| KAWASAKI EX 500R Ninja (GPZ 500S) | BMW R 12 |
|---|
| engine specs | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Liquid cooled, four stroke, parallel twin, 4 valves per cylinder | Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder |
| Displacement | |
| 498 cm3 | 1170 cm3 |
| Bore X Stroke | |
| 2.91x2.28 in OR 74 mm | 4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm |
| Compression Ratio | |
| 10.8:1 | - |
| Horsepower | |
| 60/9800 KW(hp)/RPM | 95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM |
| Torque | |
| 34/8500 lb-ft/RPM OR 46/8500 Nm/RPM | 81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM |
| Fuel System | |
| 2xKeihin CVK34 Carburetors | - |
| transmission specs | |
| Gearbox | |
|---|---|
| 6-Speed | 6-speed |
| Clutch | |
| Wet multi-plate | - |
| Final Drive | |
| Chain | Shaft |
| chassis specs | |
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| High-tensile steel double-downtube, full cradle, steel | Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting |
| Front Suspension | |
| Hydraulic telescopic fork | USD telescopic forks, 45 mm |
| Rear Suspension | |
| UNI-TRAK system with single shock | Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable |
| Front Brake | |
| Hydraulic disc | Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers |
| Rear Brake | |
| Disc | Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper |
| dimension specs | |
| Overall Length | |
|---|---|
| 82.5 in OR 2096 mm | 86.6 in OR 2200 mm |
| Overall Width | |
| 27.6 in OR 701 mm | 32.7 in OR 831 mm |
| Seat Height | |
| 30.3 in OR 770 mm | 29.7 in OR 754 mm |
| Ground Clearance | |
| 4.7 in OR 119 mm | - |
| Weight | |
| 388 lbs OR 176 kg | 500 lbs OR 227 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| 4.2 gallons OR 15.9 L | 3.7 gallons OR 14.0 L |
| Wheelbase | |
| 56.5 in OR 1435 mm | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm |
| tyres specs | |
| Front | |
|---|---|
| 110/70-17 | 100/90-19 |
| Rear | |
| 130/70-17 | 150/80-16 |
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