Versys: BMW F700GS vs. Honda NC700X DCT ABS vs. Kawasaki Versys vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS.

Four Affordable Motorcycles For City Commuting and Cross-Country Adventure BMW F700GS vs. Honda NC700X DCT ABS vs. Kawasaki Versys vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS.

December 31, 2012 By John Burns 12 Comments
Photographer : Jeff Allen

Side view of the four one-bike Solution motorcycles

No doubt the all-new Honda NC700X is a great motorcycle, but it wasn’t long after the moto-press began throwing around terms like “revolutionary” and “game-changer” and “make mine red” before cooler heads (our readers) began to question the bike’s claim to unique fame. Dual-clutch transmission? It’s a fancy automatic; seen it. Built-in storage? Meh, the [...]

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Filed Under: Comparison Tests, Dual-Sport/Adventure Tagged With: Adventure, BMW, Commuter, F700GS, Honda, Kawasaki, NC700X, NC700X DCT ABS, V-Strom 650 ABS, Versys

The Affordable Adventure One-Bike-Solution – Comparison Test Video BMW F700GS vs. Honda NC700X DCT ABS vs. Kawasaki Versys vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS.

December 4, 2012 By Cycle World 8 Comments

BMW F700GS Honda NC700X DCT ABS Kawasaki Versys Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS

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Filed Under: Comparison Tests, Dual-Sport/Adventure Tagged With: BMW, F700GS, Honda, Kawasaki, NC700X, NC700X DCT ABS, Suzuki, V-Strom 650 ABS, Versys

Kawasaki Versys – Middleweight Motorcycles Never mind what it looks like; admire what it does.

October 17, 2012 By Blake Conner Leave a Comment
Photographer : Fran Kuhn

You can’t blame people for asking what the Versys is all about. At first glance—or even the second or third— it doesn’t announce its identity in the same way plastic-clad sportbikes or chrome-adorned cruisers do. To get to the root of this 650 Twin’s true being, you have to ride it, and then its purpose hits [...]

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Filed Under: Features, Standard/Naked Tagged With: Commuter, Entry-Level, Kawasaki, Versys

Long-Term Test Update: 2008 Kawasaki Versys Do-it-all Twin.

May 11, 2009 By Cycle World Leave a Comment

Photography by Bob Stokstad “Versys” is a contraction of “versatile system,” says Kawasaki. Marketing hyperbole? Not at all. After running up nearly 7000 miles on our long-term Versys, we continue to be amazed by this middleweight’s versatility. The parallel-Twin is a solid commuter, tourer and even sportbike. With its rev-happy engine, good suspension and ample [...]

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Long-Term Test Update: 2008 Kawasaki Versys Practically perfect.

January 7, 2009 By Cycle World Leave a Comment

When Editor-in-Chief Edwards had a chance to ride a Canadian-spec Kawasaki Versys—an adventure-tour-style standard based on the popular Ninja 650R—he liked it so much that he suggested to Team Green they should sell the bike in the U.S. A few weeks later, Kawasaki announced the Versys would be available in 2007 as a 49-state model. [...]

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First Ride: 2008 Kawasaki Versys Photos & video: One of Europe’s best bikes gets its green card.

July 6, 2007 By David Edwards Leave a Comment

Dang fer’ners get all the good stuff, right? Neat, cool bikes that we should have, not just the Europeans. Well, Kawasaki has just done something about that particular imbalance of trade, announcing that the Versys 650 is coming stateside for 2008. In fact, it should be in showrooms within the month, priced at $6899. Versys [...]

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