Custom motorcycles based on the classic Honda CB900.
The early 80s Honda CB900C is one of the most unusual bikes Honda ever made. It has a ten-speed gearbox: five ‘normal’ ratios and then a dual-range high/low selector, much like you’d find in a vintage Land Rover. It also has shaft drive adapted from the Goldwing, air-assisted forks and shocks that need to be…
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The Honda CB900F was respectable forty years ago, but today it’s outgunned by sportbikes that are lighter, quicker and better equipped. But what if you gave the venerable CB new running gear and a bored out motor? NCT Motorcycles have just done that—and modernized its looks, too. This 1980 model Honda CB900F arrived at the…
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Most businesses need a succession program. And if you’ve been operating for more than half a century, training up the next generation becomes a rather pressing matter. Egli Motorradtechnik, the famous Swiss workshop that can trace its history back to 1965, has taken big steps to protect its future. And this very smart Honda-powered special…
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It’s all about Honda this week, with a CB900 Bol d’Or from Spain, an Elsinore from Australia, and a Shadow 500 from Arkansas. Plus a new Lego Technics x Ducati kit from Denmark, if you’ve got a little time on your hands .
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Unless you can identify a motorcycle just by its engine, you’ll have a hard time pinning down the exact year and model…
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We don’t often go in for choppers around here—but we do appreciate the skill and effort that goes into building a truly…
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In this santized world, there’s a lot to be said for a big, bruising 1980s superbike. And they don’t get much ballsier…
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This week we’re serving up a sharp pair of matching Honda CB900s, an oddly intriguing CB550, a brawny Katana restomod, and an…
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It’s getting harder and harder to categorize custom bikes. We all know a traditional cafe racer when we see one, but these…
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The Chappell brothers are no strangers to these pages. Over the years, they’ve produced an impressive string of bikes—despite living hundreds of…
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The CB900 Custom is one of the strangest motorcycles Honda has ever made. It has shaft-drive, an enormous 62-inch wheelbase, and a…
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Brothers Rob and Chris Chappell have a slightly unusual approach to running their company Chappell Customs: Rob lives near Toronto in Canada,…
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