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Urban Flat Track: Honda CRF450 Street Tracker
Street-Legal CRF450 “Urban Flat Tracker” by Meccanica Serrao d’Aquino The Honda CRF450 is the company’s four-stroke, 450-class dirt weapon. The bike is available in motocross (CRF450R) and...
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“White Lightning” Honda CB400F by Wayne Hawes
Honda CB400 Four resurrected after 30 years sitting outdoors… The Honda CB400F is one of our favorite bikes from the entire CB series. It was an evolution of the CB350F, introduced in 1972 as the...
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Honda XR600R Street Tracker by RotaJG
The Honda XR600R — affectionately known as the “Big Red Pig” — was the king of the desert for a decade and more. Introduced in 1985, the big air-cooled XR quickly rose to dominance at Baja and beyond,...
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“Mad Bob” Honda Rebel 500 Bobber by Tokwa Party Garage
A badder, madder Honda Rebel… In 2017, Honda released their completely redesigned Rebel 300/500 with great fanfare. Cycle World named the Rebel 300 the “Best Lightweight Streetbike” of 2017, while...
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“Yatagarasu” Honda CB360 Cafe Racer by Moth Vintage
From fiery basket case to The One Moto… The Honda CB360, a four-stroke twin, debuted in the mid-70s as an alternative to Honda’s more expensive and complex lightweight fours. The 34-hp engine was...
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“Civetta” Honda XL600 Scrambler by Padova Dirt Custom
“Dirtstyle” Honda XL from Italy… The Honda XL600 is one of our favorite dual-sport bikes of the 1980s. The air-cooled RFVC radial valve engine offered 45 horsepower — solid punch at the time — and the...
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“Ignite” Honda FTR250 by Ignition MC
The Honda FTR250 was a factory street tracker styled after the company’s purpose-built flat tracker, the legendary Honda RS750, which broke the long dominance of Harley-Davidson in the AMA Grand...
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“Elisium” Honda Hornet Cafe Fighter
Neo Cafe: Honda CB600F Hornet from Russia’s Drivein Workshop… The Honda CB600F — aka the Hornet or 599 — was a naked middleweight powered by a re-tuned version of the 599cc liquid-cooled inline four...
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Honda CBX550 Cafe Racer by Luca Sereni
A middleweight CBX inspired by Colin Chapman’s Lotus 43… The Honda CBX550 Four, introduced in 1982, boasted some interesting signature elements at the time. Most notably, there was the distinctive...
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“U-Turn” Honda SLR650 by Imbarcadero14
The Honda SLR650 was a stripped-down, more street-focused version of the popular NX650 Dominator. The 44-hp SLR had a smaller 19-inch front wheel, lower seat height, and the bike was slightly lighter,...
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Honda CL350 Brat-Scrambler by Offset Moto
Going Equilateral: Long-Armed CL350 from San Francisco… The Honda CL350 was the scrambler version of the beloved CB350 twin, featuring a high-mount exhaust and 19-inch front wheel. While the 346 curb...
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Honda Garage Dreams: 13 CB1000R Customs!
Honda Garage Dreams is the first motorcycle customization contest in the history of Honda Spain-Portugal, aka Honda Motor Europe Iberia. In January, 13 Honda dealers across Spain and Portugal started...
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Honda CB350 Cafe Commuter by Kevin Bergeron
The Honda CB350 is one of the most beloved small twins of all time, a 36-hp scrapper that recalled the old adage: “It isn’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”...
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Aviation-Grade: Honda CB350 Restomod by Merlin Cycleworks
What happens when a jet aircraft mechanic builds his wife a bike… The Honda CB350 twin is not only one of the company’s best-selling models, but one of today’s most popular vintage bikes for...
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Honda CB1000R Tracker by Impala Barcelona
Last week, we featured the Honda CB1000R customs taking part in the Honda Garage Dreams contest, in which 13 Honda dealers from Spain and Portugal have customized Honda’s 144-hp Neo Sports Café with a...
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Baja Dominator: Honda NX650 by LL Motorcycles
In the few years, the Honda NX650 Dominator has been a popular donor for customization. The 44-hp RFVC engine is nigh-unkillable, and the robust build quality made the bike the perfect urban enduro....
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Elsinore Tribute: Honda CR250 Scrambler by Andrew Greenland
In the early 1970s, Honda unveiled the CR250M Elsinore — a two-stroke machine destined to become one of the classics of the dirt world. Strangely enough, a team of Honda engineers had developed the...
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Honda CJ250/360 Cafe Racer by Elemental Custom Cycles
The Honda CJ series was a stripped-down, less expensive offshoot of the better-known CB/CL series. For instance, the CJ360T featured a five-speed transmission instead of the six-speed box on the...
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Urban Cross: Honda NX650 by Petrology
In 2015, Maria Arellano and Jona Gimenez created Petrology, a brand out of Alicante, Spain, that celebrates “the culture of petrol, power, and good design.” The pair has long admired classic machines,...
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Budget-Built: $1250 Honda CB650 by Redeemed Cycles
A $1250 (!) brat / cafe racer from North Carolina… While we love to drool over high-dollar bike builds as much as anyone, we’ve always been drawn to bikes built within a reasonable budget, and even...
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