New Versys 1000 2015 looks pretty good.

[bacaruda]

Me like.

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2015-kawasaki-versys-1000-photo-leak/

[Winston Smith]

In fairness it couldn't really have been any less pretty....

New one is very Multistrada/Caponard-esque.  Nice looking

[O.C.]

In fairness it couldn't really have been any less pretty....

New one is very Multistrada/Caponard-esque.  Nice looking

Have you tried a V 1000 Chris ?  I'd be interested in your opinion   

[cribby]

Very nice, any idea of price yet?

[O.C.]

Prices not announced yet   

http://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/products/dual_purpose/2015/versys_1000/overview?Uid=08CFWgwODQlZXVFfWV9QXFAOUQlaXVEOXQkNUA5ZClhdWgo

[100milesaway]

In fairness it couldn't really have been any less pretty....

New one is very Multistrada/Caponard-esque.  Nice looking

I think less about what a bike looks like, and more about what the bike will actually do. 18 months and 23,000 miles on mine, no warranty claims, no unexpected dealer visits. In fact no issues at all. And the bike is a delight to ride. At £8500 pounds  including full luggage, they have got to be the bargain of the century. 

[Winston Smith]

Have you tried a V 1000 Chris ?  I'd be interested in your opinion   

In which marque Rog?

Have ridden the DMS and it is a stonking bike.  Let down by chain drive IMO but Duck-Hatty won't go shaft.

It is a real piece of work though but really more sport than adventure.  Servicing is expensive too.

Would love to have a go on the Caponard, it is supposed to beat everything else into a cocked hat but there is no dealer network to support it in the UK properly!

Having just come back from the latest big tourer test I must say I do prefer 4(+) cylinder bikes to twins/triples

[BigAlan]

I do like the red version of that Versys, and the bike is a hell of a tool, if I decide to change from the GTR this is what I would get, not much else floats my boat, well OC's Yamaha is a bit tasty so that has to be considered.

Alan

[100milesaway]

In which marque Rog?

Have ridden the DMS and it is a stonking bike.  Let down by chain drive IMO but Duck-Hatty won't go shaft.

It is a real piece of work though but really more sport than adventure.  Servicing is expensive too.

Would love to have a go on the Caponard, it is supposed to beat everything else into a cocked hat but there is no dealer network to support it in the UK properly!

Having just come back from the latest big tourer test I must say I do prefer 4(+) cylinder bikes to twins/triples

Must agree, when you have ridden a Japanese 4 cylinder engined bike, they are very difficult to get out of your system.

[Winston Smith]

Unfortunately we didn't have the Six this year (will have to do with my own!)

[O.C.]

In which marque Rog?

Have ridden the DMS and it is a stonking bike.  Let down by chain drive IMO but Duck-Hatty won't go shaft.

It is a real piece of work though but really more sport than adventure.  Servicing is expensive too.

Would love to have a go on the Caponard, it is supposed to beat everything else into a cocked hat but there is no dealer network to support it in the UK properly!

Having just come back from the latest big tourer test I must say I do prefer 4(+) cylinder bikes to twins/triples

Sorry Chris should have clarified...by V1000 I was meaning Versys 1000.

I rode the Caponord last year....I did not like it at all, and all the claims about a magic carpet ride are, in my humble opinion, bullshit.

My S10 has a suspension that leaves the capo for dead, plus its a quality bike with component and build quality to match 

[Winston Smith]

Sorry Chris should have clarified...by V1000 I was meaning Versys 1000.

I rode the Caponord last year....I did not like it at all, and all the claims about a magic carpet ride are, in my humble opinion, bullshit.

My S10 has a suspension that leaves the capo for dead, plus its a quality bike with component and build quality to match 

lol - you Versys owners (and ex owners) with your abbreviations 

Would still like to have a go on the Capo

[Debs]

I do like the red version of that Versys
Alan

It's Candy Burnt Orange... 

[BigAlan]

It's Candy Burnt Orange... 

Debs is right again 

Alan

[O.C.]

I owned a triumph Tiger 1050 in 2007 that was Burnt Orange...nice colour