Honda CB450 Cafe Racer: In the Builder’s Words. This CB450 was dragged out of a barn in southeast Texas. A farmer took the bike in trade in ‘73, his son and future daughter-in-law had their first date on it, rode it through high school and were married. Shortly afterwards it was put away for 42+ years when I purchased from them. As soon as we laid eyes on this Honda CB cafe racer, we knew there was more to it than meets the eye. Mods like the mono-shock rear end and sleek bodywork had us curious—but the story behind the project turned out to be equally remarkable. The Honda belongs to Mirko Messner, who builds under the moniker MessnerMoto. Mirko lives in Belgrade, Serbia, where he holds down a nine-to-five as a Introduced in 1992, the Honda CB Seven Fifty — better known as the Nighthawk or CB750F2 in some markets — was an air-cooled retro roadster with a steel cradle frame, twin-shock rear swingarm, conventional air-assisted forks, and a 73-hp DOHC four-cylinder engine. While the Seven Fifty outperformed its arch nemesis, the Kawasaki Zephyr 750 Jun 4, 2019 - From the 35th Tokyo Motorshow "Lightweight Handling and Thumping Big-single Torque. The CB400SS is a sporting single in the finest traditio A Black Beauty from De Palma Cycles…. Introduced in 1979, the Honda CB650 Four (RC03) would be the last of Honda’s air-cooled SOHC fours — an illustrious lineage that began with the 1969 CB750 and sealed Honda’s reputation as a maker of high performance bikes. The CB650 was built on the same production line as its immediate predecessor Yes, the Honda CB750 is probably the most popular base bike for a cafe racer project. And yes, it’s been done over and over and over again. To be honest, it’s pretty hard to surprise the custom scene with a CB750 cafe racer. Of course, there are lot’s of pretty damn good bikes out there (also check out our Top 10 Honda CB Cafe Racers ). HONDA CB 400/4 PARTS. Showing 1–24 of 67 results. Honda CB 400 550 k 750 175 250 350 FRONT FOOT REST RUBBER SET OF 2 £ 10.00. Add to basket; NEW Genuine Honda 7 DAYS AGO / 32 Comments / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES. If you’ve ever looked at the Honda CL500 and thought it resembled a small cruiser that’s been crudely massaged into the shape of a scrambler, you’d be right. Honda’s middleweight soft-roader borrows its main frame (and some of its style) from the Japanese firm’s awkward-looking Rebel 500 Re: 1980 CB650 Cafe Racer. « Reply #17 on: April 11, 2010, 09:14:01 am ». There is a complete 1982 CB650 at a salvage yard in Auburn ME, has a rack with bags and top case, and supposedly runs. They want $800 for it. Saw one a bit more beat up than mine in back for $500. 8 hours ago · In the 1990s, this 1977 Ducati 900 was modified using a C&J Precision Products frame and Fiber Systems fiberglass bodywork. The pearl white and green metallic finish, adorned with black pinstriping, graces the fiberglass body mounted on a C&J Precision Products’ red 4130 chrome-moly tube-frame. Notable features include a center stand, a wrap MkoML.