Now that I've been through a gaggle of two stroke and four stroke dirt bikes and had my share of inline fours a side by side twin would be great to wind around on the hilly curvy roads near my place. No frantic paces, just something to cruise around on and enjoy the nature around me. This bike would be perfect for that.
The only parallel twin today with a 360 degree firing order( the last BMW parallel twins have a 270 degree crankshaft too!)Even the new Triumphs,Nortons and Royal Enfield 2-cilinders have a 270degree firing order and sounds like a 90degree v-twin)but the W800 sounds more authentic like a vintage British or Laverda twin,but thankfully too the balance shaft the Kawa vibrates barely!Congratulations for that!And now finally a kickstart too!
John Campbell Yes,I had two times a Yamaha XS650(a nice bike also!)What I wrote is that only Kawasaki has no today with their W800 a parallel twin with a 360 degree crankshaft/firing order.The advantage of the Kawasaki W800(with balance shaft)is the fact that it sounds(surely with aftermarket silencers)as a 360 degree parallel twin from the past,but without the vibrations about 4000rpm like your XS650 or Triumph 750 T140 (1978)in my garage.Al the new parallel twins with 270degree firing order run nice(with balance shaft too)but the exhaust sound is familiar with a 90degree V-twin. About kickstarting,in mine opinion a real basic motorcycle with not more then 1or 2 (4stroke cilinders)should have the possibility to also kickstart the bike which belongs to the style of a pure motorcycle,which demands a bit power and technical brains off the rider.Best wishes and a good ride with the Yam XS!
Hub and John - Good choice, the Yamaha XS650s are legendary. In the day I came very close to buying a new '78 XS but decided to give my Honda CB550 a needed engine overhaul instead. I do love a Brit bike style air cooled vertical twin with 360 degree firing order. The W800 is the only bike you can get with these features. Thanks for mentioning the engine balance shaft. It gives smooth power with a hint of throb, more from the sound of those beautiful pea shooters than the engine actually. It also prevents the bike from shaking itself apart as sometimes was a 60's Brit bike malady. Having said that, I certainly wouldn't mind having a '68 Triumph T6 along with my W800 Street.
Such a beautiful motorcycle... damn! I had a 2003 Bonneville in red. This bike seems to have so much more detail. I ended up trading the Triumph in on a Buell Lightning. Unfortunately trying to get the Triumph started if it sat too long became tiresome and well, the Buell had fuel injection. Two different animals, I know, each special in their own way... would love to own the W800 though someday! So many motorcycles, so little time...
La W800 c'é e le vendite sono in aumento grande moto c.max 60 Nm a 2500 rpm e le migliorie Kawasaki rispetto alla w650 danno sicurezza e affidabilità!✌✌
Those mid 1970s standards were so much fun. I bought a 1976 Kawasaki KZ400 for my first bike. Then a 1977 KZ750. Great bikes and very dependable. This one looks a lot like a 1975 Yamaha XS650.
Interesting engine design.....and interesting bike design. Tank protection from leg/knee rubbing. Didn't BSA come out with that many years ago? Tail pipes have a reducer pipe on it. BSA if I remember had that as well.
I have the 2011 model. The engine casing can oxidize. I notice that they haven't buffed this one. The badge on the tank looks better. I wish I knew how to get a motorcycle to shine like that.
But then they would have probably had to upgrade just about everything to deal with the extra horsepower and it wouldn't look like that at all anymore..
Hope the build quality better than my w650 paint was paper thin in 3 years I had to get it all 're shoved due to rust .it had issues with breathing system too which was common it would splutter. I will stick with my speedtriple thanks
Helen - I bought a 2019 W800 Street and I can report that the finishing is top notch and something you notice right away. The fuel injection is perfect and the tall gearing is spot on for the available torque. A pleasure to look at and ride.
Paridise Road - The bike is a pleasure to ride just as a well sorted Triumph or BSA from the 60s (only the Kawi stays that way!). Its like riding one of those bikes (as apposed to tinkering, or fixing one of those bikes) only with much closer tolerances, perfectly set up fuel injection and powerful disc brakes.
