Hog Head Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Is it coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaRacer Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I want to know too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhruGin Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/914385-w800-special-edition/ A thread from about 3 weeks ago .....looks like "Not yet". Just had a read around on tut net ...it looks doubtful to come here, saw a story where 300 of the special editions are being built for sale in Japan only. Umm, sorry to annoy also, I read its 48bhp too ..if thats right it will be a bit of a plodder eh. Oh, posted a year ago (13/5/58) a secondhand one in Thailand on that big Thai website for 340k ...reckon if they do ever get here they'd be 400k or more ...ouch. Edited May 28, 2016 by KhruGin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanW Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 No my contacts at Kawasaki sadly said no. Yes it's a bit of a plodder however sometimes that's part of the fun. Wish it was coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Kawasaki W800 Final Edition » End of an Era Some fifty years since its launch, Kawasaki has announced the end of the iconic W series of four-stroke vertical twin motorcycles; the W800 ‘Final Edition’ marks the end of an era. With a limited number available for the 2017 season, fans and enthusiasts across Europe have a last chance to experience the contemporary descendant of the famous W series that first emerged from the Kawasaki factory in Akashi, Japan, in the mid 1960’s. Suitably christened the W800 ‘Final Edition’, the last model in the line is resplendent in its remarkable Candy Brown and Candy Sunset Orange paint scheme. http://www.bikerscafe.com/blog/2016/06/05/kawasaki-w800-final-edition/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Great bike but I'd guess the new revised range of the bike that this is emulating may be something to do with its demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Looks more 60's and British than a Hinkley/Chonburi Triumph.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issanman Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) Great bike but I'd guess the new revised range of the bike that this is emulating may be something to do with its demise. And it's been "emulating" since the 1950s when it first appeared as the Meguro 500. From HERE: Around 1960 Meguro replaced its pushrod singles with new overhead cam models and the 650cc T2 twin with a copy of the 500cc BSA A7 called the model K. BSA was about to discontinue the A7 and some sources claim that BSA licenced Meguro to copy it Meguro sold a stake in the company to Kawasaki. Kawasaki took over Meguro about 1964. Edited June 10, 2016 by seedy fair use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Sad news man, I would love to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Post edited. Forum Rule - 4) You will not post any copyrighted material except as fair use laws apply (as in the case of news articles). Please only post a link, the headline and the first three sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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