Honda Cm400 Cafe Racer Frame

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Honda cm400 cafe racer frame. It's been years since i had been able to work on a bike. Their inception was based on a missing market for classic european and japanese custom components. Cafe racer kits and cafe racer spare parts. Our crk 250/400 cafe racer kit transforms the honda cb250n or cb400n into a great looking old school racer.

“the bike which i have chosen this time is a honda cm400 from 1983 with a very reliable 30hp twin. 2007 ducati multistrada single sided rear wheel: #cm450 #caferacer #vintagebike '82 honda cm450c '79 honda cm400e '81 honda cm400a '16 triumph scrambler '80 suzuki gs250t Any motorbikes enthusiast has, at one point, probably developed a taste for café racers.

Where most saw rustbucket, i saw beauty! For under $4000 including the donor you can build yourself a great looking cafe racer designed by a nasa engineer. Cafe racer design source hybrid kt675 @caferacerdesign specs donor: See more ideas about honda, cafe racer, bike.

The footpegs, clubman bars and the exhausts are all handmade. 12 steps to building a cafe racer. The honda cm400 has always been a popular machine. Jim sent his bike through along with the build story for all of those who can’t make it the show to enjoy.

This time i decided to build a bike in a military style; If you’re the proud owner of a cm400, bikebandit.com has the honda cm400 parts and accessories you need to keep your ride in top shape. The lines of a cm do not lend themselves to the cafe racer form as well as that of the cb. Keeps me going.” thanks, man.

“the bike was originally an ’81 honda cm400. Voodoo vintage was established in 2009 in austin, texas, and now currently located in monee, illinois. Dime city cycles is the premier choice for diy custom motorcycle parts, accessories and life style gear. Andrew jones published on september 23, 2013 tweet.

A second honda was picked as a parts donor: 82 cm450e (sold), 81 cm 400 e & t, 78 cb400 t, 75 cb 550, 78 cb 750 riding: Reader rides | uyvi’s honda cm400t cafe racer/social statement posted by: The clip on handlebars, single seat, coupled with the stainless steel instruments and bates style headlamp create cool retro look.

It’s hard to believe this crisp honda cm400 is only the third build from the halifax, novia scotia, shop. A slightly shorter and smaller frame makes this a nippy bike, ideal for cafe racer styling, with all the bonuses of honda. 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. Although not impossible, cm is better suited as a bobber, brat, or roadster style custom over that of a cafe racer.

See more ideas about cafe racer, honda cb, honda. Trent reker in uncategorized june 13, 2011 0 got an email from uyvi from oregon of his honda cm400t cafe/fighter/thrasher. A friend sold this 1982 cm450c to me for $150. It’s a custom honda cm400 cafe racer built by junior burell of retro moto.

We even carry a great range of honda cm400 riding. “then we chopped the rear frame a bit so the seat would fit perfectly and to make the bike just a bit lower. The vfr rim was then fit with wide bridgestone rubber. It was equipped with electric start and electronic ignition.

Café racers come in a lot of different setups and prices, from bikes under $1000 and even up to $60,000 (like the cx500 café racer from sacha lakic).i think it’s not necessary to spend thousands of dollars, so we’ll hook you up to the bare essence of building a cafe racer. Cafe racer scrambler tracker brat bobber. Metzeler me880 (front), dunlop d616 (rear) tank: Expect to do heavy frame, seat, and tank fabrication & modification to achieve the cafe racer look.

Tired of the fat tire scene, they established a business plan to offer hand crafted vintage style frames and accessories without breaking the bank! Built around the single cylinder suzuki s40 (also known as the savage) this is a unique way of building your first cafe racer. Whether your interest is cafe racers, bobbers, choppers, brats, trackers, scramblers or you just want something a little different for your current ride, you are sure to find the parts you need right here. Xr650 motor with 675 big bore kit and hot cam front end:

It was a precursor to the honda rebel series of motorcycles. A custom upswept rear loop went on to the frame next which he fit with a cafe styled fiberglass rear cowl. The honda cm400 is a street bike produced by the honda motor company from 1979 to 1982, part of a series of motorcycles with the prefix 'cm' using various engine capacities. The honda cb is from day one a very popular bike for cafe racer builders.

The guys liked its backbone frame design and 400cc parallel twin mill—and saw the gawky styling as a welcome challenge. With this post i’ll try to inspire cafe racer enthusiast to start working on their own low budget cafe racer.