The First Modified Kawasaki W175 Cafe Racer with Bitcoin Style
The proliferation of new investment instruments that have the potential to earn profits such as Bitcoin electronic money has also spread to the automotive world, one of which is Agus Artemis, who totally changed the appearance of his Kawasaki W175 into a Bitcoin-style cafe racer. The appearance can be ascertained to be able to make all riders glance at their mounts.
By combining the distinctive colors of Bitcoin, Agus conjured the Kawasaki W175 with deep black, gold, and a touch of yellow on the front number plate such as the color of the Bitcoin visualization and the Cryptoiz logo. "This motorbike was chosen to be customized because of its simple and classic look. It fits the theme of choice; Bitcoin combined with the Cafe Racer Classic concept," Agus said to detikOto.
Agus chose an eye-catching color, supported by a cool body look in the Cafe Racer style, seen from the changes in the hornet body, aka wasp tail, made with clay modeling techniques. This single seat motorbike can also be made into a double seat with a horn that can be removed without taking the life of the cafe racer itself. Then the manufacture of all the small parts that support the aesthetics of the motor, comes to life with CNC laser technology that makes the shape and size very exactly like the factory output.
To realize Agus' dream motorcycle, Agus is not alone, Agus chose his Kawasaki W175 overhaul for Speedking Garage.
According to the builder Susanto Gunawan alias Yank, the base of the Kawasaki W175 has small dimensions with a slight weakness, namely the shape of the gas tank is rather large, so Yank replaces it with the W175 twin brother, the TR175 which does have a gas tank dimension that is slimmer and fits perfectly. in cafe racer without much change but still looks scary. "With a short basic swing arm, this motorbike is replaced with a custom swing arm that is 5 cm longer. So that the shape of the motorbike looks longer and looks good," said Yank.
From the footstep sector, this motorbike has changed from the manufacturer's default mid-control form to a racing form, considering that the cafe racer has a speed concept. But the advantage of the Speedking is that it retains the factory rear buttons to maintain its classic aesthetic. Running to the legs, Agus who is the founder of Crytoiz chose to use DFT branded wheels and Pirelli Diablo Rosso tires with rear tire sizes 130/70-17 and front tires 120/70-17. This part makes this motorbike solid and frightening without disturbing the performance of the motorbike due to over speck. As for the exhaust, Yank uses the Daytona Classic Stainless brand, which is undoubtedly the name
For the lighting sector, all basic factory defaults and still using bulbs are replaced by full sets using LEDs that are more eye-catching without reducing the prestige of this classic motorbike. In addition, the head lamp of this motorbike can also be opened so that it can be adjusted; white for in the city and yellow for touring and can also function as a fog lamp. While the shape of the light signal that hides between the handlebar and speedometer adds to the impression of luxury on the motorbike. The factory default speedometer which is still analog is replaced with a compact digital speedometer to make a modern but still classic impression. also
For the rear view mirror, the factory default yellow mirror is replaced with a typical cafe racer mirror located on the motorcycle grip. Meanwhile, the factory handlebar has been replaced by a typical cafe racer clamp handlebar which makes the riding position bow down, which is typical of the cafe racer that emphasizes the speed and performance of the motorbike. Even though it has a different appearance, the Kawasaki W175 motorbike has a standard engine capacity of 177cc SOHC 2 Valves engine with a maximum power of 13 PS at 7,500 rpm and 13.2 Nm of torque.