2018 Kawasaki Ninja 650

Kawasaki Ninja 650

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

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.