Segment: All-road
Production years: 2011, 2012
In 2012, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer released the Kawasaki Versys 1000, the bigger brother of the Versys 650, as an answer to the demanding riders that were looking for a dynamic machine in the category.
The Versys 1000 was designed to offer the greatest riding enjoyment in a variety of riding conditions, with its highly responsive four-cylinder engine tuned for flexibility and its nimble chassis fitted with dynamic suspension.
The smooth riding of the Versys 1000 was generated by a 43 mm inverted fork with rebound damping and adjustable spring preload on the front and a horizontal back-link gas-charged shock absorber with rebound damping and adjustable remote spring preload on the rear.
The suspension was bolted to an aluminum tube frame with beams reaching over the engine for a narrow design and came in a lightweight and highly rigid package with the engine used as a stressed member of the chassis, which resulted in good stability and nimble handling.
The bike rolled on a set of lightweight six-spoke wheels shoded with Pirelli Scorpion Trail tires and fitted with two 300 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 250 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel acting as braking performance.
In the performance department, the 2012 Kawasaki Versys 1000 took its thrust from a 1,043cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 118 hp with a peak at 9,000 rpm and 102 Nm (75 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,700 rpm.
engine specs | Type: | Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke In-Line Four | Displacement: | 1043 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 3.0x2.2 in OR 76 mm | Compression Ratio: | 10.3:1 | Horsepower: | 118/9000 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 75/7700 lb-ft/RPM OR 102/7700 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | Fuel injection: 38 mm x 4 (Keihin) with oval sub-throttles |
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transmission specs | Gearbox: | 6-speed, return | Clutch: | Wet multi-disc, manual | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | Sealed chain |
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chassis specs | Frame: | Aluminium twin-tube | Front Suspension: | 43 mm inverted fork with stepless rebound damping and spring preload adjustability | Rear Suspension: | Horizontal Back-link, gas-charged, with stepless rebound damping and remote spring preload adjustability | Front Brake: | Dual semi-floating 300 mm petal discs Caliper: Dual opposed 4-piston | Rear Brake: | Single 250 mm petal disc Caliper: Single-piston |
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dimension specs | Overall Length: | 88 in OR 2235 mm | Overall Width: | 35.4 in OR 899 mm | Seat Height: | 33.3 in OR 846 mm | Wheelbase: | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm | Ground Clearance: | 6.1 in OR 155 mm | Weight: | 527 lbs OR 239 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 6 gallons OR 22.7 L |
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tyres specs | Front: | 120/70ZR17M/C (58W) | Rear: | 180/55ZR17M/C (73W) |
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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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