Kawasaki W650 Archives

The French Way: Bad Winners’ Kawasaki W650

Just like love and cuisine, when it comes to custom motorcycles no one does it quite like the French. Builds from the…

It’s tempting to buy a custom bike on looks alone. And many people do: as every good chef knows, people eat with…

Before the ‘new’ Triumph Bonneville came along, there was the Kawasaki W650. And some would argue that it captured the spirit of…

Motorcycling and fashion have been holding hands for quite some time now. Fashion houses are commissioning builds and using motorcycles in their…

I think it was a Deus Ex Machina tracker that first piqued my interest in the Kawasaki W650. But, down here in…

It’s comforting to know that even TV stars and retired former race aces aren’t immune to the project bike disease. That’s why…

The Kawasaki W650 is a motorcycle just begging to be customized. Production ended in 2008, but it’s easy to find one on…

We’re starting a new series on our favorite custom bike platforms. To kick it off we’ve chosen Kawasaki’s W650, a popular choice…

It’s a while since we’ve featured a Kawasaki W650. So it was a pleasure to receive details of this beautifully proportioned build…

Occasionally a bike comes along that stops me dead in my tracks. It’s usually a motorcycle that’s a little ‘different’: perhaps not…

It’s not a good time to be a bike builder in Portugal at the moment: The country is finding it much harder…

It’s possible to categorize most of the top Japanese custom motorcycle builders. In one corner there’s the Brat Style coterie, which includes…