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New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:57 am
by ducati_paul
I see Kawasaki have released a 800cc Retro style bike, I wonder if they'll come to Oz?
Rear Drum too! ... that's dedication to retro!
http://www.kawasaki.com.au/kawpublic_do ... termot.pdf
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:10 am
by ZXR750
Thats the replacement for the old W650.
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:43 am
by rooster
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:18 am
by Glen
Would make a great base for a cafe racer, single seat with cowl, lower bars, sexy exhaust and in 800cc guise will have a bit more poke.
I like the potential
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:04 am
by hoffy
Its like the old W650..i like it..
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:17 pm
by King Nicholas
I love it.
There is something beautiful in its simplicity.
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:46 pm
by Lurch
I reckon that is a very, very cool bike.
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:20 pm
by Chitchats
Glen wrote:Would make a great base for a cafe racer, single seat with cowl, lower bars, sexy exhaust and in 800cc guise will have a bit more poke.
I like the potential
How long before Deus use it then charge triple the price.
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:26 pm
by Gosling1
That looks great !
the pinstriping and sticker on the tank are a real throw-back to the 60's, and the old W1.
Cafe racer - mmmmmm
I am glad to see that it is now 800cc - the old 650 version was pretty gutless when all was said and done. Nice to ride, but just not a great deal of 'oomph' when you pulled the trigger. Other old 650 twins I have ridden - Yammie 650's and Triumph 650's - actually accelerate with some venom. The old W650......merely accumulated momentum....
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:48 pm
by Glen
Chitchats wrote:Glen wrote:Would make a great base for a cafe racer, single seat with cowl, lower bars, sexy exhaust and in 800cc guise will have a bit more poke.
I like the potential
How long before Deus use it then charge triple the price.
Yeah true. I reckon Kawasaki could do really cool accesories for these and smash them into the weeds
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:14 pm
by Glen
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:21 pm
by Glen
...and a mob called LSL in Germany have already made a street tracker from one
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:17 pm
by hoffy
Glen wrote:...and a mob called LSL in Germany have already made a street tracker from one
that is extreme fukin coolness !!
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:48 am
by red_dave
Agreed...
Very high on the coolness scale
Re: New Old bike - Retro is in
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:13 pm
by Glen
I think I might just go and take the front guard off the Crim...........
