Kawasaki Z400f Cafe Racer
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Kawasaki z400f cafe racer. I purchased this bike from the 2nd owner who picked it up with 1 675 original miles. Bgm cafe racers tonie wishart is trying to redeem himself. The handlebar is painted black matching the bike s styling accents. Find dealer inventory schedule a test ride get a quote.
Spero che vi piaccia accetto consigli e o critiche. By run of the mill he s referring to kawasaki s evergreen ujm the super naked z1000. 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.
Sales gravitated to the more genuine model instead of the w650. Take bmw s r ninet racer. When i purchased the bike it was running but i considered it a project bike. Over a few months we converted it to the cafe racer you see here.
Alex s brief for the build was to create a z1000 cafe racer and to give it a distinctive eastern flavour. Years ago his father brought a bike home an old kawasaki g4tr 100 which tonie successfully pulled apart and unsuccessfully put back together. 1976 kawasaki kz400 cafe racer. Written by marlon slack.
In recent years kawasaki themselves have adopted the cafe racer style with their z900rs series of motorcycles. 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. Shortly after the release of the kawasaki w650 in america triumph launched their retro classic line. Traditions and naming conventions aside the z900rs cafe is a great looking bike.
The bike had been sitting for years in a basement. One particularly witty keyboard evangelist even wrote this is the first cafe racer i ve seen where they ve actually added parts and sorry kawasaki i have to agree. In this instance it was a 2003 model powered by a very capable 1000cc inline four. From the iconic z1000 of the seventies through to today s supercharged 330kmh h2 they continue to produce motorcycles that push the boundaries of performance.
Today kawasaki is one of the world s most recognized motorcycle brands.