Honda CB450 K1 resto-mod

What, another Honda CB ‘cafe racer’? Rest assured this one is different. Apart from a nut-and-bolt mechanical overhaul, it’s sporting subtle upgrades that will drastically increase its performance. Santa Fe-based Charles Burkhardt found this Honda CB450 K1 on Craigslist, and it looked like it hadn’t been started for 20 years. But after rebuilding the carbs, adding fresh oil and a new battery, it fired right up. “So I got to work right away,” says Charles, “and had everything off of the frame by the end of the day.” That was the easy part: completing the build took months of working...