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clearviewx Offline
High Mileage

Western Mass
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Joined: Dec 2013
Post: #11
RE: W650
Buy it

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01-04-2018 07:37 PM
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LongRanger Offline
Been There

Evergreen, CO
Posts: 4,220
Joined: Aug 2015
Post: #12
RE: W650
OMG, I think I know her.

Ride more. Worry less. Tongue
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01-04-2018 08:03 PM
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Houtman Offline
Been There

NC USA
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Joined: May 2013
Post: #13
RE: W650
We all know her !
01-05-2018 04:48 AM
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Guth Offline
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Portland, OR
Posts: 3,918
Joined: Apr 2013
Post: #14
RE: W650
So what happened Hondahawkrider — did you end up with the W?

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01-08-2018 10:01 AM
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cookiemech Offline
Running Like a Top

West Newton, Pennsylvania
Posts: 256
Joined: Dec 2017
Post: #15
RE: W650
The suspense is killing me!
01-09-2018 02:20 AM
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Houtman Offline
Been There

NC USA
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Post: #16
RE: W650
Just this week one of my friends sold one of his two W650 for $ 2000 with 75000 miles on it . He never had a problem with the bike.
01-10-2018 05:03 AM
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baxtercat Offline
1st Service Completed

Rhode Isand USA
Posts: 215
Joined: Jun 2017
Post: #17
RE: W650
    I had a 2000 W650 that I rode for several seasons. The styling and build quality of that bike is phenomenal--comparable to our CB1100s. Super reliable and easy to work on, great handling and wonderfully smooth parallel twin. I think this was one of those labor-of-love bikes for Kawasaki, an homage to both the early Bonnevilles and the W1 bikes that emulated them--and they did it more authentically than the resurrected Triumph company. Only brought here two years: sold some the first year (2000, blue and silver) but market was satisfied by 2001, and those ones (green) did not sell. The W800--which we never got in the US--updated the engineering with fuel injection, but when that bike was discontinued a couple years ago, the used W650s started climbing in value, esp. low mileage/good condition bikes. Yours seems like a good deal--hard to imagine anything major going wrong with it, so even if you had to put a bit of money into basics to get it roadworthy again, you'll still come out ahead of what they are now going for. They are collectible because they are great and there is a very limited supply; I don't see the values ever coming down. I sold mine for $1000 more than I paid for it, after two years.
(This post was last modified: 01-10-2018 09:04 AM by baxtercat.)
01-10-2018 09:02 AM
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The ferret Offline
Forum Moderator

Ohio
Posts: 31,277
Joined: Apr 2013
Post: #18
RE: W650
it is indeed a pretty motorcycle

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2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
2021 NC750X DCT (Angry Bird)
01-10-2018 09:09 AM
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Wisedrum Offline
High Mileage

Germany
Posts: 1,063
Joined: Feb 2015
Post: #19
RE: W650
My bigger sister of the W650 has today passed the technical observation service called TÜV for the next 2 years without any problem. After 55.000km and nearly 7,5 years it really runs well. I rode the W800 more the last days and like her very much. This year for the longer summer trip I will choose this bike for touring in Europe. The route is not yet fixed but I prefer after the last rain tour a warmer and dryer one starting in the mids of July.

   

Wisedrum
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2018 02:35 PM by Wisedrum.)
05-16-2018 02:29 PM
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Lord Popgun Offline
I find your lack of RLETs disturbing

Virginia Beach
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Joined: Apr 2013
Post: #20
RE: W650
Really nice bike! I like it a lot.

So what is the deal with the TUV? It is a safety inspection? Emissions?

In Virginia we have to get annual inspections on our cars, motorcycles, and some trailers, but it is just a safety check. Brakes, tires, lights, etc.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it!
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05-16-2018 03:25 PM
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