Kawasaki ER-5

Motorcycle riders always loving a new motorcycle product, but they also usually likes the old bikes likes Kawasaki ER-5. Kawasaki ER-5 (500cc) is another series of Kawasaki ER series, yeah today you can found another new Kawasaki ER series likes ER-6F or also ER-6n series, both of bikes has modern looks appears and modern design, well it's better than Kawasaki ER-5 series, but I just want to tell you that Kawasaki ER-5 edition also has give more value for you, there is simple design with awesome average performance from 50cc middle class of motorcycles, ER-5 produces more than 50HP of maximum power and it's 500cc motorcycles, strong enough for all motorcycle riders.

Lets look into 2005 Kawasaki ER-5 edition, the bike has comes with simple street motorcycles design, no fairing, single seat design (included for passenger), rounded head-lamp, dual-shock type on the rear, simple classic exhaust, and also classic display speedometer (trip-meter, tacho, fuel gauge, indicator lamps).

Here's the main Kawasaki ER-5 specs (taken from 2005 edition)
- Street bikes style
- Double cradle with high-tensile steel of frame type
- Sport cast wheels with 3 spoke type
- Max power : 37 kW {50.3 PS}/ 9,000 rpm
- Max torque : 45 N·m {4.6 kgf·m}/ 7,200 rpm
- 500cc (498cc) of engine capacity
- DOCH, 8 Valves Parallel Twin engine
- 4-stroke type
- Liquid-cooled
- Keihin CVK34 x 2 of carburetor
- 6 speed transmission
- Front disc brake, drum brake on rear side
- 800 mm of seat height, 179Kg of dry weight

see also :
- 2006 Kawasaki ER-5

As you can see, the Kawasaki ER-5 is good motorcycles, the performance is not bad for 500cc motorcycles, I just need a disc brake on the rear side from Kawasaki, but okay it's not hard to install another aftermarket brakes system. We know that almost all new modern motorcycles has already with single shock suspension on the rear side, but Kawasaki ER-5 just only equipped with dual shock breaker.

The key point from this article is "Kawasaki ER-5 is still worth to buy", and if you're looking for classic motorcycles with classic style likes Double cradle frame, dual-shock suspension, rounded headlamp BUT still powerful, Kawasaki ER-5 is one of the best motorcycles in it class, the Kawasaki ER-5 specs also has greats, but if you need more modern style bikes, you should better check the new Kawasaki ER series like ER6f or ER6n edition. Good luck for all of you.