This Honda cafe racer was built in a NYC apartment

I’ve always thought the CB550 is a better deal than its bigger and more famous brother, the CB750. A stock 550 is considerably lighter, only slightly less powerful, and has better handling. With a wet sump system, there’s no oil tank to clutter things up, and it’s easy to move the electrics to the back of the seat unit and get rid of the side covers. This classy 1976 CB550 café racer is a case in point, and comes from the East Third Motorcycle Club, a small NYC-based workshop. It was shop owner David Browning’s first build, and he put...