2025 Kawasaki Ninja 650: Still a Great Road Going Sport Bike!

[@BlackArroToons]

Nice review of the Ninja 650 2025. I like the bold orange color there to stand out. My '21 is going great with 10,000+ miles I've put on it so far. Great bike, and with a gentle throttle, I can go a distance of 233 miles (average 225 miles) range if I average 60 mpg on the 4.0 gallon tank, setting the trip meter to 000 to 225 average. If I race the bike with faster acceleration and speed, it might only get 175 to 200 miles range. This bike is great for public roads, and you make good points that unless someone wants to race and beat all the other bikes, a Ninja 650 is fine for public roads versus the much more powerful bikes that are meant for a racetrack and drink fuel much faster. It's not a race track out on the public roads so it's okay to not have the most powerful, fasted bike. There will always be a faster bike. Very comfortable, easy to maintain, fun motorcycle here. 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds if that's one's goal. With a gentle take off, it'll spare the tire treads and fuel rather than launching like a rocket each time. Over 22 years riding Kawasaki bikes, they're a reliable, fun brand. Nice review!

[@RexVuku]

Been waiting for this one! I only watch your reviews of bikes! Thanks for posting!

[@PSNBillionBlaze]

Peter has the best bike reviews. Very informative

[@anuworldorder]

The orange pops, but that metallic green looks proper, it looks kinda like a metallic wrap, pretty cool🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@tylerrichter4066]

Im 37 years old, and my insurance said i can get a ninja 650 for $28 per month

[@ComfyDadShoes]

Suzuki might be my favorite brand, but Kawasaki has some of the best looking bikes! That orange and black on the fairings goes hard!

[@bradv9449]

I enjoy watching your reviews Peter. You do your homework and know what your talking about. Thanks

[@American_Devil]

I bought a ‘25 in metallic black for myself for Christmas!

[@motemanuel1]

Thanks bro for your work. Keep it up!

[@PeterLoweOne]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@Tennessee968]

I always value your opinions Peter. I hope to be able to trade my Z400 for the Ninja 650 this year sometime. Hope its a good upgrade for me. I like this and the Triumph Trident 660. Kawasaki has always been good to me though. Even with my dirtbikes.

[@RickStidham]

AWSOME REVIEW I'M GETTING ONE JUST LIKE IT SAME COLOR AND EVERYTHING ONE PROUBLEM I'M 5' 3" tall with a 28" inch inseam I might have to have it lowered a bit. not flat foot on it stock. Bought the 2" T REX lowering links for it costly for just 2 pieces of metal I hope that will be plenty.

[@misekii]

Thank you for this review!

[@PeterLoweOne]

Thanks for watching!

[@wingmanhoy3999]

Great review, very much enjoy your content, I ride a GL 1800 Gold Wing and love it especially with my wife, but im looking for a lighter alternative just for myself for touring, this is my choice, thank you for what you do, all the very best.

[@PeterLoweOne]

Thanks for sharing that with me!

[@ForsakenPixel]

I saw one at a dealership, going to look at it tomorrow. If I can get it for 9-10k OTD it's coming home with me

[@ForsakenPixel]

they wanted 11.6k.. i went to a different dealership and bought a green n650 for 10k. Not the color i wanted but it's still the bike i had in mind at a price within my budget.

[@captdukiduki9499]

one of few reviewers that i would interact by giving a like because of a great review. just an idea. Do a ride review as well would be nice =)

[@PeterLoweOne]

I'll do ride reviews when I can. Many of these reviews wouldn't be possible if I only did ride reviews. But I will be doing more and more ride reviews, for instance, I'll be riding several versions of Can Am 3 wheelers for the entire riding season. More to come! Thanks for supporting this channel! The more support I get, the more opportunities I'm able to open up!

[@Avin252]

I do think if Kawi made the engine sound better they would sell a lot more. Aside from the noise, it's quite torquey and fun and better use for street.

[@PeterLoweOne]

I guess the engine sound doesn't bother me much, or more specifically, some of the competition's engine noise doesn't impress me all that much.

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

Nice 👌

[@hakankillberg6043]

Thanks for a great bike. This is a lovely looking bike especially in that green. Dont a fan of the KTM Orange 😉. The only thing that holds me back is the sound of that engine. Its not about bragging its just about emotion. Still the Kawa makes the best looking bike out there. Its so sad that Kawa puts their energi in all the inline 4 machines with all theese RRRRRR. Cant care less. Just want an affordable comfy sportbike around 600-800cc. Im willing to pay a little bit more(not inline4 Prices) if Kawa upgrade that engine. Theres not many bikes out there in this price segment except for Suzuki Gsx8r and it sounds better and the lovely Daytona 660. Dont give a shit if its not a real Daytona looks ok but that triple is so great and the sound is amazing. The Gsx8r looks bad at the front but other than that its so comfy. And looking forward to the new cfmoto 675 sportsbike. But the Kawa looks the best but its hard because of that engine sound 🥲

[@Sean-yt1jn]

I like Kawasakis a lot. I know with the enthusiast community they typically are dragged for being "safe/boring all-rounders" but thats literally what like 95% of anyone who owns a motorcycle should want. You're not going to ride the thing hard enough to ever really appreciate most of what those people like about other bikes. These bikes are excellent, polished and easy to hop on and go and feel confident in your machine. I cant praise them enough. The only reason I wouldn't recommend it is if the sound of the engine is super duper important to you. Kawasaki's 2-pistons are a bit boring sounding. They do make 4 cylinder bikes too though, I love my z900

[@PeterLoweOne]

I loved my Versys 650, and would happily buy another. My Z900RS SE sounds great, but that's not the reason I bought it. Thanks for sharing!

[@zdwg3065]

Hey Peter, I noticed the purple paint appears to have a glossy sparkle (glitter) to it. Can you confirm if there is also a sparkle (glitter) included in the orange or if it is just plain? The orange does appear to be glossy but I can't tell from the video if it has sparkle as well.

[@stephenjohnstone9307]

I have this bike and it is the same with the orange color. I love this bike ! So glad I got it.

[@rickb1444]

What is the cheapest bike with cruise control? This bike should have cruise control to make it a real "sports tourer".

[@PeterLoweOne]

I don't know what the cheapest bike is, but I hear the new KTM 390 Adventure might have it. That's a totally different class of bike though.

[@krishnapal7380]

In india only lime green and black colour coming 😢

[@zelcpavle5494]

I am a fan of Kawasaki and love the looks...but realy they should upgrade the engine.... Bcs the Suzuki gsx-8r is just better and mainly because of the engine ... And i would put a V-twin inside the Kawasaki 😅 and last...the Engine sound of this Kaw engine is just meh

[@alexle1935]

They can always bore this engine out, make more top end, lower the handlebars, upside down forks.

[@SelfloveisTheBestlove-r8b]

Where’s upside down?😂

[@herrtomas6729]

Hi Peter - I have a brother in law who'd loke that!