On Two Wheels: Honda CRF250L Rally vs Kawasaki Versys-X 300

Ari & Zack take on the closed California coast.

By Motorcyclist Staff
Updated: July 21, 2017

Check out this new breed of small ADV motorcycles: Affordable, light, and fuel efficient, the Honda CRF250L Rally and Kawasaki Versys-X 300 combine a bunch of great qualities into an appealingly compact package. In this episode of On Two Wheels, Zack and Ari detour around a landslide and explore an alternative route up California’s Big Sur coast. The adventure puts both bikes through their paces. Which one is the winner? Watch the video to find out.

Honda CRF250L Rally vs Kawasaki Versys-X 300Spenser Robert

TECH SPEC

Honda CRF250L Rally  
PRICE $6199
MEASURED HORSEPOWER 20.6 hp @ 8600 rpm
MEASURED WEIGHT 342 lb. |

SEAT HEIGHT 35.2 in.
FUEL CAPACITY 2.7 gal.
AVERAGE MPG 60
Kawasaki Versys-X 300  
PRICE $5699
MEASURED HORSEPOWER 33.7 hp @ 11,400 rpm
MEASURED WEIGHT 380 lb. |

SEAT HEIGHT 32.1 in.
FUEL CAPACITY 4.5 gal.
AVERAGE MPG 54

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