If there’s one type of build we don’t see enough of, it’s the 80s and 90s sport bike resto-mod. We love those endurance-style racers with their chunky bodywork?harking back to a time when motorcycles were still fairly straightforward, and technology was only on the cusp of becoming complicated.
It’s a style that the Wrenchmonkees have pulled off spectacularly here?except they didn’t pick an older bike for their project. Instead, this wild retro is based on an even wilder donor: the supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2.

The commission (and bike) came from Dutch gear manufacturer, REV’IT!. They wanted a bike that followed the same ‘Tailored Technology’ philosophy as their urban range; casual and stylish on the outside, high tech on the inside. REV’IT! already had a soft spot for the H2: their sponsored rider, Kenan Sofuo?lu, hit the 400 km/h (249 mph) mark on one just last year. There’s no question around its performance?but the futuristic styling is an acquired taste (and we haven’t quite acquired that taste).

The Wrenchmonkees‘ design ethos lies on the other end of the spectrum. Often raw and dark, their bikes have a presence about them that’s hard to pin down. So they got the nod to inject the H2 with a heavy dose of their signature styling.
With a brand new H2 on the bench in their Copenhagen workshop, Per Nielsen and Nicholas Bech began the arduous task of reworking the modern superbike?without...