Kawasaki W400

[Cormanus]

Last week I went to a local Honda dealer to buy oil and a filter. The GN4 was very reasonably priced; the OEM filter was ~A$50 so I bought a HiFlo filter for ~$20

None of that is relevant except as background for why I saw this pretty W400 for sale at the dealers.

 

[peterbaron]

A A$50 for a Honda filter??? ...unless you are the only one who buys it from them.

 

[Cormanus]

I know. It's outrageous. Last one I bought there was nearer A$20.

Just checked another Australian site and the OEM filter was A$39.95.

Madness.

 

[peterbaron]

Yeah, that's + - what I pay for it here.

 

[pdedse]

That's a lovely looking W! Kawasaki had the W650 for awhile, then the W800, the W250 and now a 400. This red one leaves no doubt as to the manufacturer. My 2021 blue W800 only has Kawasaki in subtle print on the back edge of the seat. I've had so many ask me what brand it is because the only other indication is a W on the sides of the tank.

 

[Cormanus]

The W400 was made between 2006 and 2008. Kawasaki W400

 

[pdedse]

The W400 was made between 2006 and 2008. Kawasaki W400

And here I thought that was a new bike.

 

[Wisedrum]

Ws are nice, good and reliable motorbikes. Had a 650 and ride for more than 14 years a W800 over 82.000km.

When I did a tour a few years ago through South East Europe I met a motorbike rider in Greece who liked my W800. He told me a story about a japanese rider and his W400. This rider travelled often from Asia to Europe back and fourth with his W400. Sometimes together with his wife. His bike has reached over 450.000km and is still running as I was told. Here are a few pictures of this W, of which I didn̈'t know, that W400 once were build.

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[pdedse]

I hope my W800 looks like that one day.

 

[Cormanus]

My CB sometimes looks like the W400 in the top pic!

 

[misterprofessionality]

You guys in the rest of the world are going to have to stop flaunting your affordable, attractive, plentiful, small displacement retro bikes. Im getting depressed.

 

[peterbaron]

Kawasaki is way to go for small displacement 

 

[misterprofessionality]

The best we're going to get is the upcoming w230.

 

[clearviewx]

Last week I went to a local Honda dealer to buy oil and a filter. The GN4 was very reasonably priced; the OEM filter was ~A$50 so I bought a HiFlo filter for ~$20

None of that is relevant except as background for why I saw this pretty W400 for sale at the dealers.

I like the look of this bike; it reminds me of a Triumph Bonneville T120.

 

[the Ferret]

Last week I went to a local Honda dealer to buy oil and a filter. The GN4 was very reasonably priced; the OEM filter was ~A$50 so I bought a HiFlo filter for ~$20

None of that is relevant except as background for why I saw this pretty W400 for sale at the dealers.

I like the look of this bike; it reminds me of a Triumph Bonneville T120.

Not wanting to go off topic but $50 for a oem Honda filter is highway robbery

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[Cormanus]

That's why I bought an aftermarket one.

By the way that's AU$50 US$33. Either way, highway robbery.

 

[pdedse]

Last week I went to a local Honda dealer to buy oil and a filter. The GN4 was very reasonably priced; the OEM filter was ~A$50 so I bought a HiFlo filter for ~$20

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I like the look of this bike; it reminds me of a Triumph Bonneville T120.

I think every person who has approached me about my w800 asked if it's a Triumph...it doesn't say "Kawasaki" anywhere prominent on the bike, just on the back of the seat.

 

[tdbru]

um, please correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that the W400 as well as the W650 and the w800 use shaft drive for the cams?  Darn, why are retro bikes so compelling....
-tdbru