Sanctuary Kawasaki Zephyr 1100

Motorcycle manufacturing is built around the concept of contrived obsolescence. Tweak the engine every few years, change the plastic that hides half the bike, create a new color scheme and then flick the brief into the advertising agency to sell the ‘new’ product. But as we all know, new is not necessarily better. And bikes like this Kawasaki Zephyr are a reminder of that. It’s the latest release from the Japanese ‘resto-mod’ specialists Sanctuary—and I’d rather write a check for this than whatever is on the cover of the mainstream motorcycle magazines this month. It’s a meticulously upgraded version of...