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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: guest987 on October 04, 2010, 09:54:08 PM

Title: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: guest987 on October 04, 2010, 09:54:08 PM

Thought this would appeal to some of you chaps,

Not a thumper but nice all the same;

http://www.mc24.no/article.php?articleID=2581&categoryID=213

(http://www.mc24.no/getfile.php/Innhold/Aktuelt%2C%20motorsykkel/Kawasaki/2011%20Kawasaki%20W800/2011%20Kawasaki%20W800.jpg%20(550x529).jpg)

Rob

Title: Re: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: JOOLZ on October 05, 2010, 08:28:30 PM

Nice, but you cant beat the old yamaha XS650

Title: Re: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: guest7 on October 07, 2010, 08:25:41 PM

I don't think there's any difference in cost between a new 800 and a nice condition XS650, but the XS is getting to be an old bike now and let's face it, if you're buying to ride the 800 is the better choice (imho).

GC

Title: Re: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: Ian on October 07, 2010, 09:17:33 PM

Apparently ..Kawasaki have revitalised the W650 and morphed it into an 800 to take on the Bonneville....

let battle commence!!

Ian :)

Title: Re: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: Andy M on October 08, 2010, 06:57:41 AM

They kept the drum brake on the back but ditched the kickstarter  :-\. They'd better have a good price and teach their dealers that not every rider really wants a ZZZZR90000RRRRRRRZ. I tried to buy a W650 before I went for the Bonneville, it was simply too much hassle their dealers only understood green plastic.

Andy

Title: Re: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: mini-thumper on October 09, 2010, 05:07:17 PM

Nice looking bike. But this is the version you really want...........

(http://www.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kawasaki-w800-custom.jpg)

Apparently unveiled two hours after the W800 was launched at the Cologne show!

http://www.bikeexif.com/kawasaki-w800-custom (http://www.bikeexif.com/kawasaki-w800-custom)

Boyd

Title: Re: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: guest987 on October 12, 2010, 07:01:49 PM

I like LSL . They did a similar thing with the Bonnie a few years back.

I've got my Bonnie just as I want it now. Only thing I would add are a set of thruxton fork caps.

Rob

Title: Re: This is looking interesting.........................
Post by: JOOLZ on October 13, 2010, 10:27:35 AM

I like this one, would be good as an 800.  http://classicbikes.actieforum.com/show-us-your-project-f1/germans-bleechkistn-t731.htm

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/rhmeiler/greil2.jpg)