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Pretty cool rat bike!
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Few
dents in that tank, it’s an old spare one I picked up on ebay, the original
maroon & cream one’s wrapped in a blanket in my loft J
The sidecar I picked up on Gumtree (bit like craigslist?) It’s an old British
one, I would think from the 60’s, the frame is 1 1/2” tube. I’d guess the tub
was made by a later owner, mostly marine ply. Good job
though.
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I
have her bolted on using five mounts, took a bit of tweeking but she’s fine up
to 70 now, although she shakes her head a bit at 25mph. There’s a bit of life
left in the Bridgestones, but I’ll replace the front at least with an Avon flat
profile tyre eventually.
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Great
fun, the kids and dog love it…
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M
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
I love my W so much I now have 2! I recently purchased Ed's 2001 W for $4,000 with Hard bags, a Corbin Gunfighter and Lady seat w/Backrest, a tail rack and engine guards, and only 5,400 mile on the clock! While I realize Ed gave me, a fellow Forum member,? a great deal, we are talking about a 15 year old Motorcycle so I agree with Jerry, you may be asking too much. Have you checked out the new Triumphs? they've done what Kawasaki apparently was unwilling to do to keep the W family alive, that's your brand new competition!
Alohapaul
From: "firecaptp7@... [W650riders]"
To: W650riders@...
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 2:41 PM
Subject: [W650riders] Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
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I've had my W650 since 2004. I love it and hope to ride it for many more years. It's in excellent condition and?all original except for a modified Sargent seat and better suspension. It's worth a bunch to me! But if I put it out there asking $5400 I wouldn't expect to get many responses. $3500 to $4000 seems to be the going rate. :( Jerry
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
I've had my W650 since 2004. I love it and hope to ride it for many more years. It's in excellent condition and?all original except for a modified Sargent seat and better suspension. It's worth a bunch to me! But if I put it out there asking $5400 I wouldn't expect to get many responses. $3500 to $4000 seems to be the going rate. :( Jerry
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Try posting your ad in the Boston area. I’m sure there would be a lot of
interest in a big city full of hipsters.
Hey folks,
As much as I hate to do it, I'm selling my W - I've had
some great years with it and I love the bike, but there isn't enough room in the
garage and with three bikes I'm not riding the W as much as I should be. Time
for it to go to someone else who will love it and ride it like it
deserves.
So... I put an ad on Craigslist about a week ago and got one response.
He asked if it had ever been dumped, and I was honest and told him that it took
one stationary fall. I also told him that it landed on my leg so there was very
little damage, and the parts that were scraped up (mirror, gear shift, clutch
lever, and front turn signal lens) were replaced with Kawasaki OEM parts. Never
heard back from him...
I did price the bike at the top of what I think is reasonable ($5,400)
for a bike with 22.5K miles and some bolt-on modifications. I'm really kind of
surprised by the lack of response and I'm wondering what you guys think. Did I
price it too high? Is it the mileage or the customizations (I have all the stock
parts and they are included in the sale)?
I know the answer should be: KEEP IT! But I've made the decision to let
it go. I would be very interested in what you guys think, and I'm also wondering
if I should just bag Craigslist and try an Ebay auction. I've never sold a bike
on Ebay and I really don't want to hassle with shipping, but I'll do it if it
helps move the bike. Any words of wisdom on selling a bike through
Ebay?
The Craiglist listing it here:
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With
much regret I am selling my 2000 Kawasaki W650. These are highly sought
after Japanese c lassics that Kawasaki styled to look and feel like the
Triumph... |
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Oh, and if you all know anyone that's looking....? :-)
The other thing about selling the bike is that I'll really miss this
group. I've learned a lot over the years. Thanks in advance for any help or
tips.
Skip
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Patience, young padawan.
I think that if there were more interested buyers in your area they would have
made some kind of offer. I'd keep the price as is and just continue to run the
ad, as long as you're under no pressure to sell.
