The Kawasaki KLR 650 Tengai was produced between 1987-88 and was a four-stroke, liquid-cooled motorcycle with a single cylinder DOHC 4 valve engine and a capacity of 651cc. It had a Keihin CVK40 carburetor and digital TCBI ignition, producing a maximum power of 48hp at 6,500rpm and maximum torque of 5.3kgf-m at 5,500rpm. The transmission was a 5-speed with a chain final drive, and the frame was a fully cradle box section aluminum swingarm with a single downtube. The front suspension had 38mm air-assisted Kayaba forks, and the rear suspension was a single Kayaba shock with the same travel of 230 mm or 9.0 inches. The front and rear brakes were single discs, and the bike had a 23-liter fuel capacity. It had a top speed of 163.5 km/h or 101.6 mph and a 0-60 time of 14.2 seconds. Its average fuel consumption was 18.1 km/lit, and it weighed 189 kg or 416 lbs when wet.
Technical specifications:
Make Model: Kawasaki KLR 650 Tengai
| Year | 1987 – 88 |
|---|---|
| Engine | Four stroke, single cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve |
| Capacity | 651 cc / 39.7 cu-in |
| Bore x Stroke | 100 83 mm |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Compression Ratio | 9.5:1 |
| Induction | Keihin CVK40 carburetor |
| Ignition | Digital TCBI |
| Starting | Electric |
| Max Power | 48 hp / 35.0 kW @ 6500 rpm |
| Max Power | 41.7 hp @ 7100 rpm |
| Max Torque | 5.3 kgf-m / 38.3 lb-ft @ 5500 rpm |
| Transmission | 5 Speed |
| Final Drive | Chain |
| Gear Ratio | 1st 2.266 (34/15) 2nd 1.444 (26/18) 3rd 1.136 (25/22) 4th 0.954 (21/22) 5th 0.791 (19/24) |
| Frame | Single downtubes, fully cradle frame box section aluminium swingarm |
| Front Suspension | 38mm Air assisted Kayaba forks |
| Front Wheel Travel | 230 mm / 9.0 in |
| Rear Suspension | Single Kayaba shock |
| Rear Wheel Travel | 230 mm / 9.0 in |
| Front Brakes | Single 230mm disc |
| Rear Brakes | Single 204mm disc |
| Front Tyre | 90/90 -21 |
| Rear Tyre | 130/80-17 |
| Rake | 28 degrees |
| Trail | 111 mm / 4.4 in |
| Seat Height | 889 mm / 35.0 in |
| Dry Weight | 153 kg / 337.3 lbs |
| Wet Weight | 189 kg / 416 lbs |
| Fuel Capacity | 23 Litres / 6.0 US gal |
| Consumption average | 18.1 km/lit |
| Braking 60 – 0 / 100 – 0 | 13.7 m / 40.0 m |
| Standing 1/4 Mile | 14.2 sec / 139.9 km/h |
| Top Speed | 163.5 km/h / 101.6 mph |
