GO EVERYWHERE GREENIE
Readers older than me might remember when road bikes were sold with 19in front wheels and everyone expected they would be ridden on dirt roads, at least occasionally. Not so much today. I bet you know people who won’t ride their bike down a gravel driveway, let alone a fire trail.
Well Kawasaki has brought that bike back with the Versys X-300. It’s a road bike with adventure styling, laced wheels suited to bitumen or gravel combined with a well-sorted small-capacity engine, seating for two, a luggage rack and protective bodywork — all at a good price.
THE UPDATES
There’s really only been one major update to the X-300 since it was launched in 2017, and that’s the colours and graphics — I reckon the latest model looks fantastic, but if you tell me the big ‘Versys’ sticker that runs from the headlight to the tank is too big, I won’t argue.
For me the integrated colours of the new model
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