Cafe Racer Gallery
1974 Honda CB550 Cafe Racer | Shannons Dream Bike Build
This build has been crafted to create a feeling of nostalgia. The colour schemes and finishes we’ve used draw from an era even before the Honda CB550 was manufactured but the feeling is undeniable. When looking at the Honda CB550 café racer you feel like you’re looking at something that your hero would roll up on in a black and white movie.
SEE MOREHonda CB400 Four Super Sport Café Racer
We love a Honda four, its no secret. When Will, our client from Victoria got in touch about his Honda 400 four and explained the sort of thing he was after it sparked a bit of intrigue for me. He wanted us to build a pretty dark styled café racer, and didn’t really want us to stick with a classic style set.
Usually with our vintage builds they’re punctuated by polished pieces, high wall rims, and colours that lean into a vintage feeling.
2008 Suzuki GSX1400 Custom Racer
Another behemoth motorcycle rolls into the Purpose Built Moto garage, this time building for a familiar face. We made a hybrid of sorts, using some more classically driven styling DNA, but melding that in with a few street fighter-esque additions to create a far more overbearing presence.
SEE MOREYamaha XS650 Cafe Racer Signature Series
The huge detail in this build allows anyone with a heartbeat to appreciate the craft embedded on the Signature Series XS650 Café Racer.
SEE MOREHonda CBX1000 Cafe Racer
This Honda CBX1000 Cafe Racer build was an amazing experience. We dropped almost 50kg off stock and transformed it into a beast! Check it out
SEE MORE1983 Honda CX500 Cafe Racer Rescue
The Honda CX500 was what we call a “rescue build”. It’s always a tough job to take on a half completed build. But in the interest of seeing this guy and his bike happy on the road I couldn’t say no. So here’s a fairy tale ending to what could have been a nightmare that our rider Joseph never woke up from.
SEE MORE1975 Honda CB400F Vintage Cafe Racer
When Paddy asked me to bring his 1975 CB400F back from the dead I jumped in head first with a host of ideas I had that didn’t get used on our previous project. Essentially the same bike with a different tank, and bigger top end.
SEE MOREHonda VFR750 Retro Racer
The Honda VFR750 project was new ground for Purpose Built Moto. Taking a Mid 90’s track day staple, stripping it down and rebuilding it in our vision of a retro throwback racer. Turned into a fast paced, eye catching retro sport. Check out the photo gallery!
SEE MOREDucati GT1000 Sport Classic – Signature Series
This Ducati GT100 Sport Classic really pushed my skills as a bike builder, there is so much on this bike that I haven’t done before and I’m really proud of the end result. Classic motorcycle meets street machine.
SEE MORE1983 Suzuki GS650- All Black Cafe Racer
With a sharp tank swap and a hand built steel tail to suit, this GS650 is a far cry from the subtle Suzuki that rolled out of the factory in 1983. With a dark disposition this cafe racer is something worth looking twice at.
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