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Introduction
If you though the headlight of the first Versys was weird, just take a look at the new stacked dual one and start reconsidering. The fairing around it is new as well and there’s also a larger, three-position adjustable windscreen for improved wind protection. Furthermore, the front fender was redesigned and together with the engine covers radiator shrouds and muffler completes the list of most notable cosmetic upgrades seen on the 2010 Kawasaki Versys.
2010 Kawasaki Versys
64-hp fuel injected parallel twin engine!!
Still weighing 454.1 pounds wet, this middleweight settles with its 649 cc parallel-twin’s 64 hp and 44.9 lb/ft, but the engine vibrations level should be significantly reduced thanks to the rubber mounts at the rear and rubber footpegs.
As in the case of the previous model years, this bike’s biggest drawback is the 33.1-inch seat height. Probably as soon as Kawasaki starts thinking at the Versys as to a street only motorcycle, the model’s success will be complete. History
First introduced at the end of 2007 as a 2008 model year, the Kawasaki Versys was Big Green’s response to the market’s request for a fairly small and extremely versatile motorcycle. The bike got positive reviews from magazines around the world for being very lively and comfortable, but test riders could have lived with better wind protection and less engine vibrations. The 2010 model year has come to fix that and also ads improved build quality.
Competition
Also, the Kawasaki Versys was originally launched as a response to motorcycles such as the Suzuki V-Strom 650, BMW F 650 GS and despite the more than decent ground clearance, upright riding position and tall seat, it turned out being bought mostly by riders with plans to ride it on the street and didn’t cut that much in the dual-sport pie shared both by Japanese and European manufacturers. Now Kawasaki’s most inspired move would be to lower the seat at around 31.5 inches without sacrificing ground clearance. This would make the Versys even more versatile and competitive in a segment it wasn’t quite built for.
Exterior
2010 Kawasaki Versys
In the end, this is a sportbike that we’re talking about, one featuring a distinctive design shared with no other bike on the market or in the Kawasaki lineup. It clearly isn’t built for speed, but to easily manage with city traffic and turn out being a comfortable, wind protective two-wheeler down the open road. This means that, despite the imposing stature, this thing is designed around the rider and it all shows from the first look at it: the seat is spacious and the tank is narrow at the rider’s legs, while the footpegs and handlebars are brought close to the rider.
The Kawasaki Versys was never a pretty-faced motorcycle and the 2010 model year gets more serious about its image. Both the new headlight and windscreen make it more attractive and quite similar to KTMs from this point of view. We’ll have to say it looks pretty much like a sport-touring model if you watch it in your rearview mirror, but its new bar mirrors will betray it at a more thorough look. 
2010 Kawasaki Versys
Although an entry-level motorcycle, the goal was to make it look high-tech and the revised muffler, clutch cover, sprocket and alternator covers, radiator shrouds, swingarm pivot covers and rear fender bring a major contribution at making the new Versys look more expensive that it actually is. At the back, you get a Z1000-style LED light, a new passenger riding position and revised grab rails. Also, the seat is now covered in a new material.
The Metallic Spark Black color enhances this model’s now much more abstemious appearance. Press Reviews
2010 Kawasaki Versys
"The 2010 Kawasaki Versys benefits from a styling overhaul, practical changes like larger mirrors and less vibes thanks to new rubber mountings for the engine. But don’t dismiss it as a dull commuter - its punchy 649cc parallel-twin engine has enough low-down grunt to loft the front in 1st and 2nd." – motorcyclenews
"There’s just 64bhp claimed from the motor, but it delivers those ponies in a fun, vibrant fashion (which is journo-speak for ’it wheelies like a mad thing’). Top end is about 120mph indicated with a following wind, and the delivery is meaty yet smooth low-down." – superbike "The Versys was in its elephant up in the mountains on left, right, right, left, left switchbacks. Just hold it one gear, let it thud-thud-thud out of the apex until it hits the limiter before the peel in point for the next tight corner. It makes for effortless, er, spirited riding." –visordown |
