2016 Kawasaki Versys 650 problems

Filed Apr 21, 2020 · Wheels · 4,900 miles · MO

Front wheel is bent, motorcycle has not been laid down or been in a wreck, just normal riding on roads. Same roads I ride the other 2 motorcycles down with no problems. Motrcycle has 4924 miles on it. New wheel $700+, actual date of damage unknown, actual speed unknown, noticed damage today. Probably sometime last fall.

Filed Nov 30, 2016 · Wheels · 7,000 miles · NC

I am a 61 year old rider who has logged approximately 320,000 miles on 8 motorcycles in the past 11 years. During the course of those miles I have never damaged the wheels on any of the motorcycles. I purchased my 2016 kawasaki versys 1000lt new in march 16 and bent my first front wheel in july at approximately 7,000 miles. I was just riding on a state highway and do not recall hitting anything that might damage a wheel. I replaced the wheel with a new kawasaki factory front wheel and less than 2,000 miles later - I bent it. Once again I have no idea what caused the damage as the bike never was ridden off pavement. I believe that kawasaki is using wheels that are to light weight for this class of motorcycle.