Segment: Touring
Production years: 2012, 2013
The Kawasaki Versys entered in 2013 with the same versatile design and comfort-minded architecture as its predecessors, suitable for multiple scenarios, such as everyday commuting, longer journeys, and even light off-road ridings.
The 2013 Kawasaki Versys 650 featured the most compact engine in its class that allowed the construction of a smaller, lighter, and narrower machine resulting in more maneuverability.
The key to the Versys’s success was the carefully designed cockpit that offered a natural, upright seating position with a two-piece seat that provided optimum comfort for the rider and passenger, a three-way adjustable windscreen, and an easy-to-read instrument cluster.
In the power department, the 2013 Kawasaki Versys had at its core a 649cc four-stroke parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 64 hp with a peak at 8,000 rpm and 61 Nm (45 lb-ft) of torque available at 6,800 rpm.
Mounted onto the small, light, and narrow trellis frame, the suspension offered a plush ride thanks to its 41 mm long-travel inverted fork on the front that provided excellent performance in various riding conditions and a single-shock absorber on the rear that featured preload and rebound adjustability.
As for the braking performance, the 2013 Kawasaki Versys packed two 300 mm petal discs with two-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 220 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.
engine specs | Type: | four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder parallel twin | Displacement: | 649 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 3.3x2.4 in OR 84 mm | Compression Ratio: | 10:6:1 | Horsepower: | 64/8000 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 45/6800 lb-ft/RPM OR 61/6800 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | EFI, two 38 mm Keihin throttle bodies |
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transmission specs | Gearbox: | 6-speed, positive neutral finder | Clutch: | wet multi-disc, manual | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | sealed chain |
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chassis specs | Frame: | diamond, high-tensile steel | Front Suspension: | 41mm hydraulic telescopic fork with stepless adjustable rebound and preload / 5.9 in. | Rear Suspension: | single offset laydown shock with 13-position adjustable rebound damping and adjustable spring preload / 5.7 in. | Front Brake: | dual 300 mm petal discs | Rear Brake: | single 220 mm petal disc |
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dimension specs | Overall Length: | 83.7 in OR 2126 mm | Overall Width: | 33.1 in OR 841 mm | Seat Height: | 33.3 in OR 846 mm | Wheelbase: | 55.7 in OR 1415 mm | Ground Clearance: | 7.1 in OR 180 mm | Weight: | 454 lbs OR 206 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 5 gallons OR 18.9 L |
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tyres specs | Front: | 120/70-ZR17 | Rear: | 160/60-ZR17 |
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power system specs | Power pack: | - | Nominal Capacity: | - | Maximum Capacity: | - | Charger type: | - | Charging time (normal): | - | Charging time (quick): | - | Range: | - |
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