Looks like you are ready to go !

Look forward to reporting of your adventures 👍🏻😃

 

Thanks- yea looking forward to those adventures myself.

 

Very nice.

 

Bike looks good, Well Done.

 

😍 Those wheels 😍

 

Mods:

• SW Motech foot pegs
• SW Motech engine guards
• Puig windscreen spoiler
• Viesutor LED headlight
• Woody Wheel Works wheels with tubeless option
• Tusk tail bag
• Tusk enduro side bags
• Switch ABS mod - thanks guys for the help!
• USB port on dash
• Koso Apollo heated grips
• Dunlop Trailmax Raid tires
• Barkbusters
• SW Motech bashplate
• Protaper bars

Thanks to all for the multiple assists anytime I had a question!

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And a t-rex skid skid plate ...
and a front fender riser ... homemade, or did you buy it 🤔

 

And a t-rex skid skid plate ...
and a front fender riser ... homemade, or did you buy it 🤔

Yes thanks- my mistake that is a T-Rex engine guard and bashplate. Adventure Tech made the front fender riser.

 

, now enjoy your ride and wish you many happy riding hours.

 

"Complete"? What's that mean...?

 

Should read completed- at least as far as I’m going to take it. My riding skills require no upgrade to the suspension.

 

Mods:

• SW Motech foot pegs
• T-Rex engine guards
• Puig windscreen spoiler
• Viesutor LED headlight
• Woody Wheel Works wheels with tubeless option
• Tusk tail bag
• Tusk enduro side bags
• Switch ABS mod - thanks guys for the help!
• USB port on dash
• Koso Apollo heated grips
• Dunlop Trailmax Raid tires
• Barkbusters
• T Rex bashplate
• Protaper bars
• Adventure Tech front fender riser
• 15T primary sprocket- not doing rear

Thanks to all for the multiple assists anytime I had a question!

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Looks good! Aren't you also doing mods to a Honda CRF300 over on the other forum?

 

Thanks- Nope not me. I looked at the CRF300 but it was too tall for me.

 

Where did you buy this headlamp?

 

On Amazon:

Amazon.com

But it has no true hi/lo beam so it's more gimmick than upgrade.

 

I also came across this thread while trying to find info, not even the colour of the output, like is this 6000K or 3600K?

https://www.kawasakiversys.com/threads/my-experience-with-full-led-headlight-conversion.224818/

 

Mods:

• SW Motech foot pegs
• T-Rex engine guards
• Puig windscreen spoiler
• Viesutor LED headlight
• Woody Wheel Works wheels with tubeless option
• Tusk tail bag
• Tusk enduro side bags
• Switch ABS mod - thanks guys for the help!
• USB port on dash
• Koso Apollo heated grips
• Dunlop Trailmax Raid tires
• Barkbusters
• T Rex bashplate
• Protaper bars
• Adventure Tech front fender riser
• 15T primary sprocket- not doing rear

Thanks to all for the multiple assists anytime I had a question!

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Looks great! Love the color. Really needs some extra lighting if you are going to be riding around cars.

 

You did a wonderful job with this bike. Work of art.

I ride a '23 as well and have a few of the same upgrades.

Congratulations on a job well done and thanks for sharing.

 

Now we want muddy pics!

 

Great info. My 2018 X300 has a lot of the same upgrades. T-Rex bash plate and engine guards. Wider foot pegs (forgot the brand), Bark Biusters, lowered foot pegs (6'3" with 34" inseam), 2" Rox Pivoting bar risers (I stand a lot - back problems), Givi side racks with DIY Pelican cases, Pelican top rack, USB dash plug, Auxbeam auxiliary lights on a DIY mount (mounted to top front of T-Rex crash bars), Sit-n-Fly seat cover over a Mad Dog ATV seat cover, and Mitas E07+ tires w/ very think tubes and "Ride On" brand sealer. Did a portion of the TransAmerica Trail (part of Colorado and Utah) over mountain passes and some trails in Moab. Did everything well but deep sand! Came home to Colorado on pavement and the Mitas tires did that very well also. This is a legit mini ADV bike IF you don't outrun the suspension on rougher stuff. Just slow down. I'm 215 lbs and only bottomed out the front suspension once, (did't see a deep pothole on a Jeep Forest Service road). Never bottomed out the rear. That said, I'm in my 70s and ride very connseratriely (hence the moniker "KawaGeezer). One of the best small CC commuters in the market! Not a dual sport, but a legit mini-ADV!

 

Nice mods! Always interesting to see how riders scale it to their needs. I agree it is an exceptional small ADV. I was not looking for this bike when shopping for my next ride but articles and videos kept pointing to this sleeper of an ADV platform with a low buy in and solid attributes you could build up..

 

"...if you don't outrun the suspension..."
That's the perfect way of describing this bike! Spot on!

 

LOL Yes that rear shock is small.

 

Are the wheels a custom build? Any noticeable difference between these and the stock wheels (aside from the appearance and tubeless)? I don't see an option for the 300 on their site.

They aren't too far from me so they are a tempting option.

 

Yes I contacted Woody’s and asked if they could build some X300 wheels and they could. I didn’t weigh but there’s online posts that state on average the Excel wheels are on average 1lb lighter plus the weight advantage of no tube. Hard to say if I noticed since I was on new tires (Dunlop Trailmax Raid) and they were a positive addition. The idea of tubeless was the driving factor- old man/bad back

 

Speaking of "tubeless", are these conventional rims with the spoke holes sealed up OR a special tubeless spoke rim (like BMW)??
Thanks.

 

Conventional wheels.

 

Which Protaper bars did you go with?

 

Their standard 7/8 bar

 

Happy to help. It was a fun project to do with my son and I got a lot of help on this forum. The bike pleasantly surprised me on this last trip I did last month and as equipped I would pit it against any of the other entry ADVs- KTM 390, BMW 310, Honda 300L Rally.

 

I just got a quote from Woody's Wheel Works. I really like this little bike but I'm not sure I like it enought to have tubeless Excel wheels made for it...

I do want tubeless though so I might try to install an Outex kit myself. Do you happen to know if the stock rims have the required "safety bead"?

https://woodyswheelworks.com/cdn/shop/products/safetybead_2048x.jpg?v=1626982478

 

Did you have any issues with clutch cable length with the ROX risers?

 

My son and his buddy installed that but didn’t hear of any issues. I used recommended parts from this article:

Kawasaki Versys-X 300 Adventure Build - ADV Pulse

Kawasaki has always marketed their Versys-X 300 conservatively as a street bike designed to handle light off-road terrain. That may be what the engineers had in mind, but after getting some seat time on the stock machine, we began to realize there was a lot more potential. For years, ADV...

www.advpulse.com

 

I know this is an older thread. Wondering if there's any improved replacements foe the poster's parts? Specifically, an LED headlight that has a high and low beam and tubeless spoked wheels that are manufactured, not custom.

 

Did the OP ever get those 12.5-1 pistons installed ? I'm in the middle of a 315cc 12.5-1 big bore install.

 

Not me. I have no engine/exhaust mods planned