Great looking 'Retro'....'cept for the seat...look's like a home made last minute quick fix. Anyone know who's behind the 'instrumental' for this vid??
That is a proper seat designed for rider and pillion. Its a pity more motorcycle aren't like this as they used to be. Too many motorcycles today are designed with a lovely Pilots seat and the pillions seat is rubbish jacked up approx 6" higher with very few comfort's in mind. The modern day motorcycle is based more on style rather than on practically hence rubbish pillion seats front mudguards that are so small the one thing they don't stop is mud/crud and very few motorcycles have a main stand anymore. It's the same daft logic that car manufacturers follow like no spare wheel Crazy !!!!! Progress.
The W650 afforded the owner two options: kick it over or press a button to start. This should *still* be a thing on a bike like this. Why was it eliminated?
Unlike the carbed W400 and W650, the W800 is fuel-injected. If the battery is very weak or worse, flat, no amount of kick-starting will bring the engine to life, since no fuel is delivered to the combustion chambers.
@@azlanmramli I guess the solution is to not let the battery get very weak or flat. If it *did* get very weak or flat, there certainly wouldn't be enough juice to crank the engine over....let alone power up the fuel pump, ECU, and injectors. In other words....it's pretty much a non-issue.
@@brokenot Yup. A non-issue since it's not a problem, in the first place... so i'ts more of a "prevention" rather than a "solution". ;) Being a Japanese bike, I have no worries about the battery holding its charge. I have a 2012 W800SE, btw... and recently it went two months without being started at all throughout the period (and no battery tender was used), and it fired up nicely at first push of the button. Not riding the W for two months straight is very very rare for me. I was very busy during that period...
Azlan R my Royal Enfield 500 Classic single cilinder is fuel-injected and has electric and kickstart too!A retro motorcycle like the Kawasaki W800 should have a kickstart too,while it belongs too the style that you also can kick your engine!But just like the new retro Triumph twins the engineers don’t understand that many retro motorcyclists wish an electric and kickstart too!
Paul Crocker,the Honda CB1100EX is just like the KawasakiW800 a tribute too the good old Honda CB750 in-line four cilinder and the old Kawasaki W1and W2 650 parallel twin(who was actually a copy from a BSA A7).The difference with the Honda four(a beautiful bike too!)is the 360degree parallel twin who is smaller in cubics than the Honda,but sounds and feels more like a basic motorcycle who don’t need more then one or two four stroke cilinders,but that is a question of personal taste.I’m glad for the various offers of motorcycles!
Only with closer tolerances and better metalergy making better reliability, disc brakes, stronger frame and fuel injection. That's if you are talking about the Bonnies of the 60's and '70s. There are also major differences between modern Bonnies and the W800. Just depends on what features you like.
Really, still onlyv773cc after ...what 9 years? Could have pushed it to at least 850cc or 900cc by now. Seven seventy three cubic centimetres is not that large really. Lets go for bigger donk. Call it the W800, but with at least an 850cc engine size.
It's far from pointless. It's supposed to show how the bike looks. A video is worth a thousand pictures. Not everyone needs commments, some people are able to analyse what they see. It was a common skill before youtube and vlogging came up.
I love an old school standard motorcycles . This compete nicely with the timeless Triumph Bonneville .
Back to styling cues of the W650 which was released in 1999 and all the better for it. A nice retro before anyone wanted a retro!
Now that I've been through a gaggle of two stroke and four stroke dirt bikes and had my share of inline fours a side by side twin would be great to wind around on the hilly curvy roads near my place. No frantic paces, just something to cruise around on and enjoy the nature around me. This bike would be perfect for that.
Tom Williams -This is definately the perfect bike for what you describe.
I'm riding the Z900RS, but love to have this as a second bike.
