Kawasaki Versys – the great escaper (Motoring.co.za)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Kawasaki KLE 650 Versys
There are bikes that aspire to be all things to all riders – and most of them fall ignominiously between two stools.
Some, like BMW's incredibly capable GS beetle-crusher, are just too big to commute on. Others, like the Ducati Multistrada and Triumph 1050 Tiger, are tarmac warriors only despite their macho styling.
Then there are a few – a very few – light and nimble enough to be rideable on gravel roads if not goat tracks, comfortable enough to tour all day on, and with enough grunt to be fun on those crisp spring mornings when you feel like turning the world on its ear.
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