Z1 Beater! A Honda CB400F Tuned for the Track

The US show circuit is booming. The One Show, the Outlier's Guild show, Mama Tried and the Handbuilt show all happen within a couple of months of each other. And each one is curated with a stacked roster of jaw-dropping machines. It’s great news for custom moto fans, but for builders, it makes it harder to stand out in the crowd. But walking around Mama Tried earlier this year, it was impossible to take my eyes off this track-inspired Honda CB400F. It's the work of Shawn Smith, and the first build out of his part-time shop, Innovative Motosports in Ankeny,...