Kawasaki R5 Cafe Racer

Kawasaki er5 café racer 2008.

Kawasaki r5 cafe racer. This build supposedly started out as a 72 r5 that received a refresh with the air cooled parallel twin getting all new rings gaskets and seals while the carbs were rebuilt and rejetted and a pair of dg expansion chamber pipes were added to the mix. Incredibly this was shad s first build attempt and he did all the work himself including making the fiberglass underbelly lacing and truing the wheels and building his own paint booth. Une moto qui ne m est pas revenue chère une bonne année à bosser dessus avec pas mal de poses. But sometimes when a manufacture decides to cafe racer ise a bike by throwing on a nose fairing and fitting droopy bars like kawasaki have done here it can be a disaster.

Time to sell to make way for my next project. Am selling my kawasaki er5 cafe racer. The handlebar is painted black matching the bike s styling accents. Despite this in the states it s still made an impact in the custom scene largely boosted by the incredible w650 based cafe racers flowing steadily out of europe and japan.

This bike gets a lot of favourable reviews and comments when seen. Kawasaki kz750 twin cafe racer this blood red kawasaki kz750 twin cafe racer garage built by shad alexander of alabama won the people s choice award at ace corner during this year s barber vintage festival. The z900rs cafe features a drop handlebar contributing to the cafe racer styling. The z900rs cafe uses shorter stays on the black mirrors adding to its cafe racer image.

Take bmw s r ninet racer. 2006 return of the cafe racers is the world s premier cafe racer focused website. Shortly after the release of the kawasaki w650 in america triumph launched their retro classic line. Sales gravitated to the more genuine model instead of the w650.

Built by me over an 18 month period. Powder coated frame and swing arm. Custom rear frame hoop welded in all un necessary tabs and brackets removed. If you re a fan of cafe racer motorcycles and style then you ve come to the right place.

There s something really special about two stroke cafe racers and this one off yamaha is a prime example. We publish regular features on custom motorcycle builds riding gear reviews how to guides and event coverage from around the globe.