Honda

Nice Transalp. I’m starting to get a thing for these.

And yeah I’m running late today. sorry folks…

Really trick Honda XR80. The bike of my dreams when I was 10 or so…

Just a really primo restomod. I’d have killed for one of these once upon a time..

Reader Ride. Bitchen CL350

Always loved these bikes. And sorry to Donnie Watson for getting his e-mail buried in the clutter. I’m getting caught up on a LOT of things lately.

He wrote in:
Here are a few pics of my CL I built a couple years ago.
New site looks good!

Thanks
Crazy Doc

Thank You Doc!

 

 

Reader Ride. A Seriously Cool Adventure Streetfighter… with an unfortunate ending.

I’m not usually a tail high streetfighter kind of guy but his bike has totally MAD credibility.   Ben writes in with the following post… please read it!:


Hey there. Great site, read it every day.

My name is Ben and I’m a bicycle courier in Vancouver BC. I also build bikes in a little DIY shop with a few friends of mine. This is my CBR900RR street fighter that I built while in a wheel chair from crashing a previous bike. It’s got a 1000rr front end and VFR single sided swingarm. The rest was cooked up my me.

When it was done and I could walk again, I rode it from Vancouver to La Paz mexico following the pacific coast the entire time! The trip was phenomenal, an experience of a life time. After going through a few sets of tires and having the best time, the bike was stolen right before my eyes! Snatched into a van in downtown La Paz never to be seen again! All in all it was worth it but I sure miss her! The last two pics are of my beach side off road adventure and camping spot that was part of the Baja 1000 coarse. The other is a fantastic restaurant, great crab burrito.

P.s. If this makes it up on your site an any other readers have seen it since october 2009 let me know!


Man this is among THE COOLEST bikes I’ve ever posted. Great build. Great adventure. But a crappy ending. If anyone’s seen the bike PLEASE LET ME KNOW! It totally Sucks that it was lost that way.   And if you’re involved with the theft… then you’re a piece of shit who has a chance to   do your karma or your soul (or whatever you believe in)  some good and get this guy his bike back.

Ben my hat’s off to you.  Monster thumbs up!  Sound like a fantastic trip.  And hey I’d love to see anything else you’ve got coming out of your shop.

Thanks Very Much!

Honda VLX 400 Chopper/Bobber. A Totally Awesome Budget Build.

You guys know how much i love a well executed budget custom. Simon Tay of Singapore sends in another fine example of why imagination and creativity is always necessary no matter how much money you have… or in this case DON’T have. Congratulations on such a nice bike!

Simon wtites in:

Hi there,
Here’s a Honda Steed VLX 400 I had customized. Did it on a super low budget of S$450. I used an old front fender and widen it to make the rear fender. Found an old leather chair by the dumpster and turned it into a leather seat. Paint was rattled can sprayed but I had the paint shop to do a 2K clear over it for durability. Custom made bars with internal wiring and flushed fork caps. I hope you like it! I’m working on another bike now, hope it’ll turn out better than this!
Cheers!
Simon Tay
Singapore

 

Thanks again Simon!  I Love it!

 

 

 

A seriously Classy CB450 Cafe Build.

Great build thread over on Do The Ton. Be sure to check it out!

A really trick Honda XR650

I may have posted on this bike once before.  Lots of nice touches in this beauty…

Someone was asking about the header photo…

Here it is in the all original format.  The bikes were photographed at Deals Gap a few years back under the “Tree of Shame”.  The Kawasaki H2 owned by a fellow that went by the board name of Hebman (and I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t recall his full name).  He was the master of the highly polished bike.   i didn’t know the owner of the CBX.  Sure made for a pretty picture though.  I’m sure I’ve posted it waaaay back at sometime but anyway, here it is again.  Click for large original format.

Reader submittal. Sweet Vincent, Triumph and Honda racebikes from the 2009 Sandia Vintage Races.

Darin Davis Writes in:

I took these photos at the 2009 Sandia Vintage Races. I did not get much info on the bikes. The Silver Vincent was out of Califirnia and the Guy thrashed it on the track. The old green triumph#207 belonged to Malcolm Dixon a good friend. He was 74 years old and still racing. Malcolm passed in 2010. He wasa member of British Motorcycle Owners Association in Houston Texas. Thanks Darin Davis

Great Stuff!  That Vincent is stunning.



Reader Submittal. A homebrewed CB750 Cafe.

Hi my name is nick, I’m from Wisconsin this is my 1971 CB 750 Cafe that I put together. It took me two years it was my first build.

First Build!  Nice Job!  I like the cutouts on the tank.  I’m a little foggoy on Honda’s.  Is that stock?