2020 Kawasaki W800 & 2019 W800 Cafe Overview and Review by Mainland Cycle Center
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Please enjoy Mainland Cycle Center's look at the 2019 Kawasaki W800 Cafe and the 2020 Kawasaki W800. Mainland Cycle Center is located just outside of Houston, Texas. Please contact us TODAY for a NO HASSLE drive out PRICE. We want to earn your business!
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The blue on the 2021 is just outstanding this is an amazing retro from Kawasaki
Older riders BE WARNED that there is very little adjustment in the handle bars on the Cafe. They are lower than they look and you cannot easily or cheaply replace with higher bars BECAUSE the wiring and cables are only JUST long enough for the stock bars. I owned the beautiful W800 Cafe for about a year but it was too much for my (old) back. The beautiful road version was not available when I bought my Cafe, but had it been I would definitely have opted for it over the Cafe.Still the moral of this story is that I went for form over function and FOOLED myself that the bars on the Cafe were "not THAT low". Alas, they ARE. I now own a 2019 Kawasaki Verseys LT (awesome bike) and an ancient Triumph twin. Btw Kawasaki should put a 6 speed box in the Ws and do something about the vibration at speeds of about 100-110 kmph - and this is coming from a guy who owns a 51 year old Triumph that vibrates a lot. The vibration in the W800 is not, in my opinion, comfortable or about the "character" of an otherwise awesome bike.
Thanks for this video! When I lived in Texas in the 70s I rode a Honda CB550Four. Great riding in all that heat and Texas sunshine!
All these years later I am way out west and north of you and I ride a 2017 Triumph Bonneville T120. I used to have a 2001 Kawasaki W650 - carbs and kickstarter and all - but traded it in a couple of years ago for the bigger/better Bonnie.
Miss my 'W', and am tempted to have a go at that beautiful new W800!
The retro one is badass!
Great rewiew! Good job!
Nothing changed from 1999, even the white stitch on the saddle with a Kawasaki logo, except fuel injection instead of pair of carburetors and kick starter disappeared
@john harris I didn't know kick start doesn't work with FI? Why is that??
I used to have a 2001 W650 that had a kickstarter and carbs. Now I have a new Bonneville T120 which I love, but this new W800 looks great!
@john harris Why can't a kickstarter work with FI??
Note Cafe has 18 inch front wheel, the other one has 19. They are pretty detuned for regs but you can push over 60 with tricks I believe. The earlier carb 650s can be jetted up, and go.
Dude i watched the whole video not knowing until the end you were in La Marque. I live in Houston. Gonna have to jot down there soon.
Thanks).I am looking from Russia, Komi republic. Nice review, as allways))
I bought the w800 and put some dirt bike handlebars.
Just Gorgeous
Cool bikes, they have an English look,
Nothing changed except fuel injection since 1999
@@caferacer3539 rear disc brake
Nice bike. Unfortunately no fuel gauge.
I'm in love.
I rode the retro one at the IMS in Long Beach and it was just such a smooth enjoyable ride. I really want one lol
The 18 model w800 has drum on the rear , was the 19 changed for a disc?
Dust Storm Dom i think 2020 model and they add abs
Very cool bikes!
Cafe racers are always the way to go! 👍👍👍
Would love a cheaper lower cc model
You mean a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650? 😁
Sweet sound!
Bikes look great, however with a price tag of 10 grand, IMO I'd rather spend just a little more and get the z900rs cafe.
These sell cheap used.
@@somara I was going to buy the z900, but i found an excellent deal on a brand new 2017 Ninja 1000. I couldn't pass it up.
What is the seat height? I'm 1m and 63cm tall, can i ride it safely?
Yes. You may not have your feet flat on the ground but you should be able to tune the suspensions to make it confortable enough for you.
Is the right side cover also made with steel ?
Yes, he says it is steel when he taps on it in the video.
Love the standard not a fan of the cafe craze but at almost $11500 it's just over priced. At $8500 I would buy one tomorrow
I'm buying this for my first bike and it's on sale for 7500
If someone wants to sell you a new w800 for almost $12k they're 100% ripping you off. The z900rs msrp's for that much (double the power, similar concept.) My dealership had 2 2019s brand new (both listed at MSRP prices of $9700) and they were willing to sell me either one for just over $8k. I went with the cafe and was looking at a little over $9k out the door. In the US, there's a bunch of dealers who got rebates from Kawasaki for keeping these in the showroom for so long. So in the end you're able to get a good deal unless you run into a snake of a dealership/salesman.
Nice looking but overpriced.
Ninja 650 please
If you like a slow heavy handles like crap, waste of money
Lots of folk would disagree with you.
Obviously you have never rode on one. Better Bonnie than the Bonnie
very poor video this guy was a fool in the way he tried to push the bike .. no wonder they do not sell the salesmen know shit on how to present the bike features .. '' the seat has a white stripe '' ..'' amber lens on the turn sig..'' like the buyer is fucking blind . ya man this has a amber lens wow really glad its not green or blue .. oh hell ya amber that's the sales maker .. amber lens ...look a cut out seat , wow it has a seat ..