Our favorite stories this week run the whole gamut from old school to new, starting with a stunning Ducati breathed on by the legendary Woods Motor Shop. There?s also a crisp CB750 from Australia?s JAX Garage, a gorgeous Kawasaki restomod from the Japanese specialists Auto-Magic, and news of the return of Can-Am. Enjoy.

Kawasaki KZ1000 MkII by Auto-Magic When it comes to meticulous muscle bike restorations in Japan, AC Sanctuary has the highest profile. But they?re not the only outfit playing this game. An hour?s drive south through the Chiba prefecture will take you to the front door of Kawasaki specialist Auto-Magic, which has a slightly different approach but an excellent reputation.

Auto-Magic focus more on the restoration side, with a smattering of mods to bring bikes up to date?rather than building ultra high-end restomods. This newly-finished KZ1000 is a great example, and looks as good as the day it rolled off the factory floor. But closer inspection reveals a few interesting changes to the structure of the bike.

The biggest change is at the frame level, with stiffer sections of seamless steel tubing welded underneath the top tubes, which have been reinforced. There?s a matching new rear subframe too, and everything has been realigned on a jig.
There?s more major work on the swingarm, which is an adapted Yamaha XJR1300 unit with rebuilt pivots. It also allows Auto-Magic to fit a 200-section rear tire. (The rear wheel, incidentally, was found to be slightly ...