Kawasaki W650 cafe racer

KTRIC

Just finished this converting my Kawasaki W650 into a proper cafe racer last week. Spent about €1200 all together and took about 3 days of solid work.

This is what I changed.

Silverstone stainless steel pipes (w650shop.de)
Telefix Profi clip-on handlebars (w650shop.de)
K&N pod air filters (The Italian Center)
Dynojet Stage 3 tuned (The Italian Center)
Hagon Progressive shocks (Mountjoy MC)
Short tail piece and small rear lamp
Black custom made indicators (w650shop.de)
Smaller headlamp bracket (w650shop.de)
Short mirrors (w650shop.de).
Stebel Air horn (Halfords)

Its now putting an estimated 60 hp (need to dyno it) and pulls all the way throught the power band up to 7500rpm.

Hopefully getting the paint changed to something more sporty within the next few weeks, haven't decided what yet.

Here's some pic's

Before:




Now:

Bradidup

Very nice looking machine, good choice moving the ironwork and screen. The bevel cam drive looks interesting, some design feature they took from the earlier duke models http://www.bmwcyclesdaytona.com/preowned_images/DSCN0082.JPG

madrab

You're missing some turf in those pics

Idleater

madrab wrote:

You're missing some turf in those pics

hee hee! I was going to say, is that not just a pic of the bike with all the bits broken off and bent a bit?



I shouldn't be slaggin like that.

Wossack

I love it! I must have missed the 'before' label to the first pic - was looking at it for a while thinkin 'wtf? ' :rolleyes:

Just need to paint it red, or race flag check

very impressed though, 3 days well spent!

(slightly off topic, does anyone know the newer model triumph that has those style exhausts?)

sutty

hehe... we need an "after" the after pic now :P

galwaytt

cool. I don't think I'd change the paint, tbh........half the vet/vintage crowd spent their whole lives trying to get a job as good as your OEM....maybe just take off the chrome badge and put something.....smaller, on instead??

KTRIC

Wossack wrote:

(slightly off topic, does anyone know the newer model triumph that has those style exhausts?)

The Triumph Thruxton, great bike, just doesn't like to be driven.;)

madrab

yeah the truxton is a lovely bike

KTRIC

This bike will hopefully be going up for sale within the next 2 weeks or so. If you're interested PM me.

6up

...pics dont work. Can you repost or email to djchow @ hotmail. com I am gathering up some ideas for my W650 winter project

KTRIC

Hey 6up

I'll send you some pics at the weekend.

Thanks
K

madrab

he's alive!!!

Dr4gul4

Last i heard he was working on east germany rebuilding the wall, or was it some secret project involving a certain dictator's dna

madrab

I heard ktric was the reason the hugo chavez lost his referendum

KTRIC

Jaysus lads, someone gets exhiled for *cough*incidents*cough* and the rumour mill starts running over time :rolleyes:

arybvtcw0eolkf

Any chance of posting the bikes photos again, I thought it looked brilliant last time you had them up.

Loved the look TBH.

KTRIC

Right ladies, due to popular demand

madrab

it had a lot more dirt & grass on it the last time i saw it

KTRIC

madrab wrote: »

it had a lot more dirt & grass on it the last time i saw it

No it didn't you big fat liar