Kawasaki ER-6f ABS 2013 Owner's manual

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FOREWORD

Congratulations on your purchase of a new Kawasaki motorcycle. Your new motorcycle is the product of Kawasaki s advanced engineering, exhaustive testing, and continuous striving for superior reliability, safety and performance.

Please read this Owner s Manual carefully before riding so that you will be thoroughly familiar with the properFreeoperation of your motorcycle s controls, its features, capabilities, and limitations. This manual offers many safe riding tips, but its purpose is not to provide instruction in all the techniques and skills required to ride

a motorcycle safely. Kawasaki strongly recommends that all operators of this vehicle enroll in a motorcycle rider trainingDownloadpr gram to attain awareness of the mental and physical requirements necessary for safe motorcycle operation.

To ensure a long, trouble-free life for your motorcycle, give it the proper care and maintenance described in this manual. For those who would like more detailed information on their Kawasaki Motorcycle, a Service M nual is available for purchase from any authorized Kawasaki motorcycle dealer. The Service Manual contains detailed disassembly and maintenance information. Those who plan to do their own work should, of course, be competent mechanics and possess the special tools described in the Service Manual.

Keep this Owner s Manual aboard your motorcycle at all times so that you can refer to it whenever you need information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	SPECIFICATIONS...............................		8	Fuel Tank Cap..................................
	LOCATION OF PARTS .......................		12	Fuel Tank	.......................................... org
	.................GENERAL INFORMATION		15	Fuel Requirement: ........................
	Meter Instruments ............................		15	Stand................................................
	Left Handlebar Switches ............	.	ClassicCycles27 Moving Off........................................
	Speedometer and Tachometer: ....		16	Seat Lock .........................................
	LCD (Clock, Odometer, Trip			Helmet Holding ......................Cable
	Meters): .....................................		17	Tool Kit/U-Shaped lock
	Warning/Indicator Lights: ..............		21	Compartment................................
	Key...................................................		23	Tying Hooks .....................................
	Ignition Switch/Steering Lock...........		24	BREAK-IN...........................................
	Right Handlebar Switches................		25	HOW TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE .
	Engine Stop Switch: .....................		25	Starting the ..........................Engine
	Starter Button: ..............................	www	26	Jump Starting...................................
	Dimmer Switch:		27	Shifting Gears
	Turn Signal Switch:.......................		28	Braking.............................................
	Horn Button: .................................		28	Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) for
	Passing Button: ............................		28	models ...........equipped with ABS
	Hazard Switch: .............................		28	ABS Indicator ......................Light:
	Brake/Clutch Lever Adjusters...........		29	Stopping the .........................Engine

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Stopping the Motorcycle in an			Engine Vacuum Synchronization .....	86
Emergency ...................................		52	Idle Speed........................................	86
Parking.............................................		53	Clutch...............................................	88
Catalytic Converter...........................		54	Drive Chain ......................................	90
SAFE OPERATION.............................		56	Brakes..............................................	98
Daily Safety Checks.........................		56	Brake Light Switches........................	102
Additional Considerations fo	High		Front Fork.........................................	104
Speed Operation ..........................		58	Rear Shock Absorbers.....................	105
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTFree		60	Wheels .............................................	107
Periodic Maintenance Chart.............		61	Battery..............................................	112
Air Cleaner .......................................	Download83 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.....			129
Engine Oil ........................................		70	Headlight Beam................................	117
Cooling System................................		75	Rear Turn Signal Light .....................	119
Spark Plugs......................................		80	Fuses ...............................................	119
Kawasaki Clean Air System.............		82	Cleaning Your Motorcycle ................	121
Valve Clearance...............................		83	STORAGE...........................................	126
Throttle Control System ...................		84	LOCATION OF LABELS.....................	130

