Tag - Kawasaki

NEO-RETRO NINJA: ‘Time Machine’ by Katros Garage X RC Motogarage.

With their bevy of sensors and yards of wiring, pretty much any newer, tech-laden motorcycle is going to pose quite a challenge when put up on the bench for customization, though modern race-replica sportbikes are almost certainly the least custom-friendly...

TURN AND BURN: Kawasaki W800 ‘Maverick’ by Shif Customs.

Seinfeld fans hear about a 'journey from Milan' and instantly recall George's obsession with an erotic movie from his local video store, Rochelle Rochelle. But it's always been the Tom Cruise, high flying, hard riding flick from the '80s that always got the...

FLAT TRACKER WITH SEOUL: Kawasaki W800 Deus South Korea x Crazy Garage Customs.

While the over-the-top AMD Championship-style builds undeniably have their place within the custom motorcycle space, it requires a different set of skills to aesthetically transform a machine without compromising its performance. It’s a delicate balancing...

BACK IN BLACK: Kawasaki ZR7 by Barn Built Bikes.

For all the complexity of the modern world and the constant rapid evolution in technology, sometimes there is no substitute for keeping things simple. The basics of good customisation have never really changed; clean design, quality components, and precision...

RAD & RETRO: 1989 Kawasaki KX250 by Hold Fast Moto.

Ah the '80s, say what you will about the decade but it was truly summed up by the mullet; business in the front, party in the back! While Wall Street made millionaires by day, come playtime it was hairspray, headbands, and hot pink, and that was just for the...

KILLER KWAKA: 1984 Kawasaki GPZ750 by Marko Visacki.

If you can pick a trend before it really takes off there is serious money to be made, and if I had to bet, I'd wager the lot that the next big thing in the custom world will be the return of the '80s superbike. Not only do they remain plentiful and cheap,...

FUN MACHINE: 1984 Kawasaki KLR250 by Berg & Co

The days of the vast majority of the workforce clocking in at nine in the morning and heading home by five are all but over. The gig economy is here, shifts are scattered around the clock and job security can be a week by week proposition; no wonder people...

IN YOUR DREAMS: Kawasaki ‘Nightmare’ Flat Tracker

Telling someone 'it can't be done' has proven to be one of history's great motivators; Einstein and Edison were considered too dumb by their teachers to amount to anything, billionaire vacuum cleaner mogul Sir James Dyson couldn't get a single company to look...

NEW LEASE ON LIFE: 1979 Kawasaki KZ1000 by Motorelic

When the KZ1000 first rolled off the factory floor in 1976, it was the fastest production bike with a 1015cc inline four motor that produced a very respectable 83 horses. In recent years, these KZ’s have been in high demand and have been fetching some high...

WASABI BURN: Kawasaki W800 by Schlachtwerk

Nobody goes for Sushi to only have just one piece, and the world's best Kawasaki W builder has taken the same attitude to his bikes! So having crafted a killer Kawasaki powered drag bike called 'Wasabi' with all the fun, flavour and exhilaration of the real...