This 2001 Kawasaki W650 is another very nice example of Japan's interpretation of the quintessential British motorbike. Low miles and obviously very well cared for it's worth considering if you've been waiting for the right one to come along. The seller, who is the original owner, installed the Kawasaki OEM tail rack and OEM European low handlebar kit. He also … [Read more...]
The Classic Ninja That Started the Speed Wars, the 1988 Kawasaki ZX10
In 1988, Kawasaki unleashed an amazing motorcycle, the Ninja 1000 or ZX10. The motorcycle press flat ran out of words to describe this thing, everyone was sure it was the ne plus ultra of super bikes. Who could imagine any factory topping what this bike could do right off the showroom floor, of course, as time went on, they did, but the reaction at the time was simply shock and … [Read more...]
This Kawasaki KZ830 Turbo is Just Like You Would Build It
Ezio Covelli has a nice little business building custom motorcycles. Like any builder, he's always trying to hit that sweet spot, the right combination of modifications, color, stance and performance and then bringing it all together in one bike and it looks like he did it with this one. What started out as a very ordinary 1978 KZ650 has become an extraordinary KZ830 turbo, … [Read more...]
2000 Kawasaki W650 – How Japan Might Have Built a Triumph
The Japanese motorcycle companies went through a period when their designers focused their attention on the older British classics, like the Triumph Bonneville, and figured they had a better idea or interpretation of the concept. The Honda GB500 was their way of doing an English cafe racer and the Kawasaki W650 you see here recreates the classic Bonneville. These W650s, just … [Read more...]
Kawabusa 2 – the Kawasaki ZRX with Hayabusa Power
Norm Wilding of Mid Missouri Motorcycles repowered a 2003 Kawasaki ZRX1200R with the engine from a 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R. He called it Kawabusa. The first time he built one of these it sold to Jesse James. The one you see here is Kawabusa II. He carried the modifications quite a bit further the second time by adding a GSXR1000 seat and tail section along with Hayabusa … [Read more...]