2006 Kawasaki Kl650a problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension:rear (1) · Power Train (1) · Engine And Engine Cooling (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2009-08-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 3,318 mi“2006 kawasaki klr 650 balancer tensioner spring failure. symptoms loud engine noise and poor engine operation. the failure was caught in time before catastrophic engine failure could take place. i purchased a balancer lever upgrade kit from eagle manufacturing of california. the cost of this kit was approximately $140.00. i also purchased a …”
2008-10-27 · Suspension:rear · 9,540 mi“preload adjuster broke on 2006 klr 650 second time i attempted to adjust it with less that 10k miles on it. *tr…”
2008-04-15 · Power Train · 19,000 mi“2006 klr 650 kawasaki motorcycle broken balancer chain lever even though adjusted regularly by kawasaki dealer. metal fragments in the engine causing potential damage. incurred significant repair costs to replace the defective part and repair with after market replacement as the kawasaki part is defective. this defect could have resulted in a se…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.