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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Jan 12
2012 Kawasaki W800 Special Edition
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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 →
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Oct 11
The New Kawasaki ZX-14R (ZZR1400) / 214hp Four Eyed Monster
The 2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R is here. Nothing major, nothing revolutionary, just plain change for the better…and faster! A new headlight, revised engine and performance, re-designed details on the bodywork, new dash. It’s all there, yet everyone just want to see this: 1441cc, 200hp or 210hp with air-box pressure at 10,000rpm, 162.5Nm at 7,500rpm! Mental! KTRC – Kawasaki Traction Control is present, while engine maps offer 75% power mode, just to keep you “safe” 
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Sep 11
Kawasaki SRC team Victorious / 2011 Le Mans 24
Julien Da Costa, Grégory Leblanc and Olivier Four, and their Kawasaki SRC team won the 34th edition of Le Mans 24 endurance race for motorcycles. They beat the last record by four laps, completing total of 834 laps, taking the second straight victory. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (SERT) took the second while Monster Yamaha took third. Continue reading →
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Sep 11
Kawasaki: New colors for Z1000, Z750 and my Z750R 2012
The Z family of Kawasaki’s is well known: Z1000, Z750R and Z750, are one of the most popular models in the “green” lineup, and for 2012 they are coming in couple of new colors. Z750 has 3 new colors: Metallic Black Spark, Candy Lime Green Stardust and Pearl White. The slightly upgraded version – Z750R – will have two new colors, being Metallic Spark Black and Candy Lime Green, while the Z1000 Continue reading →
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Sep 11
New 2012 Kawasaki ZX-14 Insight
The interweb is currently in the overdrive over the latest Kawasaki hyperbike – the much awaited 2012 ZX-14 (that’s ZZR1400 for our US friends). What do we know so far. It would be green, the engine size will be 1429ccm, the electronic package will be similar to the ZX-10R and it will be unveiled on 10/10/2011. That’s about it. So why is the community going wild – it’s because of the scans from the Japanese magazine called Young Machine which you can see after the jump. They were photoshops for the sake of being an illustrative part of the article about the new ZX-14, they weren’t the real thing. Continue reading →
