I have a 01 triumph legend that's been nothing but trouble for me (fix one thing another breaks), and finding the right parts and being able to work on the triumph is really quite a pain. I found a W650 for sale am thinking of buying it and selling the triumph would you recommend that with your experience with your bike?

@@erikamatzelle5400 Based on my experience which is still positive, I would say go ahead. My W has just passed 56,000 km and is still sweet. But do check it has been maintained properly of course...

@@noushitaisa awesome thank you for your input! :)

Are you located in Canada? Can’t seem to find this bike anywhere! It’s my dream bike

Marque Lethenstrom That sounds like quite an adventure!

Do you think it might have been one of the earlier "W" types? The W650 was only introduced in 1999. BTW, I am the happy owner of a W800: 65,000 km, no drama.

You are talking about a different bike altogether. The W650 and W800 are much later bikes with different engines. You are talking about W1. That was a licensed copy of the old A7 and A10 by BSA. I had one of those. It didn't break down but it di vibrate a fair bit.

@@wordsmithgmxch He must be talking about a W1 rather than W650. That would make sense given he was riding along side an XS650 Yamaha. The W650 and W800s are solid dependable bikes. I just bought a 2019 W800 Street. I would however love to get my hands on a XS650. They were great bikes.

One of those old A10-based-bikes sold here for 9k a few months-back ...Where did you say that Ditch was......?

David Januszewski wots triumph got to do with it you stickman

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That's it exactly (or maybe a BSA done right)

Dafuq are you on about? Have you ever ridden a Triumph?

Its a bsa you clown and has been since about 1970

@@chrishill6276 1970?

tim wrigley then or before. West australian police had W650's around 1970 or earlier. Copy of a BSA A10

The W650 latest version has balancing so it not nearly as rough idling as the early models. Plus a starter *and* kickstart

These bikes are known to run and be easily serviceable to 100,000 miles with minimal effort...

@@umaxen0048 I have a 19yo W650. Fantastic bike.

I'd want 2: one to keep stock, and one to make a '70's style chopper out of!

This is the first time I've seen one. It is awesome! Been trying to coax the neighbor down the street to sell me his '76 KZ750 twin but he won't budge and wants too much. If they had the W800 here in Canada, I'd definitely buy one. As for the retro bike look, I just saw a new Z900 the other day. Didn't even know they existed! It was love at first site! Been a while since I liked ANY new models that have come out.

@@briansauer6695 Hi, I live in Calgary and just bought a new W800. Available in 3 distinct models. 🇨🇦

​@@dougfielding8215 🎉Wow! I'm in Calgary too! How is your w800? I also like this car very much, but the new car is too expensive, I have always wanted a second-hand one, but there are almost none on the market😂

RJ Prescott but they didn't leak oil....

Loïc Flory yes they did I was a Kawasaki mechanic back in the day. While they didn't leak as much as the Kz400 they still leaked.

DID THEY HAVE THE SLUDGE TRAPS LIKE OTHER BRIT BIKES HAVE?

Martin Cvitkovich yes

It's called LICENSE BUILT, it's not like they "ripped off" BSA - Hell, if anything, you can see the BSA design was a step backwards, considering what Kawasaki made alongside of 'em! They demonstrated that they could literally beat the Brit marques at their OWN game. Such a pity that British & American marques decided to stick with their pre-WWII designs. Oddly enough, both Guzzi & Ducati stuck with older designs, but they're both introduced circa 1970 and that makes all the difference. A lot of technological development over that 30yr span since Harley had settled on their narrow angle V-twin, and the Brits had become fixated on the parallel twins. Guzzi & Ducati were off to a better start. It's not unusual for a company to drag out an engine design for several decades - witness the pre liquid-cooled GIXXER for all intents and purposes, the oil-cooled versions weren't all THAT different from their earliest four-valve GSX's - Honda with their CB & subsequent CBR liquid-cooled version, though they at least had SEVERAL other lines with fundamentally different basic engine architecture. Hard to think of a layout which Honda DIDN'T do over the span of the SOHC-4 CB through to the liquid-cooled CBR's - Still, SOME of the Japanese brands were slightly less inventive & creative than that.....

Like that the W650 has both a starter and kickstart

I was talking about the first motorcycle.

Get Marlon's take on that in "An Honest Review of the W800" and (marginally) in "An Honest Review of the Triumph Bonneville".

anton tk how much they asking Bonneville is like 6,500.

You answered your own question.

emissions laws play a large factor

Largely because they were made by people willing to work for a couple Bucks a day.

