When trying to narrow down the motorcycles that I would consider to purchase, the 650 Versys always came up in my searches. I presume that was because it has adventure motorcycle styling, medium size in a 650cc twin that could be considered a good starter bike but capable of longer comfortable adventure touring highway stints with some moderate back road excursions thrown in. And with 2 cylinders perhaps a pillion could even be possible. The only reason it didn't make my short list of bikes to consider, I thought it was butt ugly. Something about that stacked round headlight makes it look like a droopy eyed cyclops, or even an angry praying mantis (especially in the Kawasaki green, something I also never fully understood). |
Now if you've been following this blog I'll bet you're wondering about the Cyclone RX3 that I have my name on the list for. More on that next post - having a little bit of a crisis in the decision making department these days.