Weird and Overgeared: A 10-Speed Honda CB900

The CB900 Custom is one of the strangest motorcycles Honda has ever made. It has shaft-drive, an enormous 62-inch wheelbase, and a ten-speed transmission. In stock form, it’s a humdrum cruiser. But you’d never guess from this stunning build by Clockwork Motorcycles. This CB belongs to a motorcycle enthusiast who picked up the 1981-spec bike on the cheap. After a couple of months, he booked it into the Montréal workshop. “He asked me if there was something cool I could do with it,” says builder Samuel Guertin. “But the CB900 Custom has very long forks, strange angles at the back...