Honda CX500 cafe racer

Honda’s CB series of motorcycles tends to get all the attention on the custom scene. But a surprising number of CX500s are also being given a makeover, as this lovely café racer spotted on ADVrider shows. The CX500 appeared in 1978; it was designed to compete with smaller capacity Euros such as the BMW boxers and Moto Guzzi’s V50. The liquid-cooled engine looks similar to a small-block air-cooled Guzzi V-twin, and the Honda bike also used shaft rather than chain drive. The bike was popular with courier riders in Europe, and rewarded them with sweet handling—plus exceptional reliability, once a...