How to rework the CX500 without an angle grinder

For better or worse, some mods have become commonplace. Air boxes get removed, smaller batteries get installed, and subframes are almost always redesigned. Especially when you're dealing with the Honda CX500. No one ever accused the CX500 of being pretty, and it's the awkward flow of its rear end that carries most of the blame. The solution is usually to hack it off and start over—but what happens when your client asks you really nicely not to? This 84-model CX500 comes from Kerkus Cycles, and was brought in by a lady rider looking for her first cafe racer. But Kerkus...