I know at least two people who are convinced the Kawasaki Versys 650 is the world’s greatest do-it-all motorcycle, including our own Sean Alexander. I would not attempt to convince them otherwise. The big Versys 1000 is pretty swell, too, and now Kawasaki completes the circle with this all-new Versys-X 300, packing a revised version of the excellent 296cc Ninja 300 parallel-Twin.
In Versys tune, not much has changed except EFI tuning, longer intake funnels inside a new airbox and longer exhaust headers, all of which contribute to stronger low- and mid-range power. We’ve still got 10.6:1 compression and twin 32mm intake tracts. The Versys makes surprisingly decent power as low as 4000 rpm, and it’s all done by 11,000 – pretty much just like the little Ninja, which won our 2015 Beginner-ish Sportbike Shootout, cranking out 34.6 horsepower at 10,800 rpm in the process (and 17.6 lb-ft torque at 9700).
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