Ninja Cafe: half litre racer

I was walking the dog just thinking  that Kawasakis little 500cc twin would make a nifty cafe; when there parked was the very model sans fairing and adorned with a round headlight. A few more clean-ups and a great ride could be cojoured up for not a lot. Super reliable too. I had a GPZ500s in London... great bike.

There I am wrapped up for a November jaunt from the North East down the M1 to London. 1997.

Kawumph

You have your Triton's, Norbsa's, Norvin's, and other marriages of engine and frame. Well here's a novel one: a 750cc T140 shoehorned into a late 80's Kawasaki Ninja 600 frame! A curious merger which has a balanced look to it, though I'm sure it gets double takes when people hear the classic twin sound come from a sports bike!

25 Years on...

When the Ninja 900 (ZX900A, GPZ900R) came out in '84 it caused a stir in the motorcycle world; lightweight, narrow, strong as a horse (or 105 of them!) and sporty lookin' too! Here's the '85 I owned for a few years, great bike with heaps of old world power. Although just running in the 'States for a few years it lasted in Europe and Japan for over a decade surpassing two other successive models.

Well, Kawasaki has a new Ninja in their stable, less race honed but more everyday riding intended. Offering fast fun, far fun, fabulous fun! It's 1000cc engine a perfect blend of useability, yet turn it on and it growls. And, at $11,000 darn good value for money in relation to other offerings. The new is the new, new!

Blitz' Gentle Tracker

The latest offering from the bespoke french garage Blitz is a reworked 2001 Kawasaki W650, the more lookalike Bonneville lookalike before the latest Triumph T100 came out. They have given it a somewhat bobbed-jobbed-cobbled-robbed-knobbed unique appearance with crimson frame, heavy balloon firestones and an old Jawa tank itself complete with aged patina. Probably a very enjoyable ride with a roadster laid-back stance and wide bars but with a very subjective aesthetic taste!

http://www.blitz-motorcycles.com/

Also paraded today on BikeExif: http://www.bikeexif.com/kawasaki-w650#disqus_thread with plenty of diverse comments.

Wonder Woman

Adorning a tight blue lycra jumpsuit and star spangled helmet and dark goggles we see Diane Prince's Amazonian good defending heroine chasing some enemy of truth and justice. Red boots finish the look. She's riding a diminutive Kawasaki 100cc trial bike. Well it beats the invisible aircraft...

As has previously been shown, superheros must also be available to the kids, here a Wonder Woman on Motorcycle toy. She has fairly burly arms ~ so I wouldn't mess with her...

Logos and branding

The use of the Triumph logo with another marque, somewhat like the bike in the previous post. Let the good times roll!  Now the converse could be achieved with Triumph represented with the Helvetica of the Kawasaki logo...

Kawasaki W800 - Bonnie lookalike

Several years ago Kawasaki came out with the W650, a short lived cult classic which had the looks of a British twin, even more so than the then newly debuted Triumph Bonneville, and the unleaking, electric unfailing reliabiliy of a modern bike. Well Team Green have come out with a larger one, to compete directly with the Bonnie perhaps, but this time in classic Kawasaki colors of the time. This should sell by the truckload... sign me up!