Custom Bikes Of The Week: 25 November, 2018
A new Kawasaki Zed from the Japanese restomod kings AC Sanctuary, a retro-futuristic BMW R80 from Holland, and a $30,000 Yamaha WR450F…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 14 October, 2018
The Japanese custom rockstars AC Sanctuary set up shop in California. Plus a bratty Honda CB1100, a $49,500 custom kit for the…
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Long Live the Zed: AC Sanctuary’s ‘new’ Kawasaki Z1
The new Kawasaki Z900RS had barely broken cover when custom examples started popping up. First Kawasaki Japan commissioned three builds from local…
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Kawasaki cafe racer by AC Sanctuary
The economics of the custom business in Japan are very different to what we usually see in the west. Most of the…
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Kawasaki GPz900R by AC Sanctuary
There’s a small list of landmark motorcycles: those that moved the game forward, upsetting expectations and changing the market for ever. In…
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Retro superbike: Kawasaki Z1 by AC Sanctuary
Many of the most successful motorcycle builders—the ones running a solid, profitable business—hit on a formula. It’s usually a combination of looks,…
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Suzuki Katana by AC Sanctuary
I remember being dumbstruck when the Suzuki Katana was launched back in 1980. And after a period of distaste, I now find…
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Kawasaki KZ1000 by AC Sanctuary
Late 70s Japanese superbikes have character by the bucketload—unlike the plasticized contemporary offerings. There’s ample performance too: a stock Kawasaki KZ1000 puts…
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Kawasaki Zephyr 750 by Sanctuary
Some 15 years ago, Kawasaki’s Zephyr range kickstarted the trend for retro naked motorcycles in Europe. The styling was loosely based on…
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Honda CB1100R by AC Sanctuary
Fans of retro Japanese superbikes will know the Sanctuary name: these guys are the kings of the resto-mod scene. This is their…
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Sanctuary Kawasaki Zephyr 1100
Motorcycle manufacturing is built around the concept of contrived obsolescence. Tweak the engine every few years, change the plastic that hides half…
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AC Sanctuary will build you a Kawasaki Z1 for $37,700
Japan probably has the most diverse custom motorcycle culture in the world. They like monkey bikes and mopeds and 110-cubic-inch Harleys and…
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