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Kawasaki Ninja 650

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Make Model

Kawasaki Ninja 650

Year

2018

Engine

Four stroke, parallel twin cylinder. DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder.

Capacity

649 cc / 39.65 cu /in
Bore x Stroke 83 x 60 mm
Cooling System Liquid cooled
Compression Ratio 10.8:1
Lubrication Wet sump

Induction

DFI® with Keihin 36mm Keihin throttle bodies

Ignition 

TCBI with electronic advance

Starting Electric

Max Power

50.2 kW / 67.3 hp @ 8,500 rpm

Max Torque

65.7 Nm / 48.4 lb-ft @ 7000 rpm
Clutch Wet multi-disc, manual

Transmission 

6 Speed 
Final Drive O-ring chain
Gear Ratio 1st 2.438 (39/16) 2nd 1.714 (36/21) 3rd 1.333 (32/24) 4th 1.111 (30/27) 5th 0.966 (28/29) 6th 0.852 (23/27)
Frame Semi-double cradle, high-tensile steel

Front Suspension

41 mm hydraulic telescopic fork
Front Wheel Travel 125 mm / 4.9 in

Rear Suspension

Horizontal Back-link with adjustable preload

Rear Wheel Travel 130 mm / 5.1 in

Front Brakes

2x 300mm discs 2 piston calipers

Rear Brakes

Single 220mm disc

Front Tyre

120/70 -17

Rear Tyre

160/50 -17
Trail 100 mm / 3.9 in
Dimensions Length 2055 mm / 80.9 in.
Width 740 mm / 29.1 in.
Height 1135 mm / 44.6 in
Wheelbase 1410 mm  / 55.5 in.
Seat Height 790 mm / 31.1 in
Ground Clearance 130 mm / 5.1 in

Wet Weight

193 kg / 425.5 lbs

Fuel Capacity 

15 Litres / 3.9 US gal
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The 2018 Ninja 650 will be available in Pearl Storm Gray with Ebony as well as Candy Plasma Blue with Ebony. In Europe, the model will also be offered in two further forms for the upcoming season.

The Ninja 650 Tourer is one of them and comes with a handful of Kawasaki genuine accessories like engine guards, gel tank pad, knee pads, high windshield, and soft panniers complete with mounting frames.

The other one is the Ninja 650 Performance which arrives with a smoked windshield, gel tank pad, color matched rear seat cover, and an Akrapovic exhaust to let that torquey engine burble more aggressively.

Recently introduced on the market, the Ninja 650 is replacing the old ER6-N and ER6-F respectively. The biggest change comes from the new trellis steel frame which replaces the old perimeter-type one.

The engine is the same liquid-cooled 650 cc two-cylinder unit putting out roughly 72 horsepower, only now it comes with Euro 4 emission regulation compatibility. The underbody exhaust has been retained from the old models, and so are the Tokico brakes and banana-shaped swingarm.

The Ninja 650 are fitted with standard ABS as well as an assisted slipper clutch to aid with slow-traffic riding and aggressive downshifts.