Kawasaki ER-6f ABS 2013 Owner's manual

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ER-6f ER-6f ABS

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FOREWORD

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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofanewKawasakimotorcycle.YournewmotorcycleistheproductofKawasaki sadvancedengineering,exhaustivetesting, andcontinuousstrivingforsuperiorreliability,safetyandperformance.

PleasereadthisOwner sManualcarefullybeforeriding sothatyouwillbe thoroughlyfamiliarwiththeproperoperationofyourmotorcycle scontrols,itsfeatures,capabilities,andlimitations.Thismanualoffersmanysaferidingtips,butits purposeisnottoprovideinstructioninallthetechniquesandskillsrequiredtoride amotorcyclesafely.Kawasakistronglyrecommendsthatalloperatorsofthisvehicleenrollinamotorcycleridertrainingprogramtoattainawarenessofthemental andphysicalrequirementsnecessaryforsafemotorcycleoperation.

Toensurealong,trouble-freelifeforyourmotorcycle,giveitthepropercareand maintenancedescribedinthismanual.ForthosewhowouldlikemoredetailedinformationontheirKawasakiMotorcycle,aServiceManualisavailableforpurchase fromanyauthorizedKawasakimotorcycledealer.TheServiceManualcontainsdetaileddisassemblyandmaintenanceinformation.Thosewhoplantodotheirown workshould,ofcourse,becompetentmechanicsandpossessthespecialtools describedintheServiceManual.

KeepthisOwner sManualaboardyourmotorcycleatalltimessothatyoucan refertoitwheneveryouneedinformation.

SPECIFICATIONS

PERFORMANCE

MaximumHorsepower 53kW(72PS)@8500r/min(rpm)

MaximumTorque

MinimumTurningRadius 2.7m(106.3in.)

DIMENSIO

OverallLength 2105mm(82.87in.)

Overall

OverallHeight 1210mm(47.64in.)

Wheelbase

RoadClearance 145mm(5.71in.)

DryWeight

ENGINE

Type

Width

66N·m(6.7kgf·m,48.7ft·lb)

@7000r/min(rpm)

760mm(2

1410mm(

(A)178kg(

(B)182kg(401lb)

DOHC,4-valve,2-cylinder,4-stroke,liquid-cooled

392lb)

9.92in.)

55.51in.)

Displacement649cm3(39.6cuin.)

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BorexStroke83x60mm(3.27x2.36in.)

CompressionRatio11.3:1

StartingSystemElectricstarter

CylinderNumberingMethodLefttoright,1-2

FiringOrder1-2

CarburetionSystemFi(FuelInjection)

IgnitionSystemBatteryandcoil(transistorizedignition)

IgnitionTiming10°BTDC@1300r/min(rpm)

(Electronicallyadvanced)35°BTDC@4800r/min(rpm)

SparkPlugsNGKCR9EIA-9

LubricationSystemForcedlubrication(semi-drysump)

EngineOilType:APISE,SForSG

CoolantCapacity1.2L(1.3USqt)

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APISH,SJorSLwithJASOMA

SAE10W-40

Capacity:2.4L(2.5USqt)

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TRANSMISSION

TransmissionType6-speed,returnshift

ClutchTypeWet,multidisc

DrivingSystemChaindrive

PrimaryReductionRatio2.095(88/42)

FinalReductionRatio3.067(46/15)

OverallDriveRatio5.473(Topgear)

GearRatio1st2.438(39/16)

2nd1.714(36/21)

3rd1.333(32/24)

4th1.111(30/27)

5th0.966(28/29)

6th0.852(23/27)

FRAME

Castor25°

Trail106mm(4.2in.)

TireSize:Front120/70ZR17M/C(58W)Tubeless

RimSize:Front17×3.50

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FuelTankCapacity15.5L(4.1USgal)

ELECTRICALEQUIPMENT

Battery12V10Ah

Headlight12V55W/55W(Hi/Lo)

Tail/BrakeLight12V5/21W

(A):EX650A (B):EX650B

Specificationssubjecttochangewithoutnotice,andmaynotapplytoeverycountry.

