06-02-2016, 06:28 PM
(06-02-2016, 10:59 AM)Rboe_imp Wrote: A buddy has the W650 and he rides the snot out of it. Just got back from Moab. It is prettier than the CB and if the W800 was available here I'm not sure I would have bought the CB. If they brought it to the states I might have to sell the Griso to get one.
The W800 is a lovely motorcycle for sure.
It is offered in Germany all the time until its official selling stop at the end of this year.
But this all doesn't matter (much to me), I drive one for over 5 years now and there are many more years to come.
The W is reliable and durable. Now it has 40.000km on its speedometer.
Which one, the CB or the W, looks "better"?
The W looks smoother and even more retro.
But the CB has charm in its own way. Even kind of being more modern.
I love both of them and as long as I'm able to keep them, I'm driving my rounds switching back and forth
between these bikes.
If I have to sell one of the bikes, I probably will keep the Kawa.
Why? I'm riding parallel twins for the longest time and the W800 offers all components
I'm looking for in a motorbike. The CB offers some more, especially the engine, which I enjoy,
but honestly written the W is still enough for the way I ride a motorbike.
Wisedrum