My Name is SuziCat and I'm a Bikerholic

[SuziCat]

Anyone else like me, who can't bear to part exchange your bike for a new one. When they've been reliable and have a lot of memories associated with them. To me it's like loosing an old friend, and I can't do it. Then before you know it suddenly you end up with several bikes.

Now my addiction is starting again I'm lusting after yet another bike, the Kawaski W800. It justs looks so lovely and shiney and retro.
https://www.kawasaki.co.uk/W800

I think I need help. Am I a lost cause ?
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Regular Rides:- BMW R1200R, Triumph Street Triple
Summer Toys:- Yam Virago 1100, Suzuki GS750 (1979)

[kitty kat]

I have 2 bikes now because I couldn't bear to get rid of my fazer, but now I am quite attached to my Deauville aand I can see me ending up with a 3rd bike when the mileage on this is getting a little high - like over 100k.

You are not a lost cause
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

As much as I like the W800, I wish they'd kept the W650 coming into the country, it ticked nearly all of my boxes.
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[FBSF]

Yep. Hence keeping the little CM when I recently bought the GS.

Couldn't bear to part with her - she's just too reliable and worth more to me as a spare bike than the little cash I'd get if I sold her.

[Seb]

I'm not generally a retro bike fan for the most part, but I must admit those W800s look absolutely stunning, they feel so much more authentic than the new Bonnies

Lovely bike, I look forward to some photos of it
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[Kickstart]

[Frost]

[chris-red]

I have only ever sold 2 bikes (I now own 4). Both of them I hated and had problems and both of them where Suzukis!
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[Kickstart]

[Jim Mc]

Tits or...?

[Frost]

[Benson_JV]

[kawashima]

My previous bike was W650 and I test rode W800 once.
W800 is fuel injection, and the torque peak had shifted from middle(3500-4500) to more bottom low end(2000? maybe). Yes I could rev till 5000 or 6000 smoothly, but the setting was too bottom end low rich in my opinion....... So I felt it easier to start/ cruise at top gear and still go up the hill with no problem, but it was less exciting compared to W650. And I felt the bottom rich setting so strange as a W650 pre owner.
(Engine size is W650 is 675cc, W800 is 773cc. So the plus is about 100cc not 150cc.)
Exhaust note is very quiet with genuine pipe.
Weak point is Front brake stopping power same as W650. Some members were telling me they were a little bit terrible.(brand-new W650 and W800 front brake pad hardly bytes!)
Difference of gear ratio is.. 1st gear was lowered than W650. Other gears are same. I reckon this is for smaller driven. I thought 1 or 2 teeth smaller driven gear better for W800.
Regarding running and cornering and stopping, Bonneville is far superior to W650/800 in every aspects.
Kawasaki quality of plating is not good so "black edition" maybe easier to keep it clean.
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owned: 2012 YB125SP, 2008 TDM900, 2005 W650, 2002 LS125R, 2002 CB400SF, NS50F, C50 / Trip to UK(2009), Hokkaido touring(2013)

[hornetmike]

get your cock out suzicat
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Current BMW R1200GS 2010

[SuziCat]

[pepperami]

Apart from my ZX6R I have a CG 125 of lovelyness.
The CG is way to small for me and way to under-powered, but I just cant bring myself to sell it .
Now the XS 400 is hate and if I got a good price I might think about letting that go.
The funny thing about the XS 400 is that although it`s a bad`un, I want to hang on to it till I get it going right just so I can ride it at it`s best, even though I hate it???
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[Paxovasa]

I don't want to sell either of my bikes But eventually I will have to sell one so I can upgrade. It will be a tough decision as they're both good at what they do.
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[steveh]

Ive currently got 3 bikes on the road, the Norton, the zx6r, and the wr450sm, and i cant think of any bikes id rather have.. apart from the zx10r.


Im currently wanting to build a triton, after that, there isnt much else i want!

then theres the shed full of other bikes i need to finish but cant be arsed!
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Current : 06 Zx10r, 07 Wr450f SM, 74 850 norton commando, 63 bsa b40, 1962 Triton 650, 67 Triumph Tr6r, 1955 Triton 750, 1978 TY250E.

[hornetmike]

[Nai]

I know the time will probably come where I will want to upgrade from my happy bike, but its a very happy bike.... Its helped me learn to ride a proper bike I do not think I will ever want to sell it

[Hyaon]

Doubt I could sell my first and current bandit gs650 k8, going to have too many memories with that one...only, the other day I started 'rationalising' getting another bike...'Hmm..perhaps get a 1000cc naked, for a change through the week....and...I haven't got a faired bike, perhaps I should get one for er rainy days...'

Scary.. only things stopping me at the moment is fathers garage = full of utter crap, job looking wobbly and the knowledge Im still a noob, jumping on a yet higher horsepower bike will probably moider me...

Not alone I guess
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[ajbsmirnoff]

The pain of letting something go.

I'm having this at the mo with my car. Its time to get a different one more suited to the school run, but i like it (older 5 series are sooooo nice to waft around in). I keep doing the 'man maths' to prove to myself i can keep it and get a diesel child mover and shopping carrier which can cope with >5mm of snow.

If its the same with the bike (which i like alot) then I'm doomed.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

CB250RSA 4 LIFE.
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[Pete247]

Have never liked a bike enough to not be able to get rid..... saying that tho I do currently own 4 bikes, 3 of which are road legal, the 4th is just a frame with v5 currently lol

[hmmmnz]

im liking the look of the 800, i liked the 650 but not a huge fan of push rod bikes,
whats the story with the tubes?? is it a bevel drive, or just random pointlessness on behalf of quacker to make it look like an old skool push rod lump??



i don't think i could get by with just 1 bike, 2 would be pushing it,
4 or more is about right (currently have 8, but could always do with more)
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