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Rear160/60ZR17M/C(69W)Tubeless

Rear17×4.50

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LOCATIONOFPARTS

1.ClutchLever

2.LeftHandlebarSwitches

3.MeterInstruments

4.BrakeFluidReservoir(Front)

5.RightHandlebarSwitches

6.FrontBrakeLever

7.ThrottleGrip

8.IgnitionSwitch/SteeringLock

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9.Wheel

10.TurnSignalLight

11.Headlight

12.SparkPlugs

13.AirCleaner

14.MainFuse

15.Battery

16.Seat

17.ToolKit/Storage Compartments

18.HelmetHoldingCable

19.TyingHooks

20.SeatLock

21.FrontFork

22.BrakeDisc

23.BrakeCaliper

24.ShiftPedal

25.SideStand

26.DriveChain

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27.LicensePlateLight

28.Tail/BrakeLight

29.BrakeFluidReservoir (Rear)

30.FuelTank

31.FuelTankCap

32.Muffler

33.RearBrakeLight Switch

34.RearBrakePedal

35.OilLevelGauge

36.RearShockAbsorber

37.ReboundDamping ForceAdjuster

38.IdleAdjustingScrew

39.CoolantReserveTank

MeterInstruments

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A.Speedometer B.LeftTurnSignalIndicator

Light C.Tachometer D.RedZone E.RightTurnSignalIndicator

Light F.HighBeamIndicatorLight G.NeutralIndicatorLight H.OilPressureWarningLight I.RESETButton J.FIIndicatorLight K.ABSIndicatorLight(model

withABS) L.FuelLevelWarningLight M.MODEButton N.CoolantTemperature

WarningLight O.LCDDisplay(Clock,Trip

MeterA/B,Odometer)

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SpeedometerandTachometer:

Thespeedometershowsthespeed

ofthevehicle.

Thetachometershowstheengine speedinrevolutionsperminute(r/min, rpm).Ontherightsideofthetachometerfaceisaportioncalledthe"red zone".Enginer/min(rpm)inthe redzoneisabovemaximumrecommendedenginespeedandisalso abovetherangeforgoodperformance.

Whenignitionkeyisturnedto ON!, thespeedometerandtachometerneedlesmomentarilypointtotheirlast

readingstochecktheiroperation.Ifthe speedometerandtachometerneedles donotoperatecorrectly,havethem inspectedbyanauthorizedKawasaki dealer.

Enginer/min(rpm)shouldnot beallowedtoentertheredzone; operationintheredzonewill overstresstheengineandmay causeseriousenginedamage.

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LCD(Clock,Odometer,TripMeters):

Thespeedometerfacecontainsthe LCD(LiquidCrystalDisplay).Pushing theMODEbutton,shiftsthedisplay throughthefollowingfourmodes: Clock,Odometer,TripmeterA/B. Whentheignitionkeyisturnedto ON!, alltheLCDsegmentsaredisplayedfor threeseconds,thentheclockormeters,dependingonthemodeselected, willoperatenormallyonthemodeselected.

A.Clock B.Odometer C.TripMeterA D.TripMeterB E.PushMODEButton

NOTE

Forsafeoperationdonotpressthe MODEbuttonwhileriding.

Clock-

Toadjustthehoursandminutes:

Turntheignitionkeyto"ON".

Pushthe"MODE"buttontodisplay

theclock. Pushthe"RESET"buttonformore

thantwoseconds.Boththehourand minutedisplaysstartflashing.

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Pushthe"RESET"button.The

hourdisplayonlyflashes.Push the"MODE"buttontoadvancethe hours.

Pushthe"RESET"button.The

hourdisplaystopsflashingandthe minutedisplaystartsflashing.Push the"MODE"buttontoadvancethe minutes.

Pushthe"RESET"button.Boththe

hourandminutedisplaysstartflashingagain. Pushthe"MODE"button.Thedis-

playsstopflashingandtheclock startsworking.

Pushingthe MODE! buttonmomentarilyadvancesthehourorminute stepbystep.Pushingandholdingthebuttonadvancethehouror minutecontinuously. Theclockworksnormallyfromthe back-uppowerwhiletheignition switchisturnedoff. Whenthebatteryisdisconnected, theclockresetsto1:00andstarts workingagainwhenthebatteryis connected.

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Odometer-

Theodometershowsthetotaldistancethevehiclehasbeenridden.This metercannotbereset.

NOTE

Thedataismaintainedevenifthe batteryisdisconnected. Whenthefigurescometo999999, theyarestoppedandlocked.

TripMeter-

Thetripmetersshowthedistancein kilometerstraveledsincetheywerelast resettozero.

TRIPA:0.0 999.9

TRIPB:0.0 9999.9

Toresetthetripmeter:

Pushthe MODE! buttontodisplay

thetripmeterAorB. Pushthe RESET! buttonandholdit

in. Aftertwoseconds,thefiguredisplay

turnsto0.0,andthenstartscounting whenthevehicleisoperated.The metercountsuntilitisnextreset.

