Vote of confidence Garth's Honda CX500 Return of the Cafe Racers
This Honda CX650C was built for the father of a Formula 1 driver. The detail is just staggering, from the TIG-welded 2-2 exhaust to the hand-made stainless steel gas tank to the 24-karat gold leaf decals. Then there's the mono shock, featuring a fully-adjustable GSX-R unit, as well as the rare 18-inch "boomerang" rim, 10-piston brakes.
Cafe Racer Honda CX 500 1978 Custom Cafe Racer Motorcycles For Sale
When Honda released the CX500 in 1978, they had no idea how significant it would become in the custom world roughly four decades later. Initially released to scores of adoring fans, it eventually fell out of favor—and its design hasn't aged well. But the revival of the café racer scene has meant a resurgence in CX500 popularity, led by builders that have figured out how to navigate its.
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Honda CX 500 GTS Cafe Racer by Sacha Lakic Design Lsr Bikes
Garth Allison took inspiration during the build of this Honda CX500 cafe racer from none other than Sascha Lakic, who I recently interviewed here on the site. Rather than me telling you how Garth put this amazing bike together, I thought I'd let you hear it in the builders own words…. "My build started 3 years ago when CX500s didn't.
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by BBCR Engineering BikeBound
The Honda CX500 has become a favorite among builders, with its 'Guzzi-style V-twin, stubby wheelbase, and upright forks. In factory trim, the bike is decidedly ugly, just begging to be restyled! Enter Colin Froy of Rolling Retro, who needed a change after a close call with the police on his sport bike. It was time for a change, and he caught.
Ready to race Sacha Lakic's CX500 cafe racer Bike EXIF
Honda CX500 RR Cafe Racer. Share Pin 73 Email. Honda's CX500. The Japanese manufacturers only venture into the world of horizontally opposed twins. In many ways, the CX was a groundbreaking development in the world of motorcycling with its water-cooled engine, electric start, and reliable shaft drive. While on paper it sounds like a milestone.
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The 1979 Honda CX500 Deluxe underwent modifications to adopt the style of a cafe racer. The fuel tank, headlight nacelle, and drilled side covers were refinished in grey. A custom round tail section and solo cafe-style seat were added to the frame. Additional features include a shortened chrome front fender, center and side stands, and a custom license plate bracket with a taillight mounted to.
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by BBCR Engineering BikeBound
The Sport Edition is priced at €35.000,- and the more exclusive Race Edition will go to a new owner for €55.000,-. This Honda CX500 Café Racer by Sacha Lakic was one of the reasons to start with BikeBrewers.com, so one of my first posts is about this awesome creation: Universal art designer Sacha Lakic has created one of the most beautiful.
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Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by BBCR Engineering. Few bikes have started life as unloved as the Honda CX500. Designed by Shiochiro Irimajari, the man behind the incredible six cylinder CBX1000, Honda billed it as ' First to the Future .'. Though hoping it would be thought of as the ' Poor Man's Guzzi ' because of the lateral mounted V-twin.
Valkyrie A Honda CX500 café racer by NCT Motorcycles Bike EXIF
9. SACHA LAKIC HONDA CX500 GTS. When Garth Allison built his incredible CX500 cafe racer he was inspired by a bike built more than 16,000km away. It was the work of Sacha Lakic, a furniture and interior designer from Luxembourg with a soft spot for motorcycles.
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Hailing from Poland this '81 Honda CX500 based Cafe Racer is the work of Michal Groniewski. Despite the lack of other enthusiasts and local resources, he's built himself a stunning bike in a touch over 5 months. Michal found his CX500 stashed away in an old guy's shed where it had been sitting for the past 5 years.
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by Ironwood Motorcycles BikeBound
The CX500 Cafe/Bobber kit from L.M.C contains a subframe, lower shock mount and battery relocation box.. CX500 Cafe Racer Kit. Sale Price: $475.00 Original Price:. This kit converts the '78-82 Honda CX500 into a mono-shocked cafe, or bobber, depending on which direction you go. It is almost completely bolt on, except for the lower shock.
1980 Custom Build Honda Cx500 ( CX 500 ) CAFE Racer “triple Espresso” Cafe racers for sale
The Honda CX650 was the last of the CX series, which began with the well-known CX500. The CX machines had a Guzzi-like engine layout, but that's where the similarity ended. In fact, the liquid-cooled, 80-degree, twisted-cylinder V-twin was like nothing else on the road. "The CX is a singular piece; an imitation of nothing else, this V-twin.
1980 Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by BBCR Engineering
Honda CX500 Cafe Racers. The Honda CX500 — along with variants like the GL500 and GL650 — incorporated a variety of innovative features for the late 70s / early 80s. These included liquid-cooling, shaft drive, electric-only start, and an 80-degree V-twin mounted with the crankshaft parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bike — much like.
Generation Bobber HONDA CX 500 Café Racer von Kingston
Built by Josh Deardorff the 1982 CX500 he sourced for his project had only 1600 miles on the clock and purchased for the princely sum of $350 and hadn't moved since 1984. Inspired by the Wrenchmonkees own CX500, Josh set out to customise the bike using his skills in metal fabrication, despite having limited experience working on motorcycles.
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer Hispotion
With its deep knee indents, the CX500 fuel tank is well suited to the cafe racer style, but its proportions left the stock wheels looking much too skinny. To remedy that the Honda front end was swapped out for a fully adjustable 2003 Yamaha R1 alternative. To beef things up further, the 17 inch R1 hoop has been wrapped in MotoZ Tractionator GPS.
