Kawasaki W650 650cc Review

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Kawasaki W650 650cc
4.1 stars
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nobby plancton's Review of Kawasaki W650 650cc Motorcycle

2nd May 2009

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    1 year
  • Reliability
    4.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2004
  • Build quality
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Most beautiful looking motorcycle I've seen (once you've replaced the oversized indicators with something smaller and swapped the ugly rear lamp for a nice small chrome one)
I even love the way it smells...
That piping around the seat... what attention to detail !


Bad Points

Simply having to explain to interested punters that it's not a Triumph or a B.S.A but infact it's a Japanese retro fantasy bike. I'm not that fussed about that either to be truthful.


General Comments

This Kawasaki W650 650cc bike turned me from a Mod into a Rocker.... I was a lifetime Vespa enthusiast, I loved the Mod styling and the whole 60's retro thing (born in 1967) but I had this gnawing feeling that I was in denial about my real desires.
Eventually,having been forced to do my full bike licence in order to ride my new Vespa GTS 250, (which I thoroughly enjoyed) I realised that what I really wanted was a classic British 1960's MOTORCYCLE.
However, I knew that I needed both performance and reliabilty and neither of these things seemed possible(together) with a true classic.
Then...suddenly in March 08.. I discovered the existance of the W650 on the internet quite by chance and realised I'd turned.

By mid April 08 I'd bought one off Ebay, a 2004 model with no alterations in perfect condition (de-badged) and...a snip at £2800.
I fell in love, bought a Belstaff, added a Dart fly screen, retro grips, longer rounder mirrors, a rear rack, cooler, smaller indicators and chrome rear light and I'm happy. ( sold the Vespa)

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