Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Test fleet: Kawasaki Versys 650 GT

In the last decade or so I’ve slowed down – as a rider and a person – and ditched the one-piece leathers and knee-sliders for textiles and the odd bit of two-up riding and touring as well as commuting.

Now, with a nagging better-half who always wants to get on the back of whatever I’ve got in the garage, a bike needs to cut the mustard two-up. So, let’s see how the Versys copes.

First, an easy test: meet Genevieve Brooking. This is my god-daughter. Off-spring of my friends Dave Brooking and Jayne Cunningham, she’s been brought up

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