Absolute Perfektion: Honda GB500 cafe racer by 271 Design

I remember the first time I clapped eyes on a Honda GB500 TT, about ten years ago. It was a pristine mid-80s model with a black tank, parked outside a garage in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. I had absolutely no idea what it was, but was instantly smitten. German designer Oliver Aschenbrenner had a similar experience, also ten years ago. As a student, he spotted this 1990 GB500 at his local Honda dealer and fell in love. “I said, ‘I’m absolutely broke, but I need to have that thing!” Oliver handed over a small pile of cash as...