8 SPECIFICATIONS

		SPECIFICATIONS
PERFORMANCE
Maximum Horsepower				53 kW (72 PS) @8 500 r/min (rpm)
Maximum Torque					.org
				66 N·m (6.7 kgf·m, 48.7 ft·lb)
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				@7 000 r/min (rpm)
Minimum Turning Radius				2.7 m (106.3 in.)
DIMENSIONS
Overall Length				2 105 mm (82.87 in.)
Overall Width				760 mm (29.92 in.)
Overall Height				1 210 mm (47.64 in.)
Wheelbase	www			1 410 mm (55.51 in.)
Road Clearance				145 mm (5.71 in.)
Dry Weight			(A)	178 kg (392 lb)
			(B)	182 kg (401 lb)
ENGINE
Type				DOHC, 4-valve, 2-cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid-cooled

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Displacement			649 cm3 (39.6 cu in.)
Bore x Stroke			83 x 60 mm (3.27 x 2.36 in.)
Compression Ratio			11.3 : 1
Starting System			Electric starter
Cylinder Numbering Method			Left to right, 1-2
Firing Order	Free		1-2
Carburetion System			Fi (Fuel Injection)
Lubrication System		DownloadForced lubrication (semi-dry sump)
Ignition System			Battery and coil (transistorized ignition)
Ignition Timing			10° BTDC @1 300 r/min (rpm)
(Electronically advanced)			35° BTDC @4 800 r/min (rpm)
Spark Plugs			NGK CR9EIA-9
Engine Oil	Type :		API SE, SF or SG
			API SH, SJ or SL with JASO MA
			SAE 10W-40
	Capacity : 2.4 L (2.5 US qt)
Coolant Capacity			1.2 L (1.3 US qt)

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TRANSMISSION
Transmission Type			6-speed, return shift
Clutch Type			Wet, multi disc		.org
Driving System			Chain drive
Primary Reduction Ratio			2.095 (88/42)
Final Reduction Ratio	5th	.ClassicCycles0.966 (28/29)
			3.067	(46/15)
Overall Drive Ratio			5.473	(Top gear)
Gear Ratio	1st		2.438	(39/16)
	2nd		1.714	(36/21)
	3rd		1.333	(32/24)
	4th		1.111 (30/27)
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FRAME
Castor			25°
Trail			106 mm (4.2 in.)
Tire Size:	Front		120/70ZR17 M/C (58 W) Tubeless

	Rear
Rim Size:	Front
	Rear

Fuel Tank Capacity

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Battery	Free

Headlight

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160/60ZR17 M/C (69 W) Tubeless 17 × 3.50 17 × 4.50

15.5 L (4.1 US gal)

12 V 10 Ah

12 V 55 W / 55 W (Hi/Lo)

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	12 V 5/21 W

(A): EX650A

(B): EX650B

Specifications subject to change without notice, n may not apply to every country.

12 LOCATION OF PARTS

LOCATION OF PARTS

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1.	Clutch Lever	www		5.	Right Handlebar Switches
2.	Left Handlebar Switches			6.	Front Brake Lever
3.	Meter Instruments			7.	Throttle Grip
4.	Brake Fluid Reservoir (Front)			8.	Ignition Switch/Steering Lock

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9.	Wheel	16.	Seat	22.	Brake Disc
10.	Turn Signal Light	17.	Tool Kit/Storage	23.	Brake Caliper
11.	Headlight	18.	Compartments	24.	Shift Pedal
12.	Spark Plugs		Helmet Holding Cable	25.	Side Stand
13.	Air Cleaner	19.	Tying Hooks	26.	Drive Chain
14.	Main Fuse	20.	Seat Lock
15.	Battery	21.	Front Fork

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27.	License Plate Light	www		Muffler	37.	Rebound Damping
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28.	Tail/Brake Light		33.	Rear Brake Light	38.	Force Adjuster
29.	Brake Fluid Reservoir		34.	Switch		Idle Adjusting Screw
30.	(Rear)			Rear Brake Pedal	39.	Coolant Reserve Tank
	Fuel Tank		35.	Oil Level Gauge
31.	Fuel Tank Cap		36.	Rear Shock Absorber