Your comment was simply bragging about your possession of four machines, no substance or genuine input, You are a definite douchebag, a used douchebag at that. Fuck off.

And you my friend are an A#1 A-Hole. LOL

ironcast i also have silver 1980 CB750F and a 1983 Yamaha XS650

If you are talking about a 5th bike . It sounds like you must have a need for it. Better grab it while you are young enough to ride.

Sell the Harley!

Hi Javier, The W650 has BOTH kickstart AND electric start. The W800 does not have the kickstart. Only electric. In the U.S. the W650 was only available 2000-2001 but I recently found a W650 2001 with only 1,400miles on it for $4,800. And it’s in beautiful condition. These motorcycles receive *only* positive reviews and from people who own and ride them. Besides m they are gorgeous and sound fantastic. Peace .

Зачем мечтать, купи.

@@mikolaypetrov8781 уже три мотоцикла , ещё один не потяну

Thanks for comment.

Bet you have never owned or ridden a hog.lol

With a counterbalance shaft helps a lot

That was probably the best motorcycle I ever owned. The CB 550/4 I bought new has gone through 5 or 6 owners and is still running today. Wish I could afford to buy it back. While it was slower off the line it was faster on top end than the CB750 and had the smoothest running engine ever made. But nooooo, I got the Harley bug..... and got rid of a motorcycle that I could still be riding 40 years later.

Yes,I gave mine away and the guy put the motor into an old snowmobile....sad

Billy Jones: Bought a Kawi 900 Eliminator new in high school after selling my '80 RD400. Didn't have "the Harley bug" but ALWAYS loved Superglides since the '70's and bought one in '02. Kept the Eliminator though as I regretted selling the RD, even before and especially after seeing it trashed a month later after 2 crashes (once flipped over by new owner doing wheelies!). Love both my bikes for different reasons. Kawi has 82000kms(50000 miles) and Harley has 158000kms (almost 100k miles)! I'm actually anti-Harley and no, I don't own any Harley underwear!LOL!

Had myself an 83 Honda 900F SuperSport back in 1990 Best inline 4 they ever made Smooth as silk at all speeds

@@briansauer6695 I once owned a beautiful orange '73 550 Four, wonderful bike! For the past 10 years I owned an '09 Harley Electraglide Classic in Red hot sunglo. I absolutely loved that bike and am a bit chocked to have traded it in. Put 85,000 wonderful miles on it. Incredible site seeing highway bike. I do love my new 2019 W800 Street though. Not as comfy but half the weight. Ah bikes, I love em all!

Miss my '80 RD400! Sold it to a neighbor, went out to look at new bikes and saw the new '85 Kawi ZL900 Eliminator which I'd never seen before. Love at first site. Bought it, still have it, but regretted selling the RD. A month later, saw it after she'd dropped it AND her brother flipped it over doing wheelies! Damn near cried! Swore I'd never sell the Kawi and still have it 33 years later! Bought an '02 Superglide new for a little more cushy ride!

I like them both. If I had to choose between a vintage 2-stroke and a vintage 4-stroje, I'm taking the smoker every time. But you know, sometimes there's just no replacement for a big slow heavy pig that roars and shakes.

Ring ding ding ding ding

It's not in Great Britain, the registration plate isn't a UK one. It's more likely to be in Japan as the Japanese also drive on the left hand side of the road, that would explain why it's parked on the left.

Looks like stock with the "eaters" removed -- the others, too, actually.

@@stillshakin2125 I fully agree

EU regs say they have to stay on

Not this one? I'm not sure they're in production in 2020, but when I had my oil changed in April at a Honda/Suzuki shop, they had a new one on the floor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Boulevard_S40

@@spencerdawkins No,not this one. Suzuki did street bike much like w650 but with big 650 single in it. That was back in early 1990s.

Leak they do NOT. Horizontal-split crankcase is one reason. I've had my W650 for 15 years/53,000 km and the only oil leaked is what I spilled through carelessness. Reliable - Way better than the old BSA/Triumphs == hth

To answer your question about leaks: the answer is NO -- I've had my W650 for 16 years and 53,500 km (as of today) and she has not leaked a spot of oil in all that time. Good engineering at Kawasaki!

@@noushitaisa The W800 is better built than the new Triumphs also, believe it or not.

Nope Kawasaki acquired a BSA licence in the 60s

U have royal Enfield interceptor 650 option as well which cost half of bonnie Nd what about Moto guzzi?