Kawasaki’s new W 800 Street and Café deliver bags of character and soul, something that’s regularly missed by Japanese manufacturers. We travelled to Japan to test Kawasaki’s new heritage range which can trace its routes back to the W1 650 of 1965. The old W800 was loved by many, It was simple and straightforward which appealed to a generation who remember when bikes had kick starts, Equally a younger audience enjoyed personalising and modifying the W 800 and the older W 650. However the discontinued now old W 800 was in desperate need of an upgrade, and no longer conformed to tighter Euro 4 legislation. From 2019 Kawasaki have delivered an all new W 800 and there are two variants to choose from, the laid back Street and the racier Café, Although both bikes may appear almost the same as the old model, they are entirely new. Thankfully Kawasaki haven’t wondered too far from the path of the successful W 800 and older W 650. In a country led by technology where toilet seats are automatically warmed, they haven’t been tempted to chase horsepower, nor over complicate a proven recipe, Kawasaki have kept it simple as a retro bike should be. The 783cc powerplant remains air cooled and retains the unique bevel gear driven cam, which Kawasaki admit is for cosmetic reason only. They could have opted for water cooling and even conventional chain driven cams, which would have resulted in more power but instead have kept with traditional air cooling.
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