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The '''Kawsasaki W2''' is a 650[[cc]], [[twin cylinder]], [[four stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Kawasaki]] from 1968 through 1970. | The '''Kawsasaki W2''' is a 650[[cc]], [[twin cylinder]], [[four stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Kawasaki]] from 1968 through 1970. | ||
[[:Category:Japanese motorcycles|Japanese motorcycle manufacturer]] [[Meguro]] purchased their motor and [[transmission]] assemblies from [[Kawasaki|Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]. Kawasaki eventually purchased Meguro in the early 1960s and inherited this [[motorcycle]] design. Influenced greatly by the [[BSA A7]]/[[BSA A10|A10]] series twins, it was extremely well constructed and was one of the first large capacity machines to come out of Japan. | |||
Looking much like a [[Triumph Bonneville T140]] or [[BSA Thunderbolt]], the styling gave way to an updated Kawsasaki line of [[two stroke]] motorcycles which sold very well. | Looking much like a [[Triumph Bonneville T140]] or [[BSA Thunderbolt]], the styling gave way to an updated Kawsasaki line of [[two stroke]] motorcycles which sold very well. | ||
==1967 W2SS== | |||
[[Image:1967 Kawasaki W2SS.jpg|left|thumb|1967 Kawasaki W2SS]] | |||
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==1968-1970 W2SS== | ==1968-1970 W2SS== | ||
[[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-0.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-1.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-2.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-3.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-4.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]] | [[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-0.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-1.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-2.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-3.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]][[Image:1969-Kawasaki-W2SS-Red-4.jpg|left|thumb|1969 Kawasaki W2SS in Red]] |