HRC-Inspired Honda CB750/R1 from LBC Motorcycles… In 1979, Honda introduced the CB750 Custom (CB750C) to compete with rising tide of “custom” trim lines on the market. The other Japanese manufacturers would soon follow suit if […]
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TT Special: Honda CL72 Street Tracker
A Record-Setting Ascot TT Special from the 60s… In 1962, Honda released the CL72 Scrambler 250 with an eye toward the American market, where high pipes, semi-knobby tires, and an off-road attitude were fast becoming […]
Bernhonda: Bernardet x NX125 Hybrid Scooter!
Patina Perfection: Franco-Japanese Commuter Scooter from Seb’s Atelier x Objet Marcant… In the late 1920s, three brothers — René, Robert, and Roger Bernardet — began manufacturing sidecars in a small workshop in Bourg-la-Reine south of […]
L’ill Dom: Honda NX400 Scrambler
As Seen at Bike Shed Moto Show: 400cc Scrambler from Side Rock Cycles… Most of us are quite familiar with the Honda NX650 Dominator, a fairing-clad 90s “trailie” that would lend its 650cc single-cylinder […]
Thundering Super-Sport: Honda CB900F Restomod
RCM-604 by AC Sanctuary… When the Honda CB900F first appeared in 1979, it wasn’t available in the States, as Honda was worried it might steal the thunder of the mighty CBX. American riders grew green […]
77 Redux: Honda CB750F Café Racer
Rocket Science: CB750F Cafe Racer from a SpaceX Propulsion Engineer… In 1975, Honda unveiled the CB750F Super Sport, a significant redesign of the original CB750K that included both styling and performance enhancements. The engine boasted […]
Penny: Honda CB750 Café Racer by The Hot Rod Shop
Car Fix’s Jeremy Bumpus builds himself a CB750… For many of the more mechanically-minded of us, weekend morning cartoons were eschewed at an early age for the hot rod, muscle car, and automotive how-to shows […]
Knievel: Honda CB360 Scrambler
If You Build it, They Will Come: “Knievel” from Freeland Motorcycles… The Honda CJ360T appeared in 1976 as a stripped-down bare-bones version of the CB/CL360 twins. It had a five-speed transmission instead of six, no […]
Custom Fighter: Honda Hornet 600 Custom
FVT 12: Twin-Seat CB600F from Francis Von Tuto… In 1998, Honda launched their CBR600F-powered naked bike, the Hornet 600. Built in Italy, the bike featured a re-tuned version of the last-gen CBR supersport engine, a […]
Baby Mad Max: Honda Hornet 600 Custom
Honda CB600F Hornet by Revel Customs… In the late 1990s, there was a small boom in four-cylinder naked middleweights. The big Japanese manufacturers wanted a slice of the Suzuki Bandit 600 market, and Honda’s answer […]
