kennedy motorcycles
Kennedy’s is a small, dedicated workshop based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a passion for all types of motorcycles — from vintage classics to modern machines. We offer a full range of motorcycle services, including repairs, restorations, and custom fabrication for all makes and models.
Our team specialises in engine rebuilds, precision machining, and general engineering, ensuring every bike that leaves our workshop performs at its best. Whether you’re chasing a complete restoration, performance upgrade, or just reliable maintenance, Kennedy’s delivers expert craftsmanship with attention to detail and genuine care for your ride.
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.
Kennedys 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, Kennedys can fabricate any part in-house. We also have a CNC plasma cutter for one off or batch run parts.
Recent Projects
Get in touch.
please get in contact to discus your motorcycle build, fabrication or general engineering needs
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.
