’t change when riding my talaria xxx, but comparing to my mt-09 w a full arrow exhaust, many considerate drivers move a little to one side to let me pass which is cool

[@adonian]

@@Soeks77sound does help, and this bike has the ninja 400 engine with the e1 (I think) electric motor as well, so it does make noise 👍.

[@logangodofcandy]

There is literally no evidence that having a loud bike helps anyone ever. In fact, there is plenty of evidence that if you rev bomb, a car won't notice you anyway and drive right into you.

[@Soeks77]

@@logangodofcandy idk I personally feel safer w a loud exhaust. With already great fuel economy too, I don’t know why they would add an electric power train ontop of the gas engine. It’ll get 60-70mpg just by itself which is plenty enough

[@javierc2726]

Stop calling chinese companies in a derogative way, it is getting old

[@osamabinlaggin4338]

waaa waaa 😢😢😢

[@Andrew-pz4vu]

if u dont like it then dont watch it 😂

[@BreadmanBry]

crap!