Hi everyone,
Recently purchased my CB500T bike (Hondas bastard child of the CB450 ;D ), not the fastest bike with not the best bhp but lots of torque, which oddly is what I like and what I was looking for.
The project will not be a pure cafe racer for example I won't be having a seat cowl as I would like a two up bike, the real requirement is that the bike be a jack of all trades, look good but not be too polished. I do not commute but the bike will be used all year around until it reaches -5 (so yes heated grips for example will be present).
There are practical reasons for having cafe race bars/clip-ons other than racing, I sometimes will have to do a long journey of 200 miles, determined not have a fairing it is difficult to keep upright on a conventional bike for such a long time period of time, and being tucked in sure helps.
Anyway look forward to sharing my endeavours and experiences!
Recently purchased my CB500T bike (Hondas bastard child of the CB450 ;D ), not the fastest bike with not the best bhp but lots of torque, which oddly is what I like and what I was looking for.
The project will not be a pure cafe racer for example I won't be having a seat cowl as I would like a two up bike, the real requirement is that the bike be a jack of all trades, look good but not be too polished. I do not commute but the bike will be used all year around until it reaches -5 (so yes heated grips for example will be present).
There are practical reasons for having cafe race bars/clip-ons other than racing, I sometimes will have to do a long journey of 200 miles, determined not have a fairing it is difficult to keep upright on a conventional bike for such a long time period of time, and being tucked in sure helps.
Anyway look forward to sharing my endeavours and experiences!
