KNinja650 Autocar India July 2011

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ROAD TEST No 6

Ninja 650RKawasaki's Ninja 650R cash in on the growing demand for practical su perbikes in lndi

Ninja650Rprice Rs 4.529r5 (er'rr-row.oom, P!ne). Topspeed 2t0kplr (€n mated)a o.tookph 4.41sec. Kpt (overal) 22.6k p

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tu. ev€n dE more

rider. Tli! bike can holdaI day lonA*ith a top

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Supelb, confi dence-inspiringstabilty c,' b€ &ten for granted

on the Ninja 650R. qen whenplshin8 in qcess of150l<ph, speeds

rhai th€ riddleweight Klvasa}jfels comfortably capable otForgilingr predictsble handling irrhe norm. Altlough ftis is not thepe.fet mororlde ro F]!h arcud !raedlck, it

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trs provide acellsttaction, butre do fe€l rhe duql piston,3oomh

Ftsl-tlF mont di!.bnkes shouldofshetrerbite. OuIbmking t6rssaw s haul the Ninjr 65oR ro istoP from 10ol?h in e oedit{ble

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No 6

Kawasaki Ninja 650R

AUTOCAR VEHDICT*********rt

RIDE, HAXDLlf, G& BRAKTXG**ttttt* -

Njnja 650R is held tog€the! by a

ste€l ftaneD-lhape singarn. Ita lo\

ud 6rDly ps.lded se8t nale6a @mfort2ble bike foi e!€n e

ridcr to lilot Theridingis upnght and meeB a wide

provids sellenrfor meuEring jn city

And tl,e tlrning circle is

All this combins to makens l(AEassli one ofth€ b€t€rbik$ ardlable in Indis to live

The ftoDt susFmion is

4hm tetslpic fork.qulity though ws a tad stitr

ou test bike, which came with

FUEI ECOt{OltY

The flet-footed Ninja 65oR rctumd21.6kpl in city ridins @dirios, thisimpding narginally to 23.6lqlPhen mising ar sp€eds upto 120kph

on lhe hishmy. Thebis bik€ clmswith a 15.5-lirre tuel ranl, wNchrneas you @ exp.cr a range of350hn for every tr!}nd ofpeFol. hile the Kawasaki Ninja 650R doesn'

look as contemporary as some modemotorcycles, you won't however tiresuch classic lines and it does offer

excellent build quality.This is a genuinely quick motorcycle, its refined

engine delivering a useable power spread all theup to a 20Okph-plus topwhack. Factor in comforl andsmart handling and you'restaring at an appealingpackage, f urther sweetenedby a rational Rs4,57915(ex-showroom, Pune) price tag. aacked by ProbikBajaj's and lndia's largest big bike support systemthe Ninja 650R is one ol lndia's most sensible big

TESTEH'S NOT

Gea6shiftrtnadrun*vet posltive and Drlci!€

r{inja 65oR ourpu!9 basch, tnrulnSodaurtton

bikes to live with. E

TESTSCORECARDOEslq SENOINEERINC

HMdsohe Ninja650R bualtto lasrageneration, with tood overall quallry.

ENOtilq 6EABSOX 6

Ref ined Xawa9aki engin€ strongin the mid{ange, preciee tealbo(

BIDE,HANDUNG6BFAKING

slifi de qualitx forgiving

handlinsand ade!uate brake

FUELECONOMY

rwin<ylinder Nlnja providei

overall milerge ot22.6kpl,

fairforthi5quicka notorcyrle

t(onl. t{lnla 650R nakes a itabl. big blk. for dtlly use

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KNinja650 Autocar India July 2011

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