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1992 Kawasaki KL650A6

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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What owners actually said

1 reports
15,500 miles · May 18, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling

DURING A NEAR ACCIDENT, I ACCELERATED ON MY MOTORCYCLE IN A LOW GEAR, THERE WAS NO LOUD NOISE, BUT THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VERY SUDDENLY. IT CONTINUED TO VIBRATE, AND THE SENSATION BECAME MORE DISTINCT DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME, AND HAD TO RIDE THE BIKE BACK HOME B…

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DURING A NEAR ACCIDENT, I ACCELERATED ON MY MOTORCYCLE IN A LOW GEAR, THERE WAS NO LOUD NOISE, BUT THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VERY SUDDENLY. IT CONTINUED TO VIBRATE, AND THE SENSATION BECAME MORE DISTINCT DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME, AND HAD TO RIDE THE BIKE BACK HOME BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE BALANCE CAM TENSIONER SPRING HAD FAILED, AND METAL SHAVINGS COATED THE INSIDE OF THE MOTOR. HAD I CONTINUED TO RIDE IT, THE METAL SHAVINGS MAY HAVE GOTTEN IN THE OIL PUMP AND RUINED THE ENGINE, OR HAD THE CAM CHAIN SEIZED, THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE SEIZED AND AN ACCIDENT MAY HAVE RESULTED. AFTER RESEARCH, A NON-OEM PART WAS REPLACED DUE TO MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PART FAILING. THE AFTERMARKET TENSIONER AND SPRING ARE FAR LARGER AND STRONGER THAN THE OEM PART. *TR

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Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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