70 hp, 254 lbs: Two-Stroke Race Replica Restomod from Japan… Built from 1987-1999, the Honda NSR250R was a street-legal two-stroke race replica powered by a liquid-cooled 249cc 90° V-twin with Honda’s power-valve system and nikasil-sulfur […]
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Express Postie: Honda CT90 Land Speed Racer
“The World’s Fastest CT90? Maybe…” Introduced in 1966, the Honda CT90 was a single-cylinder four-stroke step-through motorcycle also marketed as the Trail 90. It may seem strange in our day of purpose-built dirt bikes and […]
Barnfind Racer: Honda CG125 Café Racer
Belgian-Built Café Racer from Bruthaus Classics… Joris Vander Borght is a man with no shortage of passion. The Belgian artist and motorcycle builder rode his first motorcycle at the age of 12, when his […]
Perfect Balance: Honda CB1100 Custom
Modern Classic Masterpiece from Wedge Motorcycle… In 2009, forty years after the introduction of the CB750 Four, Honda introduced the CB1100 as a spiritual successor to that iconic machine. The 1100 had many hallmarks of […]
Racing Gold: Honda CB900F Bol d’Or Superbike
A Race-inspired CB900F from Old Tops Garage… In 1979, Honda declared their newly unveiled CB900F to be a “a thundering Super-Sports bike with devastating performance and an unwavering stamina.” Initially known as the CB900F Super […]
TwinStar Scrambler: Honda CM200T Custom
Custommade C.A. rebuilds and reimagines a family heirloom… Available from 1980-83, the Honda CM200T TwinStar was a beginner-friendly parallel-twin produced as part of Honda’s “Custom Motorcycle” lineup, using the same chassis, engine, and brakes as […]
Triple XL: Three Honda XL500 Motocrossers!
GPgarage Moto builds a trio of four-stroke Honda motocrossers… Introduced in 1979, the Honda XL500 would become one of the most successful dual-purpose bikes of the era, combining a 32-hp version of the XR500 engine […]
Super 6 II: Honda CBX Café Racer
Lys Motorcycles builds a six-cylinder café racer… For the 1979 model year, ten years after the introduction of the revolutionary CB750, Honda released another two-wheeled marvel of engineering, the CBX1000 Super Sport. The mighty CBX […]
Red Soul Rising: Honda CB750F Café Racer
Jax Garage’s “Soul Red” 750…for sale! In 1979, Honda released the twin-cam CB750F, a 77-hp DOHC evolution of the “Original Superbike” released a decade before. Moto-journalists had previously claimed that a 750/4, while fast in […]
Family Heirloom, Reborn: Honda Shadow 600 Custom
Tumulte transforms a family heirloom for a factory Mercedes AMG driver! Introduced in 1988, the Honda Shadow 600 — aka the VT600 or VLX — was a liquid-cooled V-twin cruiser with a 35° rake and […]
