A little while back, some builders began to take another look at the CX500 and decided it might make a compact and good looking cafe racer. So out came the tools and, well, once one guy does it, everyone jumps in and begins hacking away, but sometimes a builder comes along and spends a little more time thinking the process through before starting and what you get is something … [Read more...]
1979 Honda CX500 Deluxe Gentlemens Cafe Woody
This is an extremely good looking cafe racer custom based on a 1979 Honda CX500 Deluxe, the builder, MP Cycle Design, calls it the Gentlemens Cafe Woody and it's actually his second attempt at a conversion he's done before. It looks like the practice paid off because this is very nicely done. The bike catches your eye from anywhere you look, from the chrome tank to the … [Read more...]
Very Low Mileage Unrestored 1990 Honda GB500 TT
They're only original once and this very low mileage (1270 miles), unrestored, 1990 Honda GB500 TT looks like an excellent example of this very desirable model. The only non original part is the Supertrapp exhaust, a very common swap which, if replaced would return this bike to a completely original state. All metal surfaces also seem in excellent condition, the pitting … [Read more...]
The Honda GB500 You’re Waiting For is Here
You'll see a Honda GB500 TT come up for sale now and then, sometimes they've been "improved" by their owner and other times they've just been abused, but this one hits all the right buttons. It's in beautiful condition all around and mileage at just over 8300 is relatively low. There's no corrosion or pitting obvious anywhere and it has the same small hairline crack on … [Read more...]
1989 Honda GB500 – the British Cafe Racer From Japan
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...]