Kawasaki KLE500 receives titanium and carbon fibre exhaust options from SC-Project
Not one, two, three, or four, but instead five exhaust systems can now be fitted to add a little more sound to your Kawasaki KLE500.
The new Kawasaki KLE500 is now available with an array of different exhaust options from SC-Project, all of which cost over £360.
You might like to read our 2026 Kawasaki KLE500 review.
The cheapest option is the Rally Raid titanium exhaust, which is priced at €426.23. At current exchange rates that converts to around £367, while the MX titanium exhaust is priced at €450.82 (roughly £388).
The MX system is also available with a carbon fibre silencer, both of which also meet Euro5+ standards and deliver the same power increase of 1.1 hp (1bhp) at 8,000rpm and 0.6 Ib-ft of torque at 5,000rpm.
The two MX options will also shed a total of 2.2 kg off the bike’s overall weight, while the Rally Raid system is nearly identical in terms of weight savings at 2.1 kg. In terms of power and torque gains, the Rally Raid system produces 1.1bhp more than the stock version, while torque is increased by 0.8 Ib-Ft at the same 5,000rpm.
The third and final exhaust system is the SC1-X, which like the MX range, has two silencers within it. They are again made from titanium and carbon fibre, and offer the same weight savings as the MX versions (2.2 kg).
Power and torque increases are also the same, meaning KLE500 owners will gain 1bhp at 8,000rpm and 0.6 Ib-ft of torque at 5,000rpm from either of these options, which cost around £400.
Kawasaki’s return to the off-road adventure segment was a long-time in the making, and was achieved through the release of the new KLE500 earlier this year, which is available in two model types.
Within those two types (standard and SE) are a further three accessory packs including the Standard Rally (£7,199), Standard Urban (£6,699) and Standard Adventure Tourer (£7,499). The Special Edition model gets an SE Urban (£7,299), SE Rally (£7,699) and SE Adventure Tourer (£7,699).
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