5 New Factory Café Racers for 2024

Kawasaki W800

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The W800 by the famous Japanese brand is an homage to an homage and a bike that brings back a model whose production stopped in 2016, which itself honored a 1960s British bike clone of Kawasaki. That itself does not earn it this spot. That is thanks to the 360-degree crank parallel twin, and a gaitered fork, as well as the front fairing and retro styling. This bike is a café racer that wants to recreate the old type of the class, with more authenticity of modern times. It does have some modern comforts like the assist and slip clutch, but it still does what it wants. This is a bold move by Kawasaki, which had an enticing option in the café-like brand, their famous Z900RS.