Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Another glimpse.

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. See for “how it’s made” stories…
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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. See for “how it’s made” stories…
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I have had enough of contact ignition maintaining and adjusting in the beginning of my motorcycle life some 15-20 years ago. Thus, I had no slightest intention to leave original contact ignition system in Kawasaki…
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Time runs fast, sometimes too fast. Remember this my quite old post? There is Amazon option presented with cafe-racer T-shirts with picture of Yamaha “Eight Ball” exploded view: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HJMKDVH While we still choosing other possible…
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This shopping post is about brakes components. Let’s start with master cylinder. Sure, for project based on 1978 Kawasaki KZ650 I wished to use some vintage-looking master cylinder. However I am used to perfect working…
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Man proposes but God disposes thus I am forced to post these photos a bit earlier than I assumed. I need them posted on another website soon and that’s a rule for me to post…
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Soon I’ll post additional materials about my Honda CB815 “Eight Fifteen” cafe-racer project: about what modifications I’ve done during or after running-in, what changes I made in its appearance and so on. However it’ll be…
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Sure, there is nothing surprising in fact that for Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer I chose fully adjustable Kayaba shocks from Kawasaki Zephyr 750. However this particular pair is a bit special as it came from Zephyr…
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