Cx500 cafe racer

The idea behind this stemmed from a need to differentiate between the customs that roll out of my garage.

Check the full blog on how we rescued this Honda CX here. Nearly all modern motorcycle shocks will be too soft of spring rate. This is from the high leverage ratio when doing the conversion What you need to do is simply find a monoshock the correct length and have it custom built for the correct spring rate. Hello On the middle of converting a euro e model with air monoshock. Wanted to replace this old standard mono shock unit with more modern looking one. Would you please give me ideas on a donor bike to use their mono shock. Thank you Dale.

Cx500 cafe racer

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Thanks for reaching out! Purpose Built Moto is a vehicle for progress and with every fresh set of wheels to hit the road, a lesson learned.

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A second attempt at anything in life usually results in a better outcome than the first. Having a second go is an opportunity to redeem oneself or simply improve upon your first try. Such was the case with this Honda CX cafe racer built by a family trio by the name of Jackson. Father and sons Craig, Sam and Max Jackson began their journey of motorcycle customisation together 9 years ago. I told my boys, who were 15 and 19 years old at the time, that I was about to attempt to build a custom motorcycle and asked them if they wanted to build their own with me. So we bought and built our first three custom bikes together. Taking around 5 months to complete the Jackson CXR was a project that Craig and his son Max first completed in The original build retained the stock forks and the handling was terrible.

Cx500 cafe racer

C contains a subframe, lower shock mount and battery relocation box. It does require a small amount of welding, but the entire conversion could be done in one day. It transforms the mundane CX into a retro, eye catching machine. Coupled with the L. C designed exhaust, your CX will now be a real conversation piece anywhere you ride it. This kit converts the ' Honda CX into a mono-shocked cafe, or bobber, depending on which direction you go. It is almost completely bolt on, except for the lower shock mount. That could be bolted on as well, but I recommend welding it.

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I aim to look after everyone in what I do regardless of budget and ideas, because everyone deserves to have a custom bike to call their own. However due to the drastically different riding position and the tucked clip-on bars, a steering damper was added to reduce the chances of head shake when pointing this thing around a less than perfect mountain corner. Matthew Macvittie - How to use the Purpose Buil Please note, comments need to be approved before they are published. Once the major fabrication was finished, the motor was removed, stripped and vapour blasted before being rebuilt by my mate Jamie Webster. The Honda was treated to some custom spoke rings on the stock comstar hub and laced to a set of Excel Alloy rims with Stainless steel spokes. Anything creative tends to divide people but what really counts is how this thing rides, and what I think about the workmanship on it. Check out the full gallery of the CX completed. I wanted to ask — these parts that you had custom fabricated, is it possible we can use the same shops too? Hello On the middle of converting a euro e model with air monoshock. Item added to your cart. This build had to be mine, and like nothing else. The idea I landed on was a twin aluminium tube design that swept up similar to the exhaust design.

Today I think it is safe to say that this one does. Garth Allison took inspiration during the build of this Honda CX cafe racer from none other than Sascha Lakic, who I recently interviewed here on the site. Roll on some forty odd years, and I work as a welder in a furniture manufacturing business for a long time friend who raced speedway in England for seven years.

Having this fitted to the stock CXC spurred my next idea; smaller, lighter wheels. Item added to your cart. Yamaha XT Scrambler Build. The other parts are custom made. Would we just tell you the model and perhaps send you a cad design of what we want for the exhaust, and you can do it? Join our email list and receive exclusive updates. We offer a unique motorcycle customizing experience in the heart of the Gold Coast. I aim to look after everyone in what I do regardless of budget and ideas, because everyone deserves to have a custom bike to call their own. Please note, comments need to be approved before they are published. The small in-and-out seat hoop and lighting upgrades produce just as much enjoyment as the mammoth undertakings that get seen the world over. Lighting up front is a 5.