Honda Cb350 Cafe Racer Build
I was dying to get my hands on a honda cb350 twin to build “the ultimate japanese cafã© racerâ€.
Honda cb350 cafe racer build. See more ideas about cb350, cafe racer, cb350 cafe racer. You can build the complete kit or select individual modules to create your unique cafe racer bike. It was a buell xb9 firebolt. Below is a selection of honda cb350 cafe racer builds we have featured on the blog.
One build that recently grabbed my attention was sydney based member ducatiboy’s honda cb350 ‘limited edition’ cafe racer. I found some great examples, which i have also been posting. I got my first “real” motorcycle when i was 18. Sean of roc city cafe racers in rochester, ny has just finishing putting together this very tidy honda cb350 coined the spitfire.the lines on this bike are what really makes it special.
The honda cb series of motorcycles are perhaps the world's most popular cafe racer platform. Our most popular kit is the honda cx500 cafe racer kit. The fact he’s still alive would tend to indicate that he knows what he’s doing. 1973 honda cl450 cafe racer new custom tank black new fuel lines, petcock and gas cap 7/8″ cafe racer bars custom cafe racer seat custom led tail ligh.
He’s built several bikes, but this one is a favorite: The cb series bikes were designed mainly for commuting and cruising, though many have serious sporting potential or racing Nothing met kasper’s standards so he started from scratch. The 1973 cb350 rolled into the workshop in a sorry state, the pervious owner had attempted to implement a cafe racer conversion, the extent of which involved messing up the keihins, a bar swap, ill conceived knee indents and a coat of rattle can black.
An entirely unique cafe racer built from a 1971 honda cb350.the most defining feature is the custom hardtail fabrication work and the solo saddle that hovers just above the rear tire. We’ve seen a lot of cb350 cafe racers over the years, but rarely does a build of this caliber come along. The bikes are reliable, have great proportions, are easy to work on, have a massive after market and are pretty easy to find since honda produced tons of them. The cb350 uses a 14.3 inch set of fox's all new podium rc1 fully adjustable rear shock absorbers designed especially to improve the suspension of older bikes used for custom builds such as cafe racers as the build was to be a ground up performance and visual improvement on the ageing cb350 much of the original bike has been replaced with.
A nice tail cowl and flat seat, some bolt on rearset pegs, clip ons, some carb work, pod filters and a paint job. The 1971 honda cb350 cafe racer project sitting in front of the 1972 honda cl350. Conversely, the motorcycles in this era in america didn’t have to be little and nimble and because of this the organic transformation of a stock bike to a bobber or chopper was not necessarily a more compact bike. After a few emails back and forth db shared the story of his cafe racer build with me and despite his declaration, he was no good behind the camera, he snapped off these slick shots for us.
Below, we get the full story on the build, along with photos from @benjaminallan23. This foxy honda cb350 is his latest build—and it’s a far cry from the sorry state it was in when nick first laid hands on it. This honda cb350 cafe racer bike comes with the newest electronics setting it besides the cafe racer crowd. Unfortunately, i wasn’t alone in this quest and these bikes were becoming very hard to get your hands on!
Every piece is functional and incorporated into the bike to make it seem like it came in as a stock feature and not as a modification. His wife, daughter and son all helped with the build. Controls have been minimized and the ignition relocated. The honda cb is from day one a very popular bike for cafe racer builders.
Honda cb350 cafe racer zach o’brien got his 1971 cb350 for just $400, running and titled. While searching for inspiration for the final build i kept searching for 1971 cb350’s. The japanese cafã© racer scene was taking off big time and the trend was beginning to flourish. The custom exhaust breaks up the rigid shape of the frame and gives it a more organic appearance.
Honda cb350 brat / cafe racer: This was how dave had bought it but when you want a custom ride, no one else’s ideas will do. This honda cb350 cafe racer bike is equipped with the latest electronics setting it apart from the cafe racer crowd. Honda cb360 cafe racer by aston neale motorcycles straight out of suffolk:
Build was finished fall of 2019 and only ridden for a short 2020 season. Cafe racer kits and cafe racer spare parts.