This vehicle, based on YAMAHA XS650 model of 1971, has been built up in the motif of the motorcycle that Steve McQueen drove in the movie of "The Great Escape."
W650 that has a distinctive single seat and a distinguished plate on the front fender. This vehicle except looks like an original motorcycle at the first glance.
It adopted the water-cooled DOHC twin engine inherited from the GPZ250R/GPX250R. It deliberately reduced its maximum output to make it usable for street rides and touring rides.
Since its debut in 2010, it had been gaining huge popularity among the world's fans. And now, it has been upgraded to become the reinforced adventure motorcycle.
It was a model that was expected to become the successor of ZZ-R1100. It adopted the ZRX1200 based straight 4 engine on the newly designed aluminum perimeter frame.
The mono-backbone frame, based on 600, was made more thick and rigid. It came with a MY98 900RR type straight 4 engine that was made into FI type, and a 4-2-1-2 exhaust.
The assorted models, such as the EX with front disc or APRIO II with 7.2 horsepower engine, were assorted into this model. It still had its large capacity trunk and the 6L tank.
It made its debut in 2001 as the playbike that mounted the CB50 series 4-stroke OHC single cylinder engine. It also became popular as the city commuter bike for beginners.