Another absolutely stunning motorcycle coming from Lossa Engineering – this time it’s the 2012 Kawasaki Z1000 naked custom! Built for Eric Bostrom, while paying a tribute to recently passed Gary Nixon, the brief was fairly simple – to make the new bike look like the old school Kawasaki race bike. Jay Loosa offered his services for free (as he saw the potential of the project) building a one-off gas tank and custom billet wheels that mimicker the vintage Kawi mags… Continue reading →
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May 12
2012 Kawasaki Z1000 by Lossa Engineering
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Apr 12
Jérôme Pierre’s Kawasaki W650
Pneu Dans La Tombe means “A Tire In The Grave”…
When you’re a French moto blog owner, and the blogs name is Un Pneu Dans La Tombe, then for sure you need to have a kick-ass two wheeled machine just to go with the whole “cool” aspect. And Jérôme Pierre (owner) did just that – he got his machine – a deeply personalized brat-styled custom motorcycle that is both cool looking and built on a budget. How did he do this? By choosing the Kawasaki W650 as a platform while he kept it sane when it comes to part selection. Continue reading →
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Apr 12
Albert “The Chief” Hurt’s Kawasaki KZ1000 cafe Racer
Albert “The Chief” Hurt is a retired Coast Guard officer who lives in Spokane, USA. He’s also a bike builder and a mastermind behind this sick looking Kawasaki KZ1000 cafe Racer. Using the 1992 Kawasaki KZ1000 Police Special as the starting point, Albert changed pretty much everything aside from the frame and the engine. The fork and the swing arm are sourced from the 1995 Suzuki RF900R, the stock brakes are changed to twin-disc Nilsin’s, while the exhaust is custom fabricated. The rear sets are off of a 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600, and with the little welding – they fitted in nicely. Continue reading →
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Mar 12
BLITZ Mmotorcycle / Short Movie by SAYWHO?
We at Bikers Cafe firmly believe that if you do something with passion – you can not fail. Take a look at the magnificent Independent Custom Garage of Blitz Motorcycles run by Fred Jourden and Hugo Jezegabel. Founded in 2010, this Paris crew creates unique, custom and hand finished one-of-a-kind machines. They love all the bikes, specially the older models, so you can always see a variety of projects based on Yamaha SR’s, Royal Enfield’s, Kawasaki’s and BMW R’s – all honored in the way that they were build, and all of them telling an interesting story. Continue reading →
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Jan 12
2012 Kawasaki W800 Special Edition
Is this the coolest looking stock bike on the market or what? The 2012 Special Edition of the popular Kawasaki W800 is better than ever and for us the Kawasaki created an instant classic! All metal (no plastic here) with the vertical air-cooled twin-cylinder engine (a real tribute to the classic Kawasaki W1), this time travel machine will take you down the vintage road in a heart beat. All of it’s 773cc’s were tweaked for the low down torque (usable from 2500rpm), the 19 inch front / 18 inch back wheels are anodized in Gold while the 300mm disc is in charge of the stopping power. Continue reading →
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Dec 11
Amazing “Honduki” by MotoHangar
Another WOW. Coming from MotoHangar in the form of a custom streetfighter / cafe racer 1975 Suzuki GT550 two-stroke! No wonder it won the “Best in Show” and “Trick Bits” award at Fighter Fest 2011. Now check out the mix of parts on this excuisit bike: two stroke Suzuki GT550 engine with Kawasaki H1 expansion chambers (modified), Suzuki GSX-R Front forks, Kawasaki 636 rear suspension, custom subframe, leather seat and fiberglass seat pan. Continue reading →
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Dec 11
Deus Kawasaki W650 for Randy de Puniet
What would you do if you’re Randy de Puniet – a motoGP star – and you just started spending more and more time in Australia? Yes, you would need a bike to cruise around on the streets of Sydney…but wich one? You need something more stylish, after all the super bikes are so-not-interesting-anymore for you. What about a Deus ex Machina customs? A one off perhaps, say something like Kawasaki W650? Continue reading →
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Dec 11
Z 1000A Kaffeeracer by RF Biketech
There’s a lot of custom bikes on the todays market, but the thing is 80% of them are Harley’s. If we would use that assumption – that leaves us with 20% divided between streetfighters, sport bikes and cafe racers. Now, the mix of these three subcategories would further reduce the number of bikes – and that is where German RF Biketech is holding it’s niche. Check out this custom Kawasaki Z1000A Kafferacer featuring 280mm rear tire mounted to a single sided custom swingarm. Continue reading →
