650 Ninja Twin!

[zadok]

I wasn't aware that Kawasaki were bringing out a 650 twin Ninja. Seems very impressive from the write-up.:niceone:

http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=23&TID=20645

[Sniper]

Thats pretty cool

[skelstar]

Yeah, I spotted a couple of new models on the international site the other month. I thought you replied to that thread actually Z...?
Will be good to see how they fit in the range and how the pricing goes.

[brad]

Helping a friend to race one at Battle of the Streets this week,got a feeling its gana go good,f3 #71 he's been on heaps of bikes and reckens it go's good and pulls hard watch out if your there 71

[gamgee]

mmm looks good, might have to get me one of those when i get my full

[Bob]

I'm guessing Bikeland is a US site? If so, this is where the "ninja" name comes from.

For some inexplicable reason, Kawasaki US brand just about anything that isn't a cruiser as part of the Ninja range.

They did the same thing with the GPZ500S - in the US it was known as the "EX500 Ninja".

Ninjas are the ZX range, simple as that.

The bike you are looking at here is the ER-6f - the faired version of the ER-6n that has had copious mentions on boards in here. They are exactly the same bike, but one is faired and the other has a really odd looking front end.

In fact... wasn't it you that kicked off the recent thread on the subject?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=22073

[zadok]

That would make sence Bob. The fairing threw me and the 'Ninja' tag. Those Yanks always have to be different.:shake:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I had a real early version of that: it was a 500 parallel twin. Great little bike..

IMO it needs to be 800cc but of course its Kwaka's response to the SV650 so has the same capacity.

Id like to take one for a spin...

[skelstar]

I had a real early version of that: it was a 500 parallel twin. Great little bike..

IMO it needs to be 800cc but of course its Kwaka's response to the SV650 so has the same capacity.

Id like to take one for a spin...
I cant wait to do a compare between the Hyo650R, SV650S and Ninja 650 twin. April 06...note it in your diaries :).

[ducatilover]

not a bad bike, though i'd rather have a vtwin or a r6. looks alot nicer than the naked thingy that is related to it, the naked thingy is fucken vile imo but each to his own eh?:drinkup:

[Motig]

Theres a quick fang of the faired version on the motorcycle daily website.Sounds good to me, I'll just add it to my long list of bikes to look at when I win lotto tonight (again):Punk:

[zadok]

Here is a write up about said bike. You can tell form the pics it is definitely the ER-6.
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/22december05_ninja650.htm