This exquisite custom bike, crafted by Deus Customs, is a unique creation based on a 2004 Kawasaki W650 (EJ650). With...
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It seems strange now, but Kawasaki actually beat Triumph to the punch when it came to retro-styled motorcycles. First released...
From time to time, you see something that makes it hard to believe your eyes. They call it cognitive dissonance;...
Anyone that’s been following this site since its launch knows it all started with the purchase of a Kawasaki W650....
“No Time. No Territory. Just an atitude inspired in the past and dressed to impress.” – Maria Motorcycles ...
Le Gicleur Noire Black, black and more black. The Le Gicleur Noire which translates to “Always bet on black” is...
After owning a Kawasaki W650 for 5 years I can quite confidently say they are one of the best performing...
I’m a sucker for a W, so when the boys from Ton Up Garage in Portugal sent through their latest...
I could now list off the modifications and parts used in the construction of the Fiddler but seeing as Deus...
The Mistress was commissioned by Mistress Gentlemens Motorcycle Club a motorcycle club based in Lisbon. The club allows members to...
Throttle open, chin on the tank and your parallel twin rocketing you from point a to point z....
Winter has not been kind to my bike. I made the move to Melbourne in Jan and moved in to...
Looking over the photos it’s the smaller details that really make his bike special. The W650 features a spattering of...
All you need to do is remove the right side cover by unscrewing the 2 screws on the side and...
I dropped in at Deus Ex Machina in Sydney and picked up a new speedo for the W650. As the...
Here are a couple of shots of the W650 Cafe Racer. At 90% complete I’m really happy with how the...
Well it’s been 7 months since I purchased my W650 and started the Cafe Racer conversion. It’s been a great...
One of the jobs I didn’t forsee when I was fitting the clip on bars to the w650 was adjusting...
I’ve just finished fitting a polished top bridge/triple clamp to the W650 Cafe Racer. After fitting the clip on bars...
What have I done! One job I have had to perform a few times during my W650 Cafe Racer project...
Now assuming you’ve takenin to account all the points I mentioned in part one of my handlebar swap posts you’re...
Swapping the handlebars on any bike sounds like an easy job but your choice of handlebar can dramatically affect the...
Replacing the rear tail light on the W650 is probably one of the simplest modifications I have done so Far...
Not to be beaten by my lack of tools I came up with a solution to remove the Ventura rear...
To remove the covers you can do 1 of 2 things, either remove the forks from the triple clamps slide...
So I purchased a set of Posh Faith polished alloy indicators from Deus ex Machina in Sydney for $99 a pair (sounds...
In 2021 Markus Pintzinger celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his Thailand-based aftermarket parts store, Omega Racer. To commemorate the milestone anniversary...
Since 1963 Kawasaki Motorcycle Co. has introduced a plethora of technological innovations which have gone on to become industry standards....
2022 is the 50th anniversary of Kawasaki’s Z series of motorcycles. To help mark the occasion we’re looking at the...
If you frequent these pages you’ll be familiar with the work of Kyohey Sugimoto of Berrybads Motorcycles. The Japanese builder...
If I was to be brutally honest finding a motorcycle helmet that ticks all the boxes for me has been...
In the scheme of things, 10 years isn’t all that long. But for a small business launched by a pair...
Over the past few years, I’ve been lucky enough to test ride almost every new modern classic, retro sports and...
So, you want to build a cafe racer. How do you craft a stock motorcycle into a machine worthy of...
If you read through the comments section on any modern cafe racer review you are sure to come across a...
Royal Enfield lay claim to producing the world’s longest constant production motorcycle design. The first Royal Enfield Bullet rolled out...
A couple of weeks ago I spent a few days with Matt at his Krank Engineering workshop. Matt had agreed...
When I set out to build my first cafe racer 12 years ago I had always planned for it to...
Turning your passion into a business is a dream many of us share. A few years ago, when trawling the...
