Tengaï Surprise!
There are many forgotten bikes out there… machines which just seem to dip under the radar of brilliance but are, in their own way, very special machines.
Today has been my day to try one of those bikes – Kawasaki’s Tengai. You may recall our ride of the Honda Dominator a few issues back, well, we really got the bug for some other ‘hit singles’: the sorts of bikes that just seem to do the job they’re built for but – whether it be because of capacity, number of cylinders or style – seem to not get the recognition they deserve. Often, single-cylinder bikes (or cruisers, more of which in future issues) seem to not create that spark (ahem) that multis or twins seem to and we feel it’s time to look at these decidedly different bikes that are often much-loved.
Looking at bikes like the Tengai, we can see that there are so many good single-cylinder, quirky machines out there that can fulfill a number of roles. The Tengai
