Performance and utility are the phrases of the week. We kick off with a 1100 cc Kawasaki endurance racer, adopted by a farm-built Honda mashup, a street-legal electrical utility bike from Cake, and a Ducati Scrambler turned dreamy café racer from Motocrew.
Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 by 72 HKG Performance This Kawasaki café racer undertaking started similar to so many earlier than it, with the straightforward query of “what else ya got?” Jorge and Antonio, the builders behind the Spanish workshop 72 HKG Performance, had taken a small street journey to choose up a undertaking automobile, once they discovered this Kawasaki tucked away within the storage, coated with a blanket of unrealized potential.
The machine that began its life as a Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 was taken to a store years in the past for a full {custom} transformation—nevertheless it by no means reached some extent that the proprietor was glad with. So after buying the undertaking automobile, Jorge and Antonio loaded up each machines and took them dwelling.
Picking up another person’s {custom} construct isn’t straightforward, nevertheless it usually begins the identical manner: by stripping all the pieces off. So the fellows set to work undoing, unbolting, and bringing the Zephyr again to its naked bones.
HKG labored with the bike’s proprietor, going forwards and backwards earlier than deciding on traditional endurance racer model for the construct, which meant a full fairing. So as soon as the bike was stripped down, the fellows fabricated a {custom} body to deal with the bodywork, which might decide the width and remaining traces of the construct. All of the hand-formed aluminum bodywork took over 200 hours to create, however matches the construct completely.
The fairing is shaped across the handlebars, with concerns for cooling, the air consumption and the bike’s exhaust system. The inventory fuel tank was modified for smoother traces, with the filler cap eliminated and changed. A {custom} leather-based seat was made by Senen Leatherworks and connected to the brand new endurance-style tailpiece.
The Zephyr’s 1100cc engine was fully rebuilt, and fitted with small pod air filters and a full new exhaust system, capped with a titanium Akrapovič muffler. As anticipated, the unique proprietor is lastly joyful together with his {custom} constructed Kawi. [Via]
Honda Bros 400/Africa Twin by Jonny Kerins If we had a greenback for each wonderful shed-built bike that we’ve featured, properly…we would be capable of purchase an even bigger shed. This subsequent construct comes from Jonny Kerins, a woodworking trainer from Ireland with an obsession for 80s and 90s superbikes.
Although it seems to be manufacturing facility, it includes a body and engine mixture that Honda by no means produced themselves. The chassis comes from a Honda NT400 Bros—a 400 cc model of the Hawk, obtainable outdoors of the US. But the engine is a 742 cc twin, borrowed from a 90s-era Honda Africa twin.
For Jonny, constructing a Bros 400/Africa Twin hybrid was the results of a long-spanning love for the small Honda platform, and an ideal alternative on the native moto scrapyard. Years in the past, Kerins had owned and restored a Honda Bros 400 for himself, so he was properly acquainted with the platform, however had all the time wished a bit extra juice for the squeeze. So discovering a Bros chassis and an Africa Twin engine bought his wheels turning.
With the correct amount of finesse, he might harness the extra energy of the Twin’s greater engine within the chassis he had liked a lot—and naturally, all within the early superbike model that he loves a lot. Coincidentally, he picked up the undertaking simply as a worldwide pandemic shut the world down, giving him loads of time to work on it.
The Bros chassis was outfitted with a handful of high-performance components from varied machines. Forks from a Yamaha R1, wheels off of a Honda VFR, and bodywork from varied Honda fashions had been modified to suit. A {custom} exhaust, subframe and fairing brackets had been all fabricated in-house.
Jonny even painted the bike himself, within the traditional Rothman’s Honda livery. Buttoned up, it seems to be like a traditional Honda racer from an alternate universe. [Via]
Cake Åik e-bike CES is among the largest tech occasions on the planet, usually internet hosting a number of the yr’s largest bulletins. This yr we see Cake, producer of electrical bikes, announce a brand new addition to its lineup for 2023: a street-legal utility bike with in depth vary and no required registration.
The Cake Åik is actually a step-through eBike outfitted with quite a lot of instruments to assist stow, tow, or carry hundreds. Sure, it’s not technically a bike—however it’s an fascinating tackle utilitarian two-wheeled transport.
The Cake Åik is constructed round a solid 6061 aluminum body with a mid-mounted motor offering 100 Nm of torque by way of pedal help. An computerized and stepless Enviolo Extreme gearbox on the rear wheel guarantees clean shifts, to optimize energy output and maximize battery life.
Between one and three batteries might be put in, for a most claimed vary of 360 km [224 miles]. Without a battery, the bike weighs 30 kg [66.1 lbs], with every battery weighing a further 5.2 kg [11.5 lbs].
For transferring massive hundreds, Cake gives quite a lot of racks, saddlebags, trailers, passenger seat, and extra. Cake claims the rear rack can deal with a load of as much as 60 kg [132 lbs], whereas the entrance rack can take as much as 20 kg [44 lbs].
If you just like the look of the Cake Åik (and have some stuff it’s essential to haul round), it’s obtainable to order now on Cake’s web site at a beginning value of $6,470.
Ducati Scrambler by Motocrew Ducati’s Scrambler has confirmed itself to be each versatile and succesful as a {custom} platform. From scrambler to abandon sled to café racer, Ducati has performed an exquisite job of highlighting what this platform can do—and the {custom} world has run with it.
The newest Ducati Scrambler to bless our inbox comes from Chris Scholtka at Motocrew. The mission started with the seemingly fundamental goal of constructing a buyer’s dream bike. The solely problem is that the client stands practically two meters tall—and the Scrambler is compact.
To give the bike extra of a standard café racer vibe, a small fairing was mounted on to the bike’s higher triple tree. The inventory fuel tank was mounted increased as much as line up with the brand new bolt-on subframe, which additionally helped with match by lifting the seat top. The {custom} rear shock, made by Black T, is 3 cm longer than inventory, additionally contributing to the taller match and aggressive forward-leaning line of the bike.
Perhaps essentially the most dramatic characteristic is the custom-fabricated exhaust system, extending from the cylinder heads like lobster scales, and snaking down towards a brief Leo Vince muffler. As this bike is designed for day by day use, the Scrambler’s body was cleaned up with small Motogadget flip indicators, and a license plate mount bolted on close to the bike’s axle.
The remaining cap on this construct is a paint job impressed by Porsche’s Cream White, additional contributing to the bike’s traditional really feel. As for the signature Motocrew chevron motif on the Scrambler’s swappable tank panels, that was performed with a vinyl wrap, in order that the client can simply change it sooner or later if he needs to. [Motocrew | Images by Sascha Nagel]
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