The SM rolls on a pair of 17-inch wheels and full-on street rubber, has a larger front-brake disc (300mm vs. 250mm), and its suspension is tuned more for street riding. You lose about an inch of wheel travel at both ends with the SM, but the springs are stiffer. You also lose nearly two inches of ground clearance and approximately an inch and a half of seat height, which is good news to many, especially beginners. The SM weighs about two pounds more than the dual sport, but you won’t notice it.
- 2024
- Kawasaki
- KLX®300SM
- Base
- Dual Sport
- 4-stroke single, DOHC
- 292cc
- Liquid-cooled
- 78.0mm
- 61.2mm
- 11.1:1
- DFI® with 34mm. Keihin throttle body
- CDI
- 6-speed, return shift with wet multi-disc manual clutch
- Chain
- Semi Double Cradle
- 43mm. inverted cartridge fork with adjustable compression damping
- Uni-Trak® gas charged shock with piggyback reservoir with adjustable rebound damping and spring preload
- Single 300mm. petal disc with a dual-piston caliper
- Single 240mm. petal disc with single-piston caliper
- 110/70-17
- 9.1 in
- 130/70-17
- 8.1 in
- 25.0°/2.8 in
- 83.3 in
- 31.1 in
- 44.7 in
- 9.3 in
- 33.9 in
- 56.5 in
- 2.0 gal
- 304.3 lb
- Battle Gray, Phantom Blue
- 12 Months
- Team Charlotte
- New
- 2024
- Kawasaki
- KLX®300SM
- 6-speed, return shift with wet multi-disc manual clutch
- Available