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    I dunno much but what about a W800.
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-893279704.htm

    Or they are $13k brand spankers, get an ex demo or 2014 model for less?

    217kg wet and brakes aren't exactly modern though (though neither is the 48hp power output).
    "It's hard to keep an open mind, when so many people are trying to put things in it"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erelyes View Post
    (though neither is the 48hp power output).
    It's more like 70hp for the W800, the old 650 was 48.

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-893856413.htm
    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Lobster View Post
    Only a homo puts an engine back together WITHOUT making it go faster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterD View Post
    It's more like 70hp for the W800, the old 650 was 48.

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-893856413.htm
    Incidentally, good work whoever managed to get the W650, which is a 676cc motor, onto the "nothing over 660cc" LAMS list...
    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Lobster View Post
    Only a homo puts an engine back together WITHOUT making it go faster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterD View Post
    It's more like 70hp for the W800, the old 650 was 48.

    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-893856413.htm
    No-one told Kawaski then... http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/catalog/st...specifications

    Nice link by the way, gotta love a LMVT who uses a bit of crumpet for the sale.
    "It's hard to keep an open mind, when so many people are trying to put things in it"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erelyes View Post
    No-one told Kawaski then...
    I wonder if someone did a half-arsed job of updating the spec sheet, because this is the Pipeburn review:

    http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2011/05...l#.VWUvm0YyapQ

    Quote Originally Posted by Pipeburn
    Naturally, the engine’s an air-cooled number with a capacity of 773cc. By Kawasaki’s measure, the power produced is around 52Kw (70 hp), up from 37 Kw (50 hp) of the previous model; torque is spun out of the new block at 60Nm (76 ft. lbs.) as compared to the 41Nm (56 ft. lbs.) of the 676cc W650.
    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Lobster View Post
    Only a homo puts an engine back together WITHOUT making it go faster.

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    My R1 looked good outside cafe's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterD View Post
    I wonder if someone did a half-arsed job of updating the spec sheet, because this is the Pipeburn review:

    http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2011/05...l#.VWUvm0YyapQ
    That seems odd. 52kw @ 6500rpm = 76.39Nm. So max torque can't be 60Nm @ 2500...
    "It's hard to keep an open mind, when so many people are trying to put things in it"

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    A BMW K100 Café racer would be over 80hp and half the price. Just saying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Erelyes View Post
    No-one told Kawaski then... http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/catalog/st...specifications

    Nice link by the way, gotta love a LMVT who uses a bit of crumpet for the sale.
    Pretty sure that young lass used to work at BP Tawa. She features in quite a few ads.

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