Team,
As you reminded me before, posting pictures of scantily clad women sometimes gets people all sorts of riled up. Therefore, I did not post the image I used before when this bike was used to sell the cafe racer seat pictured on this bike. The post, dated 8/5/08, can be seen here if you wish to behave in a depraved manner and ogle the bike/bikini model! 
However, in a bid for a late-season BCS bid, I am reposting the bike here (minus bikini model) as it is now for sale. What a beautiful bike! If it was beat to crap it would have a certain Mad Maxian image to it, but it isn’t…
Instead of summarizing, I have decided to simply cut-and-paste the ad copy from the eBay listing. The bike already has one bid, and I am sure it will meet reserve and go to a good home. Now get out there and kick some ass in the second half! And ignore the scantily clad bikini model in the tunnel on the way to the field!!!
“1975 CB 750 Cafe Racer
This bike is featured in the Nov/Dec 08 issue of Road Bike Magazine, on page 58. This is a rare opportunity to own a show quality and very rideable vintage street custom at a reasonable price. Recently built by Ken Glenn, one of the countries premier custom motorcycle builders. If you want a bike to put in shows this one will get the trophies. A quality addition to any collection. Every bit a piece of art, yet is not garage furniture. It runs great and is ridden frequently. Scroll down and see all the photos. For more information on this bike go to KGCycles.com
Some of the many features are;
*New fork tubes. *New Clipons. *Air suspension. * NOS Manx exhaust system. *New spokes. *New bar end mirrors. *Hand made custom oil tank. *Custom KGCycles fiberglass Front and Rear Fenders, Seat, Gas tank and Fairing with dash panel. *House of Kolor Orion silver paint, *and many more custom made items.
Viewing of the bike will be done by appointment only, and only to qualified buyers. Please contact me by email to request an appointment or for any other questions. A phone number will only be given to qualified buyers. A $500 deposit is required at the end of the auction, and the balance is required in cash at the time of pickup. No checks, MO’s, or other payments accepted. Buyer is responsible for pickup with in one week of the end of the sale.
To see more about this bike go to KGCycles.com”
Bikes, Parts, eBay
1975, cafe, cafe racer, cb750, custom, honda, honda cb750, magazine, racer
I found this auction on eBay this morning. It includes a seat for a CB750 (no year listed) and two non-model-specific parts: clubman bars with grips and turn signals. The seat looks to be unmounted (new), but does have a few scratches in the black gelcoat. The bars and seat would make a good start to a cafe racer project if you have a CB750 sitting around that you have thought about modifying.
Parts, eBay
cafe, Cafe Racer Seat, cb750, clubman, honda, honda cb750, racer, turn signals
Maybe it’s that it is Sunday morning, but this is my second posting of a good project bike. In fact, this may even be better than the Triumph since it has a much friendlier price and already has clubman bars on it (motor issue notwithstanding). Since I am starting on a Honda SL350 cafe project, I like the sound of someone else taking this on and seeing where it ends up.
That engine problem sounds to me like either an electrical thing with intermittent spark or a flooded cylinder. Or too much oil in the cylinder. But what the hell do I know?!?
The best thing about these early- to mid-1970s Honda twins is the availability of parts for fixing or customizing into cafe racers. Like that disk front end might very well bolt on to an SL350. Hmmmm. I might have to look into that….
Bikes, eBay
cafe, cafe racer, CB360, CB360T, clubman, honda, Honda CB360T, project, racer
Update: Sorry to those of you who might have been offended by the picture that included the image of the scantily clad Rats Hole model in the photo below. It was the best side shot of the seat/bike. My GF commented, and I had thought about whether or not to post the image, but it was the best shot of the bike…
_________________________________________
Here’s a seat that looks fairly well made and reasonably priced (given the free shipping included). The examples of the seat on finished bikes looks pretty nice.
I have to admit that posts about seats are one of the most hit pages on the blog. That and tanks. It appears that these two items (seats and tanks) are the key to cafe racers. Maybe I will try a post on clip-ons and see what happens…
Parts, Projects
cafe, cafe racer, Cafe Racer Seat, CB550, cb750, honda, racer fiberglass, seat, sohc
I almost feel bad posting this bike. It is so clean, that it feels kinda wrong to suggest that this would be a great start to a cafe racer project. It would almost be like being in 1976 and starting the project with a super clean CB550.
Check it out. Not sure what it will close at, but it has only 1 bid right now ($500). Reserve isn’t met yet. Even if you didn’t convert it into a cafe racer, it would be a great collector’s bike…
Bikes, eBay
1976, cafe, cafe racer, CB550, collector, honda, honda cb550, racer, stock
For your perusal, oh ye lovers of cafe racers (and CB750’s)…
One bolt on motorcycle seat in the cafe style for 1969-1976 Honda CB750’s. Made by Giuliari in Italy. Appears to be in great condition. This seems like a no-brainer add-on for anyone who wants to start their cafe conversion…
Parts, Projects
cafe, cb750, giuliari, honda, italy, racer, seat
For your perusal, here is a decent CB550 done up in the cafe racer style. Interesting to note the Line-X paint job. But please notice the note about the fuse that is currently blowing. Seems like probably not an impossible fix…
Bikes, eBay
cafe, cafe racer, CB550, chrome, honda, line-x, racer
Not sure of the exact model of bike (CB500/550?), but I like it! Cool chopped down minimalist bike.
(And this blog linked to mine… 
)
Bikes
100Cavalli, cafe, cafe racer, cb500, CB550, honda, italian, italy, minimalist, racer
This looks like a cool, ready to ride bike. I really like it! The paint is done well (from a design perspective), and it looks pretty clean overall. Maybe I need to start a project like this…
Bikes, eBay
arizona, bike, cafe, cafe racer, cb400, honda
This looks like fun! A CB550 ready for completion. It doesn’t include bodywork, but that’s why this project would be fun. Choosing the bodywork would allow the builder to really make this their own. It seems like most everything is there from the hard parts list except exhaust. Neat bike!
Bikes, eBay
bike, cafe, cafe racer, CB, CB550, honda, project, racer