// Generation · 2012 — 2016

SECOND GENERATION — PERIMETER FRAME

Complete structural overhaul. New high-tensile steel double-tube perimeter frame — a direct answer to gen1 frame cracks. Completely redesigned look, airier riding position. Final evolution before the switch to the Z650 in 2017.

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Buyer score / 100
5
Vintages
8
Changes
3
Overhauls
1
Updates
4
Minor
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FRAME
2 changes
2012
New high-tensile steel double-tube perimeter frame — definitively addresses gen1 weld crack issues
Radically different architecture from original trellis — swingarm also double-tube
Major
2012
Fuel tank raised 20mm — waist 50mm slimmer to bring feet closer to ground — redesigned dual seat
Major
A
AESTHETICS
4 changes
2012
Completely redesigned bodywork — new instrument cluster, new front fairing, new under-belly exhaust
Major
2014
New colour options
Minor
2015
New colour options — no mechanical changes
Minor
2016
Final model year — new colours, reduced catalogue price (€5,999 non-ABS / €6,499 ABS)
Minor
S
SAFETY
2 changes
2013
Official Kawasaki A2 kit — 35kW (47hp) restriction via authorised dealer
Restriction via throttle butterfly limiter + ECU map change — ~€18 part + labour — reversible
Medium
2014
ER-6n ABS version strengthened in catalogue — non-ABS version retained
Minor