2016 Kawasaki Versys 650 ABSSeriously updated last year, the Versys 650 ABS received new Showa forks (damping in one leg, spring in the other) and KYB shock.The front end was given all-new styling, with a larger windshield and a new headlights. The power was been increased, and to match that, the ABS system has new Nissin calipers and brake master cylinders.
The new instrument panel included a large analog tach, plus a digital readout for your speed. The ergonomics were been relaxed, and the Versys 650 ABS got new Dunlops last year. For 2016, only the colors change.Visit our Motorcycle Buyer’s Guide.
Hello everyone and welcome once again to Ultimate Motorcycling’s weekly Podcast—Motos and Friends.
My name is Arthur Coldwells.
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This week’s episode features Senior Editor Nic de Sena’s impressions of the beautiful new Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST that is loosely based around the original FXRT Sport Glide from the 1980s. Hailing from The Golden State, these cult-status performance machines became known as West Coast style, with sportier suspension, increased horsepower, and niceties including creature comforts such as a tidy fairing and sporty luggage.
In past episodes you might have heard us mention my best friend, Daniel Schoenewald, and in the second segment I chat with him about some of the really special machines in his 170 or so—and growing—motorcycle collection. He’s always said to me that he doesn’t consider himself the owner, merely the curator of the motorcycles for the next generation.
Yet Daniel is not just a collector, but I can attest a really skilled rider. His bikes are not trailer queens, they’re ridden, and they’re ridden pretty hard. Actually, we have had many, many memorable rides on pretty much all of the machines in the collection at one time or another.
From all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
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