Honda CB350 Saké Racer

When in Paris last month, I was struck by the number of custom motorcycles being ridden around the city. Amidst the hordes of Piaggio MP3 three-wheeled scooters were a surprising number of café racers, trackers and bobbers. I don’t think I saw a bike as sharp as this 1974 Honda CB350 K4, though. It was built by Parisien Patrick Escande, who switched his passion from enduro to road machines after a big accident three years ago. Patrick calls this machine his “Saké Racer”. It started life as a box of bits purchased for just 500 euros: barely $650 in American...