Kawasaki reveal revised 2020 Ninja 650 - get the latest details and images here

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Kawasaki has given its po[CENSORED]r Ninja 650 a revamp for 2020. The capable middleweight has offered decent performance at a sensible price and now looks to add a bit of modernity to the mix with a high tech dash, Bluetooth connectivity and a styling revamp. The Ninja 650 replaced the old ER-6F in 2017 and immediately appealed to the cost-conscious with a competitive £6599 price tag. The new bike gets a 10.9cm full-colour TFT dash and new connectivity via a smart phone app, which can include GPS functionality. There are also new LED lights front and back and Dunlop Sportmax Roadsport 2 tyres as standard. The bike also gets sharper styling to make it much more in-keeping with the firm’s sporty ZX-6R and Ninja 400 models. The pillion seat has also been redesigned to make it more comfortable. The parallel twin motor, producing 67bhp and 49ftlb, remains the same as does the trellis steel chassis. It will also come in three new colourschemes; green and black, black, white and black. Although no prices have yet to be announced, Kawasaki will be keen to keep this machine competitively priced and it should weigh in at around the £6500 mark. A Performance and Tourer version are also expected to follow to mirror the current offering. The Performance version should get an Akrapovic exhaust, pillion seat cowl and a smoked screen, while the Tourer gets soft panniers and a taller screen. The Performance version is expected to cost an extra £1000 while the Tourer model could be an extra £600-£700.

Kawasaki Ninja 650 highlights Light show Better LED lights front and back should make things brighter Sporty styling The 2020 Ninja 650 has remodelled fairing, side panels and seat unit to fit better with other models in Kawasaki’s range Top clock An updated TFT dash has loads more info that then old bike’s readout including gear position indicator, shift lamp and economical riding indicator Get a grip Dunlop Sportmax Roadsport 2 tyres are a significant upgrade on the current bike’s Sportmax D214s, which add to the bike’s sporty intentions Sitting pretty There’s a better pillion seat on the new bike, with more padding to make hanging on a little more bearable