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Seishun Bike Culture Den looks back at the 'anti-replica' sentiment that suddenly emerged near the end of the racer-replica boom. The arrival of the Kawasaki Zephyr challenged the supremacy of outright speed and helped spark a wave that rapidly grew into the naked bike trend.
This is where the sense of choosing by atmosphere over specs really began. I think the Zephyr and the KATANA shifted the mood of an era through sheer visual strength. A counter to speed-supremacy — the energy of this scene still hits hard even now.
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Didn't know the naked bike genre traced back to the Zephyr as its starting point.
The Zephyr's success is probably exactly what set off all the naked bikes that followed from every manufacturer.
True, without that wave the whole air-cooled neo-retro boom we have now might never have happened.
Looking back it tends to turn into a nice story, but at the time plenty of people probably weren't sure it'd actually sell.
The phrase 'anti-replica' — even hearing it now, it's a concept that still gives me chills.
Choosing to launch the Zephyr right in the middle of the replica boom must've been a serious gamble given the mood of the era.
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