The only parallel twin today with a 360 degree firing order( the last BMW parallel twins have a 270 degree crankshaft too!)Even the new Triumphs,Nortons and Royal Enfield 2-cilinders have a 270degree firing order and sounds like a 90degree v-twin)but the W800 sounds more authentic like a vintage British or Laverda twin,but thankfully too the balance shaft the Kawa vibrates barely!Congratulations for that!And now finally a kickstart too!
My Yamaha XS650SE has a 360 degree crankshaft. Runs and sounds amazing.
John Campbell Yes,I had two times a Yamaha XS650(a nice bike also!)What I wrote is that only Kawasaki has no today with their W800 a parallel twin with a 360 degree crankshaft/firing order.The advantage of the Kawasaki W800(with balance shaft)is the fact that it sounds(surely with aftermarket silencers)as a 360 degree parallel twin from the past,but without the vibrations about 4000rpm like your XS650 or Triumph 750 T140 (1978)in my garage.Al the new parallel twins with 270degree firing order run nice(with balance shaft too)but the exhaust sound is familiar with a 90degree V-twin.
About kickstarting,in mine opinion a real basic motorcycle with not more then 1or 2 (4stroke cilinders)should have the possibility to also kickstart the bike which belongs to the style of a pure motorcycle,which demands
a bit power and technical brains off the rider.Best wishes and a good ride with the Yam XS!
Hub and John - Good choice, the Yamaha XS650s are legendary. In the day I came very close to buying a new '78 XS but decided to give my Honda CB550 a needed engine overhaul instead. I do love a Brit bike style air cooled vertical twin with 360 degree firing order. The W800 is the only bike you can get with these features. Thanks for mentioning the engine balance shaft. It gives smooth power with a hint of throb, more from the sound of those beautiful pea shooters than the engine actually. It also prevents the bike from shaking itself apart as sometimes was a 60's Brit bike malady. Having said that, I certainly wouldn't mind having a '68 Triumph T6 along with my W800 Street.
Real nice retro bike.
What a gorgeous machine.
The KILLER of Triumph
Very nice bike!
Now.....that is MAN bike!!!!!
The nicest looking W 800 since the 2012 model. Those black ones ugh
Самый красивый классический японский мотоцикл!!!!!
Piekny klasyczny Japonski motocykl.Poniewaz znam bukwy to rzucilem tekst innym jezyku slowianskim pozdrawiam wszystkich slowian zwlaszcza na motocyklu
Love, love the looks. A great bike to ride around town and everywhere. I'd have big smile, always.
Lose that "music".
Such a beautiful motorcycle... damn! I had a 2003 Bonneville in red. This bike seems to have so much more detail. I ended up trading the Triumph in on a Buell Lightning. Unfortunately trying to get the Triumph started if it sat too long became tiresome and well, the Buell had fuel injection. Two different animals, I know, each special in their own way... would love to own the W800 though someday! So many motorcycles, so little time...
La W800 c'é e le vendite sono in aumento grande moto c.max 60 Nm a 2500 rpm e le migliorie Kawasaki rispetto alla w650 danno sicurezza e affidabilità!✌✌
Beautiful! I just want to go out and grab one!
Woooowwww...classic design n colour. Sooooo niceeeee
The Music ! I just love the music of this video 👍
The music is called, "The
Party After Work" by Influgrant...courtesy of Shazam
Looks better than a Thai triumph.
Those mid 1970s standards were so much fun. I bought a 1976 Kawasaki KZ400 for my first bike. Then a 1977 KZ750. Great bikes and very dependable. This one looks a lot like a 1975 Yamaha XS650.
Been waiting on this for a while...
I tried one the other day. Nice work
Bela moto retrô, Kawasaki parabéns
Una señora máquina. ..............Simplemente maravillosa
Interesting engine design.....and interesting bike design. Tank protection from leg/knee rubbing. Didn't BSA come out with that many years ago? Tail pipes have a reducer pipe on it. BSA if I remember had that as well.
Не отнять ,не прибавить
I have the 2011 model. The engine casing can oxidize. I notice that they haven't buffed this one. The badge on the tank looks better. I wish I knew how to get a motorcycle to shine like that.
