Kawasaki India's 2026 range spans Rs 3.17 lakh to Rs 12.49 lakh (ex-showroom) across six very different motorcycles — entry sport, middleweight twin, touring, naked and full supersport. The Ninja 300 gets updated styling this year, the Ninja 650 finally has a TFT display and traction control and the ZX-6R remains the sharpest track tool under Rs 13 lakh. If you're trying to figure out which Kawasaki actually fits your budget and riding style, here's the no-nonsense breakdown of all six — specs, positioning and who each one is actually for.
Kawasaki Ninja 300 — (Ex-Showroom Price: Rs 3.17 Lakh)
Kawasaki Ninja 300 is the one of the few parallel-twins you can buy under Rs 4 lakh in India right now and that's its strongest selling point. The 296cc liquid-cooled twin makes 38.4 hp at 11,000rpm and 26.1
Nm at 10,000rpm — it's a high-revving unit that rewards wringing it out rather than lugging it around in traffic. Kawasaki has given it dual projector headlights and a floating windscreen design lifted from the ZX-6R and ZX-10R. The frame is a steel tubular diamond unit, suspension is a 37mm fork upfront with a 5-step preload-adjustable monoshock at the rear. Brakes are 290mm front and 220mm rear petal discs. Kerb weight is 179kg with a 17-litre tank. For a first proper sportsbike that won't completely outrun your skill level, this makes sense at Rs 3.17 lakh (ex-showroom).
Kawasaki Ninja 500 — (Ex-Showroom Price: Rs 5.66 Lakh)
The Ninja 500 is built around a 451cc parallel-twin making 44.7 hp at 9,000rpm and 42.6 Nm at 6,000rpm, sitting on a high-tensile steel trellis frame. At 171kg, it's the lightest bike in this entire six-model list — lighter than the Ninja 300, in fact — which makes it feel more nimble than the numbers suggest. Front brake is a 310mm semi-floating disc, same diameter as the Ninja ZX-14R. Fuel tank is 14 litres, seat height is 785mm and it gets Bluetooth connectivity via an LCD display. At Rs 5.66 lakh (ex-showroom), nothing else in India currently offers this specific combination of a trellis frame, twin-cylinder engine, and sub-172kg weight. It's genuinely good value if middleweight is what you're after.
Kawasaki Ninja 650 — (Ex-Showroom Price: Rs 7.91 Lakh)
The Ninja 650 comes with a TFT colour display, which makes it the first 650cc class bike from Kawasaki in India to have one, along with traction control in two modes. The engine is a 649cc parallel-twin making 67 hp at 8,000rpm and 62.1 Nm at 6,700rpm. Braking is dual 300mm semi-floating discs upfront with an assist and slipper clutch as standard. Tyres are Dunlop Sportmax Roadsport 2 — a proper fitment, not a budget substitute. Kerb weight is 196kg, seat height 790mm, tank is 15 litres. The horizontal back-link rear suspension keeps the shock nearly horizontal which helps with mass centralisation. If you want one Kawasaki for daily riding, weekend runs and occasional highway touring without buying two bikes, this is the one.
Kawasaki Versys 650 — (Ex-Showroom Price: Rs 8.63 Lakh)
The Versys 650 uses the same 649cc parallel-twin engine base as the Ninja 650 but everything around it is set up differently — upright ergonomics, longer suspension travel, taller windscreen, more comfortable seat position. It's built for people who cover serious distances on Indian highways and state roads rather than carving corners on weekends. The Rs 72,000 premium over the Ninja 650 is purely for the touring configuration, not for any mechanical upgrade. If your riding is predominantly city and short trips, the Ninja 650 makes more sense. If you're regularly doing 400–500km days, the Versys earns that gap.
Kawasaki Z900 — (Ex-Showroom Price: Rs 9.99 Lakh)
The Z900 is the only four-cylinder motorcycle under Rs 10 lakh in Kawasaki's India lineup. The 948cc inline-four makes 123 hp and 98.6 Nm — considerably more than anything else on this list. Four riding modes, traction control and a TFT display are all standard. Being a naked means no wind protection at speed, which matters on long highway runs but makes it more manageable in city traffic than the ZX-6R. At Rs 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom), it's priced Rs 2.5 lakh below the ZX-6R with more real-world usability for most riders. Unless you specifically want a faired supersport, the Z900 is the stronger all-round buy in this price range.
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R — (Ex-Showroom Price: Rs 12.49 Lakh)
The Kawasaki ZX-6R runs a 636cc inline-four making 128 hp — more power from a smaller engine than the Z900, because it's built for a completely different purpose. Clip-on handlebars, aggressive riding position, launch control, multiple riding modes and traction control are present. This is a track-day machine that's also road-legal, not a road bike that occasionally sees a track. At Rs 12.49 lakh (ex-showroom), it costs Rs 2.5 lakh more than the Z900 despite the smaller displacement and that premium is entirely about the supersport package rather than outright performance numbers. The ZX-6R rewards riders who actually use what it's built for.
