Kawasaki Versys 650 2022| Apuesta segura | Prueba & Review en español
What a pleasure to have when a brand listens to its customers and introduces those improvements that were so demanded. This is the case of this Versys 650 that in this 2022 version, as I say, has added a series of changes, has introduced some elements that generated some controversy and I have also done it without touching those other things that did work perfectly and that were so applauded . It hasn't been long since we tested the previous version, less than a year, but we do believe that, as I say, its changes are so important that it 's worth knowing about them. If you stay with us, I'll tell you about it below
. As I was saying, there hasn't been a radical change in the Versys 650, but if we look at it carefully we see some aspects that have changed compared to the previous version, especially in this front part starting with these deflectors placed here that the truth is that when I saw them in the photo they did not attract me too much but now seeing them live and live I think they do give it a more modern touch. But above all, the highlight is this sharp part here of the front inspired by that of the Versys 1000 and which incorporates this double headlight already with full LED technology. I don't know if you saw the video I made of the version before it was one of the points they questioned because it still used halogen bulbs. A little more up here on the screen. The screen is the same design as the previous one but now the operating mechanism
is no longer with the spinner, you no longer have to unscrew but move it yourself to be able to go up and down. Now it is done by means of a button located here inside that, let's say, unlocks the screen and allows us to raise and lower it. It is still a manual procedure and it also forces us to do it while stopped while it is not possible. What other changes has this Versys 650 introduced? Well, a TFT screen that I will later explain to you how it works and what it offers us and that replaces the previous one that gives a combination of analog and LCD screen. It is a screen similar to the ones mounted on the Ninja and the Z650 and well, with good colors and well, I prefer to show it better when running so you can see how well all the data looks. What
hasn't changed? Well, the fork hasn't changed, we still have a Showa suspension with adjustable 41-millimeter bars, the shock absorber is also adjustable, there are no variations, and the engine has also been introduced with another element that was highly demanded, which is traction control. . A traction control with two levels and that is also disconnectable. It maintains that yes because the power figures of 67 horses and that good you can consult all the data in Motofichas.com Indeed the instrumentation is one of the elements that Kawasaki has introduced this year in its Versys 650. We know it from other models as I said I think that stands out for the good presentation of all the data it offers and that it also reads very well later on the on-board you will see it reads very well because it also has a light sensor here that makes it good the brightness varies according to the intensity of the light that hits it. Well, the data that it offers for those of you who do not know this type of Kawasaki instrumentation, well, the gear is engaged , the rev counter that goes up and down the speedometer and, well, the odometer... These
data here can vary as now you will see engine temperature and the time clock. I just miss it because maybe the ambient temperature that I always know is a fact that I like to have is a personal hobby of mine. Then the different menus can be used with these new buttons, you see if I go upstairs I will change trip A, trip B and the odometer and with the one below another series of data the average consumption the autonomy the average speed at the time in march and again Battery. This data here can also be changed with these buttons on the left for the one above and the one on the right for the one below. What would I have liked to work differently? That to reset the partials to zero I have to press the button here. leave this button pressed here. But if I do it with the button here, it doesn't say
I'll always be forced to use that button. I think it would have been a good functionality if this button had been used to reset the partials to zero, but well, it's not such a big mistake either. . And then another thing that I would also like is that the average speed or the walking time is general and is associated, let's say, with trip A, I cannot differentiate it and it is a fact that I like if I have two partials because I also see that autonomy, what I consume what average speed I have had in each partial. I think there should be two types of indication in that regard. I take advantage of the fact that I am here to tell you how I got to the ground. The seat of the
Versys 650 is located 840 millimeters high and it also has a good surface that is very comfortable but that forces me to open my legs a little and with my 165 height it came on tiptoe, that is to say that it is a motorcycle focused rather on taller pilots who are going to have much more security when doing the maneuvers Well, as I said, and the seat is wide, it means that we have a lot of support surface, it also has a soft cushion, well, well, it is quite comfortable, there you see, it is a motorcycle that allows you to spend many hours sitting on it without fatigue appearing I think it has a very well made seat also for the passenger it has a lot of surface I think it is a seat for many hours on the motorcycle. The ergonomics are good because trail type, logically, wide handlebars with the legs bent but leaving enough distance from the footrests so that it is good so that it does not go too shrunk. We have a very comfortable position as well as expected from a bike of this type. As for the instrumentation that I showed you before, well, I already said that it looks very good in any circumstance, I forgot to say that it has connectivity, that is to say that we can pair it with the mobile phone for that, because you have to enter some submenus where well you can configure different things between them I already tell you the connectivity with the smartphone then the handling also already taught it with the buttons very close at hand but we are driving and he ended up talking a little about the levers that are adjustable both the brake and the clutch in terms of aerodynamic protection because I have also told you one of the novelties is in the screen height adjustment system but also because it forces us to stop. That doesn't seem like an inconvenience to me because I am of the opinion that the fewer things we do while we are running, the fewer distractions and the fewer problems, because of being oversighted, and well, the truth is that it doesn't cost anything to stop for a minute on one side of the road and raise it or lower it, leaving it at the height that most interests you. Indicate that one of the buttons that we have here is the one for the heated cuffs, it is an option , just like the hand covers that on winter or rainy days, because it is greatly appreciated, well, I think that now we can get more fully into the behavior of the motorcycle itself I already told you that there are no variations in terms of power or torque figures, the engine remains intact with respect to the previous version and the only thing, then, is effectively the traction control, which, well, I said that it could have included when I tried the 2021 but it was not an element that I demanded so much either since it is a motorcycle that manages very well with the accelerator I do not see it as an essential element if it brings it welcome but less on dry days like today no I do not see it so determinant in fact I think that its adjustment is very well achieved because I have not managed or I have not noticed that it has started working all day that I have been with the bike and I have only made a little effort in an area that there was some gravel, I accelerated harder like that and well, if you notice that it enters but not under normal circumstances you won't even feel it what they haven't included is the anti-rebound clutch I think it's an element that was expected to be added if It is assembled by the Z650 and the Ninja and I think that there is something for it, especially for people or users who do a more sporty driving or for less experienced pilots. I think that it is an element