Una auténtica preciosidad
Real retro bike. But grey fuel tank pads look bit dull
guapisima una autentica joya
Definitely have to have one of these.
Beautiful Bike!
I like the soundtrack. Maybe Calexico?
Inspiration for "Livin in a ghost town"!!!!!!!
I love it. 😍
Looks like my old 1965 Triumph Bonneville.
Id ride it just for its looks
Super cette moto j'ai eu la 650 que de bon souvenirs
Beautiful 👌
My favorite bike in this world
looks like a bonny. love it wish I'd would have been over1100cc.
But then they would have probably had to upgrade just about everything to deal with the extra horsepower and it wouldn't look like that at all anymore..
Just get a Bonneville.
@@havok531 Na, this is a more Triumph, Triumph.
Hope the build quality better than my w650 paint was paper thin in 3 years I had to get it all 're shoved due to rust .it had issues with breathing system too which was common it would splutter. I will stick with my speedtriple thanks
Helen - I bought a 2019 W800 Street and I can report that the finishing is top notch and something you notice right away. The fuel injection is perfect and the tall gearing is spot on for the available torque. A pleasure to look at and ride.
W800 Cafe very nice！
Да. Красивый байк, но если цепная передача, то цепь должна быть полностью в кожухе, а нет дык - кардан.
...looks distinctly retro British...mid 1960s Triumph and BSA 650s...
Paradise Road
Exactly.
Paridise Road - The bike is a pleasure to ride just as a well sorted Triumph or BSA from the 60s (only the Kawi stays that way!).
Its like riding one of those bikes (as apposed to tinkering, or fixing one of those bikes) only with much closer tolerances, perfectly set up fuel injection and powerful disc brakes.
Awesome look. I want to ride one
Klasik baguih 😎👍🇲🇾🚲
Fantastic
what is that melody
Beautiful bike
It appears to be air cooled, I don't see an ugly ass radiator. Good job.
Great looking 'Retro'....'cept for the seat...look's like a home made last minute quick fix.
Anyone know who's behind the 'instrumental' for this vid??
Perhaps the seat is designed for rider AND pillion comfort, unlike most bikes these days.
That is a proper seat designed for rider and pillion. Its a pity more motorcycle aren't like this as they used to be. Too many motorcycles today are designed with a lovely Pilots seat and the pillions seat is rubbish jacked up approx 6" higher with very few comfort's in mind. The modern day motorcycle is based more on style rather than on practically hence rubbish pillion seats front mudguards that are so small the one thing they don't stop is mud/crud and very few motorcycles have a main stand anymore. It's the same daft logic that car manufacturers follow like no spare wheel Crazy !!!!! Progress.
I had a 2012 w800. Beautiful bike but excruciating seat after 2 hours riding...
Love to own one of those love old style similar to my old csr1000 i had that bike was scary quick
The W650 afforded the owner two options: kick it over or press a button to start.
This should *still* be a thing on a bike like this. Why was it eliminated?
Unlike the carbed W400 and W650, the W800 is fuel-injected. If the battery is very weak or worse, flat, no amount of kick-starting will bring the engine to life, since no fuel is delivered to the combustion chambers.
@@azlanmramli I guess the solution is to not let the battery get very weak or flat. If it *did* get very weak or flat, there certainly wouldn't be enough juice to crank the engine over....let alone power up the fuel pump, ECU, and injectors.
In other words....it's pretty much a non-issue.
@@brokenot Yup. A non-issue since it's not a problem, in the first place... so i'ts more of a "prevention" rather than a "solution". ;)
Being a Japanese bike, I have no worries about the battery holding its charge.
I have a 2012 W800SE, btw... and recently it went two months without being started at all throughout the period (and no battery tender was used), and it fired up nicely at first push of the button.
Not riding the W for two months straight is very very rare for me. I was very busy during that period...
Azlan R my Royal Enfield 500 Classic single cilinder is fuel-injected and has electric and kickstart too!A retro motorcycle like the Kawasaki W800 should have a kickstart too,while it belongs too the style that you also can kick your engine!But just like the new retro Triumph twins the engineers don’t understand that many retro motorcyclists wish an electric and kickstart too!
