Japanese classic motorcycles
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Japanese Street Scramblers: Kawasaki W series
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Kawasaki’s 1960s foray into four-stroke street scramblers produced just one model, but, as Steve Cooper explains, it was definitely a machine with merits. Kawasaki’s W series parallel twins stem from the Meguro Company that had produced similar 500s from the early 1950s. Towards the end of the decade a power unit very reminiscent of that…
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Japanese Classics Display Day rolls into ’Normous Newark Autojumble this June
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The ‘Normous Newark Autojumble returns to Newark Showground on Sunday, June 7, with a special focus for the day — Japanese Classics Display Day. Following the success of previous themed display days, the June event will celebrate classic Japanese machinery, giving owners and enthusiasts the chance to bring together a wide range of much-loved bikes…
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Looking to Japan – YOUR PERFECT FIRST CLASSIC?
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It’s easy to justify Japanese if coming from a modern bike, Matt Hull explains… THE BEST ANSWERS IN LIFE ARE most often a compromise. But if you fancy looking at buying your first classic bike, looking to the far east is a pretty good solution to avoid pitfalls. Buying a classic motorcycle is buying into…
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Bridgestone 175 Dual-Twin and 175SS street scrambler – a rare 1960s two-stroke twin
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Steve Cooper turns his attention to Bridgestone’s 175cc twin – a technically advanced and now rarely seen machine from the 1960s. Bridgestone may be best known for its larger-capacity machines such as the GTO 350 and GTR 350, but the firm’s smaller twins are arguably just as rare today. Among these was the 175 Dual-Twin,…
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