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Mohawk · October 10th, 2017, 03:49 PM

So it's getting late in the year here & will soon be time to park my highly modified VFR800 for the winter, some overhaul & possibly some more mods.

I bought my 2001 ZZR250 to use as a winter bike, then to modify into a super mono, with a 400/600 single engine. But after riding it & discovering how much fun it was I decided to keep the stock engine. This lead to it to becoming highly modified & a big bore being engineered for it which I've not had time to fit yet, so maybe this winters main project.

Now I have some friends that used to do enduro & offroad adventure rides, but all are getting on a bit & like me have creaky joints. With my bad knees I've never been willing to join them or get an enduro bike for the very brief uses it would get if I did.

Then Kawasaki announced the Versys-X 300, which seemed like a perfect match to my needs in another bike. Which are a stock bike that I can do some green lanes or gravel roads on in the summer & double as a more upright riding position winter commuting bike with a bit of weather protection, that's able to hold a reasonable speed on the motorway & main roads. So I'm off to have a look at one in the flesh on Saturday & test the fit for my 6'1" frame.

Talking to the dealers, Kawasaki UK messed up & did not expect to sell many so never brought enough in, they didn't arrive until late August & most have been sold, with 2018 models not expected in country until Feb 2018

So I've found a standard one not to far away to have a look at but can't have a test ride

But at least I can check it out. I'd like the Adventure model, but might not be able to get one until new stock arrives.

More when I've seen it in the flesh.

October 10th, 2017, 03:49 PM	#1
Mohawk ninjette.org guru Name: Chris Location: Bristol, UK Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): ZZR250, VFR800 Posts: 483	Versys-X 300 Thoughts So it's getting late in the year here & will soon be time to park my highly modified VFR800 for the winter, some overhaul & possibly some more mods. I bought my 2001 ZZR250 to use as a winter bike, then to modify into a super mono, with a 400/600 single engine. But after riding it & discovering how much fun it was I decided to keep the stock engine. This lead to it to becoming highly modified & a big bore being engineered for it which I've not had time to fit yet, so maybe this winters main project. Now I have some friends that used to do enduro & offroad adventure rides, but all are getting on a bit & like me have creaky joints. With my bad knees I've never been willing to join them or get an enduro bike for the very brief uses it would get if I did. Then Kawasaki announced the Versys-X 300, which seemed like a perfect match to my needs in another bike. Which are a stock bike that I can do some green lanes or gravel roads on in the summer & double as a more upright riding position winter commuting bike with a bit of weather protection, that's able to hold a reasonable speed on the motorway & main roads. So I'm off to have a look at one in the flesh on Saturday & test the fit for my 6'1" frame. Talking to the dealers, Kawasaki UK messed up & did not expect to sell many so never brought enough in, they didn't arrive until late August & most have been sold, with 2018 models not expected in country until Feb 2018 So I've found a standard one not to far away to have a look at but can't have a test ride But at least I can check it out. I'd like the Adventure model, but might not be able to get one until new stock arrives. More when I've seen it in the flesh.