La Poderosa: a Honda CB750K built up from a wreck

When a dog ran out in front of Nick Acosta's 1974 CB750K it changed his world. He had just done a little brake work and was taking his bike for a spin when a canine torpedo shot out to attack his wheel. Nick tried evasive maneuvers, only to end up totaling the bike and severing his calf muscle. “I had just picked up and installed my freshly painted tank two days earlier. I was so disappointed”, Nick says. “The bike was a brat/cafe cross and everything was lost.” Clip-ons, Motogadget bar-end indicators, forks, a wheel…everything was done for, except Nick's...

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