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  • #31
    Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

    Originally posted by red liner View Post
    Ah so it's you on Facebook. Where are you at, those look like nice pristine surroundings.

    Add a crash bar. Unless you are built like hulk hogan.
    Yeap thts me on f.b lol...i think i remember reading your posts on the team bhp threads too, if i am not mistaken

    The place is at pollachi,tamil nadu..where are you based at?

    And i was thinking just frame sliders for now, but crash guards in addition?


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    • #32
      Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

      Originally posted by prakash86 View Post
      Yeap thts me on f.b lol...i think i remember reading your posts on the team bhp threads too, if i am not mistaken

      The place is at pollachi,tamil nadu..where are you based at?

      And i was thinking just frame sliders for now, but crash guards in addition?


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      Frame sliders are meant to protect you from low sliding the bike. But something this heavy and tall is usually more often than not just dropped when negotiating rough edges. I would recommend fork sliders and a crash bar. There's too much fairing to protect.

      Pollachi is great. Love that place. Will be riding there sometime soon. Maybe we can meet. I see you are active on the versys India group on wasapp.

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      • #33
        Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

        Originally posted by red liner View Post
        Frame sliders are meant to protect you from low sliding the bike. But something this heavy and tall is usually more often than not just dropped when negotiating rough edges. I would recommend fork sliders and a crash bar. There's too much fairing to protect.

        Pollachi is great. Love that place. Will be riding there sometime soon. Maybe we can meet. I see you are active on the versys India group on wasapp.
        I never considered crash bars till after i ordered the frame sliders to protect from drops..aren't they supposed to protect the engine and other vitals more than the fairing, cause i see them not extending outside the fairing like frame sliders do. Yeah there is too much fairing indeed. ..will have to keep crash bars in my bucket list when i can afford them

        Sure, just let me know ahead of when you plan to ride to pollachi and we can meet up...what's your handle on the watsapp group?

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        • #34
          Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

          How much mileage it can hit ?
          I am planning for an upgrade I couldn't find the right video of versys.nowadays youtubers be like narrating brochure on videos none of information on their own.
          BLAKBANDIT

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          • #35
            Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

            Originally posted by blak bandit 350cc View Post
            How much mileage it can hit ?
            I am planning for an upgrade I couldn't find the right video of versys.nowadays youtubers be like narrating brochure on videos none of information on their own.
            17 to 18 in the city, 23 to 25 in the highways (keeping it below 130 kph)...top speed is 190kph. check out the new ninja 650 if you dont plan on pillion riding and can live with a lesser suspension. can save 1.5 lakh

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            • #36
              Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

              Originally posted by prakash86 View Post
              17 to 18 in the city, 23 to 25 in the highways (keeping it below 130 kph)...top speed is 190kph. check out the new ninja 650 if you dont plan on pillion riding and can live with a lesser suspension. can save 1.5 lakh
              I am trying to have a comfy pillion.
              I am riding it on city and highway keeping speed under 100kmph.a guy said it is 30kmph fuel efficient
              BLAKBANDIT

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              • #37
                Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                Originally posted by blak bandit 350cc View Post
                I am trying to have a comfy pillion.
                I am riding it on city and highway keeping speed under 100kmph.a guy said it is 30kmph fuel efficient
                Well then the versys is pretty much the only economical upgrade. Be sure to get the new 2017 model. You can get 30kpl, provided you keep the throttle steady at 70kph all the way. 26 to 27 is doable under 100 kph though

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                • #38
                  Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                  Originally posted by red liner View Post
                  Frame sliders are meant to protect you from low sliding the bike. But something this heavy and tall is usually more often than not just dropped when negotiating rough edges. I would recommend fork sliders and a crash bar. There's too much fairing to protect.

                  Pollachi is great. Love that place. Will be riding there sometime soon. Maybe we can meet. I see you are active on the versys India group on wasapp.
                  Recently Three of my friends bought a Versys ,each, last week and I saw the fitting of both sliders and the crash guards..They told me that it was from Germany and costed approximately 7K for the sliders and 16+ for the full crash guard....both were fitted by the owners themselves on different bikes and I must say the crash guard is really protective compared to the sliders. They had also fitted Aluminum hand guards for protection...
                  The bike has very linear power delivery and very comfy..but the weight and Saddle height are challenging ( I am only 61 Kgs and 5'9inches...).
                  Good Luck to all owners..
                  Ride Safe.
                  When Was The Last Time,You Did Something For The First Time.

