kennedy motorcycles
Kennedy’s is a small workshop based in Adelaide, South Australia. We are passionate about all kinds of motorcycles, and offer repairs and servicing to all makes and models. Specialising in fabrication, modifications and restoration.
what we do.
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service.
General servicing, including all fluid changes as well as checking and adjusting valve clearances.
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custom.
Kennedy’s can build your next custom motorcycle, Chopper, Bobber, Cafe Racer or Tracker
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fabrication.
With a lathe mill and sheet metal equipment in the workshop, Kennedy’s can fabricate any part in-house. We also have a CNC plasma cutter for one off or batch run parts.
Recent Projects
KENNeDY RACING
Kennedy Motorcycles and Radial Motion will attempt to set a new land speed record in the 2022 Bonneville Speedweek in the United States, using the world’s fastest radial-engined motorcycle, Low Flying Object. The plan is to exceed 200mph (320kmh) on the dry lakebed.
Lfo.
Get in touch.
We are on the hunt for potential sponsorship opportunities and for like minded people and businesses to get involved in our latest project, “Low Flying Object”
Media.
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Bikebound - Suzuki S40
Back in 1986, Suzuki unveiled their first cruiser, the LS650 Savage, which would remain in production until 2004, relatively unchanged except for the addition of a 5-speed transmission. For 2005, the air-cooled 652cc single-cylinder cruiser was renamed the S40 Boulevard and continues to be sold today
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Ride Apart
Radial Motion's Creation Could Be The Quirkiest Three-Cylinder Bike Out There
The "Low Flying Object" seeks to set a speed record at the 2022 Bonneville Speedweek.
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Bikebound - BSA B33
British workhorse goes land-speeding on an Australian dry lake…
In 1947, BSA introduced the 500cc “all-iron” B33, one of their first new singles to appear in the wake of World War II. It was based on the 350cc B31 of 1945, which itself was based on BSA’s prewar pre-unit OHV singles. While racers would opt for the higher performance Gold Star — more of a race bike in street clothes — the B33 earned a respect all its own, particularly among the British sidecar fraternity:
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Silodrome
A collaboration between Sheppard Motorcycles, Kennedy Motorcycles, and Radial Motion, the project, codenamed LFO (Low Flying Object) utilizes the innovative compact radial engine from Radial Motion in a purpose-built motorcycle designed to exceed 200 mph (320 km/h) on the dry lake bed.
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BIKEEXIF
Low Flying Object: Radial Motion’s land speed bike Next March, a small group of enthusiasts will attempt to set a new land speed record on Lake Gairdner in South Australia, using the world’s fastest radial-engined motorcycle.
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Take two Mats
A week to prepare any machine for sustained full throttle performance is a big task. But this was a challenge not shied away from by these two experienced mechanics from Enfield South Australia. Despite a number of challenges these Mats rose to the challenge and ran successively faster times.
