LSL modifies the Kawasaki Ninja 650
Kawasaki’s ER-6 / Ninja 650 is one of those bikes that kind of makes you go “eh.” With a parallel twin made from one half of a ZX-12R engine and cool features like the side-mounted shock, you just expect a more exciting ride than what it delivers. After all, its main competition, the Suzuki SV650 and Honda Hornet 600 are great motorcycles.We’ve always felt that there was potential hiding behind the Ninja 650’s ugly bodywork and grip-free tires, and it’s just taken a mild tuning job to bring it out. LSL stripped the 650 of its bodywork, fitted tires that work and the full accoutrement of obvious upgrades.
While we like the MT-03 headlight, we’re not fans at all of the tank-mounted instruments, which eliminates the ability to carry a tank bag, surely a necessity on a practical, basic bike like this.
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Wes Siler. December 21, 2007 — Permalink
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I'm going to change our name to The Red Bike Blog.
Wes
The tank mounted instruments look too much like an afterthought, or maybe a tumor. Other than that the bike is pretty good looking, well maybe not the remus exhaust, im undecided on that.
And “Red Bike Blog” sounds less like a fetish!
Wow,they should sell this thing naked. You're right about the cluster, definitely not digging that. I'm hoping Kawasaki injects a little more sport into the little guy.
Wow,they should sell this thing naked. You're right about the cluster, definitely not digging that. I'm hoping Kawasaki injects a little more sport into the little guy.
I agree, all it really needs is better tires, lower gearing and maybe a little higher quality suspension.
Basically, it's about $800 from being a good bike.
Wes