And just because you've sold the bike is no reason to leave the group. I sold
mine in 2006!
Dennis
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Hey folks,
As much as I hate to do it, I'm selling my W - I've had some great years with
it and I love the bike, but there isn't enough room in the garage and with
three bikes I'm not riding the W as much as I should be. Time for it to go to
someone else who will love it and ride it like it deserves.
So... I put an ad on Craigslist about a week ago and got one response. He
asked if it had ever been dumped, and I was honest and told him that it took
one stationary fall. I also told him that it landed on my leg so there was
very little damage, and the parts that were scraped up (mirror, gear shift,
clutch lever, and front turn signal lens) were replaced with Kawasaki OEM
parts. Never heard back from him...
I did price the bike at the top of what I think is reasonable ($5,400) for a
bike with 22.5K miles and some bolt-on modifications. I'm really kind of
surprised by the lack of response and I'm wondering what you guys think. Did
I price it too high? Is it the mileage or the customizations (I have all the
stock parts and they are included in the sale)?
I know the answer should be: KEEP IT! But I've made the decision to let it
go. I would be very interested in what you guys think, and I'm also wondering
if I should just bag Craigslist and try an Ebay auction. I've never sold a
bike on Ebay and I really don't want to hassle with shipping, but I'll do it
if it helps move the bike. Any words of wisdom on selling a bike through
Ebay?
The Craiglist listing it here:
favorite this post 2000 Kawasaki W650 - $5400 (Upton, MA) hide this posting
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favorite this post 2000 Kawasaki W650 - $5400 (U...
With much regret I am
selling my 2000 Kawasaki W650. These are highly sought after Japanese
classics that Kawasaki styled to look and feel like the Triumph...
View on boston.craigslist.org
Preview by Yahoo
Oh, and if you all know anyone that's looking.... :-)
The other thing about selling the bike is that I'll really miss this group.
I've learned a lot over the years. Thanks in advance for any help or tips.
Skip
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Selling my W - looking for advice
Hey folks,
As much as I hate to do it, I'm selling my W - I've had some great years with it and I love the bike, but there isn't enough room in the garage and with three bikes I'm not riding the W as much as I should be. Time for it to go to someone else who will love it and ride it like it deserves.
So... I put an ad on Craigslist about a week ago and got one response. He asked if it had ever been dumped, and I was honest and told him that it took one stationary fall. I also told him that it landed on my leg so there was very little damage, and the parts that were scraped up (mirror, gear shift, clutch lever, and front turn signal lens) were replaced with Kawasaki OEM parts. Never heard back from him...
I did price the bike at the top of what I think is reasonable ($5,400) for a bike with 22.5K miles and some bolt-on modifications. I'm really kind of surprised by the lack of response and I'm wondering what you guys think. Did I price it too high? Is it the mileage or the customizations (I have all the stock parts and they are included in the sale)?
I know the answer should be: KEEP IT! But I've made the decision to let it go. I would be very interested in what you guys think, and I'm also wondering if I should just bag Craigslist and try an Ebay auction. I've never sold a bike on Ebay and I really don't want to hassle with shipping, but I'll do it if it helps move the bike. Any words of wisdom on selling a bike through Ebay?
The Craiglist listing it here:
| | | | | | With much regret I am selling my 2000 Kawasaki W650. These are highly sought after Japanese classics that Kawasaki styled to look and feel like the Triumph... | | | | Preview by Yahoo | | |
Oh, and if you all know anyone that's looking.... ?:-)
The other thing about selling the bike is that I'll really miss this group. I've learned a lot over the years. Thanks in advance for any help or tips.
Skip
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Few dents in that tank, it’s an old spare one I picked up on ebay, the original maroon & cream one’s wrapped in a blanket in my loft J The sidecar I picked up on Gumtree (bit like craigslist?) It’s an old British one, I would think from the 60’s, the frame is 1 1/2” tube. I’d guess the tub was made by a later owner, mostly marine ply. Good job though. ? I have her bolted on using five mounts, took a bit of tweeking but she’s fine up to 70 now, although she shakes her head a bit at 25mph. There’s a bit of life left in the Bridgestones, but I’ll replace the front at least with an Avon flat profile tyre eventually. ? Great fun, the kids and dog love it… ? ? M ?
