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When ordinary just won't do

1989 Honda GB500 – the British Cafe Racer From Japan

April 10, 2016 by Paul Crowe

1989 Honda GB500 TT, the Japanese cafe racer

Unappreciated when new, the Honda GB500 is one of those motorcycles that everyone at the time let slip away. They showed up in Honda showrooms as the Japanese interpretation of what the classic British cafe racer should have been and they built a beauty. Unfortunately, it showed up as the big displacement horsepower wars were getting under way and buyers had something crazy … [Read more...]

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