1960’s Inspired Triumph Bonneville Dessert Sled
Thursday, 25 May 2023
The Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled is one of my all time favourite motorcycles. They have a rich history in motorsport and they are so much fun to ride. I was stoked when a client came to us saying that his dream motorcycle was a 60’s inspired Triumph Bonneville Dessert Sled with all the functionality of
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Honda CB550 Café Racer – Shannons Dream Bike Build.
Monday, 15 May 2023
If you’ve been following the build series for the Honda CB550 Cafe Racer you will no doubt understand just how much work goes into the custom motorcycles we create. This bike wasn’t built for the series, instead it was chosen from our line up of custom jobs we already had in the line up. I
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Shannons Dream Bike Build Episode 6: The Reveal
Sunday, 14 May 2023
Months of work has all led to this episode. You’ve been with us every step of the way, from taking this rust bucket sitting at the back of Honest Dave’s shed, through the huge engine restoration, all the handmade fabrication work, through to paint and final assembly. In this episode we finally got to reveal
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Shannons Dream Bike Build Episode 5: Final Assembly
Thursday, 11 May 2023
In our penultimate episode we bring together the final pieces of the Honda CB550 Dream Bike Build. Things are really heating up with our Honda CB550 Dream Bike. Right now all the puzzle pieces are on the table, we just have to carefully place them in the correct order and make this handcrafted Cafe Racer
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Shannons Dream Bike Build Episode 3: Into the Fab Lab
Thursday, 04 May 2023
Tom and Donny get into the fabrication for the Honda CB550 Café Racer and things are starting to take shape. A lot of fabrication work went into this, and we didn’t hold back on chasing perfection for the Shannons Dream Bike Build. We’ve set the basis for our CB550 café racer build in the previous
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Shannons Dream Bike Build Episode 4: Getting Some Colour
Tuesday, 02 May 2023
The Honda CB550 has it’s base and it’s time for some paintwork. We’re halfway through the Shannons Dream Bike Build, and if you haven’t already head over to their YouTube channel, like, subscribe and comment on the videos to let you know what you think. The end of episode 3 revealed the bones of our
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Shannons Dream Bike Build Episode 2: Engine Problems
Sunday, 30 April 2023
In this next episode of the Shannons Dream Bike Build we start working through the engine build for this Honda CB500…or Cb550? As we dive into our first steps of the revival of Scotts CB500 we have a few surprises on the way. Nothing we can’t handle though, and definitely nothing we haven’t seen before.
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Shannons Dream Bike Build Episode 1: Finding the Honda CB500
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Welcome to the first episode of the Shannon’s Dream Bike Build with Purpose Built Moto | Episode 1: Finding the Honda CB500 It’s not as if there’s ever been a mystery behind the Purpose Built Moto process. We’re a transparent workshop not afraid to share the knowledge we’ve accumulated over the years. If you’re
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Honda CB400 Four Café Racer
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Our latest build out of the garage is a Honda CB400 Four Café Racer. We love these Honda Four’s it’s no secret. The rider was stoked with his moody looking super sport café racer. When Will, our client from Victoria got in touch about his Honda CBF400 Four Café Racer and explained the sort of
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Retro Ducati Pantah 500 Restoration
Thursday, 13 April 2023
We restored a 1981 Ducati Pantah 500 – it was a bigger job than we expected, but I jumped at the chance to restore a vintage Ducati motorcycle and make it run just a little better with some upgrades. Purpose Built Moto hasn’t been known for our restorations. Generally, when you hear this word you
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