The Kawasaki Ninja 500R (which was originally named, and
is still referred to as the EX500) is a 498 cc motorcycle
manufactured by Kawasaki from 1987 to present. The 2006
model has a MSRP of $5,049 USD. It has a liquid cooled
parallel-twin engine with a six-speed manual transmission
and has a chain driven drive train setup. This motorcycle
is considered an "entry level" sport bike, but
has considerable performance. The EX500's parallel-twin
configuration provides a combination of power and light
weight that has made it popular as an entry level race
bike. For touring the EX500 has an 18 litre tank, reserve
included. Without tapping into the reserve the range is
over 240 km. The design was updated in 1994; it has remained
essentially unchanged since then. Its marketing name was
also changed in 1994 from EX500 to Ninja 500; the R suffix
was added in 1998.
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