2001 Kawasaki W650 - Tangara

Anyone who has visited our fair city of Sydney in the last 20 years will have probably had the dubious pleasure of riding on our mass transit system. Known as CityRail by it's employees and ShittyRail by the rest of us, it's main train is the once shiny but now fairly lack-luster 'Tangara', which is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning to go. Which they do, sometimes. Put simply, the trains are old, well-used work horses that are a little dangerous, fairly dirty, jury-rigged and manned by a bunch of nasty-looking guys who aren't that accustomed to being helpful or courteous. Which brings us to Seoul's Denver Cho and his well-used, dangerous, dirty, jury-rigged W650 "Tangara" Kwaka - which is more often than not manned by his good self, and by the look of him he's probably not that good at being courteous either.

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Kawasaki W650 - Blitz Motorcycles

Did you hear the one about the Frenchman, the Czechoslovakian tank and the Japanese bike? Sounds like a joke, right? But the punchline is this sweet W650 "Gentle Tracker", built by the Parisian guys at Blitz Motorcycles. When one of their customers came into the shop asking for a unique build and a very open brief, they obviously had a few ideas. But then when he mentioned the name of his business was Jawa Productions, they immediately thought they had to get their hands on an old Jawa tank.

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Deus W650 Bloodnok

To be honest I didn't know why Deus called their latest 2005 W650 the 'Bloodnok'. So I googled it. It turns out it was the name of a fictional character from the 1950s BBC Radio comedy called 'The Goon Show'. The character was voiced by Peter Sellers and the characterture on the modified Wellington peanut tank is of Major Bloodnok. It may not be the most original Deus build, probably taking some inspiration from Bratstyle, but there's no denying it looks the business. To read the spec list and to see more pics of this super clean Kawasaki W650 check out this gallery. Alternatively, if you are interested in hearing the 1950's radio show it was named after, you can listen to it here. 

Deus Sacred Cow

This is the latest creation out of the Deus 'temple of enthusiasm' - the name they call their Sydney headquarters. Deus love their W650's and we really love what they do to them. This 720cc bobber has been named the 'Sacred Cow', we are not exactly sure why but it could be because it's beefy, tasty and stands out from the herd. It has left Australian shores and is headed to Brooklyn to meet it's new owner Billy Joel. Billy has always been fond of the W650 and wanted this one to be a little different - with a parallel twin engine, T120 brake, twin pea shooter pipes, rigid rear kit and even a truck horn. We particularly love the rear end and brake light but not sure about the unfinished looking paint job on the tank. There are loads more stunning pictures at the Deus Sacred Cow Gallery.

W650 Flat Tracker

You may have notice that no motorcycles have been posted for a while. The reason being I am currently touring New Zealand on a holiday. Tomorrow I will attempt to post some of the bikes I have spotted in the Land of the Long White Cloud. Until then here's a sweet W650 from the Japanese shop M&M. To see more of this gem and to see their Triumph Flat Tracker hit the link to the M&M blog.

Deus W650 Bobber

I just love this Deus W650 Swing Bobber. It puts the schwing back in swing bobber. If i took it to a swinger party I could not throw the keys in the hat, even if another hottie was ready for a kick start. No, not even some slutty, sexy, eurotrash Triumph kneel and bobber that was begging for a ride.

W650 Scrambler

I have just seen so many beautiful scramblers recently. Heres one more that was shot at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show a while ago. The Kawasaki w650 is such a sweet bike to make a scrambler. Looks shinier than the Queens silverwear...