Honda Cb550k Cafe Racer

The honda cb550 is actually a 544 cc 33 2 cu in air cooled four cylinder standard motorcycle made from 1974 to 1978.

Honda cb550k cafe racer. This bike is a collaboration between french motorcycle apparel brand the royal racer and the french kikishop customs. The cb550 is a great performing machine and could be a great start to build an amazing cafe racer. If you keep it simple avoid the checkered stripes and the temptation to chrome everything you can t go wrong. Honda cb550 cafe racer.

Most of the original cafe racers parked outside the ace cafe or the 59 club had engines in the 500 650cc range and it wasn. 1978 honda cb550 cafe racer show bike usd8 000 auction free bike insurance calculator free bike shipping cost calculator 1978 cb550 md01 race hand built show bike engine rebuilt by mark paris aka hondaman bored 1mm 650 cam port and polish head fully disassembled cleaned inspected and any worn out pa. We re big fans of backyard builds here on return of the cafe racers. There s a great story behind this honda owned by 33 year old chris booth of vancouver bc.

Jersey honda cb550 cafe racer by kott motorcycles a sleek stripped down version of what this bike could have looked like straight from the factory built from 1974 to 1978 the honda cb550 was the company s middleweight four featuring an 8 valve engine that made 39 horsepower at 8000 rpm good for a quarter mile time of 14. A beautiful approach on the 1973 classic honda cb. They re far too dangerous then he went on a road trip to speed week at bonneville with three friends. Honda cb550f cafe racer.

The original cb550k has 4 exhaust pipes and 4 silencers. As seen in the pictures it has front disk rear drum brakes. Today we unveil the trifecta with another japanese based café racer that s been one man. Starting with an obviously rough 1977 honda cb550f the owner stripped it down to the frame removed all of the brackets that weren t necessary bead blasted.

The bike packs a strong punch from its gutsy middleweight inline four and the handling is lightning quick and crisp. Donor bikes have become more expensive in recent years but there is a large aftermarket to help the garage or shed build. A tüv approved cb550 cafe racer if there s a style of bike resistant to trends it s the classic honda cb café racer. Honda cb550 cafe racer.

If you need another example of what you can do with a classic but less than pristine motorcycle take a look at this. Until he was 28 chris swore that he d never ride a motorcycle. Of course this cb550 is fully packed with their own products and i think the bike deserves a listing in our top 10 honda cb cafe racers. The curva honda cb550 k2.

During the past week we have been fortunate enough to feature 2 very slick bikes that were put together by a couple of regular guys.