Tobias Guckel's Kawasaki cafe racer

Tobias Guckel is one of Germany’s top custom builders, and a name you’ve probably never heard of. Based in the tiny Bavarian town of Rappenhof, he’s been building bikes for 25 years, and seems to be able to turn his hand to anything — from immaculate classic restorations to over-the-top Harley show bikes. This is Tobias’ latest creation, a vintage Kawasaki café racer with a twisted, hooligan edge. It’s called ‘Kamikaze,’ and what it lacks in subtlety it makes up for in style. The frame is from a Kawasaki H1, one of the quickest production machines of the 1970s. Except...