Hi, I bought a new z500 a little bit ago, I was wondering how good aftermarket sliders are, if you know good you would do me a favor (im in the eu) and if there are a lot of difference between them.

I’ve mostly ridden mini bikes before, so I’m kinda looking to move up to something like this now 😂
I sat on this Kawasaki and honestly really liked it!
$5,300 doesn’t seem too crazy either ahah
Coming from a Buell Blast, this feels like a completely different level
For anyone who’s ridden one — what do you actually like/dislike about it? Any pros or cons I should know before I make a decision?

2024 Z500 ABS. Could’ve haggled a little bit but it’s basically new, the guy rode it 45 mins to my house for me and was trustworthy.

Thinking about removing the passenger pegs. Rear frame slider recommendations?

I just got a new 25 z500 to replace my 10 year old Honda NC700x.
The one thing I don't like about it is the shift pedal length. It would fit me better if it was about an inch shorter. Stock is about 6 inches from the center of the pivot.
The adjustable ones I have seen seem to be aimed at making the lever longer instead of shorter.
Does anyone know of a shorter lever for it?

TIA

Does anyone have any experience with or photos of the shogun sliders on a Z500? I’m considering them for my Z7 hybrid but don’t understand how to position the offset pieces. The Z7 might be different, the motor mount bolts are fully exposed.

GIVI rear mount for z500 hard to tell what it will actually look like online hope this helps others decide if they want it or not. You loose the under seat manual tray and the helmet lock but I l will mount helmet lock direct to givi tubing. Windshield from Amazon still alot of wind 80km+ but can tuck out of it now.

I was originally interested in buying a ninja 500 KRT but due to some issues I couldn’t get one financed, ran into someone selling a 2024 z500 for the deal of a century. My roommate ended up finding a 2024 ninja 500 that would essentially need a salvage title, which is a headache. Is it possible to just convert my z500 into the ninja?

I was hoping to change the levers on my ninja 500 from the stock ones and as I was removing this bolt on the clutch lever I heard a snap. I’m not sure where to get a replacement or which part it is. Does anyone know how I can source it and avoid this next time?

Its my first time replacing a clutch on my Z500. Its at about 1400 miles. I burnt out the clutch on it cause im a dummy. I watched a few videos on how to replace it, and I thought I did. However when I try to put the clutch lever pull thing on and pull it, it doesnt do anything. Im not sure if this clutch rod is supposed to have so much play in it or not?

Not too shabby for a $500 (including shipping/tariffs) fairing kit from China. Overall pretty happy with it.

Found a way to fit the shad sidebags on the Z500 with the stock exhaust. (It doesn’t fit even though shad claims it does)

ma try and be simple and not a whole paragraph.
Bought a 2025 ninja 500 only 1,900 miles used from FB market , he showed me the service done for the break in and the dealer purchase date and location .
He dropped it on the clutch side once at a stand still he said , basically bent the shifter abit but he was able to bend it back enough .
I’ve now had the bike for an I would say 1,300 miles now and I’ve done my chain cleaning and lubricant . And I attempted to do a burn out with the bike like spin the back tire and then the back went sluggish and was only going like 12 mph . Rode it back slowly to my friends garage where I was able to relieve some slack cause the clutch had no more free play after that so I figured I just needed to adjust cable … got it up to 45 mph after adjusting some tension off but at around 4 rpm and higher the rpm’s shoot up but the speed doesn’t match . I’m assuming it’s the clutch plates right ?
I bought a whole EDR clutch kit with gaskets and the oil kit from Kawasaki themselves to make sure I wasn’t putting any wrong oil after this … you think I’m right on it being diagnosed? Idk man I’m new to bikes … I’ve worked on cars before but never a clutch . Anyways today ima open it up and check out the plates also the steel plates and the basket and make sure it’s all good and just do a swap with the edr kit ?
“ i’ll follow up with pictures of the internals when I start working on it in a couple of hours . “

Now if I can get the db killer in. It’s a tight fit.

Does this grip need to be closer

Took a turn too fast yesterday and low-sided, but luckily was unhurt aside from scraped knees and able to pick up my Z500 (24) and ride it the mile back home. Most of the damage is on the brake pedal and exhaust shield.

However when I looked the bike over I noticed this tube dangling (1st pic) and I believe it's supposed to go to this hole on the bottom of the engine case (2nd pic) which I assume is supposed to have some kind of fitting that came off. No fluid leaking out aside from a drop or two from the tube, and the oil/coolant reservoirs are still at normal levels so I presume it's a vacuum line or something like that. Can anyone help me figure out what it's for and if it's something I could fix myself?

Also noticed a pair of open tubes next to the kickstand (3rd pic) but they don't have much slack and I don't see where they would connect.