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Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. After all, it’s the foundation of business for brands such as Harley-Davidson and Indian, and model lines…
Read more »Honda has always been a popular choice for cafe racer builders, given the solid engineering and easy availability of parts. The CB series is especially common, from the smaller twins and 1970s inline-fours, to the mighty six-cylinder CBX.
Let’s not forget the CX500 though: the liquid cooled V-twin was a departure for the Honda engineering department, but has proven to be a godsend for builders smart enough to make the ugly frame look good.
The pinnacle is undoubtedly the classic CB750 cafe racer, using the original superbike as the donor.
But rising prices in the used market mean that more recent Honda cafe racer builds are just as likely to be based on bigger, newer motorcycles—like the CBX1100 or the recently discontinued CB1100.
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. After all, it’s the foundation of business for brands such as Harley-Davidson and Indian, and model lines…
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Read more »We love to hear success stories from builders, and Tiago Gonçalves and Luis Gonçalves of Unik Edition are on a roll. The…
Read more »For a bike that was only on sale in the US for a couple of years, the Honda CB400F had a massive…
Read more »Most businesses need a succession program. And if you’ve been operating for more than half a century, training up the next generation…
Read more »It’s a long time since we’ve featured what you might call a ‘traditional’ café racer. The term is used very loosely these…
Read more »Once in a while, a custom motorcycle builder will create a machine that attracts attention like nothing else in their portfolio. For…
Read more »Despite the fact that motorcycles seem to keep getting bigger, the six-cylinder engine layout has never really caught on. Only a handful…
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