Tev62
Road warrior
They do a blacked out version here called the "W800 Street". I think the colour takes a little from the engine though, but different, great they are mixing it up a little.
Thoughts on W800
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GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Yeah, still looks nice. I agree, I think I prefer seeing the lump in silver. It showcases it a bit easier.
TCBronson_imp
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I gave up my search on a CB1100 and pulled the trigger on a 2020 W800. I'll try this for a while and see how I like it.
It tics all the boxes for me, looks, size, weight and price.
It tics all the boxes for me, looks, size, weight and price.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
You've been searching for a CB1100 for over seven years?TCBronson_imp said:
Crazyirv_imp
Running like a top
Love the 800 saw a new one here for 7999
TCBronson had a 2013 CB1100. I don't know what happened to it.
TCBronson_imp
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Yes I did and liked it a lot, but then the Africa Twin came out and I had to have one so the CB1100 had to go. Sold it locally to a young guy that liked the looks. I do miss that bike! So now I wanted another retro style bike and a left over 2020 W800 came up on Cycle Trader and the rest is history.Cormanus_imp said:
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Yes I did and liked it a lot, but then the Africa Twin came out and I had to have one so the CB1100 had to go. Sold it locally to a young guy that liked the looks. I do miss that bike! So now I wanted another retro style bike and a left over 2020 W800 came up on Cycle Trader and the rest is history.TCBronson_imp said:
What the heck? Africa Twin? Why, eh ... how!? could you even consider the compromise?
These urges, need to keep in them in check. [url=https://www.africatwinforum.com/]Africa Twin. Sheez.
Seriously though, find soul on the W800.
TCBronson_imp
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I have always had a hard time with being satisfied and content with just ONE bike. Unfortunately my garage and budget only allows for one bike at a time.
Indypikes_imp
First service completed
I have not ridden a W800 but I am attracted to them for obvious reasons as standard, retro bikes do it for me. I've seen leftover 2019 Cafe versions in the yuck brown being sold for ridiculously low prices. What I don't like is the ugly, fat tank that just ruins the aesthetics for me, but that's obviously subjective.
Reviews have not been kind to the W800.....buzzy, slow, clunky, etc. but I know that really doesn't mean a whole lot. A friend of mine in FL, who is a very astute and finicky motorcycle connoisseur, recently picked up a 2020 in Red and really likes it. I hope to see him this Spring and give it a spin.
My thinking is that a new Bonneville T100 would run circles around the W and that would be my choice if in the market for a mid-priced, retro standard. Again, just my opinion.
Reviews have not been kind to the W800.....buzzy, slow, clunky, etc. but I know that really doesn't mean a whole lot. A friend of mine in FL, who is a very astute and finicky motorcycle connoisseur, recently picked up a 2020 in Red and really likes it. I hope to see him this Spring and give it a spin.
My thinking is that a new Bonneville T100 would run circles around the W and that would be my choice if in the market for a mid-priced, retro standard. Again, just my opinion.
Wisedrum
Road warrior
Ride for 10 years a W800, one of the first 800 edition. Enjoy the bike very much on over 72.000km. It has typical paralleltwin vibrations in a small range of round about 3.300 til 3.800 rpm. Not much but you can feel them. Out of this range the W800 runs very smoothly. The bike is nearly as fast as the speedcutted CB, but it will take more time to rev the W up to its max speed. No wonder. Though the CB can handle faster speeds better, I think the W isn't meant to be driven for fast rides, because the bike sometimes starts to slinger which the CB with its stronger frame and riding layout won't. The W is clunky? By no means no, not mine. The proportions of the motor can stand and win all comparisons in my eyes. All in all the W is a reliable and very good looking retro bike, one of, if not the best. But the looks depend on the version. I personally prefer the shiny first edition and the last released one and would leave out the released ones in between.Indypikes_imp said:
Wisedrum
redbirds_imp
Road warrior
She needs understand that, like a pet dog, motorcycles can get separation anxiety if left alone in a garage. Having a companion bike is not a luxury but a necessity.The A-man_imp said:
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
For the experience, I would consider renting and riding a W800 all day if given the chance.
Charlie Bravo_imp
Road warrior
My BIL and I drove out to hell-and-gone, read Victorville, to look at a W800. I made what I considered to be a fair offer, but the old fart acted insulted and wheeled the bike away. I didn't lose any sleep over it.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
You drove?Charlie Bravo_imp said:
(just kiddin' of course)
Gone in 60
Road warrior
Shoot, Charlie, shoulda kept going to Vegas to made a fun trip out of it.
I know three people in Victorville, and they're all old farts.
I've wondered why I keep seeing W800s in the local showroom, and discounts on the Cafe models. Just read some reviews and now have an idea as to why.
I know three people in Victorville, and they're all old farts.
I've wondered why I keep seeing W800s in the local showroom, and discounts on the Cafe models. Just read some reviews and now have an idea as to why.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Somewhat like the Moto Guzzi V7.m in sc_imp said:
Good looks (to many), quality build, classic soul, but overall gutless.
Gone in 60
Road warrior
I've never heard a bike described as Visually Offensive. I've applied the term to some of the questionable remodels in my neighborhood, maybe to some in-laws, but not to a bike. I'd describe Guzzis as Visuslly Disruptive.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Saw right m_in_sc. We are entitled to our own opinion. I'd ride a lawnmower if there was nothing else. Not glamorous, but a Guzzi would be a lot more.
Wisedrum
Road warrior
Somewhat like the Moto Guzzi V7.GoldOxide_imp said:
....but overall gutless.
Never heard the word "gutless" before. I translated it into German and found "feige", which paraphrased means: to be too afraid to do something. Something like that.
So I can't see, why a W is gutless. Maybe I don't understand this comparison and it can be descibed in a way I can get it.
Lack of power is a matter of eyesight. For 48HP the W800 has enough power in my eyes. I like the torquey layout of the engine right from down under. It feels good and pulls everywhere like the CB. Some think that even 90HP of the CB isn't enough. So what. For me the way an engine communicates its power is my fountain of joy while riding it. I like to cruise on a wide plateau of torque without peaks. So I choosed motorbikes with this character. The W has definitely such a character. One can find it boring. I don't do it.
