WERKING CLASS. Schlachtwerk?s Kawasaki W650 Racer
Written by Marlon Slack
Schlachtwerk?s Tommy Thöring is obsessed with the Kawasaki W650. As everyone should be. They?re dead reliable, have handling so neutral it could be described as ?Swiss? and look more like a Triumph than a Triumph could ever hope to. If you?re in Germany and you own a Dub you want chopped into something special, it?s Schlachtwerk?s number you?d be punching in your phone. And here?s a great example as to why – their latest creation built around a 2000 Kawasaki W650 dubbed the ?Silver Racer.?
?The blokes who want to ride a custom-built W650 or W800 in Germany usually find their way to Schlachtwerk HQ,? Tommy laughs. And they should. He?s got a long-standing reputation for building gorgeous, highly-tuned takes on Kawasaki?s modern classic. Some, like the W650 drag racer he built for Sultans of Sprint are off-the-charts insane. But the Silver Racer is a more restrained, practicable bike than that. Which is what Tommy loves to create.
?We specialise in building lightweight, classic looking bikes,? Tommy says. ?I build them because I love riding a nice and vintage-looking motorcycle but hate old bikes that are really wobbly through corners, can?t break properly, have weak engines and are as heavy as a cruise ship.? In case you were wondering, a quick scan through Schlachtwerk?s back catalogue shows no Harley Sportsters.
Curiously, Tommy?s inspiration for the Silver Racer was a cancelled project, an idea for a rolling chassis for a very special W6...
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