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Kavvasaki ZX6 N inja List Pric e .•.. • •.. • • • • .•. . $5599 - Displacement .• • •.• •. •.•. 599cc Engine type . ••..••• Liqu id-cooled. DOHC. four cylinder. Tour-stroke Bore x St roke • •. . •••. 64x46.6mm Compression ratio .• . •• . .• 11.5:1 Carburetion . • • .. (4) 36mm Keihin Ignition • •. ••. • • .. . . • . . . ... TCBI Transmission speeds • . • .••.• •. 6 St an in g ·syst em • • • . • . . .• •Electr ic Fuel capacity • •• •• • ... • . . 4 .8 gal. Wheelbase .. ••.• .•• ••. . . 56 .7 in. Rake/trail . •... • • • •24 .5°/ 3.7 in. Seat height • • •• • •• • . •. • •30 .7 in. Front tire 120/60x17 Rear tire • . • . .• .••. . • 160/60x17 Front wheel travel • . .• • . •• 5.fin. Rear wheel travel •. . • . . • • •5.1 in. Front brake .• •. . •. • . • • . Dua l disc Rear brake • • . • •• • • • • . . . . • • . Disc Final drive . • • • . . . • . . . . . . . . Chain Claimed dry weight • • • . . •430 Ibs. Kavvasa ki ZX600 N i n j a ~---------=-------List Price . .. • •.. •. • • •• . • • $4549 Displacement .... ..... • . . 592cc .Engine type ••. •.. • •Liqu id-c ool ed. DOHC. four cylin der. four -stro ke Bore x Stroke . • .....• 6Ox52.4mm Co mpressio n rat io • . . . . .• . 11.7:1 Carb uret io n • • . • •(4) 32mm Keih in Ignit ion . •••. • • • . • . ... . Electronic Transmission speeds • . .. ... . .. 6 Staning system • ••. ••.•• • Electr ic Fuel capacity .. •.• •• •• . • . 4 .8 gal. Wheelbase . ••• •• . •• .• . .• 56 .1 in. Rake/trail • . .. • • • •. 27.0°/3. 6 in. Seat height • . • . . .•.. •• .• 29 .7 in. Front tire 110 /80x16 Rear t ire .. . ••.• .••• • 130 / 90x1 6 Front wheel t ravel •••••••• 5.5 in. Rear wheel travel • .• .••• .. 5.1 in. Front brake . .. • •... •.. Dual discs Rear brake •••• •. • ...• • ••••• Disc Final drive . •• . ••. • .••••. • . Chain Claimed dry weight . • . • • •397 Ibs. Kavvasaki EX500 ----------~ List Price .. .. • • •. . • • . • .. . $3499 Displacement .. • • • . . ••• • . 498cc Engine type . . • •. • . •Liqui d-co oled. DOHC. tw o cylinder. four- stroke Bo re x Stroke • •.• •• . • . 74x58mm Compression rat io . .• • . . . • 10.8:1 Carburetion .. •.. (2) 34 mm Keihin Ignition . •• • •• • •.. •. . .. Elect ronic Transmission speeds •. .. •. .. • . 6 St an ing system • • . •.• . •• . Electric Fuel capacity . • . ..•• •••• . 4 .8 gal. Wheelbase . .. . •. . • . . . : .. 56.7 in. Rake /tra il • . . • . • • . •27 .5°/3. 5 in . Seat height .. . . . .. . .. • . . 30 .3 in. Front tire ... .. •. •. • • • 1DO/90x 16 Rear t ire 120/90x16 Front wheel travel 5.5 in . 3.9 in. Rear wheel travel Front brake • • •. •. . • • . . . . • •. Disc Rear brake ' . ...... •.... .•• Dru m Fina l drive . ..•.. .. • . .•... . Chain Claimed dry weight •.•• . •373 Ibs. Kavvasa k i Zeph r 750 ~-----_-=- - . .: y._---. List Price ... • •..•. • • . . ... $4699 Displacement • • •... •• •. •. 738cc Engine type • . . .• .. • _•Air -coo led. DOHC. four cyli nder. four -stroke Bore x Stroke .. : .• • . •• 66x54 mm Compression ratio ...• • • •. . 9.5:1 Carburet ion • .•• •(4) 32mm Keihi n Ignit ion • . . •• •• . . . ... . . • • . . TCBI Transmiss ion speeds • . .••...• . 5 Staning system • •• . . . • .. . Electric Fuel capacity •... • . . . .• . . 4 .5 gal. Kawasaki Ze phyr 550 List Price . • • . . • . • • . . • . . • . $3999 Disp laceme nt • . •. • • .. . •. •553cc Eng ine type • • • . •.•. •. A ir -cooled. DOHC. four cylinder. four- stroke Bo re x St roke • . • . . .-.. 58x 52.4mm Co m pr ession ratio •• ... •. . •9.5:1 Carburet ion . .•.. (4) 30mm Keih in Ig nition •.•• .. •. . • • • .• . .••• TCBI Transmission speeds .. • •.... • •6 Staning system . .•••. •..• Elect ric Fuel capacity • • .. • . ..... .4.0 gal. Wh eelbase ••... .•.. .•. ••.• 56.7 Rake/ t rail ••.... . •.. . 27 ° /4.1 in . Seat height. •. . .• ..• •• • .••. 30 .3 Front tire 110 /80x 17 Rear tire •• . . . ... . . . . 140/70x1 8 Front wheel travel .... ... •5.5 in. Rear w heel travel . . • ... ••. 4 .5 in. Front bra ke • . . • . .• .•• .• Dual disc Rear brake .. •.•• •• •.•...•.. Disc Fin al drive ..•... •. •..•• .•• Chain Claime d dry weight • •.•.. 39 3 Ibs. Wheelbase . • • •...• • • '•• . .. . 57 .3 Rake /trail •. • •• .. . • . •28 °/4.2 in. Seat height. 30 .7 Fronttire . • . • •.•.• . •. 12017Ox17 Rear tire • .••.••• •• . • 150 / 7Ox17 Front wheel travel . • . • • • •• 5.5 in. Rear wheel travel ••• •. •. • . 4 .5 in. Front brake .• .• .• • . .. .• Dual disc Rear brake . • •. • • . . • . • • • • • • •Disc Fina l drive • • . • .• •• . . . •• . • •Chain Cla imed dry weight ••••• •443 Ibs.