Dogman
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That's a step or two up from the Bonneville I had in 1971, 😳
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Yokosuka Mike
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Sony A7III camera
Sigma 50mm f2 lens
November 2025 - Yokohama, Japan
Yokosuka Mike
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Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4 lens
November 2025 - Yokohama, Japan
Yokosuka Mike
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Sony A7III camera
Sigma 50mm f2 lens
November 2025 - Yokohama, Japan
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Hey Yokosuka Mike...those three riders are wearing the same boots...
Look exactly like my Red Wings...very comfortable work shoes...
Look exactly like my Red Wings...very comfortable work shoes...
Yokosuka Mike
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Fujifilm X-E5 camera
Fujinon XF 27mm f2.8 pancake lens
Yokohama, Japan
Glenn2
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Didn't realize Vincent made a single until I saw this one.
Yokosuka Mike
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Honda CB750Four
Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF33mm f1.4 lens
December 2025 - Yokohama, Japan
Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF33mm f1.4 lens
December 2025 - Yokohama, Japan
Yokosuka Mike
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A pair of classic 650 Kawasaki's
Middle aged husband and wife were the riders. The wife's was the orange one; husband's was the blue.
Fujifilm X-T2 camera
Fujinon XF 23mm f2 lens
December 2025 - Yokohama, Japan
Middle aged husband and wife were the riders. The wife's was the orange one; husband's was the blue.
Fujifilm X-T2 camera
Fujinon XF 23mm f2 lens
December 2025 - Yokohama, Japan
pau3
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Are those W1 or W2? Do you know how old are they (from the license plates, for instance)? Beautiful bikes.
Yokosuka Mike
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The W1 has the brake pedal on the left side. Those two in the picture have the brake pedal on the right side.
The W2 had a front drum brake and the W3 was upgraded with twin disc brakes on the front.
So, the orange one is a W2 and the blue one is a W3.
Production of the Kawasaki 650 W series ended in 1974.
I'm no expert so someone else may chime in and correct me.
All the best,
Mike
pau3
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I think you're right. Thanks. I myself own a Kawasaki W800 (at least this
is how they are called in Europe), which I think is the direct descendent of those wonderful W.
ray*j*gun
Veteran
My current ride....lovely. 
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Hey that makes two of us!
My Fall Corsa by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Interesting that some of the Stone Corsas have gaiters and some don't.
ray*j*gun
Veteran
Lol that's Italian production for you. I'm guessing they had a few ;aying around and threw them on. I highly recommend the Mistral pipes! beautiful in sound and appearance.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Did you get the tail piece for the pillion portion of the seat? I was lucky that my dealer had one in stock -- they're now unavailable.
One thing I'd recommend are engine guards -- I got the Moto Guzzi versions. I looked at the Givis but didn't really like the look.
davidswiss
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That is very clean !! The story I heard is that the V twin was the result of Philip Vincent seeing two drawing of the 500 single on top of each other and the penny dropped. My brother had one.
Taipei-metro
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Honda CBR600,
Arcadia, Los Angeles County, USA
Img by Taipei-metro
Panasonic G6,
Zuiko 14-42
Arcadia, Los Angeles County, USA
Img by Taipei-metro
Panasonic G6,
Zuiko 14-42
ray*j*gun
Veteran
Vince, I did not get the tail piece. I'll check with the dealer for availability here in PA. I know engine guards are a good idea, but I hate to impact the lines of the bike.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Those particular engine guards are actually fairly unobtrusive, so they’re hardly noticeable.
As far as the tailpiece goes, they’ve been discontinued and are ‘unavailable’. When my dealer in Toronto checked for worldwide availability, there was one in Japan.
