Posts tagged 'honda'

The builder was told that he would never find one of these – well, he did. The final product represents two and a half years of sheer dedication and attention to detail.

The CMX450 "Rebel" was a short-lived endeavor for Honda, only being produced for two years (1986 through 1987). Honda marketed this 450cc to the younger generation, stating in a 1985 issue of Motorcyclist magazine that "by targeting the bike to a young audience, such as those who watch MTV, Honda hopes to attract newcomers and expand the motorcycle market...". Fast-forwarding to the 21st century, DCC customer Sam Edwards (Golden, CO) put his own spin on the classic "Rebel" and it is truly one-of-a-kind!

For a year, we searched for the perfect donor machine. When we came across this 1980 Honda CX500 in a barn in Northeast Ohio, I fell in love. Sure, with all the yellow gaudy trim, it lived up to its “plastic maggot” namesake. But everything was there to transform it into a lean, mean brat. We trailered the bike home to Florida and I sold the Bonneville the following week—a-la Cortes burning the ships after landing in Veracruz. I was all in.

My little hobby shop, the Chattahoochee Skunkworks, is pleasantly tucked away in the foothills of north Georgia and I have a thing for the Honda CB400F. Although I’ve built several different bikes over the past few years, I always keep an eye out for stray, neglected CB400Fs to rescue. This 400 is the fifth one I’ve built and there is another one in the planning stages. It seems like these little light weight high revving bikes were designed for the twisty mountain roads in our neck of the woods.

The donor was a rusty old POS that we found, Herm haggled for, and then hauled back to the shop to begin the ceremonial breakdown. Wasting no time, according to Iron and Air they say we demonstrated that they we are raging beasts when it comes to reducing a classic ride down to a bucket of bolts. And we also demonstrated that they're bad ass builders of the highest order by bringing this girl back to life and have her looking hotter than ever.

The Dime City Cycles '78 Honda CB-750K Cafe Racer glows with class. From its show stopping Legendary Motorcycles bodywork, the stainless steel Cone Engineering muffler with 4-into-1 exhaust, to the Progressive Suspension, the DCC 750K Cafe is the styling leader. With its powerful engine and sharp handling, you're guaranteed to grab all the looks from the opposite sex at the local pub.

Here at Dime City Cycles, we have been blessed with a multifaceted collection of customers who continue to amaze us with their extraordinary skills and passion. The most recent thing of beauty to hit our inbox is courtesy of a father-daughter team from the land of ten thousand lakes.

Woodend Customs' 1972 Honda CL350

Everybody loves a feel-good story, right?

If you had to choose, what is the single feature of a motorcycle that draws you in?

The beautiful thing about motorcycles is how it brings people together from all different walks of life, all corners of the Earth. Some have been riding and wrenching since they could walk, while others take on a newfound passion in the later stages of life. DCC customer Rene-Yves Cote finds himself somewhere in between and we find ourselves besotted at the sight of his '72 CB350.

Widely known as the "little brother" of the ever-legendary CB750, the Honda CB550 is considered by some to be one of the most balanced motorcycles that came out of Japan in the 1970s. At the time, Honda Motor Company was in need of a motorcycle that could fill the mid-capacity vacancy in their product line. The overall performance of the forerunning CB500 left the company and its fanbase with a lot to be desired. The CB750 was too powerful and bulky for the average rider, while the smaller CB350's and CB400F were too small and handling was not ideal at top speed. In 1974, the CB550 was born and Honda had found its happy medium, producing the model through 1978 with minor tweaks along the way...