Kawasaki kz650

Retro Bikes Croatia (RBC), based in Zagreb, has a design philosophy we love. They build bikes..."Distinctive and irreplaceable, with original retro style but always usable on the road."So far, their work has lived up to this aim. A couple of months ago, we featured "Innuendo,"

1979 KZ650 stripped to bare frame and redone. Front forks, brakes, wheels and rear sets off a 2002 Suzuki Bandit 600. Rear swing arm and shock off of a 1986 GSXR750. Rear cowl moved forward, seat shortened and reshaped. Carbs rebuilt and valves adjusted. Featured in multiple magazines. Runs great!

We spotted this incredible 830cc, turbocharged Kawasaki KZ650 at The Handbuilt Show in Austin, Texas. Come to find out, it was built by Ezio Covelli of Magnum Opus Custom Bikes in our hometown of Wilmington, NC--what luck!As we've said before, we are big fans of the KZ650, sometimes known as K

A garage for special motorcycles and cafe racers

A garage for special motorcycles and cafe racers

Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou, only this son of a gun is the offspring

Herencia Custom

The Kawasaki KZ650, known abroad as the Z650, is one of our favorite machines. The "Son of the Z1" is a rev-happy, middleweight weapon with surprising punch and plenty of style. The bike makes a great platform for a wide variety of builds, from resto-mods to cafe racers to scramblers.When we saw

When it comes to iconic 1970s middleweights, the Honda CB750 steals all the limelight. But Kawasaki’s KZ650 was also hugely popular—and easily capable of keeping up with contemporary 750s. “Right out of the crate, it will out-perform any 750 in the world,” said Kawasaki’s advertising at the time, and the claim had merit. The little brother of the Z1 was fast and nimble, and was less than a second behind big brother on the quarter mile. It’s not hard to find a used KZ650 these days (or Z650…