KAWASAKIVersys 1000 2011 - 2012

　　In 2012, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer released the Kawasaki Versys 1000, the bigger brother of the Versys 650, as an answer to the demanding riders that were looking for a dynamic machine in the category.

　　The Versys 1000 was designed to offer the greatest riding enjoyment in a variety of riding conditions, with its highly responsive four-cylinder engine tuned for flexibility and its nimble chassis fitted with dynamic suspension.

　　The smooth riding of the Versys 1000 was generated by a 43 mm inverted fork with rebound damping and adjustable spring preload on the front and a horizontal back-link gas-charged shock absorber with rebound damping and adjustable remote spring preload on the rear.

　　The suspension was bolted to an aluminum tube frame with beams reaching over the engine for a narrow design and came in a lightweight and highly rigid package with the engine used as a stressed member of the chassis, which resulted in good stability and nimble handling.

　　The bike rolled on a set of lightweight six-spoke wheels shoded with Pirelli Scorpion Trail tires and fitted with two 300 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 250 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel acting as braking performance.

　　In the performance department, the 2012 Kawasaki Versys 1000 took its thrust from a 1,043cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 118 hp with a peak at 9,000 rpm and 102 Nm (75 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,700 rpm.