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Kawasaki Ninja 500 vs Aprilia RS 457: The New A2 Sportsbike Benchmark
Kawasaki's friendly, evolved parallel-twin squares up to Aprilia's purpose-built, race-bred RS 457 in an A2 sportsbike face-off where a steel frame meets a trellis, and the right winner depends entirely on what kind of new rider you actually are.
Elena Rossi · May 11, 2026