
KAWASAKI VN 800 DRIFTER
· Generation
Source and record
- Swiss type approval (TARGA)
Official source: ASTRA (Federal Roads Office)
Sources: TARGA and TAS (Type Approval System, the official successor system). Individual values on this page may come from either catalogue.
: Brand and model come from the official catalogue.
Data as of: 2026-08-01
This page describes a vehicle configuration (type/variant/version), not an individual vehicle.
Vehicle stock in Switzerland
33 actively registered
Colours
- Beige20
- Black6
- Red2
- Yellow1
- Grey1
- Green1
- Blue1
- White1
Cantons
- 6
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
First registration by year
- 199919
- 20005
- 20017
- 20022
Fuel
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- Petrol
Gearbox
- Manual
Axles
- 2
Cylinders
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- 2
Postcodes
- 25..
- 41..
- 40..
- 49..
- 60..
- 88..
- 95..
- 12..
- 16..
- 21..
- 23..
- 42..
- 55..
- 56..
- 64..
- 65..
- 72..
- 75..
- 80..
- 81..
- 83..
- 85..
VIN prefixes
- JKBVN800CCA......
Identification
- MOTORRAD
- Type-variant
- VN800C; C/--
- Model (source data)
- VN 800 Drifter
Classification
- 805
- 42 kW
- Cylinders
- 2
- Tyres/rims
Field explanations
Official ASTRA meaning of this vehicle's source fields. Unknown, preserved, or not-yet-translated values stay visible and are never invented.
| Source field | Value | Unit | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| body_code | 0 | ||||
| fuel_code | B |
Type approval
- Granted
- 15/12/1998
- Valid until
- 30/06/2004
- Extension
- 13/08/2004
- Source
- TG-Moto.txt
Emissions
- Engine make
- KAWASAKI
- Engine type
- VN800AE
- 4-Takt / 2 / V
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- C00
- Exhaust code
- AEAC
- 805
- 42
- Homologation date
- 15/12/1998
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- 2/2
- 61
- 5500
- ET-CO
- 6.98
- ET-NMHC
- 0
- ET-NOx
- 0.19
- ET-PA
- 0
- ET-PA-Exp
- 0
- ET-PM
- 0
- ET-T_IV-THC
- 0
- ET-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ET-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ET-THC
- 0.93
- ET-THC+NOx
- 0
- 78.3
- 0
- 450
- GeräuschCode
- GCBF
- 0
- 0
- 2.35
- 0
- 7500
- ScCo2
- 0
- ScConsumption
- 0
- ScNh3
- 0
- ScNo2
- 0
- 91
- 3750
- TC_CO2
- 0
- TC_Consumption
- 0
- TC_NH3
- 0
- TC_NO2
- 0
- 0
- 170
- ZT-CO
- 0
- ZT-NMHC
- 0
- ZT-NOx
- 0
- ZT-PA
- 0
- ZT-PA-Exp
- 0
- ZT-PM
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC+NOx
- 0
Data sheet
Manufacturer & identification
- EU whole-vehicle approval
- e1*92/61-2000/7*00008
- Manufacturer
- KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD, J-673-8666 AKASHI-CITY
- Manufacturer's plate
- rechts, vorn seitlich am Rahmen beim Lenkkopf
- Chassis number
- rechts, am Lenkkopf
Chassis
- Axles/wheels
- 2/2
- Gearbox 1
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- Ratio iA 1
- 2,35
- Max speed mechanical (km/h)
- 170
- Hand brake, line 1
- hydr., 1 Scheibe, auf VR
- Foot brake, line 1
- hydr., 1 Scheibe gelocht, auf HR
- Parking brake
- -
Engine
- Engine make
- KAWASAKI
- Engine type
- VN800AE
- Design type
- 4-Takt / 2 / V
- Power (kW)
- 42
- Power at (rpm)
- 7500
- Max torque (Nm)
- 61
- Max torque at (rpm)
- 5500
- Muffler 1 (type)
- HS ·
- Muffler 1 (designation)
- 1/KHIK383; Austrittsöffnung, d= 31,8 mm
- Engine code
- VN800AE
- Engine code location
- vor Motornummer, rechts, unten seitlich auf Motorgehäuse
Dimensions & body
- Length (mm)
- 2490
- Width (mm)
- 1005
- Height (mm)
- 1125
- Front overhang (mm)
- 345
- Rear overhang (mm)
- 530
- Wheelbase 1-2 (mm)
- 1615
- Parking stand
- Seitenständer
- Anti-theft device
- Lenkerschloss
- Special equipment, line 1
- keine
- Sidecar operation
- nein
Weights & trailer loads
- Unladen weight (kg)
- 342
- Guaranteed weight (kg)
- 450
- Front axle rating (kg)
- 230 – 315
- Braked trailer load (kg)
- 0
- Unbraked trailer load (kg)
- 0
- Braked trailer load, autom. (kg)
- 0
- Unbraked trailer load, autom. (kg)
- 0
Additional fields (all source data)
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- e1*92/61-2000/7*00008
- 7111
- KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD, J-673-8666 AKASHI-CITY
- rechts, vorn seitlich am Rahmen beim Lenkkopf
- rechts, am Lenkkopf
- 2/2
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- 2,35
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 170
- hydr., 1 Scheibe, auf VR
- hydr., 1 Scheibe gelocht, auf HR
- -
- KAWASAKI
- VN800AE
- 4-Takt / 2 / V
- 42
- 7500
- 5500
- 61
- HS ·
- 1/KHIK383; Austrittsöffnung, d= 31,8 mm
- VN800AE
- vor Motornummer, rechts, unten seitlich auf Motorgehäuse
- Seitenständer
- Lenkerschloss
- keine
- 0
- 2490
- 0
- 1005
- 0
- 1125
- 0
- 345
- 0
- 530
- 0
- 1615
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 342
- 0
- 450
- 0
- 0
- 315
- 230
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- nein
- v= 130/90-16 67H; 16x3.00 Stahlspeichenrad
- h= 140/90-16 71H; 16x3.00 Stahlspeichenrad
- 17