Kawasaki has given a fresh look of the Versys 650 and Versys 1000 for 2015. Now, it features dual headlight which I can’t keep away from comparing it with the headlight of the ZX6R 636 and also the Ninja 250.
Versys 650 comes with the 649cc parallel twin liquid-cooled engine that mated with 6-speed transmission. The front brakes got the dual disc setup with 300mm petal-style rotors with two-piston calipers and ABS.
Versys 1000 is equipped with the more powerful 1,043cc liquid-cooled DOHC engine also mated to 6-speed transmission. The front suspension is from KYB with 43mm which is big upside down fork type. The braking also got more powerful as it is equipped with the bigger 310mm dual disc brake setup for the front and single 250mm disc brake at the rear.
One more defining difference of these two bikes is the chassis. As you can see from the picture of the Versys 650 above, it is using Trellis frame almost like the ER6. The Versys 1000 is fitted with Twin Spar aluminium frame that provide rigidity and lightness.
At the recent press conference of the H2 launch, it seems that this Versys will be coming soon sometime next year.
2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 technical specifications:
2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 technical specifications:
