Your complete guide to Honda cafe racer motorcycles, from modern-day specials to classic bikes like CB750 cafe racers. Here you’ll find everything from 1970s inline-four CB customs to the latest builds based on newer motorcycles like the CB1100. Discover the parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own Honda cafe bike to the next level.
Anyone who’s been doing a job long enough has probably made a few rookie mistakes. For Tiago Gonçalves and Luis Gonçalves at Unik Edition, it was buying this 1978 Honda CB750 in the Portuguese shop’s early days, with their first bit of profit. “It was bought without first being seen and evaluated,” Tiago admits, “which…
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For custom motorcycle builders that skew towards older bikes, nothing satisfies quite like finding a clean, low-mileage donor. But finding a motor with literally zero miles on it? That’s the Holy Grail. This purposeful cafe racer was built from two components: a beat-up 1992 Honda CB750, and a separate CB750 engine that had never been…
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We’re suckers for retro sportbike style. And if it’s married to classic Honda build quality and engineering, you’ve got an intoxicating mix. That’s why this 2006 CBR600RR ticks all our boxes. It comes from Italian builder Francis Von Tuto, who has just returned to his homeland after eight years in Queensland, Australia. His tools and…
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In stock form, the Honda CL350 is a mild-mannered street scrambler with 33 horsepower and oodles of vintage charm. The kind of bike you meet the nicest people on. This CL350, however, is a very different beast. The clue is in the name—HonDeath—and the only figure you’re likely to meet while riding it is your…
Read more »Against all odds, the eternally goofy Honda CX500 has become a popular choice for custom projects. But it’s hard to get ‘right,’…
Read more »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 »The early 80s Honda CB900C is one of the most unusual bikes Honda ever made. It has a ten-speed gearbox: five ‘normal’…
Read more »Fredrik Pål Persson has faced a few challenges in his time. First, he switched careers from chef to bike builder. Then he…
Read more »Most custom projects are completed in a matter of months, or even weeks. But sometimes the story of a bike can stretch…
Read more »We’ve learnt to never underestimate garage builders. After-hours projects are usually executed with little money, but an abundance of time—and that sparks…
Read more »The danger with commissioning a custom motorcycle is that you end up with something so unique, or expensive, that it’s not viable…
Read more »We love to hear success stories from builders, and Tiago Gonçalves and Luis Gonçalves of Unik Edition are on a roll. The…
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