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 →
Posts Tagged: Vintage
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Jan 12
2012 Kawasaki W800 Special Edition
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Jan 12
BMW MOTORRAD by Giorgio Oppici
This has to be one of the best videos of vintage BMW we’ve ever come accross. Obviously shot in Italy, the film maker (Giorgio Oppici) managed to capture that magical connection between man and machine. If you had a rough day – this will calm you down better than Prozac 
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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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Nov 11
Suzuki GS1000 / Vintage Piece of Racing History
Some bikes from the racing past just look right, and when you mix that with their history and numerous stories surrounding them, you get a timeless racing object. Such is the case with Wes Cooley’s superbike – the 1980 Suzuki Yoshimura 1000GS. In the same year, the same bike managed to win and loose AMA championship at the same time. Wes Cooley and Eddie Lawson the riders behind the story which is nothing shy of best Hollywood movies. Continue reading →
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Nov 11
Husqvarna Concept MOAB / What Steve McQueen Would Ride Today
Do you remember Steve McQueen’s and his immortal picture riding a Husqvara H400 half naked!? We’re sure you do. But if you don’t Husqvarna is definitely truing hard to make you remember. The brand that belong to BMW group now, released a beautiful concept motorcycle called Husqvarna Concept MOAB – modern reinterpretation of the legendary scrambler. This would be the kind of a bike that “king of cool” would ride if he was alive today. Continue reading →
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Oct 11
New Café Racer on the Marker / Gilsons Type 1
Mike Gilson and Mark Robbinson are the men behind the new Cafe Racer on the market: The Gilson Type 1. This retro machine based around 2007/2008 carburetted Triumph Thruxton will give you the sense you’ve just stepped in 1960s, with it’s lightweight wheels, freshly rebuilt bearings seals and bushes, powder-coated frame and K&N filters. Add to that lightweight bodywork, new exhaust and shocks – and you have an nice cool bike for everyday usage. Continue reading →
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Oct 11
Retro tank for 2012 Honda Shadow
This is one of those “Back to the Future” moments. For their latest Shadow model, Honda picked a very simple vintage wings logo to go with single color stripe on the white gas tank. Simple, retro and cool all at the same time, something that Honda would need to do more often! We like it. Continue reading →
