The Rescue: A Honda CX500 cafe racer from Buenos Aires
Against all odds, the eternally goofy Honda CX500 has become a popular choice for custom projects. But it’s hard to get ‘right,’…
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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.
Sailor’s Choice: A Monkey that flits between sea and shore
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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Perfect Ten: Unikat’s ten-speed CB900C café racer
The early 80s Honda CB900C is one of the most unusual bikes Honda ever made. It has a ten-speed gearbox: five ‘normal’…
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Steamy stuff: A Honda CB750 for a locomotive enthusiast
Fredrik Pål Persson has faced a few challenges in his time. First, he switched careers from chef to bike builder. Then he…
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Not Too Late: A Brat-Style Honda CB500 Four
Most custom projects are completed in a matter of months, or even weeks. But sometimes the story of a bike can stretch…
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Cafe ‘Blade: A home-built Honda CBR900RR cafe racer
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…
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OTT: A Honda CBX1000 with single-sided suspension
The danger with commissioning a custom motorcycle is that you end up with something so unique, or expensive, that it’s not viable…
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Gold Standard: Unik Edition’s stunning Honda Seven-Fifty
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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Lightly caffeinated: A CB400F from Mokka Cycles
For a bike that was only on sale in the US for a couple of years, the Honda CB400F had a massive…
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The Apprentice: A Honda Egli returns home for restoration
Most businesses need a succession program. And if you’ve been operating for more than half a century, training up the next generation…
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Giant Killer: Honda CB400F ‘Raptor’ by Ripple Rock Racers
It’s a long time since we’ve featured what you might call a ‘traditional’ café racer. The term is used very loosely these…
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Better than the original: A CB550 from Thirteen & Company
Once in a while, a custom motorcycle builder will create a machine that attracts attention like nothing else in their portfolio. For…
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