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KAWASAKI Versys 1000 (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

Segment: All-road
Production years: 2011, 2012

KAWASAKI Versys 1000 2011-2012 8 Photos
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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.

KAWASAKI Versys 1000 2011-2012

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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
transmission specs
Gearbox:6-speed, return
Clutch:Wet multi-disc, manual
Primary Drive:-
Final Drive:Sealed chain
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
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
tyres specs
Front:120/70ZR17M/C (58W)
Rear:180/55ZR17M/C (73W)
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