Kawasaki
Technische Daten
- Category
- Cross / motocross
- Clutch
- wet plate
- Color options
- racing green, blue seat
- Comments
- insanely fast, lots of excess power.
- Compression
- 8.5:1
- Cooling system
- Liquid
- Displacement
- 499.0 ccm (30.45 cubic inches)
- Engine type
- Single cylinder, two-stroke
- Exhaust system
- expansion chamber
- Frame type
- steel tubing, aluminum rear subframe
- Front brakes
- Single disc. hydraulic single piston
- Front suspension
- showa forks
- Front tire
- -21
- Front wheel travel
- 300 mm (11.8 inches)
- Fuel capacity
- 15.14 litres (4.00 US gallons)
- Fuel control
- Membrane & variable discharge openings
- Fuel system
- Carburettor. Keihin flat-slide
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Ignition
- CDI
- Lubrication system
- pre-mix
- Modifications compared to previous model
- new head, better cooling. last year of thrust washers in gearbox (lasts indefinitely).
- Motorcycle name
- Kawasaki KX 500
- Power
- 65.0 HP (47.4 kW))
- Rear brakes
- Single disc. hydraulic single piston
- Rear suspension
- monoshock
- Rear tire
- 130/90-19
- Rear wheel travel
- 330 mm (13.0 inches)
- Starter
- Kick
- Transmission type
- Chain (final drive)
- Year
- 1987