Bimota’s most radical chassis meets Kawasaki’s wildest engine… For most of its history, Bimota has taken powerful engines from larger manufacturers and surrounded them with exotic Italian chassis engineering. In 2019, Kawasaki acquired a 49.9% […]
Tag: Kawasaki
Joy Machine: Kawasaki W650 Vintage-Style Tracker
Built for the Next Generation: Jay Shang’s Kawasaki W650 Tracker… The Kawasaki W650 is one of our favorite “neo-classic” motorcycles of the modern era, even if it’s now over 25 years old itself. Introduced in […]
The Gromlin: 28-hp Street-Legal Two-Stroke Minibike
Dan Corkin’s home-built, 134-lb mini street tracker… Since the introduction of the Honda Grom (MSX125) in 2014, we’ve seen a resurgence in the popularity of street-legal minibikes. Honda’s “miniMOTO” lineup now includes the Monkey 125, […]
Back in Black: Kawasaki W650 Scrambler
2001 Kawasaki W650 from WKND Customs… The Triumph Bonneville may get the lion’s share of the attention as the world’s most popular “neo-classic” roadster, but we have a soft spot for the Kawasaki W650. This […]
Built for the Urban Jungle: Kawasaki Super Sherpa 250
For Sale: Super Sherpa City Scrambler from Urban Mechanics… The Kawasaki Super Sherpa (KL250) was an affordable four-stroke dual-purpose machine initially available only in Japan until its introduction to international markets in 1999. It had […]
Father, Son, and ZRX: Kawasaki ZRX1200S
In the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, professional road racer Jake Holden set the fastest time ever up the mountain on a carbureted motorcycle. The bike was a custom Kawasaki “ZRX1224RR” built by James […]
Five-Cylinder Smoker: 1972 Kawasaki S2 415
Up for Auction: 1972 Kawasaki S2 415 with Allen Millyard Engine… Allen Millyard has a gift for making the impossible look factory. That has always been part of his magic. Many builders can build a […]
BOLT #100: Kawasaki ZRX1200 Restomod
BOLT Motor Company’s 100th Build… Back in 2001, Kawasaki released the ZRX1200R, a neo-retro muscle bike that carried on the style of the ZRX1100 and original KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. It had a beefy double-cradle […]
Seventies Smokeshow: Spondon Kawasaki H1 500 Triple
Tarty Two-Stroke: Manx Road Racer and Toolmaker Builds a 70s-Style Smoker… No street bike is as infamous as the Kawasaki Triple. For the 1969 model year, the original H1 Mach III 500 came howling and […]
Boosted Classic: Bandit-Powered Kawasaki Z1000 Turbo
Dave Solomon of Butchered Classics puts a Bandit’s Heart in his Zed Turbo… It’s always a treat to hear from old buddy Dave Solomon, founder of Butchered Classics — an online community that “pays homage […]
