Cafe Racer Build Cx 500

On the other hand if you chose to go for a more modern used bike and convert it into a cafe racer then you can look into something like the nifty and reliable honda cb500f.

Cafe racer build cx 500. Build off cx500 cafe racer. Built by josh deardorff the 1982 cx500 he sourced for his project had only 1600 miles on the clock and purchased. Here is my masterpiece. It s been some time since we featured a custom honda cx500 here on the site and what better way to revisit honda s longitudinally aligned v twin than with this beauty from portland usa.

Honda cx500 by sacha lakic. The v twin heads have been color matched to the body and the cases have been given a fresh coat of silver. Cafe racer seat version coming soon. This cx500 marks the first in the purpose built moto signature series.

Apr 25 2016 explore axel libido s board cx500 cafe on pinterest. As the idea of purpose built moto has taken shape there is an increasing difference in the amount of custom work and creativity put into our projects. Timelapse build of a 1980 honda cx500 bobber racer a hybrid between a cafe racer and a bobber. The rest was milling spacing and shimming to get it all to work.

On the handlebars are rizoma grips and mirrors and lsr levers. Here s all the main custom parts on this build. I wasn t keen on building a cafe racer especially with a cx500 because so many have already been done. The important thing was that the final drive splines had to match.

What was the design concept and what influenced the build. The idea behind this stemmed from a need to differentiate between the customs that roll out of my garage. This was the hardest part of the build for me well worth the effort in the end. See more ideas about honda cx500 cx500 cafe racer cafe racer.

In keeping with the cafe racer aspect of this custom cx500 build the bike wears clip on handlebars. As for the engine it s been treated to a refresh both inside and out. Https amzn to 31nfvge lithium ion battery. A fellow cx500 forum member told me that the 75 77 gl1000 wheels would fit the cx500 with a bit of modifying.