With help from Bike Bandit, Motorcycle Classics took a tired, old 1973 Honda CB500 Four and turned it into a café racer for the street. From rebuilding the forks and carburetors to installing new brake pads, no detail was left unchanged.
1973 Honda CB500, Part 1
1973 Honda CB500, Part 2
The 1973 Honda CB500 project bike gets a compression and ring check.
More Project Bikes from Motorcycle Classics
• Project Café: 1973 Honda CB500
• Triumph Bonneville Bobber Build
• Race to Rebuild: The BMW R90/6
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