Honda CB 450 by Phil Little Racing

Honda CB450 Café

 

















I chose a CB 450 because as a mid-sized Japanese bike it is an ideal candidate for a custom project. Host bikes and parts are plentiful and cheap. A 450's period performance and handling are locked in time but who cares... a bike like this is just rolling art anyway. I ed this 1972 CB-450 café in 2003. It was to be a showcase bike for my CR450 body kit and hard parts. The bike's completion, in 2010, came after the CR450 product line was purchased by Robert Ward of Concord, CA. This nice thing about this CR kit is that Honda CB/CL450 and others like the CB/CL 350/360s, need no or very little modification. Builders do not have to pull engines or paint frames. The kit is pretty much a simple bolt-on project. I went beyond what a normal owner would do with  more info : phillittleracing.