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Meter Instruments

A.Speedometer

B.Left Turn Signal Indicator

C.Tachometer Free

D.Red Zone

E.Right Turn Signal IndicatorLight

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F. High Beam Indicator Light
G. Neutral Indicator Light
H. Oil Pressure Warning Light
I. RESET Button
J. FI Indicator Light
K. ABS Indicator Light (model
with ABS)
L. Fuel Level Warning Light
M. MODE Button
N. Coolant Temperature
Warning Light
O. LCD Display (Clock, Trip
Meter A/B, Odometer)

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	Speedometer and Tachometer:	readings to check their operation. If the
	The speedometer shows the speed	speedometer and tachometer needles
	of the vehicle.	do not operate correctly, have them
	The tachometer shows the engine	inspected by an authorized Kawasaki
	speed in revolutions per minute (r/min,	dealer.
	rpm). On the right side of the tachome-
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	zone". Engine r/min (rpm) in the	Engin r/min (rpm) should not
	red zone is above maximum recom-	be allowed to enter the red zone;
	mended engine speed and is also	operation in the red zone will
	above the range for good performance.	overstress the engine and may
	When ignition key is turned to ON ,	cause serious engine damage.
	the speedometer and tachometer nee-
	dles momentarily point to their last
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	LCD (Clock, Odometer, Trip Meters):			NOTE
	The speedometer face contains the			For safe operation do not press the
	LCD (Liquid Crystal Display ). Pushing			MODE button while riding.
	the MODE button, shifts the display
	through the following four modes:			Clock -
	Clock, Odometer, Trip meter A/B.
				To adjust the hours and minutes:
	When the ignition key is turned to ON ,			Turn the ignition key to "ON".
	all the LCD segments are displayed for
	three seconds, then theFreeclock or me-			Push the "MODE" button to display
	ters, depending on the mode selected,			the clock.
				Push the "RESET" button for more
	will operate normally on the mode se-
	lected.			than two seconds. Both the hour and
				minute displays start flashing.
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A.Clock

B.Odometer

C.Trip Meter A

D.Trip Meter B

E.Push MODE Button

18 GENERAL INFORMATION				Push the "RESET" button. Both the
Push		the "RESET" button.	The
	hour	display only flashes.	Push	hour and minute displays start flash-
	the "MODE" button to advance the			ing again.
	hours.			Push the "MODE" button. The dis-
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				plays stop flashing and the clock
			.	starts working.
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				Pushing the MODE button momen-
	Push	the "RESET" button.	The	tarily advances the hour or minute
				step by step.	Pushing and hold-
hour display stops flashing and the				ing the button advance the hour or
	minute display starts flashing. Push			minute continuously.
	the "MODE" button to advance the			The clock works normally from the
	minutes.			back-up power	while the ignition
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				the clock resets to 1:00 and starts
				working again when the battery is
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	Odometer -				Trip Meter -
	The odometer shows the total dis-				The trip meters show the distance in
	tance the vehicle has been ridden. This				kilometers traveled since they were last
	meter cannot be reset.				reset to zero.
					TRIP A: 0.0	999.9
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					To reset the trip meter:
					Push the MODE button to display
					the trip meter A or B.
					Push the RESET button and hold it
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					in.
	The data is maintained even if the				After two seconds, the figure display
	battery is disconnected.				turns to 0.0, and then starts counting
					when the vehicle is operated. The
	When the figures come to 999999,
					meter counts until it is next reset.
	they are stopped and locked.
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	The data is maintained by the back
	-up power if the ignition key is turned
	off.
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	When the trip meter is reset while the
	vehicle is st pped, it starts counting
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	as soon a the vehicle starts moving.
	When th trip meter reaches 999.9
	(TRIP A) or 9999.9 (TRIP B) while
	running, the meters reset to 0.0 and
	ontinues counting.
	When the battery is disconnected,
	the meter display resets to 0.0.
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Warning/Indicator Lights:								NOTE
		: The fuel level warning light in				When pushing the MODE button
the tachometer goes on and FUEL						while FUEL is displayed, the dis-
flashes in the LCD when only 3.5 L						play can be shifted to odometer, trip
(0.9 US gal) of fuel remains. Refuel at						meter, or clock mode.
the earliest opportunity when the fuel					N: When the transmission is in neutral,
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level warning light goes on and FUEL					the neutral indicator light is lit.
flashes.
								: When the headlight is on high
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					beam, the high beam indicator light is
					lit.
							: When the turn signal switch is
					pushed to the left or right, the cor-
					responding turn signal indicator light
					flashes.

