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Kawasaki W650 by Revival Cycles

Ben Branch May 22, 2014
  • American
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  • Japanese
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Revival Cycles is a long time favourite of ours, the team of custom motorcycle builders based in Austin, Texas have produced some of the…

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Kawasaki Z1

Ben Branch April 9, 2014
  • Engineering
  • Kawasaki
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Kawasaki Z1 is an extraordinary machine that very nearly never made it into production, Kawasaki was famous for their fire-breathing 2-strokes in the…

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Godier-Genoud Chair by Lorenzo Buratti

Ben Branch February 15, 2014
  • Design
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  • Kawasaki

  The Kawasakis produced by French racing team Godier-Genoud throughout the ’70s have become legendary, the bright green painted machines dominated European circuits and led…

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Kawasaki Zephyr 750 by Ton-Up Garage

Ben Branch February 7, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

  This Kawasaki Zephyr 750 by Ton-Up Garage is a beautiful example of what can be achieved with an old motorcycle if you know…

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Kawasaki KZ750 by Valtoron

Ben Branch January 22, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Spanish

Valtoron is a Spanish custom motorcycle garage owned and operated by brothers Pablo & Carlos Delgado – the siblings have been professional metalworkers since…

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Custom W650 by Blitz Motorcycles

Ben Branch October 15, 2013
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Blitz Motorcycles is a French custom motorcycle garage that has the fascinating ability to completely polarise the people who see their bikes into two…

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Kawasaki GT550 by Auto Fabrica

Ben Branch June 11, 2013
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Design
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Kawasaki GT550 was fitted with a DOHC transverse, 4-cylinder, air-cooled engine with a total capacity of 553cc, it could produce 58hp at 9,000rpm and some claim it could top out above 140mph. Power was fed to the rear wheel via a shaft drive and a 6-speed transmission, making it a slightly unusual bike for the early 1980s.

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Kawasaki Z1000 ST

Ben Branch December 10, 2012
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This Kawasaki Z1000 ST by The Wrenchmonkees is actually a great example of the style of their work, their bikes tend to have a gritty, dark, urban feel to them – almost like 2-wheeled versions of an ’80s Springsteen song.

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Custom Kawasaki Zephyr 750

Ben Branch November 24, 2012
  • Art
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This Custom Kawasaki Zephyr 750 is, sadly, not real. It’s the work of talented art director and designer Joao Alves of somosEstudio, and I have to say, I like it a lot.

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