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From: W650riders@... [mailto:W650riders@...]
Sent: 31 July 2016 15:42
To: W650riders@...
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Hack....?
Are those dents in the tank? Did you build that from wrecked bikes? What kind of sidecar is that? Morning all, ? Haven’t been about here much of late, but I’m still running about on my W. I’ve fitted a sidecar now, and am finally coming to grips with piloting the beast, anyone else have a chair fitted? Want to exchange notes on mounting points, tyres, steering dampers etal? Give me a shout. Mark ?
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Are those dents in the tank? Did you build that from wrecked bikes? What
kind of sidecar is that?
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Morning
all,
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Haven’t
been about here much of late, but I’m still running about on my W. I’ve fitted a
sidecar now, and am finally coming to grips with piloting the beast, anyone else
have a chair fitted? Want to exchange notes on mounting points, tyres, steering
dampers etal? Give me a shout.
Mark
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Haven't been around here much of late, but I'm?still trundling about on my W, have it 14 years now. I fitted a sidecar a couple of weeks ago, and I'm?finally getting to grips with the handling. There a a couple of pics in the photo section.?
Doe's anyone else have a chair fitted? Care to exchange notes on mounting points, tyres, steering dampers etc?
Hit me up...
Mark
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? Morning all, ? Haven’t been about here much of late, but I’m still running about on my W. I’ve fitted a sidecar now, and am finally coming to grips with piloting the beast, anyone else have a chair fitted? Want to exchange notes on mounting points, tyres, steering dampers etal? Give me a shout. ? Mark ?
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Well, it looks like I won't be able to get over there before the latter part of October, Big house to finish before I can get away (I'm the General Contractor!) It will likely be too late in the year for a NW ride so my plan is to pick up my 2001 W at Ed Simmers in Bellingham and take it up to Richmond B.C. to store it until there are more favorable riding conditions. If weather permits, I would like to bring it up to Vancouver Island for a ride, see some of my Cousins and hopefully Ruari. I am setting up the bike for touring, its already part way there but I will add a windshield, tail bag, some freeway pegs on the crash bars, and I am wondering about a comm system, does anyone have any feedback on a good dual Bluetooth setup that would also allow music to be played ? Alohapaul
From: "david berman dvdberman@... [W650riders]"
To: "W650riders@..."
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:01 PM
Subject: [W650riders] 2001 Seat
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Anybody have one for sale?
David?
Lakes Area
Oakland County , MI
2000-W
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Anybody have one for sale?
David?
Lakes Area
Oakland County , MI
2000-W
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Re: Selling my 2001 W [2 Attachments]
Dropping the price to $5000
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[ from Roger Roth included below]
Sadly selling my 2001 W650. Excellent condition.
It has Factory Low Bar kit, not shimmed, and with correct length cables. Rare color dark blue and silver which was never imported to the U.S. Symzcraft pipes - original exhaust will be included. Ikon shocks and Progressive springs. Lucas replica turn signals. Michelin Activ tires. Located in So. Calif. I can deliver a reasonable distance or can help ship. I've had good luck using Forward Air to ship motorcycles. 21,500mi
Ridden by a senior who is hanging up his helmet. Asking $5500 Cheers
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Anyone have a problem with oil seeping out of the Gear Position Sensor? ?I replaced the O-ring in it which helped but didn't completely solve the problem? Any thoughts?
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Re: Replacement turn signal options
Good leads and good advice - thanks for the help to all!
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Re: Replacement turn signal options
Whatever you buy... make sure you but ones with double filament bulbs up front. Many of the t/s units are single filament style. You need to keep your running lights going up front...
Bill Silver
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Paul