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RE: The W800 is back! - the Ferret - 11-09-2018

ooh I might have to take the 650 Intercepter

RE: The W800 is back! - LongRanger_imp - 11-09-2018

(11-09-2018, 05:50 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Which bike do you prefer, the reintroduced W800 or the new Royal Enfield Interceptor 650? I know which one gets my vote!
Let me try this again...

I prefer the looks of the Enfield.

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RE: The W800 is back! - Bheezy27403_imp - 11-09-2018

The reservoir shocks don't help the Bullet's looks. Besides, it's a RE 650, do you really NEED reservoir shocks on one of these? Of course not.

All that being said, I think I could get down with the new iteration.

RE: The W800 is back! - the Ferret - 11-10-2018

In the the vid I saw the 650 Intercepter sounded wonderful. I agree the reservoir shocks are silly for this bike. Still a big classic p twin ala Triumph, BSA, Norton, XS Yamaha has a certain appeal to me.

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y1vouT8BmE&t=104s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y1vouT8BmE&t=104s

RE: The W800 is back! - Nortoon_imp - 11-10-2018

The dark colours and clipped fenders on the W800 takes away from its heritage looks.

The RE Interceptor looks better to me. The chrome tank with the glossy black band and gold pin stripping would be my choice.


RE: The W800 is back! - LongRanger_imp - 11-10-2018

If you take the two cylinders on the RE and bend them outwards, into the wind, you get a bike which looks strikingly like a Moto Guzzi V7iii Anniversario. Main difference is black seat vs. brown, chain vs. shaft, and Indian-made vs. Italian. But their specs are nearly identical and on the road I bet they're both a lot of fun!

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RE: The W800 is back! - Cormanus - 11-10-2018

Guzzis always look so muscular with those cylinders leaning out like that. That V7iii Anniversario is a good looking bike.

RE: The W800 is back! - peterbaron - 11-10-2018

Classy look for Guzzi Thumbs Up

RE: The W800 is back! - GoldOxide_imp - 11-10-2018

Griso was the runner-up to my CB. It was a painful decision.

RE: The W800 is back! - the Ferret - 11-10-2018

test rode a griso. Not for me. Wouldn't hardly run under 4K and I'm a lugger. 2500-3500 is my normal rpm range on my last 6 bikes.