SuzukiSavage.com - dare we dream?

LostArtist Ex Member	dare we dream? 09/10/10 at 08:30:20 http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2010/august/aug2... will it make it to america?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28375 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #1 - 09/10/10 at 09:24:48 Sweet looking bike... I could do without the pea soup paint job...
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: dare we dream? Reply #2 - 09/10/10 at 09:46:49 Aye like it! Just think, no cam chain! Phelonius
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10603 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #3 - 09/10/10 at 10:31:38 very nice... W800
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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #4 - 09/10/10 at 10:34:04 Oh Please Please Please let us buy it.
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #5 - 09/10/10 at 11:09:05 I like it and will trade the green for Pink... kim
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #6 - 09/10/10 at 11:13:37 The w 650 has a pretty high seat maybe 31 or a little more and not much patting to it. To tall for me at 5 6
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #7 - 09/10/10 at 11:55:47 Very British looking and at 5' 7" a tad to tall for me.on the right side of the engine is that a OHC drive cover a phony ? if it really does have OHC engine it should go faster than the origional (Triumph) . I for one like the colour,isn't that kawasaki's factory colour ? I'm guessing about 8 large $ .
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: dare we dream? Reply #8 - 09/10/10 at 17:05:59 It would look good with a Ural sidecar. Maybe I will buy one for when I wear out the DR. Phelonius
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Online PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 5818 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #9 - 09/10/10 at 20:07:29 looks cool like those cigar pipes.. been droolin over the trumpet bonny america w/ 270* crank 2 pricey 4 my resources tho if kaw wants to compete w/trumpet theyll need to bring the W to the US..
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: dare we dream? Reply #10 - 09/12/10 at 08:26:24 Im 5'6", the older W650 seat isnt contoured for the thigh. I can handle it easy enough. I wear a 30" pantleg. & yes, it has a gear driven O/head cam.
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Re: dare we dream?
Reply #11 - 09/12/10 at 08:58:53

Here we are, a bunch of folks ostensibly dedicated to Thumpers, drooling over a Triumph look-alike Twin. I noticed from the linked article that the original W650 was "hampered by its 49 hp engine." And we are dedicated to a 25 hp Thumper.

When Kawasaki brought out the W650, they didn't intend it to be a slow seller. It didn't sell well in the US, so they dropped it (just as Suzuki dropped the slow-selling Savage in the '80s). Only after the cruisers started selling did Suzuki slightly revamp the Savage and reintroduce it because they needed a low-priced intro cruiser.

Suzuki also had a Triumph look-alike, back in '83. It was called the GR650 Tempter, and was rated a best buy by at least one motorcycle magazine. It only lasted a couple of years, and was dropped. You can bet it wasn't dropped because it sold too well.

Based on that limited history, I wouldn't hold out much hope for the W800 in the US. And if it does get introduced, I suggest you buy one (if you want one) early, because I'd bet against it being here more than a year or two.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #12 - 09/12/10 at 09:09:07 Back in 1983 I had 2 GR 650s.I really liked the bikes,But most people liked the 4 inlines because the were fast.
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Re: dare we dream?
Reply #13 - 09/12/10 at 21:35:07

I have been looking at it on other web sites and I think it will be on sale here in the USA,I was wondering just about all of us love the bike ,I think we must all be old fashiond,it's why we buy the Savage, But I tell ya mates if my hand improves enough to actually hold the left handlebar and pull in the clutch,one of thos puppy's will be mine,I will have to sell the Miata,boo hoo :'(

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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: dare we dream? Reply #14 - 09/12/10 at 22:02:13 Shame it doesn't seem to have a kick start on it
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