DM04 / KENZO
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A MACHINE INSPIRED BY SAMURAI ARMOUR
In 1570, Honda Tadakatsu made a name for himself as one of Japan’s most revered Samurai generals, winning against an enemy who outnumbered him 50 to 1 without so much as a punch being thrown, simply because they thought he was either insane, deadly, or both.
Then, in 1930, Kenzo Tada spent forty days travelling to Europe by rail and sea to take part in the Isle of Man TT. He was the events first Japanese racer.
Finally in 1977, the Honda Motor Company popped out another Gold Wing GL1000 from its production line and, well, here we are. Oh, and just for the vintage Gold Wing fans: when we got it, it was mint. For about four minutes.
And so we present to you a machine inspired by a Samurai generals armour and named after a pioneering Japanese Isle of Man TT racer: Kenzo, a reimagined 1977 Honda Gold Wing.
This is the result of traditional craft combined with state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques, headaches, cuts, burns and serious reconsiderations of life choices.
DM04 / KENZO
™
A MACHINE INSPIRED BY SAMURAI ARMOUR
In 1570, Honda Tadakatsu made a name for himself as one of Japan’s most revered Samurai generals, winning against an enemy who outnumbered him 50 to 1 without so much as a punch being thrown, simply because they thought he was either insane, deadly, or both.
Then, in 1930, Kenzo Tada spent forty days travelling to Europe by rail and sea to take part in the Isle of Man TT. He was the events first Japanese racer.
Finally in 1977, the Honda Motor Company popped out another Gold Wing GL1000 from its production line and, well, here we are. Oh, and just for the vintage Gold Wing fans: when we got it, it was mint. For about four minutes.
And so we present to you a machine inspired by a Samurai generals armour and named after a pioneering Japanese Isle of Man TT racer: Kenzo, a reimagined 1977 Honda Gold Wing.
This is the result of traditional craft combined with state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques, headaches, cuts, burns and serious reconsiderations of life choices.