I own a DL650, and have ridden the Versys a bit. Its a great bike, loves the twisties, and surely you can tour with it.
Still the Wee is much more of a tourer. More room, better wind protection, even smoother engine. Havent tried loading up the Versys like Ive loaded the Wee, but I dont think you would be able to put as much load on a Versys, without its handling suffering a lot more than the Wee.
1-up, and a light load on board, and I could choose either one of these (or even the BMW650GS twin - which I think reminded me of the Versys in many ways)... 2-up and a lot of weight on the bike, and the Wee wins by a country mile.
If you put some stickier street tyres, like Metzeler Z6 to the Wee, it will stay with both the Versys and the 650GS twin practically anywhere where theres tarmac.
The Wee is also more offroad-capable than the Versys; neither has much ground clearance, or is highly capable for that, but the Versys has its exhaust silencer in a bad place, exposed underneath the bike.
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