No guessing here, the late 60's XS650 looks like a Triumph Bonneville,
vibrates like a Triumph Bonneville, even sounds like a Triumph Bonneville.

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, even sounds like a duck... it
must want to be a Triumph.

Not like this is a relevation or anything.

I've had an XS650 and a Bonneville, and I much prefer the Triumph, far more
personality.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Arnott [mailto:jrasite@eoni.com]
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:43 PM
To: Jeffrey Schwaia; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?

Guess again.  The Excess650 was a fresh design.  The Kawasaki W650 was the
knock-off BSA A7. <http://kawasakiw650.co.uk/history.htm>

Jim
Bikes? Yup... always.

Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:
> What about the Yamaha XS650?  It was a knock-off of the Triumph.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Andrew Grebneff
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:49 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
>
>
> "Bikes? Nope... never."
>
> .
>