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2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650 Review: First Ride [Video]

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The Spaceman

Any idea how sales of this class of bikes compares to the full-on supersport 650s? Judging from what I see on the market day to day, it looks like they sell a LOT of these.

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Tom Roderick

Kawasaki didn't quote any sales figures and MIC numbers aren't readily available, but it's possible that these type sportbikes outsell supersport models.

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Kevin_Duke

Tom's points highlight the difficulty of providing accurate figures. My mildly educated opinion is that supersport 600s were definitely outselling sporty bikes like the Ninja 650/SV650 by a wide margin for years. But sales of SS 600s have fallen off a cliff in the past couple of years, so I bet the gap has closed.

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MOwings

Loved the first gen ninja 650 I had and am wanting the new one. Why does Kawasaki not put passenger grab rails on this bike? They have it standard overseas. I would pay another hundred bucks to have them standard! I It looks like a totally different tail section then Europe this year so not even sure you can put grab bars on? Also would like a center stand but can't have it all I guess especially with the under bike exhaust. Overall though what a great all around motorcycle and it finally has a real seat.