Honda CB500F vs Kawasaki KLX 450R

Fuel	Petrol	Petrol
Engine Displacement	471.00 cc	449.00 cc
Engine	Liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, DOHC, 180 crank, parallel-twin motor.	Single Cylinder, Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke Single
Engine Starting	Electric Push Start	Electric start and Kick Start
Engine Lubrication	--	Forced lubrication, semi‑dry sump
Clutch	Wet Multiplate	--
Fuel System	PGM-FI With 34mm Throttle Bodies	Carburettor: Keihin FCR-MX40
Ignition	Computer controlled digital transistorized with electronic advance	Digital AC-CDI
Cooling System	Liquid Cooled	Liquid Cooled
Maximum Power	46.93 bhp @ 8500 rpm	--
Maximum Torque	43 Nm @ 7000 rpm	--
Transmission	6-Speed Manual	5-Speed
Gear Shift Pattern	1-N-2-3-4-5-6	--
Battery	12V 8.6Ah	--
Frame	Steel Diamond Type Frame	Perimeter, aluminium

Front	120/70R 17	80/100-21M/C 51P
Rear	160/60R 17	120/90-18M/C 65P
Wheel / RIM	--	Spoke

Front	Twin-piston caliper with single 320mm wave disc	Single semi-floating 250 mm petal disc with dual piston caliper
Rear	Single-caliper 240mm wave disc	Single 240 mm petal disc with Single-piston Caliper

Front	41 mm fork , 4.8 inches travel	48 mm inverted AOS type telescopic fork with 22-way compression and 18-way rebound damping
Rear	Pro-Link single shock with nine-position spring preload adjustability; 4.1 inches travel	Uni-Trak with 22-way low-speed, 2 turns or more high speed compression damping, 22 way rebound damping and adjustable spring preload

Colors

Millennium Red, Lemon Ice Yellow, Candy Energy Orange and Matt Gunpowder Black Metallic

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Length	--	2175 mm
Width	--	820 mm
Height	--	1250 mm
Weight	191 kg	126 kg
Wheelbase	1410 mm	1480 mm
Ground Clearance	--	315 mm
Fuel Tank Capacity	16.7 litres	8 litres

About	Honda launched CB 500F globally in the November 2012. This model was based on the Honda CB 500 Read More	--
Features	Aggressive styling.	--

Pros	Cost effective. Less maintenance cost.	--
Cons	--	--