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Thedataismaintainedbytheback

-uppoweriftheignitionkeyisturned off. Whenthetripmeterisresetwhilethe vehicleisstopped,itstartscounting assoonasthevehiclestartsmoving. Whenthetripmeterreaches999.9 (TRIPA)or9999.9(TRIPB)while running,themetersresetto0.0and continuescounting. Whenthebatteryisdisconnected, themeterdisplayresetsto0.0.

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Warning/IndicatorLights:

:Thefuellevelwarninglightin thetachometergoesonand FUEL! flashesintheLCDwhenonly3.5L (0.9USgal)offuelremains.Refuelat theearliestopportunitywhenthefuel levelwarninglightgoesonand FUEL! flashes.

A.FuelLevelWarningLight B.Flash

NOTE

WhenpushingtheMODEbutton while FUEL! isdisplayed,thedisplaycanbeshiftedtoodometer,trip meter,orclockmode.

N:Whenthetransmissionisinneutral, theneutralindicatorlightislit.

:Whentheheadlightisonhigh beam,thehighbeamindicatorlightis lit.

:Whentheturnsignalswitchis pushedtotheleftorright,thecorrespondingturnsignalindicatorlight flashes.

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:Theoilpressurewarninglight goesonwhenevertheoilpressureis dangerouslylowortheignitionkeyis intheONpositionwiththeenginenot running,andgoesoffwhentheengine oilpressureishighenough.Referto theMaintenanceandAdjustmentchapterformoredetailedengineoilinformation.

FI: Thefuelinjection(FI)indicatorlight inthetachometergoesonwhentheignitionkeyisturnedto ON! andgoesoff soonafterensuringthatitscircuitfunctionsproperly.Theindicatorlightalso goesonwheneverthetroublesoccur indigitalfuelinjectionsystem(DFI).If theindicatorlightcomeson,havethe DFIsystemcheckedbyanauthorized Kawasakidealer, Whentheindicatorlightflashes,first turntheignitionkeyto OFF! andthen backto ON!.

:Thecoolanttemperaturewarning lightinthespeedometergoesonwheneverthecoolanttemperaturerisesto 115°C(239°F)whenthemotorcycleis inoperation.Thiswarnstheoperator thatthecoolanttemperatureistoohigh. Ifthewarninglightgoeson,stopthe engineandcheckthecoolantlevelin thereservetankaftertheenginecools down.

Donotlettheenginecontinue runningwhenthewarninglight flashes.Prolongedengineoperationwillresultinseveredamagefromoverheating.

(FormodelsequippedwithABS)

tem)indicatorlightinthetachometer comesonwhentheignitionswitchis

CAUTION

:TheABS(Anti-lockBrakeSys-

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turnedonandgoesoffshortlyafterthe motorcyclestartsmoving.IftheABS isnormal,itstaysoff.Ifsomething iswrongwiththeABS,theindicator comesonandremainslit.Whenthe indicatorlightison,theABSdoesnot functionbutiftheABSfails,theconventionalbrakesystemwillstillwork normally.

Formoredetailedinformationabout ABS,seetheAnti-lockBrakeSystem (ABS)sectionintheHowtoRidethe Motorcyclechapter.

Key

Thismotorcyclehasacombination key,whichisusedfortheignition switch/steeringlock,seatlock,andfuel tankcap.

Blankkeysareavailableatyour Kawasakidealers.Askyourdealerto makeanyadditionalsparekeysyou mayneed,usingyouroriginalkeyasa master.

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IgnitionSwitch/SteeringLock

Thisisafour-position,key-operated

OFF

switch.Thekeycanberemovedfrom theswitchwhenitisintheOFF,LOCK,

orP(Park)position.

LOCK

P(Park)

Thecity,tailandlicenseplatelights

A.IgnitionSwitch/SteeringLock B.ONposition C.OFFposition D.LOCKposition E.P(Park)position

areonwhenevertheignitionkeyis intheONposition.Oneheadlight goesonwhenthestarterbuttonis releasedafterstartingtheengine.To avoidbatterydischarge,alwaysstart theengineimmediatelyafterturning theignitionkeyto ON!.

Engineoff.Allelectrical circuitsoff.

Engineon.Allelectrical equipmentcanbeused.

Steeringlocked.Engineoff. Allelectricalcircuitsoff.

Steering Licenseplate,tail,andcity lightsonandturnsignalscan beused.A circuitscutoff.

locked.Engineoff.

llotherelectrical

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IfyouleavetheP(Park)positionon foralongtime(onehour),thebattery maybecometotallydischarged.

RightHandlebarSwitches

EngineStopSwitch:

Inadditiontotheignitionswitch, theenginestopswitchmustbein

the positionforthemotorcycleto operate.

