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You give a blip of throttle before letting out the clutch. Ignore the numbers, it's just as example: When you go down from 3rd (6000rpm) to 2nd, the bike might jump to 8000 rpm who knows by you giving a small amount (blip) of throttle you are now already at higher RPMS so they're like "aligned" The worse of a rev match job you did, the more engine braking you will probably encounter I think So if you see down shifts are going smoother with less force pushing you back (engine brake?) ur getting better

And the lower the gear the bigger that blip might be I'm not sure. It's possible gear 1 needs way more blip than 5

@@kevlarcs8910 yeah. Blipping to downshift is one of the trickier parts of riding. How much throttle you need depends on several factors--speed, gear, and rpm. Keep practicing and you'll get the hang of it. Something that you could try is to find a road that you can maintain a certain speed, and practice up shifting and down shifting while maintaining that speed. Hopefully it works for several gears, and you can go from 4th to 5th to 6th and back down.

@@WhippyWhip2 It has a sensor to brighten or darken the display in either setting. The sensor itself won't change the display setting.

@ChristopherNinja500SE ok thanks,

@@victorkaplansky congrats. It is a great "little" bike. It'll be difficult, but I usually recommend following the manufacturer's break in instructions. 4k rpm for the 1st part of break in is the hardest part. 6k for the 2nd part isn't too bad since you can ride at highway speeds in most places--about 65 mph in 6th gear.

@@redfox1278 thanks and congrats. The 500 is a great "little" bike. Hopefully you are enjoying it as much as I am.

@@clever805 congrats on the bike. Yeah. Some dealerships are more helpful than others. The place that I bought the bike from gave me some information, but certainly didn't go through all of the features.

@ChristopherNinja500SE it actually didn't work for me. Didn't realize this only works for the SE version. I have the 2024 500 abs all black. Is there a way to turn up the engine speed on this model?

@clever805 I'm not familiar with how to adjust the shift light on the standard display. Sorry. Check your owner's manual. Adjusted or not, the engine will still rev to 11k or so. Hopefully you figure it out.

@ChristopherNinja500SE alright thanks for the reply. Ride safe bro. My manual only shows for the SE version to change limiter

@@clever805 thanks. Ride safe. Maybe the next time you are at the dealership someone there can show you.

@@originalpollution thanks for the reply. Yeah I guess here in the US and some other countries a "500" cc engine is considered small. I find it fun and more than capable of doing anything that I need to do. It is quicker than most cars if you rev it out. And with a top speed over 120 mph it is plenty fast. I like how light and nimble it is, and 60 mpg is a nice bonus as well.

Wouldn’t even be able to reach legal speeds on half the roads I ride on with a 200.

Tortilla Flat is one of my favorite rides. It has been a while since I’ve stopped for lunch there though…. I have a video going there. Started it just past the traffic circle in Apache Junction.

@@oisdfypoijsdfgh Thanks for commenting. Hopefully this is helpful for you or a friend. Feel free to ask questions.

I'll have to google Fator's. I've never heard of it.

It’s in Redding California

That's a cool bike that he has. And California is certainly a great place to ride.

Thanks for the reply. It is a very nice road. I try to ride it 2 or 3 times a month when the weather is nice. Hopefully you can ride it or drive it the next time you are in the Phoenix area. I got a microphone, but I haven't had a chance to try it. Hopefully it works well. And I tried the 16:9 setting on the GoPro, but the way I have the camera installed on my helmet It didn't show much above the windshield. I have a short video showing it installed on my Shoei. It is pretty tight to the chin and I can't rotate it back any farther. I actually like the 8:9 setting the I've been using. Have a good one.

Thanks. The ride to Tortilla Flat is a nice scenic video. I probably should have edited out the beginning, started it when the road gets really twisty.

@@caveyful I don't mind them. They might be a bit over stylized. But they do match the edginess of the bikes overall design. I hadn't really thought about them snagging on anything. That could definitely be a problem. There are probably aftermarket options. Thanks for the comment.

@@NMAfreak Maybe next time. 🏍

Awesome. Ride safe.

I was going to do a 10,000 mile review on my Z 500 SE but at 9400 miles and I got hit by a car so I can’t do that

@@ModestRider220 Wow. Almost 10k is super impressive. I hope that you are ok after your accident. Going to get another?

Yeah I was thinking about getting a ninja 400rr

@@Zavish8118 Thanks. I appreciate it.

@@DaddyFromTn I love the 40th anniversary paint scheme. It is a bit too much for me. Congrats and enjoy the bike.

Glad I could help!

@@RobertMorgan that seems like a good number. Gives you a little over rev. My bike is stock, so I settled on 9500. Most of the dyno runs that I've seen for the 500 have peak power around 9200 to 9700. So 950p it is. 😁 lol

@@HepauDK yeah. Hopefully next Spring. It is a fun bike. 🏍

When I 1st picked it up at the dealership the shift light was set for 4000 rpm.

@@ChristopherNinja500SE thx man I had to set mine they had it at 10250 I know something was wrong.

@@Curt_TheCrossIsTheWay no problem. That 4k recommended rpm for the 1st 150ish miles is challenging since it limits you to about 44/45 mph. After that Kawasaki recommends a 6k rpm limit for the next 100 miles. That slightly higher limit opens up a lot more use ability. I’ve had my 1st 600 mile service, so I can now rev it however I want. It was difficult, but I tried to break it in according to the manual since I plan to keep this bike for a long time.

@@ChristopherNinja500SE thank you. I don’t know if it reaches 45. I can get to 6th and I will look next time.

@@Curt_TheCrossIsTheWay the bike will not blow up if you go over 4k revs, just don't go red lining it and you'll be fine

It doesn’t appear to do much while riding. Like you I had hoped that it would allow navigation on the tft screen, but it doesn’t. So it is a bit disappointing. All it seems to do while riding is light up an icon on the screen if you get a call, text, and/or email. So not very useful. Off the bike, after the ride there are a couple of semi useful features. You can review certain aspects of your ride. And it will alert you to upcoming maintenance and other service issues. So mildly useful. The app gets less than 2* in the google store, and the reviews are not good. It doesn’t seem well thought out.

The metrics it tries to capture, with random accuracy and completeness, are nice, speed, gear position, temperature, but they're none of the info I'd WANT, like lean angle, corner entry speed, g forces, fuel maps or anything 'cool' like that, and all that info you get from the dash display anyway. I'd like it to capture, via bluetooth and the factory app, all the OBDII data available and displayed/uploadable for inspection. Take note Kawasaki, my LAWNMOWER has it's own app that does all that, and it's a 2018 model...