Kawasaki KLE 500
Greetings
Almost everyone here is talking about KLRs.Biggest problem about that bike is that the European version of KLR has only 43 HP, quite narrow seat and small fuel tank (compared to US version), and that makes it less popular for traveling(than in USA  . Another alternative is KLE 500 (not sold in US) which has engine derived form GPZ 500 but of course it is detuned from 60 hp to 50 hp.
Its more of a street bike with enduro looks(that means that it isnt as good off road as KLR). Still if someone has KLE could he/she please share his or her opinion about the bike.
But there is something that I dont understand.GPZ has 60 hp and its average fuel consumption is 55 mpg. There are also three other kawa models which have same but detuned engines. KLE 500, ER-5 and EN 500.Fuel consumption on both ER 5 and EN 500 is around 55 mpg (similar to GPZs) but KLE has only 45 mpg. Anyone knows why is that so?
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