Pint-size Scrambler from Garage94… In the late 90s, Honda announced the launch of their new and improved CD50 Benly “business bike.” The Benly featured a 49cc air-cooled four-stroke OHC single-cylinder engine, “Tuff-up” puncture-resistant inner tubes, […]
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Honda CB400 Super Four Café Racer
Resurrecting the motorcycle of a lost friend… In 1992, Honda introduced the CB400 Super Four (CB400SF), a 400cc sibling of the CB1000 Big One. Though it began as a Japan-only model, the CB400SF was […]
World’s Smallest V-Twin Motorcycle: Honda “SS100”
99cc Honda SS50 V-Twin from Allen Millyard… Introduced in 1967, the Honda SS50 was a schoolboy’s dream. The 49cc OHC four-stroke featured a long race-style tank, gorgeous heat-shielded high-line exhaust, and even a café-style bum […]
Freddie Spencer CB750F 6-Hour Endurance Replica
John Froude’s Faithful Replica of Fast Freddie’s CB750F Endurance Racer… “Fast Freddie” Spencer is one of the greatest motorcycle racers America has ever produced. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was a prodigy who began […]
Best of Both Worlds: Honda Super Cub 250
250cc Super Cub from DOTi Custom… In continuous production since 1958, the Honda Super Cub — aka the Honda Cub — is the most produced motor vehicle in history. Of the model’s many variations […]
Dinostyle Honda CX500 Custom Roadster
Custom CX500 from Dinostyle Garage… We’re nearing 50 years since the Honda CX500 was introduced. Who expected this strange middleweight V-twin street bike, which earned the nickname “plastic maggot” during its heyday, would become […]
CB-RR: Honda CB750 Café Fighter
Retro-Modern CB750 from Jeff Gallo x M&M Motorsports… In 1976, Honda introduced the CB750A “Hondamatic,” which featured a two-speed semiautomatic transmission with a torque converter in place of a standard clutch. Compression ratio was lowered, […]
Night Fury: Honda CB750 Neo Café Racer
GIT Night Fury 750 from Goldie Innotech Designs… In The Batman (2022) starring Robert Pattinson as the masked avenger of Gotham, a Honda CB-based “Drifter” bike serves as Bruce Wayne’s main mode of transportation […]
Stay Gold: Honda GL1200 Goldwing Café Racer
Aspencade to Café: Black Cycles Australia’s Goldwing Cafe Racer… Today we think of the Honda Goldwing as the quintessential big touring bike — a roadgoing La-Z-Boy loaded with creature comforts of every kind, capable of […]
Vintage CB-R: Honda CB500/550 Café Racer
15th Anniversary Build: Retrofitted CB500 from Cafe Cycles… In 1969, the Honda CB750 howled onto the scene as the fastest and most sophisticated motorcycle ever to come out of Japan…and for a price that undercut […]