Kawasaki Versys

Kawasaki KLE 650 Versys [ vɜ: sɪs ] is a motorcycle of the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki, which is available on the European market since the end of 2006. The name of the Sports Tourer is derived from the term versatile system ( versatile system ).

The vehicle is based on the series Kawasaki ER-6, but has longer travel suspension, adjustable in spring preload and rebound upside-down fork and a half fairing on, and the engine has been optimized for better torque at low and medium engine speed range. Were of (test) drivers in particular the engine characteristics, consumption and handling are praised, criticized sometimes the front design and the damping of the fork.

Since model year 2008, a sister model under the name " Travel Edition " or " Versys Tourer " with suitcases, improved windshield and hand protectors available. For the 2010 model year was a model of care, have been changed at the front panel, rear view mirror, rear and bench. 2012 Kawasaki brought a sister model with larger engines on the market, the Kawasaki Versys 1000 to build on the successes of other manufacturers in this engine class.

Drive

The liquid-cooled two-cylinder engine produced from 649 cc capacity is rated at 47 kW (64 hp) and a maximum torque of 61 Nm at an engine speed of 6800 min -1. The two cylinders of the line engine has a bore of Ø 83 mm in diameter, the piston has a stroke of 60 mm and a compression ratio of 10.6:1. In the cylinder head of the four-stroke engine rotate two overhead camshafts, which control via rocker arms, two intake and two exhaust valves.

The bike accelerates in 4.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and reaches a top speed of 190 km / h

Reviews

However, " Kawasaki Versys was the end of 2006 with the first manufacturer who established this mix of curve robbers, tourer, travel Enduro and Supermoto firmly in the middle class. [ ... ] The Kawasaki precipitated in the sum of their properties almost every, the design of panel and headlight unit polarized against it. "

" Too sporting ambitions are not their thing, which is particularly clear but appear quite mediocre compared with their all powerful Funbike colleagues against the chassis as the engine and brakes. In their price and displacement class devices romp with enduro genes against the economical parallel twin in turn looks very good as well. The extravagant look polarized, however, what the attribute " everybodies darling " successfully prevented. "