First Look: Wakan Cafe Racer
'A glorious mixture of nostalgic appearance and bang up-to-date technology' say Wakan
Wakan's Cafe Racer - how cool is that?
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IT'S A race version of the Wakan cafe racer, there's no news yet on price and to be honest with you, it's here because we happen to think it's a terrific-looking bit of metal that's been done so, so well.
Billed as 'Riveting attention to detail, fit and finish: a glorious mixture of nostalgic appearance and bang up-to-date technology,' the Special S&S 50th anniversary Track Racer would make us cross the road to drool all over it.
Note to Triumph: THIS is what you should be doing with the Bonnie.
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Note to Triumph: THIS is what you should be doing with the Bonnie. I don't agree - the Bonneville isn't groundbreaking or especially good looking, but I think the Vokan looks plain ugly, like someone's assembled a pile of bolt-ons.
Posted: 25/07/2008 at 13:22
I quite like that. It would certainly turn a few heads at the local meet.
Posted: 25/07/2008 at 13:29
Why would Triumph do something like that with a bonny when they have a speed triple?. The Bonny is like a Harley sportster, they are what they are and you get what it says it is on the packaging, some people want a bit of nostalgia and that is what the bonny does, its a bit like saying they should make the America faster. I dont know writes the comments for the news but they dont seem to have much of an idea.
Posted: 25/07/2008 at 14:20
Oldgit - get an eye test. T509speedy - There's no mention in the article of performance, practicality or usability. Just look at it, man. You've got to admit it's fit.
Posted: 25/07/2008 at 21:30
Whether it looks good or not. That's not what I'd call a 'cafe racer'. 
Posted: 25/07/2008 at 21:36
Oldgit - get an eye test. T509speedy - There's no mention in the article of performance, practicality or usability. Just look at it, man. You've got to admit it's fit.
Its got nothing in common with a bonny and its fucking hideous.
Posted: 27/07/2008 at 00:35
sorry cant get on the pic, but triumphs are generally bags of shit nowadays. no aoffence speedy, 
Based on what experience?.
mates with unreliable triumphs, sat in garages going no where... old triumphs, yep, in there day they were king, but the modern ones,,,, NO THANKS.
To me its been the reverse, the older one unreliable due to age and the newer ones being quite good and reliable, I have had no more problems with mine than I have with Japanese bikes, I would say from experience they are much better quality than the jap bikes I have had, however the parts and service is well expensive.
Posted: 27/07/2008 at 09:27
Alarms aren't really a reflection of a bikes quality, one of the reasons I wont have an expensive alarm fitted is due to the aggro I have had in the past with alarms and complaints from neighbours and unless you have one that screams rape or fire no one takes any notice of them anyway. You mean his crank seized because of liner contamination.
Posted: 27/07/2008 at 11:33
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