2026 Kawasaki Versys X 300 Launched: You’ll Need A Magnifying Glass To Find Out What’s new
Hint: It’s got something to do with stickers...
Quick News Highlights:
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Engine, specifications, and features remain unchanged from 2025 model
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The blue colour option has been discontinued
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Deliveries to begin from November 2025
Kawasaki has launched the 2026 Versys-X 300 at Rs 3.49 lakh (ex-showroom, same as the previous-generation model’s post GST 2.0 price). While mechanically unchanged from the 2025 model, the new version introduces small cosmetic updates and drops the Metallic Ocean blue / Pearl Robotic White colour.
Design
The 2026 Kawasaki Versys-X 300 will now be offered only in Candy Lime Green / Metallic Flat Spark Black, with slightly refreshed graphics – a new ‘Versys-X’ sticker on the fuel tank. That said, the base colour combination remains the same as before. You also still get the large overall proportions, a tall windscreen, a tail luggage rack, black finish for the engine and silver for the exhaust.
Engine
The Kawasaki Versys-X 300 retains its 296cc liquid-cooled, parallel-twin engine making 40PS at 11,500rpm, 26Nm at 10,000rpm, paired to a 6-speed gearbox with an assist and slipper clutch.
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This Kawasaki Versys bike is built on a backbone frame, 41mm telescopic fork with 130mm wheel travel, and a gas-charged link-type monoshock with 148mm travel. It rides on 19-inch front and 17-inch rear spoked wheels with dual-purpose tubed tyres (100-section front, 130 rear). Seat height is at 815mm, ground clearance at 180mm, kerb weight at 175kg, and fuel tank 17 litres.
Features
The Kawasaki bike gets a semi-digital console, with the tachometer being analogue. The rest – speedometer, gear position indicator, fuel level, tell-tale lights – are in the LCD inset. The lights are all halogen. Optional Kawasaki accessories such as panniers, fog lamps, hand guards, and a center stand are also available.
Verdict
The Kawasaki Versys-X 300 has remained more or less the same ever since its launch back in November 2017. It’s also the cheapest twin-cylinder adventure bike in India, but apart from the refinement of the parallel-twin, there’s nothing really unique about the bike, unlike its other rivals in the 300cc ADV space. The Yezdi Adventure is a lot more affordable, while also being reasonably decent in its feature-list and rough-road capabilities, whereas the recently-launched TVS Apache RTX300 is a much more feature-packed, road-biased ADV that offers incredible value for money. That said, here are all the other top two-wheelers launched in India in October 2025. In a recent development, Kawasaki has also unveiled the 2026 Z900RS lineup at the ongoing Japan Mobility Show 2025.
Kawasaki Versys X 300 User Reviews
2024 mein li thi yeh bike, ab 18,000+ km chal chuki hai. Highway, ghat, off-road, city – har jagah leke gaya hoon. Engine 39 bhp ka lagta hai chhota par actual mein bohot refined hai, 400-500 km aaram se nikal jaati hai (28-32 kmpl real mileage). Seat thoda hard hai 300+ km ke baad thakan lagti hai, Suspension adventure bike jaisa kaam karta hai. Ground clearance. Brakes decent hain, dual-channel ABS bacha leta hai emergency mein. Cons bhi hain – 6th gear mein 100-120 ke upar thoda vibration aata hai Stock tyres (Metzeler) off-road mein slip kar jaate hain. Service cost thoda high hai Kawasaki ka. Par overall ₹4 - 5 lakh on-road mein jo package milta hai – looks, touring capability, reliability – us hisaab se full paisa vasool bike hai. Agar aap beginner ho ya weekend mein long rides karte ho aur ek lightweight adventure tourer chahte ho, toh dil se recommend karunga.Read More
This bike has a Powerful engine, a very smooth performance, and one of best thing good handling in on and off road as well in cities. fuel mileage that does not matter if you love off roading in hill areas also. The rides been excellent so fast, because bike are more stabe in after 100km/h speed. and at off roading the suspenion works are quite good it feel like a driving car. over all i am fully satisfied with this bike. Yes , i recommend this bike to all who want to or live off roading this bike are perfect for that thing. It value of money and feel premium, style , and bike feature are so good and their sensor as well.Read More
The Kawasaki Versys x300 is a lightweight, beginner friendly bike for those who love adventure.A good on road comfort and a decent offroad capabilities makes this bike a good start for those youngsters.Read More