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Sold me W650... now what?

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Sold me W650... now what?

#1 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:01 pm

Been considering getting another "modern" bike to replace the W650 I've just sold, even considered a NEW Z900RS, but that is a bike that may not ever happen :shock:

So after have a trawl thru eBay, found a nice little project to play with - picking it up next weekend......

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Re: Sold me W650... now what?

#2 PostAuthor: doebag » Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:19 pm

Is that the address he told you to collect from !
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Re: Sold me W650... now what?

#3 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:25 pm

doebag wrote:Is that the address he told you to collect from !



:lol: He did give me the option of collecting from either his work or home ....... not paid for it yet :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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#4 PostAuthor: swampy » Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:23 pm

now I do like the look of that.
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#5 PostAuthor: Garry.L » Sun Jul 09, 2017 6:07 pm

You putting it back to standard or staying with the Cafe' thing?...
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Re: Sold me W650... now what?

#6 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:08 pm

Garry.L wrote:You putting it back to standard or staying with the Cafe' thing?...



It's only a T3, so gonna keep it as a cheap café thingy..... only sold me MkII Le Mans as I couldn't justify the money sitting in the garage & needed some cash flow!

This bike is cheap - it runs and even has (allegedly) upgraded cams, pistons, etc. I think it looks cool being a bit of a dog.
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#7 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:10 pm

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#8 PostAuthor: swampy » Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:34 pm

if your going to keep the clip ons change the top yoke for gods sake.
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#9 PostAuthor: KWACKERZ1 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:13 am

or put ace bars on it!

You certainly turn them around piggy.
whats was up with the w650 to tame?

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#10 PostAuthor: Pigford » Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:49 pm

KWACKERZ1 wrote:or put ace bars on it!

You certainly turn them around piggy.
whats was up with the w650 to tame?


I liked my first one, but this one didn't really gel for me...... handling was a bit off too????
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#11 PostAuthor: csx355 » Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:49 pm

Bugger - missed that one - if you get bored and fancy a KL250 :roll:

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#12 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:48 am

UPDATE:

Got the old barge MOT'd this morning - YEEHAA

First proper run, 20 miles there & back, and YES she made it back under her own steam. Running well with the points (after ditching RITA) and rides really nice.

One issue for MOT was cracked sidewalls on both tyres - been off road for a good 10yrs!

Only operational problem was on last mile home when I gave her WOT (wide open throttle)... she started running on one!!! Well, 1 1/2. Turned out one of the little spacing ferrel thingy's at the throttle grip dropped out, but apart from that it's a great day. :hoo
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Re: Sold me W650... now what?

#13 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:19 pm

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Re: Sold me W650... now what?

#14 PostAuthor: paul doran » Fri Sep 15, 2017 5:15 am

That looks uncomfy
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Re: Sold me W650... now what?

#15 PostAuthor: Pigford » Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:45 am

It is a bit - seat is hard too!

Now got a different set of adjustable Ace style bars on it and
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