| KAWASAKI KX 450F | BMW R 12 |
|---|
| engine specs | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Single cylinder, 4-stroke, water-cooled | Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder |
| Displacement | |
| 449 cm3 | 1170 cm3 |
| Bore X Stroke | |
| 3.8x2.4 in OR 97 mm | 4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm |
| Compression Ratio | |
| 12.8:1 | - |
| Horsepower | |
| - | 95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM |
| Torque | |
| - | 81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM |
| Fuel System | |
| DFI w/43mm Keihin throttle body | - |
| transmission specs | |
| Gearbox | |
|---|---|
| 5-Speed | 6-speed |
| Clutch | |
| Wet Multi-disc | - |
| Final Drive | |
| Chain | Shaft |
| chassis specs | |
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| Aluminum perimeter | Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting |
| Front Suspension | |
| Inverted Showa SFF-Air TAC fork with Triple Air Chamber, DLC coated sliders, 22-position compression and 20-position rebound damping adjustment/12.0 in | USD telescopic forks, 45 mm |
| Rear Suspension | |
| Uni-Trak linkage system and Showa shock, 19-position low-speed and 4-turns high-speed compression damping, 22-position rebound damping and fully adjustable spring preload/12.0 in | Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable |
| Front Brake | |
| Single semi-floating 270mm Braking petal disc with dual-piston caliper | Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers |
| Rear Brake | |
| Single 240mm Braking petal disc with single-piston caliper | Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper |
| dimension specs | |
| Overall Length | |
|---|---|
| 86.4 in OR 2195 mm | 86.6 in OR 2200 mm |
| Overall Width | |
| 32.3 in OR 820 mm | 32.7 in OR 831 mm |
| Seat Height | |
| 37.4 in OR 950 mm | 29.7 in OR 754 mm |
| Ground Clearance | |
| 13.2 in OR 335 mm | - |
| Weight | |
| 240 lbs OR 109 kg | 500 lbs OR 227 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| 1.66 gallons OR 6.3 L | 3.7 gallons OR 14.0 L |
| Wheelbase | |
| 58.9 in OR 1496 mm | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm |
| tyres specs | |
| Front | |
|---|---|
| 80/100-21 | 100/90-19 |
| Rear | |
| 120/80-19 | 150/80-16 |
