Kawasaki W650

[AN GOF.]

Dont see enough piccys of this lovely little bike so heres my 2005
https://i.ibb.co/4N50fqV/IMG-4297.jpg

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

i had one - totally stock

it was...okay

bloody good on petrol if grannied

would actually steer quite well on the sly, but that bit of nice torque it had was soon used up, then it needed revs and that's when it wasn't so happy

surprisingly uncomfortable, arse wise
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[RhynoCZ]

I've always liked the w650/800 reboot, yet never got one.

There are still a plenty of ''real-retro'' bikes around. I'm after a BSA Gold Star, 500cc single, or a BMW R60, these days.
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

personally i think the 800 is a lot better than the 650 to ride - but i love carbs and the kick start
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[stinkwheel]

An American company used to make bolt-on supercharger kits for those. I reckon that would have made a pretty awesome tool.

Fascinating engine, it was one of those concept bikes they used to encourage their staff to make for motor shows. My understanding is it was designed and built totally from scratch and doesn't share parts with any other bikes.

Gotta like bevel drive cams.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Easy-X]

Was gonna say it reminds me of a Triumph engine. According to wikipedia* that was the intention!

*so must be true
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