A.Fuel Level Warning Light

B.Flash

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				: The coolant temperature warning
	: The oil pressure warning light
goes on whenever the oil pressure is			light in the speedometer goes on when-
dangerously low or the ignition key is			ever the coolant temperature rises to
in the ON position with the engine not			115°C (239°F) when the motorcycle is
running, and goes off when the engine			in operation. This warns the operator
oil pressure is high enough. Refer to			that the coolant temperature is too high.
the Maintenance and Adjustment chap-				.org
			If the warning light goes on, stop the
ter for more detailed engine oil informa-			engine and check the coolant level in
tion.			the reserve tank after the engine cools
FI: The fuel injection (FI) indicator light			down.
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in the tachometer goes on when the ig-
nition key is turned to ON and goes off			Do not let the engine continue
soon after ensuring that its circuit func-			running when the warning light
tions properly. The indicator light also			flashes. Prolonged engine oper-
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in digital fuel injection system (DFI). If			ation will result in severe dam-
			age from overheating.
the indicator light comes on, have the
DFI system checked by an authorized			(For models equipped with ABS)
Kawasaki dealer,		www		: The ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sys-

	When the indicator light flashes, first	tem) indicator light in the tachometer
	turn the ignition key to OFF and then
		comes on when the ignition switch is
	back to ON .

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turned on and goes off shortly after the			Key
motorcycle starts moving.		If the ABS	This motorcycle has a combination
is normal, it stays off.	If	something	key, which is used for the ignition
is wrong with the ABS, the indicator			switch/steering lock, seat lock, and fuel
comes on and remains lit.		When the	tank cap.
indicator light is on, the ABS does not			Blank keys are available at your
function but if the ABS fails, the con-			Kawasaki dealers. Ask your dealer to
ventional brake system will still work			make any additional spare keys you
normally.	Free		may need, using your original key as a
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ABS, see the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) section in the How to Ride the Motorcycle chapter.

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	Ignition Switch/Steering Lock				OFF	Engine off.	All electrical
	This is a four-position, key-operated					circuits off.
	switch. The key can be removed from
					ON	Engine on.	All electrical
	the switch when it is in the OFF, LOCK,
						equipment can be used.
	or P (Park) position.
					LOCK	Stee ing locked. Engine off.
						All electrical circuits off.
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						Steering locked. Engine off.
					P(Park)	License plate, tail, and city
						lights on and turn signals can
						be used. All other electrical
						circuits cut off.
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	A. Ignition Switch/Steering Lock
					in the ON position. One headlight
	B. ON position	www			goes on when the starter button is
	C. OFF position
					released after starting the engine. To
	D. LOCK position
	E. P (Park) position				avoid battery discharge, always start

the engine immediately after turning the ignition key to ON .