Towards the end of 2017 when the Tokyo Motor and EICMA shows took place I got more than a little...
But, dear reader, should you? Is it worth tracking down one of Yamaha’s cheerful little runabouts for your next custom...
For years the de facto choice when building a cafe racer was the air-cooled, 865cc Triumph Bonneville. With very few...
Between instinct and efficiency, the bikes built by the FCR Original workshop are aesthetic, singular, innovative, more importantly functionally creations....
We love bikes, we love the custom scene, and we love getting stuck into ripping something apart and putting it...
There was a time when it seemed that every other custom build to roll out of a workshop was built...
“This was my first ever build, a ’76 Honda CB550 F1 Super Sport that I picked up from my mate...
Deus Ex Machina are continuing to expand their footprint by opening flagship stores around the globe. Since their first store...
Cam from Stories of Bike paid the Kustom Kommue another visit a few weeks ago to film part 2 of...
The bike that started it all. The W650 Cafe Racer I built in 2007. Photo by Jason Lau Ten years...
Last week I returned from Japan after fulfilling a 5 year dream of attending the 2013 Mooneyes Yokohama Hotrod &...
Back in 2012 Raider custom built the GB and labelled it their SLS (Salt Lake Sickle). It was created as...
I was left disappointed after Kawasaki released the W800 back in 2011. The switch to EFI (damn emission laws!) and...
This week I headed back to my home town of Perth to celebrate my Gran’s (or should Super Gran’s) 100th...
After my recent purchase of a Yamaha TW200 I have rediscovered my love of “little” bikes. While I’m not about...
“I know what I went through when I built my first bike, it’s intimidating as hell. But these Ryca kits...
The Crane project was a chance for Ton-up Garage to once again build a bike with off-road influences, like the Gold...
At this year’s One Motorcycle Show the US arm of Deus ex Machina rolled a few of their latest creations...
If there’s one thing I love about the popularizing of custom motorcycles, it’s the outstanding photography that’s being shot and shared on...
I finally had a chance to shoot some photos of my bike today, it’s a 2000 Kawasaki W650 Cafe Racer...
I spent the weekend in Sydney celebrating a mates Birthday (which I am still recovering from!) and while I was...
Well as always the weather in Perth couldn’t be any better for riding…shame my W650 is sitting under a cover...
I’m back on the W650 again! Got loads of time in the saddle this weekend, but it’s never enough!...
Just got home after spending the day out with the guys from Fuel Tank TV and Christian from Modern Motorcycles....
What better inspiration could a man need when building his first custom bike than to be building it for his...
Deus ex Machina came on the scene around about the same time I set up Return of the Cafe Racers...
So you’ve decided you want to build a cafe racer. The most important and difficult choice you will have to...
Today we have added a new feature to the site allowing you to submit your own Cafe Racer project. Return...
I get a lot of comments and questions about Cafe Racer parts from my readers so in the coming...
Another great bike built by De Luxe in Sydney. This time it’s a Honda CB 400 Cafe Racer built on...
Another of my time wasting/research habits is trawling the internet for custom bike shops who build Cafe Racer style motorbikes...
With any custom bike build it’s the little details which are going to make your bike stand out above the...
The seat is also of top quality. The inner shell is made from thick, hard plastic which looks very durable....
I came across this eBay auction the other day and was amazed by how similar the T120R Bonneville looks to...
The Yamaha XS-V1 Sakura (Prototype ie coming soon!) oozes Cafe Racer style and should pck plenty of punch based on...
Established by Dare Jennings, Rod Hunwick and Carby Tuckwell, Deus ex Machina in Camperdown, Sydney, produces motorcycles for the post-modern world. What the hell...
So you wanna buy a spanking new motorcycle to ride around town and make it without having to touch your...
First things first you’re gonna need a bike so where do you start? Well for me cost is an issue...
At the end of World War 2 many British motorcycle manufacturers were on the verge of closure or had already...
