KAWASAKI EX 500 R NINJA (GPZ 500S) 2007 – Present
Engines:
KAWASAKI EX 500 R NINJA (GPZ 500S) 498 (2007 – Present)
History
The come in the years 1986-87 on the market Kawasaki GPZ 500 S belongs to the category of sports tourer. It is outside Europe as EX 500 known. In the USA and South America she wears for the revised model version from year 1994, the name Ninja 500 from 1998 Ninja 500R.
It was built in two series. It therefore usually only distinguishes between A-and D-model. The A-model (EX500A and EX500B
The come in the years 1986-87 on the market Kawasaki GPZ 500 S belongs to the category of sports tourer. It is outside Europe as EX 500 known. In the USA and South America she wears for the revised model version from year 1994, the name Ninja 500 from 1998 Ninja 500R.
It was built in two series. It therefore usually only distinguishes between A-and D-model. The A-model (EX500A and EX500B) was produced between 1987 and 1988 to 1993.
Thereafter, the D model is put on the market. Even with this distinction is made between different types, but all are technically identical: EX500C (year 1994 to 2001), and EX500D EX500E. The trade name, the engine number and the chassis number prefix of some soft type and also among themselves, eg EX500F1 / EX500D. (chassis no) at a EX500C (type).
Of the Kawasaki GPZ 500 S sold in 17 years of production in Germany alone over 24,000 pieces. Since 2004, she is not offered on the European market, because they do not meet the new emission standards. In the U.S. it was sold until 2009.
And some smaller changes to: fork, swingarm, handlebar mounts, etc.
Receive remain: tank, belly pan, engine, frame.
The GPZ 500 S has a series of two-cylinder 500 cc engine capacity. It is largely identical to the Kawasaki EN-500, the Kawasaki KLE 500 and the Kawasaki ER-fifth The eight valves are controlled by two overhead camshafts. In addition, to alleviate the strong vibrations at number two cylinders on a balance shaft.
In the GPZ 500 S, the engine was equipped with sharper camshafts, which he has 11 hp more than in the ER 5 used version and 15 hp more than the version of the KLE 500th The GPZ 500 S is among the most powerful 500cc series machines with four-stroke engine that has ever been sold in Europe.
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Supersport: (Ninja series): 250R | ZX-6R | ZX-10R
Tourer and Sport Tourer: ER-6 | Versys | Versys 1000 | 1400GTR | ZZR 1400
Cruiser: VN Series | VN 2000
Two-stroke: 500 H1 | H2 750
Naked bikes: Kawasaki W650 | Z-Series | Z1 | Z 1000 Z1-R | Zephyr Series
Athletes: (ZXR Series): ZXR400 | ZX-7R | ZXR750 | ZX-12R
Sports Tourer: GPZ 305 | ER-5 | GPZ 500 S | ZZR 600 | ZR-7 | GPZ 900 R | GTR 1000 | 1300 Z
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