Coming Out: Release Notes – Column
We bought another cupboard. But the thing is standing, and standing well. That was a good choice of my Love. The old cupboard had to be emptied and taken apart. He leaves under the motto 'function elsewhere'. Than…
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Kawasaki H1-500: 'the widowmaker'
'Widowmaker' or 'rodeo bike'. The revolutionary Kawasaki H1-500 cc three-cylinder did not get those nicknames for nothing. During their short lifespan the machines became less explosive, but they never became fine touring models. That was not the intention of…
Joost Woesthoff is a motorcycle wrecker – column
The local motorcycle salvage is a place of pilgrimage. Joost has lots, lots and lots of Japanese stuff. From 1970. And recently a BMW. A Genuine R65 TIC. But that was a funny mistake. Just like the Ducati Paso that once stood in a corner blushing and shy.
Kawasaki ZL 250 Eliminator
Kawasaki ZL 250 Eliminator. The marketing department must have been behind that. If you have something big and impressive, then you obviously have the entire market if you also offer something like that in an XS version. And then XS is…
Kawasaki G7, size matters
In all photo books about The Most Beautiful Classics of All Time we always find the same legendary motorcycles. They are picture books about the masterpieces of the motorcycle industry, the most expensive and heaviest machines of their time. Machines that were already inaccessible to…
Kawasaki GPZ 1100
The ancestor, the Kawasaki Z1 (900 c), the engine that technically dethroned the Honda CB750 ohc, came from 1972. The four-cylinder with double overhead camshafts delivered 81 hp and was…
Kawasaki ZZ-R600. A classic?
Kawasaki has often used speed as an asset in its history. Fast, very sporty motorcycles can also be classics. Even though they have only just become officially classic. However, nowadays, with all the roadside cash registers, they are no longer very practical. Die hards…
Six cylinders and more
Six cylinders + turbo. Isn't that a bit much? Six-cylinders in the motorcycle world have been status symbols for manufacturers (and most buyers). Only Honda has made serious money with the six-cylinder Goldwings. In fact, a six-cylinder on…
Not every classic is an investment: Kawasaki LTD
'Classics are only bought by investors'. That is not true. We recently saw two classic – because they are 25+ years young – motorcycles, two Kawasakis that faced a rather uncertain future. They weren't Mach III and...
The (Kawasaki) retro bikes. The new classics?
The fascination with retro-style motorcycles started with the Honda GB500 and the Kawasaki Zephyr, both first produced in Japan as 400cc models. These models evoked nostalgia for the looks of motorcycles from the time when motorcycles…