2024 Kawasaki KLR650 Preview

Kawasaki keeps its KLR650 alive and well for 2024, offering its venerable dual sport motorcycle in a variety of trims. There will be non-ABS and ABS standard versions, which will be priced at $6,899 and $7,199, respectively. For shorter riders, the lowered-suspension S versions will also be available in non-ABS and ABS editions at the same prices as the standards. Kawasaki will also continue its KLR650 Adventure ABS with an $8,199 MSRP.

There aren’t any major changes to the platform, but considering the amount of attention the KLR has received in recent years, that comes as no surprise. In 2022, Kawasaki delivered news of a major update in which the KLR lost its carburetor in favor of fuel injection, and gained updated engine and transmission components and a new chassis among other revisions.

Following the news of the freshened base, Kawasaki also revealed its S model for shorter riders, and the Adventure model for those who wanted some additional adventure-touring amenities like fog lights, hard cases, crashbars, and a tank pad.

The essentials will be familiar to many, considering the KLR’s long run on the market, from the bike’s 652cc single to its five-speed transmission, 21-inch front and 17-inch rear wheel configuration, and its generous 6.1-gallon fuel tank.

The standard KLR650 and KLR650 ABS and will come in either a Firecracker Red and Metallic Carbon Gray or a Pearl Crystal White and Metallic Carbon Gray color scheme. The S versions will be available in the same colors as well. The Adventure ABS will be available in either Pearl Matte Sage Green or Metallic Matte Twilight Blue.