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                  • #39
                    Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                    Originally posted by prakash86 View Post
                    Well then the versys is pretty much the only economical upgrade. Be sure to get the new 2017 model. You can get 30kpl, provided you keep the throttle steady at 70kph all the way. 26 to 27 is doable under 100 kph though
                    Thanks.bro
                    Nice to hear that.this thread is a need
                    BLAKBANDIT

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                    • #40
                      Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                      Finally booked Versys 650 2017 after being confused for soo long. Should get bike in next 10 days.

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                      • #41
                        Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                        Originally posted by shootingstar View Post
                        Finally booked Versys 650 2017 after being confused for soo long. Should get bike in next 10 days.
                        Congratulations Shootingstar!

                        Do post your impressions with lots of photographs after delivery.

                        Have fun!

                        Cheers

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                        • #42
                          Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                          Originally posted by shootingstar View Post
                          Finally booked Versys 650 2017 after being confused for soo long. Should get bike in next 10 days.

                          Wow Congrats , Even we are awaiting your feed back on the updates 2017 Model Versys.
                          Please share your review.
                          I am planning as well. Awaiting the TRk-502 launch, then will decide upon Versys/TRK.

                          BTW may I know what was you on road price?

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                          • #43
                            Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                            I'm not good at putting down my thoughts so please excuse. I'll be writing some random points

                            Got the Versys 650 on 15th April 2017 in KRT Green Color. I always follow run-in for a bike so not able to push her pass 4000 rpm for first 800 kms.
                            Completed 800 kms few days back and now I can push her till 6000 rpm, she feels completely different bike now.

                            She is big, really big...after riding her for 10 days when I went to showroom I find ninja 650 very small, even I confused it with ninja 300 for a second.
                            She is giving around 20 km/l in city maybe because its in run-in. Today I'll get the first service done.

                            Verrsys feels like I'm driving a suv, very different from duke 390 . There is slight buzz from fairing.

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                            Originally posted by sandeep.jti View Post
                            Wow Congrats , Even we are awaiting your feed back on the updates 2017 Model Versys.
                            Please share your review.
                            I am planning as well. Awaiting the TRk-502 launch, then will decide upon Versys/TRK.

                            BTW may I know what was you on road price?
                            TRK 502 launch is postponed to 2018, check motoroids.com

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                            • #44
                              Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                              Originally posted by shootingstar View Post
                              I'm not good at putting down my thoughts so please excuse. I'll be writing some random points

                              Got the Versys 650 on 15th April 2017 in KRT Green Color. I always follow run-in for a bike so not able to push her pass 4000 rpm for first 800 kms.
                              Completed 800 kms few days back and now I can push her till 6000 rpm, she feels completely different bike now.

                              She is big, really big...after riding her for 10 days when I went to showroom I find ninja 650 very small, even I confused it with ninja 300 for a second.
                              She is giving around 20 km/l in city maybe because its in run-in. Today I'll get the first service done.

                              Verrsys feels like I'm driving a suv, very different from duke 390 . There is slight buzz from fairing.


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                              Nice Pics, what are the colour availabilities and kindly share the dash board elctronics. what was the On road price ?


                              TRK 502 launch is postponed to 2018, check motoroids.com
                              Now i cant wait so long; I think its time to lock on to the versys. However I have take the test ride in Bangalore by renting the bike. Only one thing that made me think is the seating it tends to slide towards the tank,due to Engine braking. Did you Experience anything as such. Apart from this the bike was perfect from every angle. My partner was feeling more comfi at the back.
                              Last edited by sandeep.jti; 05-09-2017, 10:36 AM.

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                              • #45
                                Re: Kawasaki Versys 650: First impression, ride, and service...

                                Originally posted by sandeep.jti View Post
                                Now i cant wait so long; I think its time to lock on to the versys. However I have take the test ride in Bangalore by renting the bike. Only one thing that made me think is the seating it tends to slide towards the tank,due to Engine braking. Did you Experience anything as such. Apart from this the bike was perfect from every angle. My partner was feeling more comfi at the back.
                                Because of my wife read pillion comfort i bought Versys. Its a great touring machine.
                                I feel there is almost no engine braking as my other bike is first generation duke 390...to me its like bigger and powerful karizma 😊

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