Tag - Honda

FAST & FRENCH: Honda VT750S by Steel Bike Concept.

There’s a vast spectrum of motorcycle customization, from stock bikes with a few aftermarket bolt-on bits to entirely bespoke creations where pretty much everything save for the powertrain and running gear has been custom-built from the ground up. And...

SPORTSBIKE TREATMENT: Honda CX500 by Tossa R.

Almost immediately upon its release the Honda CX500 was derided and ridiculed, the nicknames were rarely kind and with prices reduced they became the go-to motorcycle for two-wheeled couriers. But with an engine designed by legend of motorsport Shoichiro...

RETRO RACE REPLICA: 1990 Honda XBR500 ‘Imatra’ by XTR Pepo.

There was a time in the Motorcycle Grand Prix Championship that one weekend racers would find themselves at one of the world's premier circuits, only to be racing on the real roads of places like the Isle of Man the next. They were a different breed, capable...

MAGGOT MAGNIFIQUE: Honda CX500 by Duke Motorcycles.

The CX500 has always had a reputation for being one of the ugliest motorcycles Honda has manufactured. It’s been called many names, and 'beautiful' isn’t usually one of them. On the other hand, it's become the bike of choice for many up-and-coming and...

THE LOOK OF THE IRISH. Honda GL500 Silver Wing.

Tinkering with bikes started out in the most simple of fashions, all you needed was a spanner and you were away. But things sure have become professional in the custom bike scene over recent years and with major brand involvement and six-figure motorcycles...

HOOLIGAN STREET TRACKER: Honda XR600R ‘ Noisy Escape’ by Vetvlek Garage.

Put together a few mates who are into bikes, take a seat at a pub and let the drinks flow and it's not long before dream bikes are being designed on bar mats, napkins and in the collective mind. But most of those machines are long forgotten by the morning and...

PURPLE REIGN: Honda VFR750 Retro Racer by Purpose Built Moto.

Everything that is old is new again; opening up a copy of any motorcycle magazine in the world and you could be forgiven for thinking that the V4 engine is the latest and greatest invention. But the truth is they've been around for ninety-odd years in...

THRILL MACHINE: Honda XR630R ‘Smiles for Miles’

Hey Siri, show me a motorbike that would be insanely fun for ripping around on in the urban jungle and backcountry lanes. Here's what I found..., enter, 'Smiles for Miles'! It is easy to forget that while a motorcycle is a form of transportation what we...

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: Honda CB1300 ‘Muscle Racer’ by Thomas Danet.

It’s fair to say that Honda’s CB range is one of, if not the most popular platform for customization of all time. And with cafe races constituting a decent chunk of the one-off CB builds in existence, it’s become decidedly difficult to bring something...

THE GREEN HORNET: Honda CB600F by Drive-In Workshop.

The day to day running of a custom bike shop is not all the glitz and glamour that many people believe it to be. A niche industry rides the waves of global and local economic strength, and for all but the most hardcore devotees, a tricked out motorcycle is a...