ER500 Special? Is there such a thing?!?

[SonofABiker]

Fellow Bikers!

Finally, i managed to get a decent (ish) bike for 750, very fine bike indeed, an Er500 Special, as it was, from Ebay.

HOWEVER... upon checking on insurance/internet etc etc...no such thing!

What on earth is going on? Is it real? Is it fake?

Please, if possible, shed some light for me. Its a fantastic runner, and it looks completely fine, but im a bit worried...

Thanks!!
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[superstacker]

Nice bike, small turning circle.

Ive ridden one, quite liked it really!

Got any sane quotes yet?

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

A quick google'ing reveals that such bike does exist. I cant actually find any info on how it differs to a standard ER5 though.

If there are any differences, bar a little sticker then I'd expect them to be nothing more than purely cosmetic.

It will just be insured as a Kawasaki ER5.

Edit: Alot of the sites come up in Dutch so you may have a Dutch/European import. Go down to your local Kawasaki dealer and asm them. Or phone up Kawasaki UK if you want to know specific info.
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[0ddball]

Have you got the ebay link?
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[superstacker]

here is the link guys (im his brother who bought it back from Ramsgate!) Heres the bike as well.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/essexbikers/paulsbike.jpg

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4585409718&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

[Josh|RD125LC]

Fazer front fairing is that?
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[White Noise]

its 'special' as it has a different semi fairing
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[Vincey B]

Just to latch on to the ER5 thread...

Attached is a pic of my new one, I was wondering where I can get a fairing like the one in the pic above, and any idea how much it would cost?

Have been on the motorway a few times and the noise and wind is really overpowering.

[Gazdaman]

Hey fellow essex bikers.

Yeah, just insure it as an ER-5. Looks like someone's bodged on a CB500 fairing or similar.

Although I'm sure the ER-5 didn't have twin leading disks?! I notice something new about that bike everytime I look at it.

May be worth declaring the mods to the insurer, as I'm sure they could wriggle out of a claim if you claim that's an ER-5.

Depends how likely you think you are to crash. (Knowing your previous record )

Gaz

[superstacker]

hey gaz, its sonofabikers not mine!

Im not sure where the front fairing came from, the whole front end is from a different bike, but cant be a bad thing to have better front disks?

My bike is doing much better thanks to three cans of black spraypaint

[mistergixer]

A 'special' is simply a generic term applied to a modified/customized bike. Years ago, before the japs discovered how to make a bike go around corners, people used to put jap running gear into brit chassis - the results were called 'Specials', never heard of a Spondon Special?
In terms of insurance, not declaring the modifications may result in your insurance not paying out if they discover it post-accident etc.
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[McJamweasel]

Thats a Yamaha fazer fairing bolted onto it.
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[dimitrov_t]

I nave an ER-5 bike,but never heard about ER-5 special

[beatnck]

i cant see the pics!
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[Gazdaman]

That's because the thread is 2 years old

Gaz

[beatnck]

bloody hell dimitrov_t!
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[dimitrov_t]

what do you think about fairings on my ER-5.I've made them by myself

[Dan 4RR]

[dimitrov_t]

https://www.picvalley.net/u/13/12529_246.JPG

[dimitrov_t]

here it is one from behind

[beatnck]

need a front pic really mate
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