Hi,

I have recently bought a KLE500 A2 as a winter project, it has had front end damage so i need to replace side and upper fairings, buy a new set of clocks, etc. This seems to be the best place to get advice about KLE's so i was wondering if somebody could help.

Firstly, how compatible are parts from different year models? I recall reading on here somebody said they saw "In the first photo you can see the right hand side panel is off of a B1 model." would this fit on normally or require modification at all?

Secondly, the few parts I have managed to find seem to always be just the right hand side fairing, is there any reason for this or just bad luck?

Thanks for any help you can offer

Hi,

You have 3 options:
1. Buy from a dealer
2. Buy second-hand parts over internet or other alternatives
3. Reconstruct it with fiber-glass

I have had an road accident and all front side was messed up and I choosed 3rd option and I reconstruct all front and side - after one full day of puzzle with other friends we managed to put them toghether and now looks like new.

As I know there are no major differences between versions of KLE. I have an KLE400A but is identic with KLE500A-A1 .... and now I want to change all plastics with those from 2005 model ... and it seems to get fit!



But you better look at original part and at new part to be sure it has same places for mounting. If you can't find a kawasaki dealer look at other kle's at biker's party, exhibitions etc

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I too have just bought a KLE500 as a winter project. Mine requires all panels plus headlamp fairing. I have managed to find a couple of right hand side panels but no left hand side ones. New panels are ~£200 each from Kawasaki, so they are out of the question [they would cost more than the bike did!].
The bike is 10 years old, so I am not after spending a fortune on it, but obviously want it to look ok. If anyone has a few spare panels lying around, or they know where there are some, please let me know!

This is my only bike and it's currently off the road

Did you try to find somebody that makes replicas? Here you can find people that makes you all fairings if they have an original and are at a good price too

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Not yet Kumuya, I might make the side panels myself [I have tracked some down in a couple of breakers, but they are asking ~£50 each for them]. I have managed to get the side fairing panels now and I think I might be close to tracking down a headlamp and front fairing, so all being well I could have it ready for getting back on the road this time next week...even though it will have all different coloured panels until I get around to respraying it!

Update on my '95 KLE500 project...

I have managed to get all of the panels now [except the right hand side panel that covers the main fuse]. The most expensive panel was the left hand side front fairing, £35, as noted ealier the left hand fairing panels are a lot harder to come by for some reason. The RHS one set me back about a tenner on ebay, oh and the biggest bargain was the LHS side panel, £6, from a guy in Austria...though with the postage it worked out at three times this! The one that made we weep was the headlamp...it came to just over a hundred quid for the lamp and cowl, although they were in very good condition and at least half the price quoted by Kawasaki for new ones. So bodywork done [minus a lick of paint].

Next was getting it running. I bought the bike from a guy who intended doing it up after it had been stolen/stripped/recovered. He had made a start putting some new bits on then got bored and sold it to me. One of bits that he had put on was a replacement ignition switch...and this was the main reason that it wouldn't start. There is a resistor in the original switch that needs to be transferred over to the new one. If not the plugs won't spark. Took me a few hours to find that one! It is quite a clever way of stopping someone smashing the lock off and shorting the ignition wires to start the bike.

Next was a new set of iridium plugs and an air filter clean, draining the tank and carbs and filling with fresh petrol [several people have told me that petrol goes off if left standing for a few months] And getting it MOT'd [passed first time!].

So this last week has been spent riding it at every possible opportunity! I have to say that I am very impressed with the bike. I never expected it to be as powerful as it is...having read all the usual 'good beginners bike' comments. The acceleration is far greater than it ought to be...reaching 80mph without much trouble...with a decent arm pulling urgency. I took it to 95mph and figure that there is a little bit more left if you can stand the wind trying to blow you off the back! I am still exploring the handling, though I suspect the bikes competency is greater than mine around the corners...but what I really love is the torque, its ability to potter around in almost any gear and pull from low revs. I just love the sound of it at low revs! I can't vouch for what mods have been done to the exhaust [it looks fairly standard] though it sounds quite loud, certainly in comparison to newer bikes. It sounds like a big single chugging away until you get over 5k revs then it starts to sound like a GPz. Lovely.

My next phase, now that it is running well, is to get it looking nicer. First to go has been all the bits that are not necessary for the riding that I am likely to do on it...the pillion footrests, bellypan, parcel shelf, disc covers etc. Each to their own I know, but to my eyes the bike looks better everytime I take something off it! Losing the parcel shelf [and fitting the indicators to the rear fairing] has had the biggest impact, the bike looks altogether more 'serious' now, the bike looks shorter and not quite as high...a little bit more 'in scale'. The swing arm looks the business now that it isn't half hid behind footpegs. I am toying with making small side covers that leave the frame exposed. Guess I just love the naked look! Of course all these bits can soon be put back on if required.

Sorry to go on a bit, but I am quite excited by this bike!

Can you help me with the ignition locker resistor? Im with a big problem ! I've buyed 2 cdi's 2 fuse boxes, 2 side motor cover (with the stator and pickup) i've checked all corrent cuts (side stand and clutch) and everything is with the good values! Can you help me ? where can i find a digram with the ignition locker sistem and his resistor ? thx!

Appreciate this is an old thread but does anyone know if the fairings are interchangeable between years? For example a 91 will fit an 07?