Some of you may remember Hombrese bike's fantastic build based on the Kawasaki W650 that was released this year at the Wheels and Waves festival in Biarritz. I caught up with him and we talked about bikes and future projects.
Uwe has been a close friend of mine for quite a long time and we originally met surfing in the Basque country. We were both into motorcycles, but he took the whole thing a little further by starting to build his custom bikes.
From the early age of 14, Uwe has always enjoyed working on bikes. Starting with little 50cc bikes he also spent a lot of cash on Tickets because most of his custom modifications were not legal by German law. Moving on through life he founded Hombrese in 2012 after seeing and getting inspired by a cafe racer. He finished various builds and tries to stick out of the mass of bikes that are often held in black or silver by introducing fresh colors.
One of the highlights of his current build is the custom welded exhaust in which Hombrese pushes the boundaries of what is possible on the W650. Although Uwe has many projects he is still open to inquiries for custom builds.
