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Reply #30 - 05/10/26 at 05:06:44
 
The W800 is super classy looking!  And the modern BSA Gold Star 650.  Interesting they made it water cooled.  It kinda distracts from the retro look.  For a big single, not too shabby at 45hp/55tq.

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Reply #31 - 05/10/26 at 10:03:38
 
Yup , the BSA is on the heavy side at 470 lbs. That’s a whopping 150 lbs more than my tracker , roughly a dozen bowling balls. But like I said if cog is low it won’t feel heavy. Tracker has a higher cog than my sportster , Sportster feels lighter after riding the tracker.  On my BSA 250-half pint I’m working on getting crankshaft below front & rear axles for a tight cog. I,m  pretty sure it will be my best handling bike to date. Half Pint will spend her Sundays hunting down & slaying Royal Enfield 350s. Theres one I see in town. Tracker made quick work of it , crack the throttle & bang a gear , watch it dissolve in the rear view mirror. I do like the W800 !
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Reply #32 - 05/13/26 at 10:10:05
 
BSAs website kinda cheesy , not much info but I give them credit. Something like 6 or 7 years they were flapping their jaw it’s coming , well it is coming here , finally ! Like watching a volcano in ultra slow motion. I gave up my email in an effort to get more info , hopefully more relevant and up to date info. A somewhat incomplete spec sheet and I think it was available in 5 colors , my preference is the Highland Green. And a few BSA bolt on accessory’s , really not much. I can see aftermarket stuff must still be on the boat. The English love their motorcycles so I’m sure there is a bunch of aftermarket goodies to be had. Not even excited they took too long. That’s 6 or 7 more years love I have for my tracker. Building your own motorcycle does something to you , changes the way you look at other bikes. That’s why I was so disappointed in the Indian FTR , a multi platform bike. Instant turn off , automatically bike got 150 lbs overweight and all the modern crap they could pile on it. That’s why I didn’t buy one. BSA seems a bit different , we will see.
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Reply #33 - 05/13/26 at 10:29:02
 
Well Paul, looks like I share your likes. I like the CF Moto and I like your Vulcan 650. I saw a Kawi eliminator on the road a week or so ago, and I liked it also.

Yes, I hope my Honda Shadow Spirit 1100 stays with me for a very long time. It is a great bike. I did have a leak develop on this last trip which I still have not had a chance to look at. I hope it will be an easy fix.

Oh, by the was, I put a lollipop baffle on the S40. It made it quieter and avoided my having to play with the carb. Without the baffle it would want to cut out at 62-65 mph. I guess it was running lean. Running good now!
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Reply #34 - 05/13/26 at 11:52:00
 
The Savage without back pressure will not perform better ! A decent amount of back pressure is required and seriously keeps from burning exhaust valve. Even with my huge 2” exhaust it was necessary to choke it back to 1 3/8” with a packed core. Without back pressure , quite literally all your torque goes out your tailpipe Unused !
And it runs like crap especially with stock carb. Loud isn’t cool !
A perfectly tuned bike , now that’s cool !
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Reply #35 - Yesterday at 10:59:37
 
Indeed Ruttly. I was quite disappointed by the Milwaukee Twins muffler. I had already decided to get rid of it if the lollipop baffle did not work. But it did work, so I am happy with it. I will say that I lost most of the nuts on that baffle yesterday but was lucky to no loose the baffle. I'll need to buy some hard core lock tite and new nuts to readjust and make sure I do not loose the baffle. By the way, the cost of the baffle was under $4.00. I thought it was really cool that it actually worked.
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Reply #36 - Yesterday at 11:01:03
 
By the way, that W800 is a really good looking bike!
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