My Yamaha XS650SE has kick and electric start, but never need to use the kick.
Kool!
Nice look to it.
Bellissimaaaa!
What is different about this bike is that it has 300cc less than the CB1100EX that provides 89hp & that's smooth air cooled retro power...
Paul Crocker,the Honda CB1100EX is just like the KawasakiW800 a tribute too the good old Honda CB750 in-line four cilinder and the old Kawasaki W1and W2 650 parallel twin(who was actually a copy from a BSA A7).The difference with the Honda four(a beautiful bike too!)is the 360degree parallel twin who is smaller in cubics than the Honda,but sounds and feels more like a basic motorcycle who don’t need more then one or two four stroke cilinders,but that is a question of personal taste.I’m glad for the various offers of motorcycles!
@@hubdormans5709 Both are desirable bikes but they are very different bikes in their approach, with a different price also. At least here in Canada.
สวยงามคับ...
What motorcycles are meant to look like. In fine company with Triumphs T120/T100, and Royal Enfield range..
สวยครับ
Bellissima.
price and details please?
Good
bellissima
beautifull but no main stand & kick
How much is it?
Is this bike available in the US?
YES! But in metallic red. I've seen one, and it is gorgeous.
Thats a mystery. Like all the other stats About this bike.
Boa noite, essa já tem no Brasil?
two things i don't like is the green and the seat.
How much price
In the states yet ?? ...if so, On my way...
Süper
Mantabbb.. regane piro kui?
👏👏👏
Can we find this bike in Canada?
I'll stick with my "wee-Strom" 650; I think the extra 20 HP makes for an easier ride on the Autobahn.
I know. But. You can't have just one bike.
Right?
I don't think that the W 800 was designed to be ridden on Autobahns .
Soundtrack? Maybe Calexico?
👍
Sadly only red color is available in US.
Bonneville
漂亮
it would look a bit better if it had a tank rack like the old triumphs had .
Tank racks known to remove man's junk in a crash
You can get them on line with high strength suction cups (so no drilling the gas tank) in black or chrome.
супер
abs?
Nice soundtrack. Calexico maybe?
สุดยอด
Waw
The music is called, "The
Party After Work" by Influgrant...courtesy of Shazam.
and is sucks, big time.
It’s a Bonneville remake,,.
Only with closer tolerances and better metalergy making better reliability, disc brakes, stronger frame and fuel injection. That's if you are talking about the Bonnies of the 60's and '70s. There are also major differences between modern Bonnies and the W800. Just depends on what features you like.
У сына такой w650
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍
Giá baonhhieeu
Kawasaki invents a better Zephyr...…………… yaaaaaaay
Really, still onlyv773cc after ...what 9 years? Could have pushed it to at least 850cc or 900cc by now. Seven seventy three cubic centimetres is not that large really. Lets go for bigger donk. Call it the W800, but with at least an 850cc engine size.
I find the displacement more than enough to have a blast solo or with a passenger.. I for one have had enough of the power and displacement wars.
Why? Is there somewhere it can't take you as is?
What ? Are we supposed to provide our own commentary= Pointless video
It's far from pointless. It's supposed to show how the bike looks. A video is worth a thousand pictures. Not everyone needs commments, some people are able to analyse what they see. It was a common skill before youtube and vlogging came up.
What is the music in this film? Nice :)
Piekny jest pier...niczony...
Looks sexy....But there is no radiator....It will not suitable for India.
Royal Enfield -biggest selling bike in India -no radiator!
@@grahambutcher5083 True for the mono but the twins have an oil radiator.
I've never heard of any over heating issues with the air cooled W series engines (even in hot climates).
السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته كيف يمكن شحن دراجه كوساكي من هذا الموقع ارجو الرد
لا يمكن لكن الوكيل في بلدك يستطيع ان يجلبه لك
Classic bigbike is Top speed can run to 190 Km/H.........