Kawasaki Ninja 500 vs Yamaha MT-07

The Kawasaki Ninja 500 (2026) and the Yamaha MT-07 (2025) are compared with the same Moto Kıyas physics model under identical conditions: flat dry asphalt, no wind, a 75 kg rider and no passenger. The Kawasaki Ninja 500 is a sport bike with 451 cc, 44.8 hp and unlisted weight; the Yamaha MT-07 is a naked bike with 689 cc, 72.4 hp and 183 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 172.9 hp/ton versus 280.7 hp/ton. On this measure the Yamaha MT-07 is 62% ahead.

In the simulation the Kawasaki Ninja 500 covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 5.09 s and the Yamaha MT-07 in 3.48 s; the Yamaha MT-07 is quicker by 1.61 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 36.4 m for the Kawasaki Ninja 500 (with ABS) and 48.0 m for the Yamaha MT-07 (ABS unknown, class assumption: no ABS). The Kawasaki Ninja 500 stops 11.6 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 186 km/h (estimated from power and drag) versus 195 km/h (GPS measurement).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses class-average calibration (no accepted model-specific road test) for the Kawasaki Ninja 500 and model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for the Yamaha MT-07. Missing manufacturer data (weight) is estimated by class regression, not measured. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.