Adventure touring is the new black. If manufacturers aren’t already entrenched in the segment, they’re scrambling to gain a foothold. Kawasaki’s Versys lineup staked its claim in the adventure landscape in 2007, and it doesn’t look like it's going anywhere anytime soon. For 2023, Team Green’s “Versatile System” arrives with a fresh new look.
Unlike the Versys variants offered here in the States, Kawasaki Europe divides its Versys 1000 range among the base model, S trim, and top-tier SE. A liquid-cooled, 16-valve, DOHC, inline-four resides in all three liter-class adventurers. Nestled in a twin-tube aluminum frame, that mighty mill whips up 118 ponies (at 9,000 rpm) and 75.3 lb-ft of torque.
