Very nice bike. The only thing I would change are the mickey mouse ears (original side view mirrors). My GS500 came with the same ones and I changed them to the rectangle shaped ones, because they look more modern and less goofy, and mainly because the field of view of these circle mirrors are just not good enough safety-wise. But that's just my two cents. Your maintenance/renovation on this bike is otherwise great!
Well, we all have our own taste/preferences :) For me a side mirror must always be round and i don't mind the look. I also thought about bar end mirrors, but nah, they make bike wider than it needs to be.
Nice find. These things are as rare as rocking horse poo, in Australia. I saw in one of your other videos that you didn't like the rear guard. Khammotoproduct in Thailand make re-production items for a modest $130 Usd. You could also try Moto Centre Mertens in Belgium. The top end of your bike sounds a little noisy, for one of these, but it might just be the audio quality of the video. By all accounts it is relatively easy to shim them yourself but shouldn't be an expensive proposition for a service department to do. From memory, the workshop manual is available as an electronic download. The idle speed on the 800 is 1,250 RPM, by the way. I don't know whether it's the same for the 650, but it's worth keeping in mind that low idle speeds equal low oil pressure. Faster is better than slower but comes at the expense of heat. These things don't like to be idled at stationary for extended periods. The owner's manual states to turn off the engine after 5 minutes at stationary or sooner if you believe you won't be moving for that amount of time. These are a very under rated motorcycle. While not "fast", they're fast enough, and when you become familiar with the bike and learn how to get the most out of the engine and gearbox, they can be hustled along quite quickly and effortlessly and in the most rewarding way. The "real world" performance is actually very good. And there's an "X" factor with these. There is just something about them that always puts a smile on your face. They are fun. You might be interested to know that my mechanic has one of these as a daily rider. He has been offered significant money for it and won't part with it! He also services a customer's W800 which he claims runs like new with 150k km. on the odometer. Aside from general service items, he hasn't touched the bike. If you haven't seen an exploded view of the engine, they are over engineered, to say the least. The bottom end features a four bearing main and is virtually indestructible. I came across an owner on a forum who had a 650 with a staggering 240k km on it and he'd never had the head off. Incredible. One last thing. Tyres. These respond really well to radial tyres. The OEM Dunlops just aren't up to the task, although they are good in the rain. I'm running Bridgestone radials on my 800. There are others available from other manufacturers. Enjoy your ride. I'm envious of you!
Greatest motorcycle any manufacturer ever produced.
Great looking ride. It's a keeper.
Guess it is. Lots of fun, most things can be done by yourself, rock solid engine and a lot of customizin potential. Perfect bike.
The Kawa is lookin good
Nice one, its looking good and sounds great. Enjoy it
very nice bike!! enjoy!
I will :)
Nice, where did you buy the turn signals? Thanks!
Thank you. I bought them at kickstartershop.de! Great turn signals
@@Kinghariii thanks a lot, I have the same on my W but was curious about their origin! Thx, happy riding
Very nice bike. The only thing I would change are the mickey mouse ears (original side view mirrors). My GS500 came with the same ones and I changed them to the rectangle shaped ones, because they look more modern and less goofy, and mainly because the field of view of these circle mirrors are just not good enough safety-wise. But that's just my two cents. Your maintenance/renovation on this bike is otherwise great!
Well, we all have our own taste/preferences :) For me a side mirror must always be round and i don't mind the look. I also thought about bar end mirrors, but nah, they make bike wider than it needs to be.
Nice find. These things are as rare as rocking horse poo, in Australia. I saw in one of your other videos that you didn't like the rear guard. Khammotoproduct in Thailand make re-production items for a modest $130 Usd. You could also try Moto Centre Mertens in Belgium.
The top end of your bike sounds a little noisy, for one of these, but it might just be the audio quality of the video. By all accounts it is relatively easy to shim them yourself but shouldn't be an expensive proposition for a service department to do. From memory, the workshop manual is available as an electronic download.
The idle speed on the 800 is 1,250 RPM, by the way. I don't know whether it's the same for the 650, but it's worth keeping in mind that low idle speeds equal low oil pressure. Faster is better than slower but comes at the expense of heat. These things don't like to be idled at stationary for extended periods. The owner's manual states to turn off the engine after 5 minutes at stationary or sooner if you believe you won't be moving for that amount of time.
These are a very under rated motorcycle. While not "fast", they're fast enough, and when you become familiar with the bike and learn how to get the most out of the engine and gearbox, they can be hustled along quite quickly and effortlessly and in the most rewarding way. The "real world" performance is actually very good. And there's an "X" factor with these. There is just something about them that always puts a smile on your face. They are fun.
You might be interested to know that my mechanic has one of these as a daily rider. He has been offered significant money for it and won't part with it! He also services a customer's W800
which he claims runs like new with 150k km. on the odometer. Aside from general service items, he hasn't touched the bike.
If you haven't seen an exploded view of the engine, they are over engineered, to say the least. The bottom end features a four bearing main and is virtually indestructible. I came across an owner on a forum who had a 650 with a staggering 240k km on it and he'd never had the head off. Incredible.
One last thing. Tyres. These respond really well to radial tyres. The OEM Dunlops just aren't up to the task, although they are good in the rain. I'm running Bridgestone radials on my 800.
There are others available from other manufacturers.
Enjoy your ride. I'm envious of you!
love the rumble
When it will launch in india?
The bike is 25 years old my friend ;) They are quite rare to see outside of Japan because not many Models were sold internationally.
Sounds very fine. Don't you use the kicker? Fucking awesome is a pretty níce description ;-)
Sure i do, but it is really hard while filming with one hand ;)
In my latest vid i start this little beast up with the kicker if you are interested :)