2011 Kawasaki W800

[Bytor]

http://bikerholic.com/2010/11/03/201...etro-w-series/

Finally gets FI but Kawasaki NZ want $17.5k for it... and it still has a rear drum brake! Beauty though and like the W650 will be great for customising.

[Taz]

When you can get a Bonnie for $12995 I can't see the point.

[Motu]

If you subscribe to bigger must be better,then it must be better.Personally,I'd stick to the 650...but of course haven't ridden the 800.It's still a better Bonnie than the Bonnie.

[The Baron]

Wow. I want one. I am a bit concerned about the price difference with the Bonnie.

[Motu]

Quality Vs Budget bike?

[AllanB]

It is a fine looking kit. Drum brake on the rear is fine - I find they actually offer better 'feel' on the back than a disk. Shame there is not a pair of decent front brakes though, why does retro have to be 'adequate'?

Price - FAIL - way to kill a nice bike Kawasaki NZ. Sure it is probably a lot better than a Bonnie and looks more like a old school Triumph than a new Triumph (still with me?) but over 4k dearer will not win any sales. You can do a lot to a new Bonnie with that type of change (just - how much does a supercharger cost?).

What's cooler - a 'Triumph' or 'Kawasaki' T-shirt?

As a side note - their promo blurb - Holy F batman, what a lot of adman waffle. I'd have saved several pages of spin and just wrote "It's cool"

[zeocen]

Price - FAIL - way to kill a nice bike Kawasaki NZ.

Seems to be their running theme for 2011.

[NZsarge]

Seems to be their running theme for 2011.

Indeed..... Get used to it... or not. It's gonna be the way it is unfortunately, prices are going up...
I was giving slight consideration to a brand new bike the next time I wanted to change but that's not going to happen at this rate, whatever, glad i'm happy with the my current bike.

[zeocen]

Indeed..... Get used to it... or not. It's gonna be the way it is unfortunately, prices are going up...
I was giving slight consideration to a brand new bike the next time I wanted to change but that's not going to happen at this rate, whatever, glad i'm happy with the my current bike.

With you on that one, mate. I had the Z1000SX firmly in my sights, until the price came out! Might have to farkle up my VFR800 to "future proof" it a bit for myself instead.

[AllanB]

Pricing is interesting - they all packed a paddy at the start of the global recession when the US $ was low - it has been up at a high for a fair while now and pricing appears to still be rising.

Better to sell 100 bikes at a lower price than 10 at a high one .....

[NZsarge]

With you on that one, mate. I had the Z1000SX firmly in my sights, until the price came out! Might have to farkle up my VFR800 to "future proof" it a bit for myself instead.

You're not the only one with that opinion mate, i'm also of the opinion you'll see more "blinging" than ever before as more people decide to dress up what they have instead of buying new.

Better to sell 100 bikes at a lower price than 10 at a high one .....

You'd think, i've alway thought that, get a good rep for reasonable deals and keep them coming through the doors, high turn over with less margin but repeat business. Often it's taken out of the hands of the importers and dealers regarding new bikes, little ol' NZ doesn't have much power when looking to strike a deal with the factories.

[Bonez]

Dear Santa.............

[Usarka]

$10,999 for a new ZX10R in the USA. Interesting math.

The bloke almost convinced me to buy and import it but I told him the left hand drive conversion would cost too much

[Motig]

I'm guessing (so I could be wrong) a lot of the parts will be the same as the W650 so it seems a hell of a high price. Other wise would love one.

[grbaker]

With a seat like that Kawa W800 is trying too hard to look like a Bonnie... and if you want a Bonnie, get one.

Although the fork covers remind me of the Kawa Spectre 750 circa 1982, which looks better (less chrome, shaft drive) and a better seat too. Otherwise "Insperational Kawasaki" ... not
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...%20spectre.htm