Retro
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Gorgeous! Super Charged Kawasaki Z900RS appears in Tokyo and steals the Motor Show limelight
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How about this for something absolutely stunning? This new Z900RS Kawasaki, photographed by our mates at YoungMachine, has been customised by Japanese bolt-ons business, Doremi and gone from road going retro to full-on throwback with a huge supercharger bolted onto the side. The bike has been made as a Japanese ‘tribute’ to the Z1-R…
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Launch ride: 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS
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The Kawasaki Z900RS may be the latest Zed in Kawasaki’s line up, technically derived largely from the Z900 street fighter, but the first thing you notice about the bike is the striking resemblance to the iconic Kawasaki Z1. And the impressive thing is that the likeness is not just a result of a paint…
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GOTCHA! Honda’s Next-Wave Adventure bike REVEALED.
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And it’s a throwback to the early 1980s! These designs from Honda that show a new bike on the way which bears more than a bit of styling DNA with the original Adventure motorcycle, the 1980 BMW R80GS (pictured below). Although the bike is very similar to the firm’s Bulldog 400cc concept it showed in…
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AGV’s Agostini inspired replica lids unveiled!
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Retro lids are one of the fastest growing segments in the motorcycle helmet market, and most major manufacturers are getting in on the action. The Giacamo Agostini inspired X3000 AGO 1 and X3000 GLORIA are part of the new AGV Legends series, each designed to look like classic helmets from the golden era, but built with…
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Dear Suzuki… make this, would you?
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This isn’t a real bike. It’s a collection of ideas put together on a MAC. It’s a design. An idea. And we bloody love it. And you can see a video of the idea, HERE. This is called Katana 3.0 and has been made for the Italian publication Motociclismo.it. What makes these images all…
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Kawasaki launches the Z900RS Café. Oddly worded name – trick looking motorcycle
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Eagerly anticipated following sight of the Z1 inspired Z900RS at the Tokyo Motor Show, Kawasaki targeted the EICMA show to debut another retro sport machine – the Z900RS Café. A step away from standard, the bike gets a low handlebar, a bikini cowling and stylish seat complete with rear hump. Multi-spoke cast wheels give the…
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All-new Kawasaki Z900 Retro Spirit revealed at Tokyo
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Kawasaki has re-entered the retro market with its hotly anticipated Z900RS, which was today debuted at the Tokyo International Motor Show. The Z900RS pays homage the iconic Z1 Super Four 900 of 1972 – while taking advantage of the best of modern technology, with a new lightweight trellis frame and new engine tuning that means…
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Honda’s 2018 big naked. More details emerge from teaser video
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https://youtu.be/H6tHYyl5Ki8 Honda has released its second video teaser under the ‘Neo Sports Cafe’ banner – and this time there’s a lot more on show of the big retro-styled naked that we’ll see at EICMA in early November. Whilst Honda hasn’t given all the game away the new video does show that the bike…
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Interesting (lo-res) shot of 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS appears
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This really caught our collective eyes – it’s a somewhat blurry image (yeah) but it’s still right on the money for what promises to be an important motorcycle of next year. The excellent Aspahaltandrubber website has posted this – much better – look at the upcoming Z900RS from Kawasaki. The image looks pretty much…
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Video: Kawasaki set to unveil its new retro Z900RS this October
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Kawasaki revealed that its new retro-styled modern classic, the Z900RS, will be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show on October 25th – and there’s a super stylish accompanying video showing a glimpse of the new bike in action too. The retro bike market is massive at the minute. There’s Triumph’s ever-popular Bonneville range, Ducati’s set…
