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{| border <gallery mode= "0packed"heights=200px>| [[ImageFile: Kawasaki KLE 500.jpg.1906778.jpg | 300px | thumb | right | 1st generation Kawasaki KLE500]]| [[ImageFile: Kawasaki-kle-500-499-cm3-slika-18464631.jpg | 300px | thumb | right | Kawasaki KLE500 2nd generation]]| [[ImageFile: 2012-04-12-bikepics-2382826-full.jpg | 300px | thumb | right | Kawasaki KLE500]]|-|}</gallery>
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''' Main competitors: '''
* [[Honda_XL600V_Transalp | Honda XL600V Transalp]] - 2-cylinder V-shaped* [[Honda_NX650_Dominator | Honda NX 650 Dominator]] - 1-cylinder* [[Suzuki_DR650 | Suzuki DR650RS / RSE]] / [[Suzuki_XF650_Freewind | Suzuki XF650 Freewind]] - 1-cylinder* [[Yamaha_XTZ660_Tenere | Yamaha XTZ 660 Tenere]] - 1-cylinder
At the core of the Kawasaki KLE 500 was an engine from the sport bike [[Kawasaki_GPZ500 | Kawasaki GPZ500]], which has been re-tuned and derated to increase torque in the low and mid-range. The engine itself is an in-line 2-cylinder liquid-cooled block with a volume of about 500 cubic meters. see, delivering 48 hp. power and 42 Nm of torque. Since 2005 and the introduction of updated environmental standards, the engine began to produce 45 hp. power and 41 Nm of torque. Despite the attempts of Kawasaki to make the motor high-torque, it has not lost its sporting roots, showing maximum performance at rather high revs - 7500-8500 rpm.
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