KAWASAKI W800 Cafe Style (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki W800 was a standard motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki from 2011 to 2019 and then from 2019 until the present (2023). The bike featured a retro style resembling the Kawasaki range W series, three models manufactured from 1967 to 1975.

The Kawasaki W800, with its retro style and parallel-twin engine, proved to be very successful in the European market. Hence, the maker released a sportier version under the Kawasaki W800 Cafe Style designation.

Compared to the standard model, the Cafe Style version's most notable features were the aerodynamic front cowl and solo seat. In addition, the bike also featured changes to the frame and wheels colors, a blacked-out crankcase, and other blacked-out components.

In the visual department, the bike was all covered in black, except for the wire-spoke wheels, which featured a gold treatment on the rims, and some engine components that received a chrome treatment.

It had standard features, such as a round headlight integrated into a front cowl, a small windscreen, a teardrop-shaped fuel tank, a single seat, side-mounted rear shocks, a dual exhaust system with a silencer mounted on each side, and wire-spoke wheels.

As for the power figures, the 2011 Kawasaki W800 Cafe Style had its soul brought to life by a 773cc four-stroke Vertical-twin air-cooled engine with a fuel injection system in charge, boasting 48 hp at 6,500 rpm and 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) torque at 2,500 rpm.