Custom motorcycles based on the classic Honda CB350.
It’s a long time since we’ve featured what you might call a ‘traditional’ café racer. The term is used very loosely these days—we’re as guilty as anyone—and it’s easy to forget how far we’ve moved on from the classic style. So this Kandy-Kolored tangerine-flake streamliner is a good reminder of ground zero. It comes from…
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It’s quite rare for a CB cafe racer to land in the Bike EXIF inbox these days. And we politely turn down most that do. But this CB350 from New Jersey went straight to the top of the pile: it’s an absolutely state of the art restomod, and so beautifully finished we’d almost be scared…
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Antonie Robertson is a perpetual tinkerer. In the 20 years I’ve known him, he’s fiddled with everything from Italian scooters to a Honda Africa Twin. But it’s custom motorcycles that have held his attention the past couple of years. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Antonie now lives and works as a photographer in Dubai.…
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Quite a few wood-adorned bikes drop into our inbox these days, but few make it online. It’s an effect that can go so wrong, so easily—but if you can combine craftsmanship with restraint and good taste, the results are spectacular. Iowa-based Mike Gustafson is a furniture designer by trade, so he knows his way around…
Read more »It’s said that your surroundings influence your creative output. For Nick Cologero, those surroundings are enviable: the tiny hamlet of Olivebridge in…
Read more »The terms ‘hand crafted’ and ‘bespoke’ get thrown around a lot these days—but in the case of this wonderfully understated 1969 Honda…
Read more »Not all new wave customs are fair weather bikes. This long, low Honda CB350 K4 comes from inside the Arctic Circle—or, to…
Read more »Gasser is a custom and vintage bike shop in Southern California that we haven’t come across before. But it’s a name to…
Read more »I’ve always imagined that the frontman of a metal band would ride something like a V-Rod with open pipes. But Mike Hranica…
Read more »I have a soft spot for the smaller displacement Honda CBs. They belong to that exclusive breed of motorcycle that looks ‘just…
Read more »When in Paris last month, I was struck by the number of custom motorcycles being ridden around the city. Amidst the hordes…
Read more »Most custom motorcycles have an interesting story behind them, but the tale behind this 1972 Honda CB350 is more interesting than most.…
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