A pretty sweet CB400 custom. I looks just right to me with the red seat, bare tank cutouts and black everything else with sportbike front end.
(Source: bikeexif.com)
Ahhh… the Sideburn FT-something-or-other… now featured on BikeEXIF.
Proof that you can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in very, very nice glitter…
Not many people would build a custom bike that added more weight… but thankfully there’s ICON. A 1986 Honda VF1000R with added exo frame and a Continental knobby - perfect for pounding the off-road! Except that things don’t always go to plan, and sometimes bikes break down…
(Source: iconmotosports.net)
A very aggressive looking CB750 custom. Probably my most favourite yet… Check out all the details on this one - the tank, seat, pipes, not to mention the inboard front disc rotors. I’m still trying to figure out how they work.
There’s a bit of ‘controversy’ surrounding this build as well. The donor bike was purchased new by the previous owner way back in 1969, and he kept it in very good condition over all those years. He ended up putting 75,000 miles on it, in the early days he even raced it. Needless to say that he had alot of history with it. When he sold it to Bryan Fuller (of Fuller Hotrods), he was told that there were no plans to chop into it. So the original owner was expecting some light/cosmetic modification. But as you can see - there was alot of chopping involved! What’s more, the original owner was present as this was all filmed for Cafe Racer TV. This build started off during the second season of the show & I’ve been watching those episodes - the original owner stands by with a… ‘bewildered’ look on his face.
Regardless of how great the final build turned out, I can’t help but think that a less pristine bike could have been used.
(Source: bikeexif.com)
Very very nice photos in the LCR 2012 white paper. Check it out at HFL, or here.
(Source: geauxkeegan, via sportbike)
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