![]() Stay with it a little longer and you get your reward. Somewhere long after the Honda Rally signs off, the Kawasaki just starts to get going. The Versys doesn’t make very much torque, but the motor builds and builds. It might, however, be the most powerful 300cc street bike you can buy. It’s not the most powerful motorcycle on the market. Obviously, Kawasaki built the Versys-X with price as the number-one priority, and because this is the real world, you have to give up something. Suspension and ground clearance are the most limiting factors when you take the Kawasaki in the dirt. You could own a current motocross bike, a two-stroke enduro bike and the Versys for less than the price of a well-equipped BMW R1200GS. Even the Honda CRF250L Rally is over $400 more. Kawasaki offers the base-model Versys-X for $5399 ($5699 with ABS). At the heart of both bikes is a double-overhead-cam, twin-cylinder motor with a 12,750-rpm redline. ![]() The Versys gets a decent-sized fixed windscreen, a small luggage rack and a 5.7-gallon tank. And, the riding position is much more upright and dirt-oriented than the Ninja’s. The Versys has a 17-inch rear wheel and a 19 in front, which lends itself to a wide selection in tires. The suspension is longer, although still not especially impressive at under 6 inches. It’s a bigger bike-2 inches longer and 2 inches taller. The Versys-X version is upscaled in every way. In the case of the Kawasaki, the other model is the wildly successful Ninja 300 sport bike, which sells for under $5000. All are based on some other model in the line. BMW has the G310GS, Honda has the CRF250L Rally and Kawasaki has the Versys-X 300. The barriers to entry, however, are tumbling down this year. ![]() Most aging dirt bike riders are drawn to the adventure riding concept, but not at the cost of selling off everything and going all in. There’s a trend towards microadventure that’s gaining momentum. Kawasaki makes excellent power for a micro adventure bike. You might not get to any given destination at the exact same time, but it’s unclear who will be waiting for whom. The Versys is legitimate, long-haul hardware capable of crossing continents alongside your Multistrada-mounted buddies. Now there isn’t any reason you can’t put an adventure bike in the garage between your motocrosser and your trail bike. Kawasaki’s Versys-X 300 exists for one simple reason-to take away your last excuse.
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