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If you leave the P (Park) position on		Right Handlebar Switches
for a long time (one hour), the battery		Engine Stop Switch:
may become totally discharged.		In addition to the ignition switch,
		the engine stop switch must be in
		the		position for the motorcycle to
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		The engine stop switch is for emer-
		gency use. If some emergency re-
		quires stopping the engine, move the
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		engine stop switch to the

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NOTE				Starter Button:
Although the engine stop switch				The starter button operates the elec-
stops the engine, it does not turn off				tric starter when the transmission is in
all the electrical circuits. Ordinarily,				neutral.
the ignition switch should be used to				.org
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stop the engine.				tion of the "H w to Ride the Motorcycle"
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A. Engine Stop Switch

B. Starter Button

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Left Handlebar Switches									NOTE
Dimmer Switch:									When the headlight is on high beam,
High or low beam can be selected									both head lights are lit. When the
with the dimmer			switch.				When	the	headlight is on low beam, only one
headlight is on high beam (								), the	headlight is lit.
high beam indicator light is lit.
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Low beam.......(				)
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									A. Dimmer Switch

B. Turn Signal Switch

C. Horn Button

D. Passing Button

E. Hazard

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Turn Signal Switch:						hazard lights to warn other drivers of
When the turn signal switch is turned						your location.
to the left (			) or right (		), the	Push in the hazard switch with the
corresponding		turn signal flashes on				ignition switch in the ON or P (Park)
and off.							.org
						position. All the turn signals and turn
To stop flashing, push the switch in.						signal indicat r lights will flash on and
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Horn Button:						off.
When the horn button is pushed, the								CAUTION
horn sounds.						If you leave the switch on for a
Passing Button:						long time, the battery may be-
When the passing button is pushed,						come totally discharged. So be
the headlight high beam (passing						careful not to use the hazard
beam) comes on to signal the driver of						lights for more than 30 minutes.
the vehicle ahead that you are about to
pass him. The passing light shuts. off
as soon as the button is released.
Hazard Switch:
If an emergency requireswwwyou to park
on the highway shoulder, turn on the

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Brake/Clutch Lever Adjusters		The distance from the grip to the re-
There is an adjuster on both the		leased lever is minimum at Number 5
brake and clutch levers. Each adjuster		and maximum at Number 1.
has 5 positions so that the released
lever position can be adjusted to suit
the operator s hands. Push the lever
forward and turn the adjuster to align
the number with the arrow mark on the
lever holder.	Free
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		A. Adjuster

B. M rk

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	Fuel Tank Cap	NOTE
	To open the fuel tank cap, pull up the	Do not push on the key to close the
	key hole cover. Insert the ignition key	cap, or the cap cannot be locked.
	into the fuel tank cap and turn the key
	to the right.
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	To close the cap, push it down into
	place with the key inserted. The key
	can be removed by turning it to the left
	to the original position.
	NOTE
	The fuel tank cap cannot be closed
	without the key inserted, and the key
	cannot be removed unless the cap is
	locked properly.
		A. Key Hole Cover
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		C. Fuel Tank Cap

A. Tank Cap

B. Fuel Tank

C. Top Level

D. Filler Neck

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Fuel Tank

Avoid filling the tank in the rain or where heavy dust is blowing so that the fuel does not get contaminated.

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WARNING

Gasoline is extremely flammable and can be explosive under certain conditions. Turn the ignition key to OFF . Do not smoke. Make sure the area is well ventilated and free from any source of flame or sparks; this includes

any appliance with a pilot light. DownloadNever fill the tank so the fuel level rises into the filler neck. If

the tank is overfilled, heat may cause the fuel to expand and verflow through the vents in the tank cap.

After refueling, make sure the fuel tank cap is closed securely. If gasoline is spilled on the fuel tank, wipe it off immediately.

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Fuel Requirement:

Your Kawasaki engine is designed to use only unleaded gasoline.

(RON). Always use a gasoline with an octane rating equal to, or higher than, RON 91.

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	If knocking r pinging occurs, use
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this will destroy the catalytic	octane rating.
converter. (For further infor-
mation, refer to the Catalytic
Converter section in the How
to Ride the Motorcycle chap-
ter.)
Octane Rating
The octane rating of a gasoline is a
measure of its resistance to detona-
tion or "knocking." The term commonly
used to describe a gasoline s octane
rating is the Research OctanewwwNumber