Custom Bikes Of The Week: 18 September, 2016
A Honda CB750 rebuilt no less than three times, a stunning go-anywhere Yamaha MT-07, and a carbon fiber Gentleman’s Racer costing a…
Read more »The CB750 spawned the term ‘UJM’ (Universal Japanese Motorcycle). It was the first ‘super bike’—and its engine became popular for all kinds of sport bikes. It’s been named, in various ways, as one of the greatest motorcycles ever made by a wide variety of sources. It’s in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Legendary racer Dick Mann won Daytona on his.
What more is there to know? The Honda CB750 is the inline-four that changed the game for both riders and builders. Introduced in 1969 and iterated for over three decades, the CB750 has been bent into every style you can imagine and has shined in every one of them. The builds covered here are just a very few of the possibilities, and several of those have been featured in the Bike EXIF calendar.
A Honda CB750 rebuilt no less than three times, a stunning go-anywhere Yamaha MT-07, and a carbon fiber Gentleman’s Racer costing a…
Read more »Not long ago, you couldn’t open your browser without stumbling across another Honda CB custom. But these days, that honor belongs to…
Read more »There’s a vintage vibe to this week’s selection. Going under the grinder are a Honda CB750, a BMW K75, and an SR400…
Read more »As ostentatious as it is, nothing impresses like gold—whether it’s the 24-carat kind, or the foil covering your favorite block of chocolate.…
Read more »We hear bike builders citing a lot of influences, but here’s a new one: vintage spacecraft. John Ryland of Classified Moto is…
Read more »Has the term ‘café racer’ been abused beyond recognition? A growing number of experienced bike builders think so, including Madrid-based Rebellion Of…
Read more »Rusty bikes seldom garner a second glance. But this new offering from Outsiders Motorcycles warrants close inspection—because there’s a lot more at…
Read more »Murdered-out customs used to be all the rage. But lately, builders have been favoring more diverse color palettes. Which is a real…
Read more »Glory Road Motorcycles is a small retail space that’s just opened in the heart of Adelaide, Australia. Step inside and you’ll find…
Read more »Samuel Guertin used to spend his days wrenching on choppers—the kind that fly. But after a decade working as a helicopter mechanic,…
Read more »It takes more than a run-of-the-mill Honda CB750 to get our attention these days, but this low-slung speziall from Germany is very…
Read more »Make a list of the ten most influential motorcycles of all time, and the Honda CB750 has got to be on it.…
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