Sound decision: A music producer’s CB750 cafe racer

Some custom motorcycle builders grow up riding and wrenching, and that early start is obvious in their work. On the flip side, 25-year-old Nick Hooper's been fiddling with bikes for less than three years now—but you wouldn't think it, looking at this perfectly proportioned Honda CB750. Nick lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he works as a music producer and session guitarist. A friend got him onto his first bike, a Honda CB350, just a few years ago. He jumped in with both feet, teaching himself to maintain the little Honda via YouTube videos and online forums. After a few months...