2000 W650 in "Galaxy Silver/Luminous Boralis Blue"
Manufacturer
Kawasaki
Production
1999–2007
Successor
W800
Class
Standard
Engine
676 cc (41 cu in) 4-stroke, 8-valve, parallel-twin, air-cooled, SOHC[1]
Bore / stroke
72 mm x 80 mm
Compression ratio
8.6:1-8.7:1[2]
Top speed
180 km/h (110 mph)[3]
Power
50 hp (37 kW) @ 7,000 rpm[3]
Transmission
Chain
Rake, trail
24° 108 mm (4.3 in)[4]
Wheelbase
1,455 mm (57.3 in)
Dimensions
L: 2,180 mm (86 in) W: 790 mm (31 in) H: 1,075 mm (42.3 in)
Seat height
790–800 mm (31.1–31.5 in)
Weight
430 lb (195.0 kg) [3] (dry) 476 lb (215.9 kg) [3] (wet)
Fuel capacity
15 L (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal)
The right side reveals the Ducati-Desmo-style cover for the bevel drive system that operates the camshaft.1999 W650
The Kawasaki W650 is a retro standard motorcycle marketed by Kawasaki for model years 1999–2007. It was superseded by the Kawasaki W800.
The "W" in "W650" refers to Kawasaki's W1, W2 and W3 models, manufactured between 1967 and 1975.[3] The "650" refers to the engine displacement.
In 1999, superseding the Zephyr series, Kawasaki introduced the W650, resembling British motorcycles of the early 1960s, notably the Triumph Bonneville.[3] The engines of the British motorcycles used pushrods, but the W650 has an overhead camshaft, driven by bevel gears, in the same way as 1970s Ducati singles and V-twins.[5] The W650 had no connection to Triumphs. They directly descended, with modifications, from the BSA 650.[citation needed]
The W650 has a long-stroke engine of 72 mm bore x 80 mm stroke with an anti-vibration balance shaft and modern electronics. In 2006 Kawasaki added a short-stroke W400 model, in Japan. Kawasaki simply combined the same 72 mm bore with a short-throw crankshaft to give a 49 mm stroke and 399 cc (24 cu in) displacement.[6]
In the United States and Canada, the W650 was imported for model years 2000-2001. With weak US and Canadian sales and the introduction of the competing "retro" Bonneville by Triumph, Kawasaki concentrated sales in Europe and Japan.[3]
Production of the W400 and W650, unable to meet new emissions standards, ended in 2008.[7] In 2010, the 50 hp (37 kW) W650 was succeeded by the W800, which had a displacement increase to 773 cc (47 cu in) and fuel injection.
^"Motorcycle Museum". Corporate Kawasaki. Canadian Kawasaki Motors Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
^Spannerman (13 December 2011). "Test: Kawasaki W400". Motorcycle Trader. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013. By changing the crankshaft and conrods, Kawasaki converted the 650's 72 x 83 mm bore and stroke to an engine with the same bore but a stroke of just 49 mm.
^"W400" (in Japanese). scs-tokyo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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