Re: New W650 owner
Congratulations on your W Les!?
Moving the rear turn signals seem to be the most common change made with regards to keeping the rear fender from developing a crack.? Still have yet to do mine
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Monty
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#184865
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Re: New W650 owner
Hi Les !Good luck and good riding on the W 650 !
Get Dropbox (Free).
And you got the hole Workshopmanual here
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Kjell K.
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#184863
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Re: New W650 owner
What Gene said.
And you're going to want to check or have a pro check valve clearances and
brakes.
The owner's manual is online - take a look at the regular maintenance chart
and that will do
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Salvatore Emma
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Re: New W650 owner
Check to make sure the front fender is not on backwards.
Check the rear fender to make sure it isn¡¯t cracking.
Fill the tank with gas.
Make sure the oil level is OK.
Make sure you know which way to
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Gene
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Re: New W650 owner
Hi Les
Hmm...10 things to watch out for. Might be tough. These are pretty solid
machines, many of us here have thousands of more miles. The usual things on a
used machine, like chain and sprockets,
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Dennis Guggemos
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New W650 owner
Hi,
Just bought an '00 W650 with 17k miles for $3,300. Seemed like a good deal to me.
Was wondering what I should check first. I looked in the FAQ but could not see anything like "So you got a
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leshall@...
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#184859
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New owner here in Dallas, TX
Hi y'all
Just bought an '00 W650 with 17k miles for $3,300. I think I got a good deal. There is some surface pitting and scratches on frame etc. But overall good cosmetic condition.
It seems
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leshall@...
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Re: Hack....
Thanks Steve,
I picked it up on Gumtree, a sort of UK Craigslist? It¡¯s an old chair, probably from the 60¡¯s. No makers name that I could find. The frame is made from heavy 1 ?¡± tubing and
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Mark Campbell
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#184858
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Yup, still thinking about Ebay. Good idea on Cycle Trader too - I should check that out. I hadn't thought of it because I have tried real hard to stay away from there!
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stannen@...
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#184856
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Wow, interesting info - I didn't know some of that history. All this pricing stuff bums me out though...
You're right about the time of year out here on the right coast - problem was that I just
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stannen@...
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#184857
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
I put my 2001 W up for sale last month and apperently I'm asking too much and need to lower the price. I thought 5k was a good price, I'm going to lower it to $4500.RR
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Roger Roth
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#184855
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Engine problem - strange sound
Hello,
my 2004 version is having a strange sound, especially when the engine is in high temperature (around 80 degree). Sound likes sharp and hard. I have checked most of everything (camshaft,
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Nguyen Dzung
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#184854
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Re: Hack....
Sorry Mark, meant to say, fine looking outfit. What sort of sidecar is it? Best
Steve
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steve@...
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Your ad is very well written. and I think your asking price is fair.. I would try ebay and let the buyer worry about the shipping. There are plenty of shippers out there. Cycle Trader is another
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John Whit
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#184852
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Re: Hack....
Thanks Steve, will suss that out, cheers,
M
Sent: 01 August 2016 12:02
To: W650riders@...
Subject: RE: [W650riders] Hack....
Mark
I expect you know this, but Kipper from
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Mark Campbell
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#184851
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Yes, I made that mistake. There's now a 2016 Thruxton R in the garage - that's why I'm selling the W... :-)
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stannen@...
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Patience was never my strong suit. And even if the bike goes I'll be staying in the group!
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stannen@...
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Wow, I'm surprised to hear that. I guess you're right - things are always worth more to their owners. Maybe I should just keep it - I was never very good at letting anything go anyway... :-)
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stannen@...
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
Good idea - I should have thought of that - thanks.
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stannen@...
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#184846
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Re: Selling my W - looking for advice
My 2 cents worth coming from the West Coast...... I sold my 2000 bike on eBay with less than 10k miles, a spare Corbin seat for $3500 last year. I was disappointed as I thought it would fetch more
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mrhonda1948@...
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