KZ650 cafe-racer. New fuel tank.
And here is yet one update on the Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer project. I was not very satisfied with how the Honda CB500T tank fits the KZ650 frame. The tunnel of the tank had to be…
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One cloudy day.
This sunless November day I could not but remember another cloudy, yet much warmer autumn day some six years ago… Hope we’ll return there one day.
KZ650 cafe-racer engine: detailed photos.
And here are some detailed photos of the Kawasaki KZ650 engine. For all polished covers I chose chrome plated small hex head flange bolts. These are genuine Kawasaki bolts with length identical to the length…
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Yamaha “Eight Ball” cafe-racer: autumn, river and city.
The great thing about our favourite view point on the hills above the river is that one may shoot photos of the motorcycle with variable backgrounds: with only woods and river or with woods, river…
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KZ650 cafe-racer. Assembled engine: walkaround.
And here we come to the culmination of Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling: engine covers installation. I had new mounts for engine wiring, but I decided to install them later. I also decided to use a…
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Kawasaki KZ650 Halloween pumpkins.
And here are special Kawasaki KZ650 edition Halloween pumpkins. After I finished with the Jack O’Lantern Rider pumpkin, I still had some pumpkins in my workshop. I was thinking what to do with them and…
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Happy Motorcycle Halloween!
Well, a recent wonderful ride through the rain of falling autumn leaves on the cafe-racer gave me an idea for Halloween pumpkin carving. So this year it’s Jack O’Lantern motorcycle rider. And even as I…
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Yamaha “Eight Ball” cafe-racer: autumn and river.
On one hand, this year autumn turned out to be rather cold with only a few warm days randomly popping here and there. On another hand, such drastic weather benefited us with the burst of…
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Zephyr 550 cafe-racer from Germany.
And here comes a moment exciting for me: I received photos of one of the first Kawasaki Zephyr 550 modified with our cafe-racer kit. This also was one of the first two kits for Zephyr…
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