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Kawasaki KLE500

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6 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Kawasaki KLE500 on record.

Netherlands
1991–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1996–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

6 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/kawasaki/kle500/full

Registration history

1991: 45 vehicles 1992: 52 vehicles 1993: 72 vehicles 1994: 25 vehicles 1995: 24 vehicles 1996: 14 vehicles 1997: 12 vehicles 1998: 4 vehicles 1999: 19 vehicles 2000: 14 vehicles 2001: 17 vehicles 2002: 16 vehicles 2003: 17 vehicles 2004: 12 vehicles 2005: 51 vehicles 2006: 32 vehicles 2007: 18 vehicles 2008: 4 vehicles 2009: 2 vehicles 2026: 150 vehicles 150 1991 2026
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1996: 1 vehicle 2005: 24 vehicles 2006: 12 vehicles 2007: 3 vehicles 2008: 1 vehicle 2009: 2 vehicles 2010: 5 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2026: 30 vehicles 30 1996 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1991 45
1992 52
1993 72
1994 25
1995 24
1996 14
1997 12
1998 4
1999 19
2000 14
2001 17
2002 16
2003 17
2004 12
2005 51
2006 32
2007 18
2008 4
2009 2
2026 150
Finland
1996 1
2005 24
2006 12
2007 3
2008 1
2009 2
2010 5
2012 1
2014 2
2015 1
2026 30

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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  "id": "motorcycle/kawasaki/kle500",
  "name": "KLE500",
  "make": {
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    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
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    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
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  "years": null,
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}

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