Quote from: dirtyjeffer on September 30, 2021, 07:18:09 pmQuote from: rrocket on September 30, 2021, 06:55:23 pmQuote from: dirtyjeffer on September 30, 2021, 06:52:23 pmQuote from: Arthur Dent on September 30, 2021, 04:12:40 pmThe blue on the 2021 Kawasaki W800 is lovely i still don't understand how the W800 was allowed to be built (as it is SOOOO close to a Triumph Bonneville in appearance).Ummm..because it's a re-make/retro model of their W model from the 60s?which was still a "clone" of the Bonneville back then?No.Some *might* say BSA. But Kawi had a legit license to do so.Also...stylstically...in the 50s and 60s...there was only so much that could be done to distinguish the product. Kawasaki distinguished itself by having their W series with the largest engine of any Japanese bike at the time (IIRC).
Quote from: rrocket on September 30, 2021, 06:55:23 pmQuote from: dirtyjeffer on September 30, 2021, 06:52:23 pmQuote from: Arthur Dent on September 30, 2021, 04:12:40 pmThe blue on the 2021 Kawasaki W800 is lovely i still don't understand how the W800 was allowed to be built (as it is SOOOO close to a Triumph Bonneville in appearance).Ummm..because it's a re-make/retro model of their W model from the 60s?which was still a "clone" of the Bonneville back then?
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on September 30, 2021, 06:52:23 pmQuote from: Arthur Dent on September 30, 2021, 04:12:40 pmThe blue on the 2021 Kawasaki W800 is lovely i still don't understand how the W800 was allowed to be built (as it is SOOOO close to a Triumph Bonneville in appearance).Ummm..because it's a re-make/retro model of their W model from the 60s?
Quote from: Arthur Dent on September 30, 2021, 04:12:40 pmThe blue on the 2021 Kawasaki W800 is lovely i still don't understand how the W800 was allowed to be built (as it is SOOOO close to a Triumph Bonneville in appearance).
The blue on the 2021 Kawasaki W800 is lovely
I like the W800 because it lacks a lot of the modern features. It apparently rides like an oil but with fuel injection. No ride modes, not even a fuel gauge.
Quote from: Arthur Dent on September 30, 2021, 04:12:40 pmThe blue on the 2021 Kawasaki W800 is lovely They're a very pretty bike, but a little too 'retro' in the way they ride.
There's a low fuel light but not something you want to illuminate on a road with fuelling stations spaced at least 100 km apart. There's a digital odometer, it wouldn't have taken them much to add a small fuel gauge in there.
Quote from: dkaz on October 01, 2021, 01:56:50 pmThere's a low fuel light but not something you want to illuminate on a road with fuelling stations spaced at least 100 km apart. There's a digital odometer, it wouldn't have taken them much to add a small fuel gauge in there. Indeed. We're not talking complex tech here.
The vast majority of my bikes never had a fuel gauge. Sportbikes and dual sports of the era never had them. Nothing more than a low fuel light which meant switch to reserve.Even some of the dual sports didn't even have that. No nothing.
Hmmm, so what would a typical range be for a bike? I'm sure it depends on they type of bike, cruiser, dual sport, touring, etc. How far would the longest range standard tank take you?
Quote from: JohnnyMac on October 02, 2021, 08:27:38 amHmmm, so what would a typical range be for a bike? I'm sure it depends on they type of bike, cruiser, dual sport, touring, etc. How far would the longest range standard tank take you?I've got a 15.4l tank and average a little over 5 l / 100km - so theretically 300km should be doable. But just like with my car, I tend to fill up when I'm just below a quarter tank. I'm weird that way. Some bikes have much bigger tanks, but they also tend to have more power and use more fuel - others will know far better than I what the maximum might be.
Quote from: rrocket on October 02, 2021, 12:40:46 amThe vast majority of my bikes never had a fuel gauge. Sportbikes and dual sports of the era never had them. Nothing more than a low fuel light which meant switch to reserve.Even some of the dual sports didn't even have that. No nothing.And you walked to school barefoot. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways.
Quote from: Jaeger on October 02, 2021, 09:10:38 amQuote from: JohnnyMac on October 02, 2021, 08:27:38 amHmmm, so what would a typical range be for a bike? I'm sure it depends on they type of bike, cruiser, dual sport, touring, etc. How far would the longest range standard tank take you?I've got a 15.4l tank and average a little over 5 l / 100km - so theretically 300km should be doable. But just like with my car, I tend to fill up when I'm just below a quarter tank. I'm weird that way. Some bikes have much bigger tanks, but they also tend to have more power and use more fuel - others will know far better than I what the maximum might be.I used to get 220km out of the FZ-09, got 250km out of it once, looking for a gas station in rural PA. On the Triumph I can get about 275km, could probably stretch to 300km if I was really desperate.