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• Second-hand advice: Kawasaki Er-6n / f Entry-level bestseller at the best price
• sightseeing
• Market situation
• Technical specifications
• Facelift / sales / recalls

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Second-hand advice: Kawasaki Er-6n / f

Second-hand advice: Kawasaki Er-6n / f
Entry-level bestseller at the best price

Lively in-line two-cylinder engines have a long tradition at Kawasaki. The Greens completely reissued the tried and tested concept in 2005 and brought the lower middle class, which had previously been snore, out of their slumber with the cheeky nude.

Klaus Herder

04/14/2011

Photos: Gargolov, Jahn, jkuenstle.de, manufacturer

The Kawasaki ER-6n.

Such an in-line twin is actually made for the motorcycle: It is easy and inexpensive to manufacture, requires little space and offers an appealing performance development without a lot of tuning magic. So it’s no wonder that at the time when a 400 or even 500 was considered a really grown-up motorcycle, practically every Japanese motorcycle manufacturer had something in its range. The sportiest Japanese in-line twins mostly came from Kawasaki. With a dedicated GPZ 500 S in motion, experts in the Winkelwerk could make life difficult for significantly larger machines. So it wasn’t surprising that it was Kawasaki was reserved to shake up the middle class, which had meanwhile degenerated into the boring category, with the completely redesigned ER-6n from the summer of 2005: tubular space frame, side-mounted mono damper, underfloor exhaust made of stainless steel, wave brake discs, a spacey lamp cover – that took care of everything A stir and great sales.

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Together with its fully wired sister ER-6f, which was added at the beginning of 2006, the 650 is one of the absolute bestsellers. In the cross-brand approval chart, it is in the top ten; In the internal Kawasaki rating, it is clearly in first place and makes up around a quarter of all new registrations in this country. The agile engine goes well with the stylish packaging: the 650 spontaneously accelerates and has real pressure from 5000 rpm. Due to the design, it runs more robust than the four-cylinder, but skimp on the fuel. The stable and ultra-handy chassis completes the mid-range fun.

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The Kawasaki ER-6f.

There is nothing to complain about about the mechanical reliability of the Twin, but there are a few small things you can tell about the ER-6 that its designers had the pressure of the red pencil sharpener on their necks. Coarse welded seams may still be a pure blemish, so is Gevatter Rost less to be trifled with. The brown plague now and then attacks the frame and the said welds there. A partly bad paintwork can be found especially on the red and black painted frames; gold-colored frames seem to be better protected.

Accessories and / or conversions are rarely paid for when buying a used vehicle, but with the Kawasaki a better shock absorber (like from WP or a revised part from www.hh-racetech.de) or mirror extensions are definitely worth a surcharge. A stiff ignition lock or a tank cap axle suffering from a lack of oil are covered “Odds and ends”, a defective control unit is more annoying, but it can hardly be tested. A rattling, chirping exhaust does. Still with original Bridgestone tires? Down with it!

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Market situation

fact

Since 2009 with sharpened shapes, tighter spring elements and many revised details.

Driving schools are among the best ER-6 customers, which can easily be overlooked when buying a used vehicle; because after the depreciation period, some 650s (mostly the ER-6n) have ended up in private hands in the meantime and are resold from such – lately and mainly via the Internet via Italian or Polish detours, which is the advantage for the seller “Vehicle paper cleanup” Has. Such blenders can be obtained for less than 3500 euros, but serious offers are only slowly beginning. There are really good offers for 4000 euros, used ER-6s rarely have more than 20,000 kilometers on the clock. The music plays up to 5000 euros, above that it becomes very difficult to find buyers even for dealers who give guarantees, because the first demonstrators, daily registrations and new vehicle grandfather clocks are already luring with 5990 euros. The question of whether with or without ABS (2006/7 surcharge) is not really one. There are only 200 pieces without.

Technical specifications

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Advantage of the wave brake discs? You look incredibly important. Advantage of ABS, which has been standard since 2008? You don’t have to explain it.

engine
Water-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine, two overhead, chain-driven camshafts, four valves per cylinder, dry sump lubrication, injection, regulated catalytic converter, hydraulically operated multi-disc oil bath clutch, six-speed gearbox, O-ring chain. Bore x stroke 83 x 60 mm, displacement 649 cm³,
rated capacity 53 kW (72 PS) at 8500 rpm
Max. Torque 66 Nm at 7000 rpm

landing gear
Tubular steel frame, telescopic fork, two-arm swing arm made of steel, central spring strut, directly hinged, adjustable spring base, double disc brake at the front, disc brake at the rear, ABS (at an extra charge). Cast aluminum wheels 3.50 x 17; 4.50 x 17, tires 120/70 ZR 17; 160/60 ZR 17.

Dimensions + weights
Wheelbase 1405 mm, steering head angle 65.5 degrees, caster 102 mm, spring travel f / h 120/125 mm, seat height * 790 mm, weight with a full tank * 203 kg, load * 171 kg, tank capacity 15.5 liters.

Measurements
(MOTORCYCLE 13/2006)
Top speed ** 200 km / h
acceleration
0-100 km / h 3.9 sec
0-200 km / h 26.0 sec
Draft
60-140 km / h 9.7 sec
Consumption 4.0 l / 100 km (country road)

* MOTORCYCLE measurements; ** Manufacturer information

Facelift / sales / recalls

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Since the extensive facelift in 2009, the ER-6f looks a lot nastier, but still sells significantly weaker than its naked sister.

2005
Presentation of ER-6n in summer; Delivery from autumn (model 2006)

2006
ER-6n / f sales in Germany: 2231/1458 pieces; ER-6n / f price: 6795/7195 euros (including ABS); ER-6n / f colors: black, orange, silver / black, blue

2007
Sales: 1714/697 pieces; Price: 6845/7245 euros (including ABS); Colors unchanged; Recalls: February, incorrect front brake line routing (ABS models only); July: crash pads (original Kawasaki accessories, ER-6n only)

2008
Model upgrade ER-6n: modification of the silencer; Sales: 1428/799 pieces; Price: 6595/6995 euros (including ABS); Colors: black, green, blue / black, green

2009
Major facelift: among others Design, frame, swing arm, fork, engine management, instruments; Sales: 1777/1053 pieces; Price: 6695/7095 euros (including ABS); Colors: black, orange, white / black, green, blue

2010
Sales: 1401/575 pieces; Price: 6795/7195 euros (including ABS); Colors: black, orange, green / black, orange; Recall: impairment when applying the rear brake (model years 2009 and 2010, only ER-6f)

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