Tuesday
Aug252009
CB550 Cafe Racer
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 One of our favourite forums is the SOHC4 forum. They always have the most amazing Cafe Racers being posted by their members. Like this spectacular yellow 1976 Honda CB550 by Chris from New Jersey. He purchased the original bike for only $600 and has turned it into one of the sweetest cafe racers we have seen this year. We are definitely bias to the Benjies style of cafe racer. The tank, seat and paint job are absolutely perfect. Hit the jump to see Chris's build pics and more details about this beast.
Reader Comments (8)
One of the best looking 550 cafe's, just amazing.
Where is the battery on this? does it even have one??
I belive the battery is under the hump in the seat.
It's probably a strictly kickly. Batteries are too heavy.
The battery is part of the paint( hence the brighter gold color because it is energized ) I have seen this before on hybrid gas/electric light bulbs. SWEET CAFE!!! NICE WORK.
The battery is hiding right with the rear tail light in the hump as well as the electrical stuff nice bike its bikes like this one that inspired me to buld my own
Yes the battery is definitely in the hump along with all the electronics. This is a common practice to relocate the battery/elect. for a modern day "minimalist" cafe racer look. I myself am doing the exact same modification on a '77 CB550. This is a very inspiring bike to me and exactly what I am looking to do to my own. Love it!
there is no battery because it has a battery eleminator...kinda like a capasitor....stores energy from the stator and sends it to the ignion thru the coil when needed...think about it...the therory has been around for decades.....Instein...