Kawasaki KLE500 (2026): review, history, specs
Class: adventure
Production: 2026+
| Models | |
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| Kawasaki KLE500
2026+ (Europe, North America, Australia) |
Kawasaki KLE500 SE
2026+ (Europe, North America, Australia) |
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Kawasaki KLE500 SE:
- 4.3-in TFT color instrumentation
- All-LED lighting package
- Taller adjustable rally-style windscreen
- Metal-reinforced handguards
- Larger skid plate
Kawasaki KLE500: electronic equipment
- ABS
- Smartphone Connectivity
- LED lighting
- 4.3-in TFT color display - SE
History
| History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Country | Name / Frame / Engine |
| 2026 | (Europe, North America, Australia) | Name: Kawasaki KLE500 + SE
Code: KLE500CTFNW + KLE500DTFAW |
Specifications
Kawasaki KLE500: specs.
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| DIMENSIONS | Overall length | 2300 mm / 90,5 in |
| Overall width | 940 mm / 37,0 in
980 mm / 38,6 in - SE | |
| Overall height | 1355 mm / 53,3 in
1460 mm / 57,5 in - SE | |
| Seat height | 870 mm / 34,2 in | |
| Wheelbase | 1555 mm / 61,2 in | |
| Ground clearance | 185 mm / 7,3 in | |
| Dry weight | ||
| Curb (wet) weight | 194 kg / 428 lbs
195 kg / 430 lbs - SE | |
| FRAME | Type | Trellis, high-tensile steel |
| Front suspension, travel | 43 mm inverted telescopic fork, 210 mm / 8,3 in | |
| Rear suspension, travel | Swingarm Uni-Trak with mono-shock (adjustable spring pre-load), 196 mm / 7,7 in | |
| Front tire size | 90/90-21M/C 54S | |
| Rear tire size | 140/70-17M/C 66S | |
| Front brake | Single disc, 300 mm, 2-piston caliper (ABS) | |
| Rear brake | Single disc, 230 mm, 2-piston caliper (ABS) | |
| Fuel capacity | 16,0 l / 4,22 US gal | |
| Trail | 104 mm / 4,1 in | |
| Fuel economy / consumption | 4,0 l / 100 km (58,8 US mpg)[1] | |
| ENGINE | Type | Liquid-cooled 4-stroke |
| Cylinder arrangement | 2-cylinders, inline | |
| Bore & Stroke | 70,0 x 58,6 mm | |
| Displacement | 471 cm³ (28,7 cu in) | |
| Compression ratio | 11.3:1 | |
| Valve train | Chain driven DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder | |
| Max. power | 45,4 hp (33,4 kW) / 9000 rpm | |
| Max. torque | 42,6 Nm (4,3 kg*m) / 6000 | |
| Acceleration 0 to 100 km/h (0-60 mph) | ||
| Top speed | ||
| CARBURETION SYSTEM | Type | Fuel injection, 2 x 32 mm |
| ID | ||
| DRIVE TRAIN | Clutch | Wet, multi-plate, cable operated
Assist & Slipper clutch |
| Transmission | 6-speed | |
| Final drive | Chain | |
| Primary reduction | 2.029 | |
| Final reduction | 3.067 | |
| Gear ratio
I II III IV V VI |
2.056 1.619 1.333 1.154 1.037 | |
| ELECTRICAL | Ignition | Digital (transistorized) |
| Alternator | Three-phase AC | |
| Battery capacity | 12V-8,6 Ah | |
Images
Kawasaki KLE500: images, gallery.
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Videos
Kawasaki KLE500: video.
- ↑ kawasaki.co.uk | KLE500 2026 | Fuel consumption