Kawasaki kz650 cafe racer

In 1976, Kawasaki introduced the KZ750 Twin, meant to compete against large-bore vertical twins like the Triumph Bonneville, Yamaha XS650, and the bygone British twins of yesteryear. But the KZ was no throwback -- the 55-hp engine boasted double overhead cams, two chain-driven counterbalancers, and

When it comes to iconic 1970s middleweights, the Kawasaki KZ650 tends to be forgotten. But this hotrod from Sweden is tastier than a warm glass of Glögg on a cold winter night.

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Here are a few of KZ650 project photos to make degree of suspense a bit higher. Don’t mind seat, it’s only crudest first model I made of sculpture clay. S

Retro Bikes Croatia (RBC), based in Zagreb, has a design philosophy we love. They build bikes..."Distinctive and irreplaceable, with original retro style but always usable on the road."So far, their work has lived up to this aim. A couple of months ago, we featured "Innuendo,"

Building custom motorcycles often involves a radical career change, and we’ve seen some pretty strange jumps over the years. Tom Simpson’s background is especially unusual: he trained as a blacksmith before setting up Foundry Motorcycle in England six years ago. Tom now builds very stylish cafe racers and bobbers in his Chichester, West Sussex workshop. As you can imagine, he has a deft hand when it comes to fabrication—but this Kawasaki Z650 is more about smart mechanical modifications than…