Theenginestopswitchisforemergencyuse.Ifsomeemergencyrequiresstoppingtheengine,movethe

enginestopswitchtothe position.

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NOTE

Althoughtheenginestopswitch stopstheengine,itdoesnotturnoff alltheelectricalcircuits.Ordinarily, theignitionswitchshouldbeusedto stoptheengine.

A.EngineStopSwitch B.StarterButton

StarterButton:

Thestarterbuttonoperatestheelectricstarterwhenthetransmissionisin neutral.

RefertotheStartingtheEnginesectionofthe"HowtoRidetheMotorcycle" chapterforstartinginstructions.

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LeftHandlebarSwitches

DimmerSwitch:

Highorlowbeamcanbeselected withthedimmerswitch.Whenthe headlightisonhighbeam( ),the highbeamindicatorlightislit.

Highbeam.......( )

Lowbeam.......( )

NOTE

Whentheheadlightisonhighbeam, bothheadlightsarelit.Whenthe headlightisonlowbeam,onlyone headlightislit.

A.DimmerSwitch B.TurnSignalSwitch C.HornButton D.PassingButton E.Hazard

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TurnSignalSwitch:

Whentheturnsignalswitchisturned

totheleft( )orright( ),the correspondingturnsignalflasheson andoff.

Tostopflashing,pushtheswitchin.

HornButton:

Whenthehornbuttonispushed,the

hornsounds.

PassingButton:

Whenthepassingbuttonispushed, theheadlighthighbeam(passing beam)comesontosignalthedriverof thevehicleaheadthatyouareaboutto passhim.Thepassinglightshutsoff assoonasthebuttonisreleased.

HazardSwitch:

Ifanemergencyrequiresyoutopark onthehighwayshoulder,turnonthe

hazardlightstowarnotherdriversof yourlocation.

Pushinthehazardswitchwiththe ignitionswitchintheONorP(Park) position.Alltheturnsignalsandturn signalindicatorlightswillflashonand off.

Ifyouleavetheswitchonfora

longtime,thebatterymaybe-

cometotallydischarged.Sobe

carefulnottousethehazard

lightsformorethan30minutes.

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Brake/ClutchLeverAdjusters

Thereisanadjusteronboththe brakeandclutchlevers.Eachadjuster has5positionssothatthereleased leverpositioncanbeadjustedtosuit theoperator#shands.Pushthelever forwardandturntheadjustertoalign thenumberwiththearrowmarkonthe leverholder.

ThedistancefromthegriptothereleasedleverisminimumatNumber5 andmaximumatNumber1.

A.Adjuster B.Mark

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FuelTankCap

Toopenthefueltankcap,pullupthe keyholecover.Inserttheignitionkey intothefueltankcapandturnthekey totheright.

Toclosethecap,pushitdowninto placewiththekeyinserted.Thekey canberemovedbyturningittotheleft totheoriginalposition.

Donotpushonthekeytoclosethe cap,orthecapcannotbelocked.

NOTE

Thefueltankcapcannotbeclosed withoutthekeyinserted,andthekey cannotberemovedunlessthecapis lockedproperly.

A.KeyHoleCover B.IgnitionKey C.FuelTankCap

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FuelTank

Avoidfillingthetankintherainor whereheavydustisblowingsothatthe fueldoesnotgetcontaminated.

A.TankCap B.FuelTank C.TopLevel D.FillerNeck

WARNING

Gasolineisextremelyflammable andcanbeexplosiveundercertainconditions.Turntheignitionkeyto OFF!.Donotsmoke. Makesuretheareaiswellventilatedandfreefromanysource offlameorsparks;thisincludes anyappliancewithapilotlight. Neverfillthetanksothefuel levelrisesintothefillerneck.If thetankisoverfilled,heatmay causethefueltoexpandand overflowthroughtheventsin thetankcap. Afterrefueling,makesurethe fueltankcapisclosedsecurely. Ifgasolineisspilledonthefuel tank,wipeitoffimmediately.

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FuelRequirement:

YourKawasakiengineisdesignedto

useonlyunleadedgasoline.

(RON).Alwaysuseagasolinewithan octaneratingequalto,orhigherthan, RON91.

CAUTION

Donotuseleadedgasoline,as thiswilldestroythecatalytic converter.(Forfurtherinformation,refertothe Catalytic Converter! sectioninthe How toRidetheMotorcycle! chapter.)

OctaneRating

Theoctaneratingofagasolineisa measureofitsresistancetodetonationor"knocking."Thetermcommonly usedtodescribeagasoline#soctane ratingistheResearchOctaneNumber

If knocking! or pinging! occurs,use adifferentbrandofgasolineorhigher octanerating.

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