https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/kawasaki-kle650/ 2026-11-01T00:03:00-04:00 https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/7c45a97/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1280x853+0+0/resize/1280x853!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F9c%2F39be666c46aeb4d6318569e96b5e%2Fcq5dam-web-1280-1280.png The KLE650 comes as a middleweight tourer https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/82b7c4a/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1280x853+0+0/resize/1280x853!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2F28%2F0d06369f4c86aeb380957d3afc12%2Fcq5dam-web-1280-1280-3.png The KLE650 comes with the same engine as the Ninja 650 and Versys 650 https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/fc89108/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1280x853+0+0/resize/1280x853!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fb8%2Fa086a3c242e9b022552ddcad1326%2Fcq5dam-web-1280-1280-2.png The KLE650 rides on 21/17-inch wheels https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/06238dc/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1280x961+0+0/resize/1280x961!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F1c%2F300f485c4c70907a9a2cea04945c%2Fcq5dam-web-1280-1280-4.png It gets an electronic throttle and a specially tuned intake and exhaust system https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/036a4fd/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1280x853+0+0/resize/1280x853!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F55%2Ff0%2Fc23af7e648ecae629da6a31cc2b4%2Fcq5dam-web-1280-1280-1.png The Kawasaki Traction Control lets you adjust traction across two settings https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/e4a1b4c/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1280x961+0+0/resize/1280x961!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fb9%2F4dfb5f2d4f39b750b7457258368a%2Fcq5dam-web-1280-1280-copy.png The KLE650 is set to arrive at US dealerships around February 2027