Next gen Bonnie?

[jrns_imp]

Triumph needs to study the Kawasaki W800 to see how a modern Bonnie should look. Too bad the Kawasaki is not sold in the US.

Ptero, is the W800 sold in Australia?

Sorry 'Birds, I missed this. Yes the W800 is a good seller in OZ. Sales far exceeded the CB. As an aside I owned a W400 (yes, I said 400) for a couple of years. I liked it, particularly for city commuting. I sold it to a young hipster who wanted to café it. He insisted on a cash payement and me writing a receipt for $2000 dollars less than he actually was going to pay for it. I suspect he wanted to hide the actual price from someone. Probably his Mum. Cash (from his man-bag) and the bike were exchanged and off he wobbled on it. I did offer to show him around the bike but he gave me the "She'll be right, I can do this" routine. Next day I got a message from him saying it would not start and the battery was now flat. That was strange cause this bike was a first turn starter. I called him and asked him wether for the first start of the day he used full choke (it was winter) and as soon as it fired reduce the choke to just keep the engine running smoothly then, after about a kilometre, get rid of the choke. His reply? A long silence and then, "What's a choke?". Aaaaaaaaargh! Armed with jumper cables I took the CB to his assistance.

Some photos of the 400.








Cheers mate.

Sorry 'Birds, I missed this. Yes the W800 is a good seller in OZ. Sales far exceeded the CB. As an aside I owned a W400 (yes, I said 400) for a couple of years. I liked it, particularly for city commuting. I sold it to a young hipster who wanted to café it. He insisted on a cash payement and me writing a receipt for $2000 dollars less than he actually was going to pay for it. I suspect he wanted to hide the actual price from someone. Probably his Mum. Cash (from his man-bag) and the bike were exchanged and off he wobbled on it. I did offer to show him around the bike but he gave me the "She'll be right, I can do this" routine. Next day I got a message from him saying it would not start and the battery was now flat. That was strange cause this bike was a first turn starter. I called him and asked him wether for the first start of the day he used full choke (it was winter) and as soon as it fired reduce the choke to just keep the engine running smoothly then, after about a kilometre, get rid of the choke. His reply? A long silence and then, "What's a choke?". Aaaaaaaaargh! Armed with jumper cables I took the CB to his assistance.

Some photos of the 400.








Cheers mate.
thats a great looking bike...and my morning laugh all in one...funny story.
Cheers

[Rocky_imp]

Great looking bike

[4 Paws_imp]

Sweet.
Is the 800 styled similar?

Had a Bonnie, T100 for a few years (2004-07) and enjoyed the looks and ride but just couldn't adjust to lack of power (Came of an ST1100). Quite seriously considering another - used - to keep at the cabin in the mountains. Any excuse to add another bike.

[redbirds_imp]

Sweet.
Is the 800 styled similar?

Had a Bonnie, T100 for a few years (2004-07) and enjoyed the looks and ride but just couldn't adjust to lack of power (Came of an ST1100). Quite seriously considering another - used - to keep at the cabin in the mountains. Any excuse to add another bike.

Here are some images.

https://www.google.com/search?q=w800+mot...2c_WMoQ%3D