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1969 Honda CL350 Cafe Racer

Ben Branch November 7, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CL350 was the marque’s best selling model for a number of years between 1968 through 1973, over 250,000 of them were produced and…

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Kawasaki H2 Cafe Racer

Ben Branch November 6, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles

The recently announced Kawasaki H2 is a motorcycle that’s likely to be remembered as a milestone in superbike design and it’s certainly going to…

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Suzuki XN85 Turbo

Ben Branch November 5, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Suzuki XN85 Turbo was the first turbo-charged motorcycle from the Japanese marque, it was a direct answer to the Honda CX500T but it…

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Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40

Ben Branch October 28, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

The Toyota Land Cruiser BJ40 is a famously tough 4×4 that bears close resemblance to its sibling, the petrol-powered FJ40. These two off-roaders are uncompromising, spartan…

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Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV

Ben Branch October 23, 2014
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV was introduced in 1972 to significant interest from both the leading motorcycle journalists and their readers, it was…

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Kawasaki W650 Hardtail by Deus

Ben Branch October 7, 2014
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Kawasaki W650 is a motorcycle that’s found a loving home in Australia, the classic looks combined with modern reliability make it very nearly…

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Custom Yamaha SR250 by Auto Fabrica

Ben Branch September 29, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

This feature was written by Bujar Muharremi, the co-founder of Auto Fabrica. It makes a nice change when custom bike builders write the words…

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Nissan Skyline Cutaway Wallpaper

Ben Branch September 20, 2014
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Japanese
  • Retro
  • Wallpapers

The Nissan Skyline GT-R is without question one of the most important sports cars ever to come out of Japan, I know there are…

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A Custom Kawasaki W650 by Motovida

Ben Branch September 16, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

  The Kawasaki W650 is a motorcycle that quickly earned itself a place amongst the modern breed of retro motorcycles with 21st-century engineering –…

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Yamaha XJR 1300 by Keino Cycles

Ben Branch September 12, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XJR 1300 is what I like to imagine the Kraken would ride, if it rose from the ocean and decided that its…

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Honda CB550 Cafe Racer

Ben Branch July 25, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Retro

The Honda CB550 is one of those motorcycles that seemed destined for cafe-racerization from the get go, it was lighter than its larger CB750…

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The Trusco Toolbox

Ben Branch July 17, 2014
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Japanese
  • Tools

The Trusco Toolbox is an unusual thing to find outside of a Japanese garage, the company is legendary in its native country but almost…

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