Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Deluxe (2009-) vs Kawasaki Z 1000ST (1979) vs Suzuki Boulevard M 90 (2011-12) vs Yamaha XT 600E (2003) vs BMW R 80RT (1982-83) vs Beta RR 125 Enduro (2007-08) vs Kawasaki ZX-6R (2012) vs Bajaj Chetak 150 (2005-09)

Comparison technical specifications

Add bike	Remove bike	Remove bike	Remove bike	Remove bike	Remove bike	Remove bike	Remove bike	Remove bike
Make:	Royal Enfield	Kawasaki	Suzuki	Yamaha	BMW	Beta	Kawasaki	Bajaj
Model:	Bullet 500 Deluxe	Z 1000ST	Boulevard M 90	XT 600E	R 80RT	RR 125 Enduro	ZX-6R	Chetak 150
Years:	2009-	1979	2011-12	2003	1982-83	2007-08	2012	2005-09
Engine:	Four Stroke, single Cylinder, OHV	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 2 Valve per cylinder	Four stroke, 54° V-Twin, SOHC, 4 valve per cylinder	Four stroke, single cylinder, SOHC, 4 valve	Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, pushrod operated 2 valves per cylinder.	Air cooled, four stroke, single cylinder,	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder	Two stroke single cylinder
Capacity:	499 cc / 30.4 cu-in	1015 cc / 61.9 cu-in	1462 cc / 89.2 cu. in	595 cc / 36.3 cu-in	797.5 cc / 48.7 cu in.	123 cc / 7.5 cu in	599 cc / 36.6 cub in	145.5 cc / 8.9 cu in
Cooling System:	Air Cooled	Air cooled	Liquid cooled	Air/oil cooled	Air cooled	Air cooled	Liquid cooled,	Air cooled
Ignition:	Electronic Ignition	Battery powered capacitor	Electronic	T.C.I.	Battery ignition	Moryama 5HH	TCBI with digital advance	Electronic
Starting:	Kick	Electric	Electric	Electric	Electric	Electric & kick	Electric	Electric
Transmission:	5 Speed (left foot gear shift)	5 Speed	5 Speed	5 Speed	5 Speed	5 Speed	6 Speed	Automatic
Final Drive:	Chain	Shaft	Shaft	Chain	Shaft	Chain	Sealed Chain	Belt
Front Suspension:	Telescopic, Hydraulic Damping, Stroke 130 mm wheel travel	Oil telescopic forks	Inverted telescopic forks, oil damped.	41mm Telescopic forks, oil damped	Telescopic hydraulic forks.	Hydraulic forks, 41mm Ø	41 mm inverted Showa Big Piston Front fork with top-out springs, stepless compression and rebound damping, fully-adjustable spring preload,	Variable rate coil spring and double acting shock absorber
Rear Suspension:	Swing Arm With Gas Shock Absorbers, Stroke 80 mm wheel travel	Swinging arm oil damper 5-way spring preload	Link type, coil spring, oil damped adjustable spring preload,	Monocross with preload adjustment,	Long swinging arm with adjustable strut.	Single shock adjustable spring preload	Bottom-Link Uni-Trak® with gas-charged shock, top-out spring and pillow ball upper mount, dual-range (high/low-speed) stepless compression damping, 25-way adjustable rebound damping, fully-adjustable spring preload	Variable rate coil spring and double acting shock absorber
Front Brakes:	Drum 7 in	2x 240mm discs 1 piston caliper	2 x 290mm discs, 3 piston calipers	Single 267mm discs 2 piston caliper	2 x ∅260mm discs, 1 piston caliper	Single 260 mm Ø disc	2 x 300mm discs, 4 piston calipers	Drum, 130 mm
Rear Brakes:	Drum 7 in	Single 250mm disc 2 piston caliper	Single 274mm disc, 2 piston caliper	Single 220mm disc single piston caliper	Single ∅200mm drum	Single 220 mm Ø disc	Single 220mm disc, 1 piston caliper	Drum, 130 mm
Seat Height:	800 mm / 31.5 in	813 mm / 32 in	716 mm / 28.2 in	860 mm / 33.9"	810 mm / 31.9 in	922 mm / 36.3 in	815 mm / 32.3 in.	830 mm / 32.7 in
Fuel Capacity:	13.5 Litres / 3.2 US gal	18 Litres / 4.7 US gal	18 Litres / 4.8 gal	15 Litres / 4.0 US gal	24 Litres / 6.3 gal	6.7 L / 1.8 US gal	17 Litres / 4.5 US gal	6.5 L / 1.7 US gal