that is greatly appreciated because in the strongest reductions it is not an motorcycle that has great holding power under braking is not something very critical but if at least I would have liked it to have been introduced, well considering these factors, it goes without saying that we have a motorcycle that already we knew but good for those of you who didn't know much about it because I'll try to explain it the motor of the versys is a propeller that rotates and in a very smooth way hardly transmits vibrations and that stands out because it likes to roll more in the z One medium-high part of its rev count is a propellant that without being lazy down really where it shines is when you drive it in a more cheerful way and what does this imply, well, good thing, because it likes a somewhat more fun driving more more sporty I would say I see no no no he is not lazy to go out and I go up gear in fourth for example short back and here it does rattle that forces you to go up sorry to downshift and once he gets enough laps there like that I don't know, it's not hard, but if we let the engine die, you will actually notice the person who asks for it directly. I don't know if one dies a little, that is, one does not follow the current trend of filling the engines at low and medium speeds. and they follow, let's say, a good line along Kawasaki's own path in that good sense of looking for a somewhat sportier cut as indicated above for this because you are helped by a very precise change I criticized it at the time because I said that it was somewhat hard in the 2021 version and well, it was possibly the unit that I had because instead in this one I am not noticing that hardness at all and it seems to me that it is even soft, as far as I know they have not made any changes then This difference compared to the previous model has surprised me for the better, but I already say that it may be a matter of that unit that I tested its day, well, it was somewhat hard, in fact, you left some left a comment in that sense that they did not agree with me in terms of the hardness of the change since I'm talking about the engine because I think it's interesting to talk about consumption, especially considering the price at which we are currently paying it.
The Versys is not a gassy motorcycle, nor is it that it is very cautious when it comes to swallowing gasoline and well, everything depends a lot on the pace we take on the highway at 120 because the engine turns around six thousand revolutions and there I have seen some consumption of four with three and maintaining that speed of 120 kilometers per hour when we enter national highways going at a speed of 90 legal speed always because there you can see that you can go down from the 4 of the 4 liters and without problem in driving and in a sporty way and alternating, well, it 's around 4.3, 4.4, that is, it's not, it's not bad at all. I'm telling you, playing a little with the curves and giving the accelerator a little grace. I also explained at the beginning that there have been no changes . In the cycle part, nor in the suspensions that I detailed above, nor in the braking, that's good, but we have a double 300-millimeter front disc with two-piston axially anchored calipers and, well, it's a cycle part that I I think it is very well achieved and also with some adjustments that accompany that somewhat traveler cut of this motorcycle, that is to say, it is firm enough to hold the motorcycle well in this type of curves that we are very well supported but at the same time with a certain degree of comfort and good that is demanded when we are traveling in the suspensions I already tell you they are comfortable and they swallow all the potholes very well in addition to good that I already indicated that they are adjustable. As for the braking , well, the same as with the suspensions, they are a very well managed team, you see, now I pick up and hit some dry braking, well, it gives you a lot of security. The ABS is configured in such a way that
the jump to the brake lever barely reaches you and the rear is logically acting because you have a very good touch, it serves you very well as support when entering the curves to position the motorcycle, although the ABS input I think it does it too fast there, yes, it is not like the front one that you barely feel them in the rear, yes, you notice that vibration in the brake lever. I believe that the secret of this bike is largely in, as I say in that cycle part, that makes this a very agile bike that is very easy to drive and I think that it is suitable for riders of different levels, from riders with more experience to those who are not . novices and even that they also end up with the a2 card, you already know that this motorcycle is limitable and that I think it is also a great motorcycle to start in the world of two-wheeled travelers and when I say traveler I refer above all to trips on asphalt I remember that this bike, despite its trail appearance, I classify it more as a tourist bike than a trail bike. It has 17-gauge wheels with Dunlop sportmax tires. Well, as you can see, it is a motorcycle that manages this type of twisty route very well and it seems that it goes on rails and although it is not a light motorcycle with its 217 kilos in the dry, well, the feeling It doesn't feel heavy and it turns very well, the weight is handled very well, so it is more noticeable when maneuvering while stationary, that is when you realize that number that is stored in the garbage , as you can see, it seems that Kawasaki listened to us when we did some criticisms of its previous model now it is not that we have discovered the gunpowder they were changes that I think they demanded, they already touched, and that we even hoped that they would have been introduced in the Euro5 2021 version but well welcome are those improvements in this 2022 because we are still counting with a versatile multifaceted motorcycle a mount for day to day but also to enjoy the weekends supported in large part by a large cycle part and that is accompanied by a funny engine how good that it looks for those tickles so that you always go to the mid-high zone of its rev count. I have to talk about the price, logically these improvements influence the cost, no,
we are facing a motorcycle that in 2022 has a price of 9,300 euros, 450 euros more than the previous version, but it is also true that Kawasaki usually introduces offers throughout the year between We always find these offers in the equipment section of this mount that you see here because it has some of them, such as the suitcases, the heated grips, you know that Kawasaki usually offers some of them or in packages, introducing Tourer or Grand Tourer variants, but they can also be buy individually well that is already to the taste of each one so nothing as usual because I only have to tell you to remind you that if you subscribe to our channel you will receive notifications every time every time we upload a new video and nothing I'm going to keep enjoying because I think this bike is worth seeing you later friends i
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