BMW F 900 R versus Kawasaki ER-6N

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW F 900 R

Naked
Kawasaki

Kawasaki ER-6N

Naked

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2019 bis 2024~
Built von 2006 bis 2016
RRP 9.400 €
RRP
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Pros:
  • Engine
  • Basic price
  • Comfort
Pros:
  • Agile
  • Engine sufficiently powerful
  • suitable for beginners
Cons:
  • Windbreak
  • Pillion comfort
Cons:
  • Windbreak

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.518 mm
Length :
2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat :
815 mm
Weight :
211 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.410 mm
Length :
2.110 mm
Seat :
805 mm
Weight :
206 (max: 382 ) kg

Engine

Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: Two-cylinder series 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 649 ccm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min
Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption:
4 l
Reach:
310 km
Maximum speed: 200 km/h
Performance: 72 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 64 NM bei 7.000 U/Min
Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption:
4 l
Reach:
372 km

Chassis

Frame type:
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel)
Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
Tubular space frame (steel)
Front suspension:
Telescopic fork (travel 125 mm)
Rear suspension:
Mono strut (travel 130 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 160/60 ZR 17

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper ( 265 mm)
Front brake
Double piston floating calipers ( 300 mm) Rear brake
Single-piston floating caliper ( 220 mm)

Ideal for a sporty short trip

If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.

You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!

The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.

Price / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: 8.800€
  • Years of construction: since 2020
  • Colours: red-silver, blue, black

Conclusion - what gets stuck

The Kawasaki ER-6N is a motorcycle that is above average often bought as the first bike ever, including many women. In short, they are doing nothing wrong. The Kawa does not present any problems (at least with the serial exhaust) and makes the acclimatization easy. If you just want to do a lap every now and then, if you can't or don't want to spend 20,000 euros on a motorcycle, if you're on the road without a technical frill - folks, this is your motorcycle. No one needs more. And you saved a lot of money, too.
Once to the trader and good is forever - life can be so simple.

Price / Availability / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Used (3 years old): 4,500€, without M/O limit from 1,500€
  • Years built: 2006-2016
  • Availability: very good
  • Colours: almost all colours available over the years of construction