Cx500 Cafe Racer Tank

By tom / tuesday, 10 july 2018 / published in bike builds. The honda cx500 was what we call a “rescue build”.

Mijn project ,1980 Honda CX500C CafeRacer ( Nieuwe Tank

Designed for honda cx500 deluxe, a two to one person seat!

Cx500 cafe racer tank. Honda style fuel tank 11l. With this post i'll try to inspire cafe racer enthusiast to start working on their own low budget cafe racer. In many ways, the cx was a groundbreaking development in the world of motorcycling with its water cooled engine, electric start, and reliable shaft drive.

Home » bike builds » 1981 honda cx500 cafe racer. Cut the top off one of the original eurosport tanks, which i then found had been in an accident once before, and had about an inch thick of filler on it! The jog in the cx frame has always been a bone of contention for me.

500 cc engine 5 speed transmission disc brake front drum brake rear new battery new pistons and rings, custom hard ass seat, custom rear fender tail section. The customer bought it from another custom motorcycle workshop nearly, complete with a fully rebuilt engine. Geoff launched return of the cafe racers in 2006 as a place to document his very first cafe racer build.

Often overlooked on a cx mod is the tilted back tank. The original bike is a honda cx500 custom with its nice tank. A turbo honda cx500 cafe racer from kingston customs.

Before using this site please read the site disclaimer.also please note that any links provided may be part of an affiliate programme (viz. Custom designed and built rear sets to provide a 'cafe racer' riding position on the bike. Made from aluminium, carbon fibre and steel.

While on paper it sounds like a milestone in motorcycle. Hi guys, purchased a 1980 cx500 custom recently as my first bike and have decided to start a cafe racer build project with my gf's father. Custom ignition system, runs on toggle switches and push button start, green leds, cone air filter straight pipes no baffles, so yeah its loud.

Andrew jones published on july 25, 2017 tweet. He has also worked as the editor of the independent custom motorcycle magazine tank moto, contributed to other online publication like bikeexif and co. Gas tank was relocated rearwards and raised in the rear to straighten the lines of the bike.

See more ideas about honda cx500, cx500 cafe racer, cafe racer. The poor man's guzzi—once loved only by despatch riders—has fast become the sweetheart of the cafe racer world. Another noticeable change is the fuel tank —as hcg’s federico lozada explains, “the cx500 in argentina was not a much appreciated bike, so we decided to use a 1980 honda xl250 gas tank.

Honda cx500, gl500, cx650 and gl650 bobbers, choppers, cafe racers and more! Who'd have thought that the humble honda cx500 would one day join the cb750 and sr500 as a staple of custom builders? We’ve had it happen before, a deflated customer comes in after a bad experience wanting.

The japanese manufacturers only venture into the world of horizontally opposed twins. Gas tank was repainted in a cream white from a 70's porsche colour code. Honda cx500 rr cafe racer.

The pressure regulator and the petrol pump were placed under the tank. Taking time to make sure the stance of the bike was right from front to back, the tank was dropped 18mm on the front and mounted slightly raised at. The cx500 works best when builders manage to straighten out its awkward lines.

Starting with a rather rough and ratty honda cx500 donor bike, you can build a sweet little cafe racer by adding your own labor and this very well thought out kit from ian saxcoburg, a mechanical design engineer by day and savior of old and abandoned cx500s by night. And who better to do that than an experienced automotive, furniture. Consisting of 2 parts, separated seat cowl and upholstery base, giving a café racer style look in a sec !

It’s always a tough job to take on a half completed build. The cx500 by lakic design is a truly unique and magnificent beast of a cafe racer based off of a honda cx500. The owner wanted a cafe racer but had to delay his project for.

Universal art designer sacha lakic has created one of the most beautiful. 3 mounting points (stainless steel. Herencia custom garage this stunning 1980 cx500 scrambler was put together by argentinian outfit hcg.

It’s also not the type of bike you’d think of to start your project with. Honda cx500 cafe racer build. I am extremely impressed with your craftsmanship.

Few bikes have started life as unloved as the honda cx500. Ebay, amazon) which helps support the site as i will earn a commission when visitors make a qualifying purchase. Honda cx500 cafe racer by bbcr engineering.

• why was this bike built? Here you will see a 1980 honda cx500 custom cafe racer motorcycle. By purpose built moto / thursday, 18 march 2021 / published in bike builds, bike customization.

There are usually quite a few cx500s to be found in varying states of. But this trio of builders decided it was the perfect donor vehicle to transform into a work of art. Dirk’s goal was to keep everything super clean so that the turbocharger with its aluminum air box nestled in the rear frame is perfectly presented.

This honda cx500 café racer by sacha lakic was one of the reasons to start with bikebrewers.com, so one of my first posts is about this awesome creation: Designed by shiochiro irimajari, the man behind the incredible six cylinder cbx1000, honda billed it as ‘ first to the future.’. Cafe racer fuel tank xf125 style type 12.

The honda cx500 in its base form is not that impressive. We have done some brainstorming and decided the first steps are to swap out the stock seat in favor of a more lower profile; 1981 honda cx500 cafe racer.

Café racers come in a lot of different setups and prices, from bikes under $1000 and even up to $60,000 (like the. Ver más ideas sobre motos, motocicletas, cx500 cafe racer.

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