Kawasaki Motor Indonesia Showcases Latest Versys 1100 At IMOS 2024, Here Are The Specifications And Prices

Kawasaki Versys 1100 officially launched at IMOS 2024. (Photo: Bagus Muhammad Hafizh / VOI)

JAKARTA - Kawasaki Motor Indonesia officially launched an update on the touring model for the Indonesian market, namely Versys 1100 or the successor to Versys 1000 at the Indonesia Motorcycle Show (IMOS) 2024.

The motorbike is equipped with a segaris 4-cylinder engine embedded in Versys which experienced an increase starting from 1,043 cc now to 1,099 cc through a longer stroke of up to 3 mm. Thus, the power increased from 118 dk to 133 dk.

"The difference between this motorbike and the previous version is that the engine capacity is greater," said PT KMI Head Sales & Promotion, Michael C Tanadhi on the sidelines of an exhibition at ICE BSD, Tangerang, Wednesday, October 30.

In developing the motorbike, this well-known brand from Japan focuses on improving performance on the motorbike as well as providing convenience to its users.

In its internal parts, heavier flywheels are presented and secondary equalizers are useful for reducing excess vibrations. Then, a new oil cooler was also introduced to improve cooling performance.

Furthermore, the central entrance funnel on the engine is 45 mm longer than the outer funnel. This is combined with a narrower entrance and a lower lifting hub increasing the engine torque characteristics between 4000 and 7000 rpm.

In addition, this change is adjusted to the new ECU settings and the connecting pipe between the exhaust headers 1-4 and 2-3. Kawasaki claims that the torque obtained from this increase reached 112 Nm compared to the previous 102 Nm.

Then, Kawasaki also changed the ratio to its internal gear and made it more responsive and fast. The Kawasaki Quick Shifter (KQS) feature which functions has a lower gear movement limit, which is 1,500 rpm.

Other features are also presented at Versys 1100 consisting of a larger 10 mm rear brake disk, a USB-C port that is presented as standard, and there is a Kawasaki Rideology App which is now available on S and SE models.

For the Indonesian market, Kawasaki Versys 1100 is priced at IDR 408.6 million On The Road DKI Jakarta.