{"id":39461,"date":"2020-11-25T11:23:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T05:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/?p=39461"},"modified":"2020-12-21T22:18:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:48:54","slug":"kawasaki-usas-brings-2021-klx-300-and-klx-300-sm-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/kawasaki-usas-brings-2021-klx-300-and-klx-300-sm-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawasaki USA brings 2021 KLX 300 models"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kawasaki has stacked much of its Enduro models in the US and as we could see they have a wide variety of range of both the KX and KLX models.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/suzuki-brings-2021-v-strom-1050xt-tour\/\"><strong>Suzuki brings 2021 V-Strom 1050 XT Tour<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/bullit-brings-the-hero-250-scrambler\/\"><strong>Bullit brings the Hero 250 Scrambler<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/all-about-the-2021-energica-models\/\"><strong>All about the 2021 Engerica models<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/what-is-kawasaki-planning-with-meguro\/\"><strong>What is Kawasaki planning with Meguro?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39475 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KX-Range-US.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1394\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KX-Range-US.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KX-Range-US-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KX-Range-US-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KX-Range-US-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KX-Range-US-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KX-Range-US-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1394px) 100vw, 1394px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>KX range in the US<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KLX-Range-US.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1306\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KLX-Range-US.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KLX-Range-US-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KLX-Range-US-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KLX-Range-US-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KLX-Range-US-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KLX-Range-US-150x102.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1306px) 100vw, 1306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>KLX range in the US<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These models are essentially the lower displacement Enduros that start from the 65cc and go up to 300cc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, Kawasaki US has now added two 2021 variants to its lineup, and they are KLX 300 and KLX 300 SM.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both of these models have very little difference. Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2021 KLX 300 and KLX 300 SM arrive with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">292cc, 4-stroke single, DOHC, liquid-cooled motor\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">integrated with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">6-speed, return shift with wet multi-disc manual clutch.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300.jpg 765w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>KLX 300<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While Kawasaki has kept its performance figures under wrap, we could see the KLX 300 comes with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">33bhp\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a028.5Nm torque.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both these variants come with strong\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">High-tensile steel, box-section perimeter frame<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0essentially it helps to provide more rigidity to the entire structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Further, both of them get the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">43mm inverted cartridge fork with adjustable compression damping \/10.0 in<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on the front and the opposite end it comes with the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Uni-Trak\u00ae gas-charged shock with piggyback reservoir with adjustable rebound damping and spring preload\/9.1 inches.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39471 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-3.jpg 765w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-3-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-3-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-3-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>KLX 300 SM<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Substantial braking power comes thanks to a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">250mm petal disc and twin-piston calliper up front<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">240mm petal rear disc and single-piston calliper<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Strong dual-sport performance is further enabled with a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">21-inch front whee<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">l and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">18-inch rear wheel<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Difference between KLX 300 and KLX 300 SM<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brakes the KLX 300 comes with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Single 250mm petal disc with a dual-piston on the front<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0while the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">KLX 300 SM comes with Single 300mm petal disc with a dual-piston<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Rear brakes remain standard for both these models, and they are\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Single 240mm petal disc with single-piston calliper.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are changes in the dimensions as far as KLX 300 comes it has\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">47.4 in height w<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hile the SM edition has\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">45.1 inches<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Ground clearance in<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0KLX 300\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">9.8 in\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">while the SM has\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">8.5 inches<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The seat height in KLX 300 is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">35.2 in<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and on th<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">e SM is 33.9 inches<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The third big difference is the curb weight which is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">302.1 lb<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for KLX 300 and for SM it is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">304.3 lb<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another difference which is wheelbase and it is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">56.7<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in for KLX 300 and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">56.6<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0inches for the SM.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>KLX 300<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-39461-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kawasaki.com\/contentstorage\/ab76e149-82ba-4a55-afc0-34be236b9750_hires.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kawasaki.com\/contentstorage\/ab76e149-82ba-4a55-afc0-34be236b9750_hires.mp4\">https:\/\/media.kawasaki.com\/contentstorage\/ab76e149-82ba-4a55-afc0-34be236b9750_hires.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3>KLX 300 SM<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-39461-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kawasaki.com\/contentstorage\/2749e47e-9035-46f4-988e-bfeec3961d12_hires.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kawasaki.com\/contentstorage\/2749e47e-9035-46f4-988e-bfeec3961d12_hires.mp4\">https:\/\/media.kawasaki.com\/contentstorage\/2749e47e-9035-46f4-988e-bfeec3961d12_hires.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Colour options<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The KLX 300 is available in Lime Green, Fragment Camo Gray and<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-4-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-4-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-4-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SM is available in Lime Green\/Ebony, Oriental Blue\/Ebony.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM.jpg 750w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2021-Kawasaki_KLX-300-SM-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Price\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The KLX 300 in the US is available with the <strong>$5,599<\/strong> price tag and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SM costs $400 more which is <strong>$5,999<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Comparison with specs<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39476 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Specs-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"1417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Specs-7.jpg 877w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Specs-7-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Specs-7-634x1024.jpg 634w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Specs-7-768x1241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Specs-7-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Specs-7-150x242.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span 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