Re: Bought a W650
PLEASE SEND lots of pics. I have 2001 a friend is interested.
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richard brown
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#188615
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Re: Bought a W650
Where?
John H. in Omaha
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TheGoinPostieBike
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#188614
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Re: Bought a W650
Have a 2001 W650 for sale in great shape black and tan tank and seat.? $3900.? 22,000 miles.??
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egger.mike@...
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#188613
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Re: Bought a W650
Nice one!
Welcome to the wacky world of wonderful Ws.
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John H. in Omaha
2000 W650
2006 Vino 125
1981 CT110 ¡°The Goin¡¯ Postie Bike!¡±
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TheGoinPostieBike
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#188612
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Re: Bought a W650
I¡¯ve got scrambler pipes with Norman Hyde exhaust, Corbin seat, Giant Loop adventure bag, engine guards, heated grips and a few other farkles.
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Keith
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#188611
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Re: In 2023 what is the best tire for our W650?
Mine had Shinko 230 road masters when I bought it, they were great so I bought them again but I don¡¯t really love the front tire as it tracks in groves in the road. Wondering if I put on a good take
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Keith
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#188610
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Re: Odometer adjustment, possible?
Yes...
There is a hall effect switch by the chain drive sprocket on the motor...
it is switched every time the magnetic field is interrupted.
its easy to remove the switch, you can trip the switch by
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DaveM
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#188609
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Emulators, like those from Race Tech, will provide semi-adjustable rebound damping. (You have to pull the emulators out to change the damping rate). I found them useful. Whether you will or not
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Dan Muir
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#188608
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
How about emulators? Are those necessary?
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fardoost@...
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#188607
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Re: Have you changed front Springs on the W?
Off topic but I fixed the mushy front brake I mentioned above.
This weekend I reverted to the original brake lever from an after market adjustable lever and all the freeplay
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Neil Miller
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#188606
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Hi James
During the 130000 miles, how often have you needed to re-shim the value
tappets? I have done 30,000 kilometers and not needed to replace shims
yet. Have you needed to do any other engine
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Peter Wainwright
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#188605
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Hi Richi,
No, the burnable hydrocarbons from the sump are sucked through the
vacuum inlets at the top of the carb ventures, not through the carbs as
such. With the standard airbox in place, expanded
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Peter Wainwright
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#188604
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
I have over 130,000 miles on my 2000 W650, which I purchased in Oahu Hawaii new.
I have pods on it, all I did to make it run clean without the air box, was to just use the adjustment screw on the
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James Franklin
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#188603
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Is this solution sending the fumes thru the carbs?
Bad idea!
Ricki Brown
La Luz Desert Retreat
stay@...
435.817.6820 (c)
435.826.4708 (b)
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richard brown
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#188602
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Hi Pete,
Clever solution!
Thanks.
Ruari
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Ruari McLennan
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#188601
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
My Royal Enfield Series 2 (1969-70) Interceptors and the bone stock 1970 Triumph 650 run large diameter tubes directly from the rear of the crank case along the underside of the rear fender. These
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Don Pat
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#188600
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Sale 2004 W650
Hi All its time for my W650 to move on if anyone¡¯s interested It¡¯s in mint condition and only covered 15K
Kind Regards
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Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 9:05
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bill Zippdesign
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#188599
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Hi Rauri
I also have that type of filter at the end of the crankcase hose. However I
have fitted a nipple in the middle of the top with a small rubber hose
going to a T junction on the fuel cock
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Peter Wainwright
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#188598
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Wow!
Ruari
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Ruari McLennan
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#188597
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Re: Gentleman a question about my 2000 W650.
Ducati singles had this done for a breather right from the factory.??? They used a plastic tube that ran from the top of the engine/transmission area all the way back to the tail end of the rear
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Bob Lombardi <chiplom@...>
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#188596
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