Welcome:

 

Hello and welcome to W650 Cafe Racer. This site is devoted to the dream I’ve had of building a cafe racer and using it to glorify Jesus.

 

I will be trying to document the process of building the cafe racer as well as blogging to update everyone who supports my family and our ministry.

 

What is a W650?

 

For those who don’t know, the W650 was a motorcycle built by Kawasaki  and imported into America between 200 and 2001.  It was fashioned after a late 1960’s Triumph Bonneville, clear down to the kick-start and 1” handlebars.

 

Due to the lack of Americans creativity and true indvididualism Kawasaki ceased importing in 2001. The motorcycle was wildly popular in many other motorcycle scenes and remained in production in many other markets until 2006, most notably Japan.

 

                                                                              

What is a Cafe Racer?

 

What is a Cafe Racer?

 

Cafe Racer is a term coined back in the early 60’s in Europe, mainly Brittian. This term referred to a sort of counterculture of motorcyclists who wanted fast and personalized motorcycles. They would put a song on the jukebox and race out and back to a specified point, trying to beat the song to its end. (Hence Cafe Racer) Some instances they would race each other from Cafe to Cafe to prove the faster bike.

 

                                                                              

Local Motorcycle Scene

 

As the riding season begins I will post some of the different bike nights and different “haunts” for motorcyclist. So keep checking back.

Area Cycle Shops

 

In an effort to make finding a shop easier I have listed a few of my favorite shops and their websites.

Before/After Photo  Gallery