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

In 2011, the Japanese motorcycle maker released the Kawasaki Versys City, a middleweight motorcycle that packed all the nifty features of the base model but with additional wind protection features and storage options.

The Kawasaki Versys was a middleweight motorcycle, also known as the KLE650, that borrowed design elements from dual-sport, adventure tourers, sports bikes, and standard motorcycles. The Versys name was a combination of versatile and system words.

The 2011 Kawasaki Versys City version was equipped with a taller windscreen for more wind protection and aluminum-reinforced hand guards. Also, the fuel tank had self-adhesive resin gel pads, protecting it from occasional scratches.

At the rear, the bike was fitted with a 30-liter top case placed on a powder-coated luggage rack with integrated passenger grab handles and offered enough storage to fit almost any full-face helmet.

In the performance department, the bike had the same specifications as the previous model, packing a 649cc four-stroke parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine managed by a fuel injection system, delivering 64 hp with a peak force at 8,000 rpm and 61 Nm (45 lb-ft) torque at 6,800 rpm.

As for braking performance, the bike's six-spoke aluminum wheels were fitted with two semi-floating 300 mm petal discs coupled to dual-piston calipers on the front and a 220 mm petal disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel, offering optimum stopping power.