Cafe racers

[Elviscaretaker]

I like this color

But originally it was Honda Gold - found it on the bottom of the tank.

Not a fan of the Honda gold!
That black would look good. Especially if all the chrome and such gets polished up.
By the way, was the person you got it from a big New Holland fan? LOL.

 

[unbidden]

In 1975 and 76 I owned a Honda 400 and did a little road racing (cafe) over the summers of those years. BIG FUN but saw many seperated shoulders from crashes; fortunitly no injuries for me. Oddly enough though in the late 90's and early 00's I got into bicycle racing and suffered numerous injuries from that sport. Have had many surgeries on my shoulders to show for it.

 

[Elviscaretaker]

I like this color

But originally it was Honda Gold - found it on the bottom of the tank.

Here is a photo of the gold color from 70.
Also attached is a similar photo of my first bike, the engine was black along with the pipes to hide the modifications I had done. The rest including the color were the same. Did like that green with the yellow flake in it... May have put the wrong year in a earlier post?

 

[Elviscaretaker]

In 1975 and 76 I owned a Honda 400 and did a little road racing (cafe) over the summers of those years. BIG FUN but saw many seperated shoulders from crashes; fortunitly no injuries for me. Oddly enough though in the late 90's and early 00's I got into bicycle racing and suffered numerous injuries from that sport. Have had many surgeries on my shoulders to show for it.

We could start a whole other thread on injuries from wrecks and sports!
The self inflicted and the rest.

 

[irvingj]

Hey, could have been the same color as my '71 CL350 that I brought back from Japan.... Honda called it "Candy Topaz Orange." (But it was gold.)

 

[czechsonofagun]

Here is a photo of the gold color from 70.
Also attached is a similar photo of my first bike, the engine was black along with the pipes to hide the modifications I had done. The rest including the color were the same. Did like that green with the yellow flake in it... May have put the wrong year in a earlier post?

Nice looking! I think I like the bare bones look of these bikes the most. Yesterday I stopped at Manassas Honda/Kawasaki and all the new stuff is just full of plastic and fancy body parts - I don't buy it, really. I will take naked bike anytime - even the great KLR650 is all decked up.

 

[20 20]

My 1st bike was a CB350 it was a 4 cylinder snoty little machine, wish I still had it, not many around.

 

[KubotainNH]

I have an 82 cb750sc Nighthawk in blue/black. I dragged it out of storage last week so I can clean the carbs and get it back on the road. I need something cheaper on gas than my SUV. I'm not much for the round directionals on mine but otherwise like the looks of it.

 

[silvertramp]

I wanted a cafe racer in the '60's. Finally put together a geezer version out of a GL1000.

 

[Elviscaretaker]

I wanted a cafe racer in the '60's. Finally put together a geezer version out of a GL1000.

79 or 80? Bet you get a lot of comments when out riding .
Always wondered what mine would do stripped down. Hows that one?