Kawasaki Versys X 300 • Getting To Know You!

Welcome to the second decent ride (and the first on camera) of me and my new Kawasaki Versys X 300! This ride is more than just me getting to know the bike to be honest... I think that you can tell that I am just discovering a whole aspect of motorcycling after owning purely road-biased motorbikes over the last 30 years... This next chapter in my motorcycling life is going to be interesting! Comments are welcome from other dual sport/ADV riding folks who have come from a pure roads background and enjoyed this different way of riding😊 0:00 Welcome! 0:32 The flip-up screen... 2:04 (Narrower) Handlebar weights 2:53 How it did on the Motorway 3:51 There is midrange! 4:56 Midrange test 5:14 Death Wobbles! 6:42 Fuel range no.1 8:09 Short-shifting in town 8:42 Getting dirty 10:25 Learning to ride slowly! 10:48 Full throttle! 11:28 Fuel range no.2 11:50 Insurance scare 14:31 Fog lights 15:07 Engine dies! 15:37 Road to Abergavenny 16:21 Advantages of riding slowly (and owning this bike) no.1 18:16 Aftermarket Sat nav tower is made of cheese 18:53 Fuel range no.3 19:14 Riding position 20:12 Abergavenny! Coffee stop. And I love my boot/trunk/top box 20:41 Fuel range no.4 21:06 Advantages of riding slowly (and owning this bike) no.2 21:36 Gearbox is a bit different... 22:34 Sunset :) 22:47 Off the beaten tack 22:36 Starting to get darker (and colder) 23:57 Standing up! 25:16 Sketchy winter lanes 26:04 Comfort update 26:33 More sketch... 27:14 Open it up! 27:28 Time to get home +...