Hey guys, I've been doing some research for the past few months and it looks like the Versys is my next bike. I'll be riding it pretty much everywhere from city streets to long trips and a bit off road.
I think the 2012 black/yellow colour is pretty as hell and I'm looking for deals at the local dealers.
Also been reading this forum for a while and found out lots of useful information. Anyways, happy to join the forum.
Welcome and the versys is pretty good at most roads urban or rural but on the stock V would not advise going to far off road, I think bike is fine on shingle/dirt roads or you may call them fire roads but its not a DR or a KLR.
Hi there. Got a brand new 2011 (not 2012, but still brand new) for 5995$ + $500 PDI at Newman Motorsport in Montreal last Thursday. That's an excellent price! Call them, talk to Anthony.
So, I pulled the trigger on a 2012 Versys (yellow/black) with the Givi side cases. I'm so stoked about it, i can't even begin to tell you. :yeahsmile:
I'll have to wait to pick it up until the end of March though cause I've decided to winterize it at the dealership.
I got a really good deal too, $8000 CAD OTD everything included.
Oh, I got a whole list of accessories, crash bars included.
I really like the Givi engine guard better than the SW-Motech one, but then it will be a pain to install the SW-Motech skid plate. Those guys from Motorcycle USA used this setup for their long term Versys and they mentioned that it was a pain to get to work.
In general I find the SW-Motech products I have to be of higher quality than the Givi products I own although I have not seen the Givi crash bars so cannot offer a comparison there. The SW-Motech rack is superior to the Givi rack as it is much lighter and is a better design, replacing the heavy rear grab handles.
Fender extender on the front wheel is nice, and cheap, to have IMO as it keeps muck and other stuff off the engine and radiator. I see no reason for a radiator guard if you have one.
Congrats on buying one of the best mid size bike available. Your going to love it.
Just to add to Chatmaurice's reply, I wanted to check because I too bought my 2007 Versys in the fall of 2008 at Newman Rive-sud from Anthony. I paid $6088. but they only charged me $275 PDI and transport, I was out the door for $7200. It's interesting that they still give great deals on the Versys, because the suggested retail has gone up almost $1000 since 2007.
When I picked mine up about 10 days ago I asked them why their pricing on the V's were so much lower than everyone else, the finance manager told me that Kawasaki has a different price list for Quebec vs. the rest of the country. They weren't arguing as 50% of their sales come from Ontario and the Maritimes.
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