Kawasaki W800 Beating Hinckley Triumph’s Revived Bonneville To The Punch

Kawasaki’s cute and authentically retro, bevel drive twin has come and gone repeatedly since the original’s launch in W 650 49bhp form back in 1999. Beating Hinckley Triumph’s revived Bonneville to the punch, it paid homage to the Japanese firm’s first motorcycle, the 1966 650cc W1. It was reintroduced in 2011 as the fuel injected W800 dropped again due to Euro 4 in 2016 and heavily reworked, is now back again. 2019 saw the introduction of the hunched over Café and flat barred Street with Kawasaki introducing a third pure W800 to the 2020 line up. The Café model’s cowl is neat and stylish but doesn’t really do much. Dropped Ace bars aren’t as extreme as they look and are certainly not uncomfortable, in fact it reminds very much of Royal Enfield’s 650 Continental GT in this respect, New LED headlight is a stylish welcome modern addition. Elsewhere the metallic black W800 Street promised a more traditional upright appeal for the retro enthusiast. £700 less than the Café at its launch, other changes included a different seat and silver rims. The latest W800 gets a 19in front wheel compared to the other models 18-incher and is covered in chrome and detailing. The engine also gets a silver finish and chrome tank emblems. This plus longer mudguards and old style indicators and mirrors, mean this bike’s character is more sunny Sunday where its siblings are trendy urban.
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[@ianhalliwell8604]

Love this bike if i was changing my GoldStar it would be for a W800, in my opinion much better built and much better looking than a Bonnerville.

[@Kevin-mm2mw]

I think triumph was first in 1959 and Kawasaki copied everything else. At least hinkly had the the right name on it and had decent power.