{"product_id":"akrapovic-slip-on-line-titanium-kawasaki-kle-500-s-k5so2-hftt","title":"Akrapovic Slip-On Line Titanium Kawasaki KLE 500 (2026) – S-K5SO2-HFTT","description":"\u003cp\u003eKawasaki brought the KLE name back for 2026, thirty years after the original KLE 500 made mid-size adventure riding affordable. The new bike is a 451 cc parallel twin, and this is Akrapovic's silencer for it — a newly designed titanium muffler rather than an existing part with new brackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.8 kg against the standard 4.33 kg: 1.5 kg and 35.3 per cent less\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprinted titanium finish, which adds strength and durability rather than only surface pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitanium outer sleeve and end cap; stainless steel link pipe, inner structure and heat shield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA newly designed carbon fibre heat shield is part of the product, not an extra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0.8 PS (0.6 kW) more at 9,000 rpm and 0.8 Nm more at 5,000 rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep sound, throttle response and appearance named by Akrapovic as the three development goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEC and ECE type approved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat an Imprinted Surface Does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern pressed into the sleeve is structural. A profiled wall resists denting better than a smooth one of the same thickness, which is the reason Akrapovic uses it on parts destined for bikes that leave the tarmac. On a KLE 500 — an accessible adventure machine that will be dropped at low speed while its owner learns — that is a practical decision rather than a styling one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the Gains Sit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.8 PS at 9,000 rpm and 0.8 Nm at 5,000 rpm on a 451 cc twin are modest and stated as measured. The 5,000 rpm torque is the more useful of the two: it is where the engine works on a gravel climb, and where a rider on a licence-restricted machine spends most of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe larger arguments are the 1.5 kg taken off the high outside of the bike, and a sound that Akrapovic tuned specifically for this engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the KLE Name Carried\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original KLE 500 ran from 1991 to 2007 and was, for a long stretch of that, the cheapest way into big-bike adventure riding in Europe. It was a 498 cc parallel twin with long travel, a 21-inch front wheel and a reputation for outlasting its owners' interest in it. Bringing the badge back for 2026 is a deliberate reference, and the new bike aims at the same buyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA2 and What That Means for the Exhaust\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe KLE 500 sits inside the A2 power limit, which makes the type approval on this silencer more than a formality. Fitting a non-approved exhaust to a restricted machine puts the restriction certificate and the insurance cover in question. This one carries EC and ECE approval and changes neither.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFitment and Compatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS-K5SO2-HFTT covers the Kawasaki KLE 500 for model year 2026. The carbon fibre heat shield is supplied with the silencer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRoad Approval\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEC type approval and ECE type approval, with the certificates supplied and downloadable here. The silencer is a legal replacement part for road use in the European Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: S-K5SO2-HFTT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN: 3831126452230\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitment: Kawasaki KLE 500 (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSystem type: slip-on silencer, imprinted titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOuter sleeve and end cap: high-grade titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLink pipe, inner structure, heat shield mounting: stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeat shield: carbon fibre, newly designed, included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSystem weight: 2.8 kg (stock 4.33 kg, saving 1.5 kg \/ 35.3 %)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower: gain 0.8 PS \/ 0.6 kW at 9,000 rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: gain 0.8 Nm at 5,000 rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad approval: EC type approval and ECE type approval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of manufacture: Slovenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Akrapovic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53627418312970,"sku":"S-K5SO2-HFTT","price":22373.0,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7831\/0410\/files\/01_4b04e2c4-331e-4901-81db-2105aea73c17.png?v=1788522090","url":"https:\/\/inter-pace.com\/en-th\/products\/akrapovic-slip-on-line-titanium-kawasaki-kle-500-s-k5so2-hftt","provider":"Inter-Pace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}