60.0
/ 100
Supersport motorcycles
Clip-ons, fairings and rearsets. The A2 supersport class is where new riders learn body position without licence-losing speed, and the small bikes are honest track tools in their own right.
Three supersport bikes on the books, scored between 47.0 and 60.0 out of 100 within the class, with the Kawasaki Ninja 500 on top at 60.0. The Kawasaki Ninja 500 is the lightest at 171 kg wet, the cheapest at €6,595 and the longest between oil services at 12,000 km. Scheduled servicing runs from roughly €250 per 10,000 km on the Kawasaki Ninja 500 to €300 on the Aprilia RS 457, on the workshop rates published with every maintenance guide. The most powerful is the Aprilia RS 457 with 47.6 hp, which the formula weighs against weight, price and running costs rather than taking at face value. Every figure comes from a spec sheet and feeds the same 100-point formula, so the ranking below is arithmetic rather than opinion. Each card links to the bike's maintenance guide and its closest head to heads, and the table underneath puts the whole class in one place.
Supersport in numbers
| Bikes | 3 |
|---|---|
| Score range | 47.0 to 60.0 / 100Kawasaki Ninja 500 |
| Lightest | 171 kg wetKawasaki Ninja 500 |
| Cheapest | €6,595Kawasaki Ninja 500 |
| Most power | 47.6 hpAprilia RS 457 |
| Longest service interval | 12,000 km between oil servicesKawasaki Ninja 500 |
| Cheapest to service | ~€250 per 10,000 kmKawasaki Ninja 500 |
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- 2
51.3
/ 100
- 3
47.0
/ 100
Supersport service intervals and costs
Oil and valve intervals from each service book, and what scheduled servicing costs per 10,000 km on the workshop rates published with every guide. Cheapest first.
| Bike | Oil service | Valve check | Servicing / 10,000 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| KawasakiNinja 500 maintenance guide | 12,000 km | 24,000 km | ~€250 |
| KTMRC 390 maintenance guide | 10,000 km | 20,000 km | ~€250 |
| ApriliaRS 457 maintenance guide | 10,000 km | 20,000 km | ~€300 |