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When Harry bought Alan’s fiance’s Honda Civic, a relationship was formed based on the love of vintage motorcycles. Harry had recently been bitten by the vintage motorcycle bug with his Honda CL360 and wanted to experience more two-wheeled toys. Luckily / Unluckily, Alan introduced him to Revival Cycles and the potential to build anything he wanted.
After a few meetings with the team, a Kawasaki W650 was chosen to be the ideal candidate for a cafe racer-style build that could still be ridden regularly. The bevel drive engine, the affordable platform, and the classic UJM style were perfect for a cafe racer-inspired custom build.
The nearly new motorcycle was stripped down to the frame, a custom rear frame hoop was built, and all of the electronics were relocated and hidden as tightly as possible to give the modern bike a very classic stripped-down aesthetic. With the packaging out of the way, a Gilera inspired fuel tank was hand-formed out of aluminum to give the motorcycle a unique vintage look. After the fuel tank was shaped, a hand-formed solo seat was built from scratch to complement the fuel tank seat and continue the minimal aesthetic. A bespoke aluminum nacelle was created inspired by a Velocette Venom to hide the headlight, cables, and other unsightly requirements of a real motorcycle to complete the bodywork.
Since the bike was intended to be ridden often, a pair of Yamaha R6s forks were fitted with a couple of custom CNC machined triple clamps, and a Yamaha TZ 4LS front drum brake was fitted to the forks w/ bespoke brake stays and axle spacers. Out back, a pair of Progressive shocks completed the suspension updates, and a pair of Borrani-inspired Excel deep-dish aluminum rims wrapped in Avon tires finished the rolling stock.
The final step was to finish out this cafe-inspired custom with a full custom wiring harness and a compliment of modern electronics. A MotoGadget M-Unit Basic was installed to control the M-Blaze disc turn signals, LED headlight, and a pair of custom-made LED rear turn signals/tail lights by Revival Cycles. A MotoScope tiny gauge was fitted into the custom triple clamps, and a set of custom cables with splitter were hidden under the nacelle for the TZ front drum. The last step in the workshop was a full stainless steel exhaust with a custom silencer built into the tubing to give the look of a straight pipe exhaust. The wrap-around, sectioned, high-mounted exhaust completed the brief of a stripped-down, vintage-looking modern cafe custom.
The aluminum bodywork was then body worked and covered in blue and gray for another juxtaposition in modern and classic colors to compliment the hand-formed polished fenders to complete the bike’s look.
Starting Platform
Manufacturer: Kawasaki
Year: 2001
Model: W650
Condition: Very nice, low mileage bike
Weight (wet): 429 lbs
Frame Modifications
Material: Mild steel
Modifications: Custom built from steel tubing from the fuel tank to the back of the motorcycle. Custom gas tank mounts and tail section mounts using a single securing fastener. De-tabbed frame, custom electrical mounting brackets for coils, ECU, Reg/Rec, MotoGadget M-unit, Anti-Gravity 8-cell battery, horn, and main fuse all to hide electrical system under the bodywork. Powdercoated frame, swingarm Mini-Tex Black by Crosslink Powdercoating
Body Work
Hand-formed alloy fuel tank, tail section, headlight surround, front and rear fenders, and mounting brackets.
Polished fenders
Custom painted fuel tank and tail section. PPG royal blue and off white.
A single hand-formed fastener is used to secure the tail section and fuel tank.
Rear-sets: Custom built rearsets w/ folding footpegs, hand-built shifter and foot brake. Foot brake rotates back and footpeg folds up to allow the kickstarter to still be functional. CNC machined footpeg feet.
Handlebars: GSXR clip-ons, de-tabbed and hand-sanded for a nicer finish
Throttle: Factory throttle, polished housing
Front Brake Perch: BikeMaster Universal Lever/Perch, shortened and polished lever. Custom-built brake cables and cable splitter
Clutch Perch: BikeMaster Universal Lever/Perch, shortened and polished lever.
Brake Cables: Custom-built brake cables built in house at Revival Cycles, front brake cable splitter mounted to headlight shell. Custom-built rear brake cable with flip-up brake lever for Kickstarter clearance.
Reviews
Touring the Ultimate Porsche Destination with Magnus Walker
100% impressed over and over again by Jeff & Co at Revival. They’re patient and kind no matter the enquiry (currently resto-modding an R100/7 and have LOTS of questions about the Motogadget rewire) and go out of their way to offer creative solutions and out of the box thinking. I will forever return and recommend Revival.
Theo B.
North Vancouver, BC
★★★★★
I cannot recommend Revival Cycles enough. Not only do they have a great assortment of gear and accessories but they provide superb customer service. I was having some difficulty making it work... Jeff pointed out what I was missing and also provided schematics to make it work. Thank you guys very kindly, your crew rocks.
Svend P.
Santa Fe, NM
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