Scramblers are hot property right now, but we love the traditional style just as much as the modern. And the look doesn?t get much more classic than this remixed Kawasaki W650 from Dutchman Martin Schuurmans.
Martin is a product designer who hails from the city of Eindhoven, but he grew up in a little village in the north of the country. Petrol has coursed through his veins since a young age: ?Our house was on the route to the TT circuit in Assen, so my brother and I watched hundreds of bikes passing by each year,? he says.

This classy Kawasaki is an intriguing blend of W650 parts and Yamaha XT500 design cues. It?s one of those mash-ups that shouldn?t really work?but a smart designer can pull it off.
Martin is smart, but also a relative latecomer: he parked his interested in motorcycles for ten years, using his spare time to set up and run an incubator and shared space for young Dutch designers.
Fortunately, his brother Lennard has always worked on motorcycles and inadvertently rekindled Martin?s interest. ?Lennard?s passion for motorcycles exceeds mine by far,? says Martin. ?He was drawing motorcycles when he was five years old, and he still is!? Together, they built a Dirt Quake flat track racer. Martin got back into the game, and commissions followed.
This desert sled was briefed in by W650 owner Vincent. ?He wanted the looks of a vintage desert sled and he wanted to merge his 2001 Kawasaki W650 with his 1980 Yamaha XT500,? says Martin.

?He loved the aesthetics ...