Cafe Style Yamaha Headlight Brackets

I thought I should take a break from highlighting all these cool finished products, and give you something that you can easily add to your own project.  These are some of the coolest headlight brackets that I have come across.  They may not be billet with engraved spider webs – but they are classic clean and still noticeably custom – exactly what we like to see at HONAHA. These are made to fit Yamaha SR 400, SR500, and XS 650.  Im sure with a little modification you could make them fit almost any 1970’s bike.  Get yours here.

Retro CB 750 Cafe Racer

This bike looks like it came straight out of 1970’s deadstock – looks like James Dean should be leaning over the handlebars smoking a heater. It is funny how the simplest things are often the most stunning – this bike is bare minimum – no fluff, no swag, no bling, just pure cleanliness. I love the bare bones approach to this bike – from the white walls, to the flawless routing of the cables and wires, to the missing air box and battery tray…. absolutely amazing work! Even the tank decor is crisp and simple. I love it. This bike is the purest thing we have seen at HONAHA for a while.  Take a lesson form this bike – keep is clean and simple.

A Supercharger fit for a Cafe

If you own a GL or are in the market for one, this may be the part that really sets your bike apart from the rest. I think this may be the coolest add-on that HONAHA has ever found. I love this supercharger. I even found a little video showing a supercharged GL1000 for you – enjoy!

More information about this supercharger HERE

My new start-up company

I wanted to extend an invitation to all my HONAHA readers to check out my new start-up company called ecowell. This is a very exciting opportunity for me as a founding partner. You can find more information on our website so please take a look around and be sure to visit our online store. Thanks for the continued support, I would love to get some feedback on what you think of ecowell.

Crazy weather

I have finally had enough time to get my cb550 out. The weather has been so unpredictable here lately, it starts out sunny and turns to rain within a couple hours. Maybe the new iphone 3gs software upgrade will improve the weather application so I know what will happen. It is frustrating, but those moments of sun are pretty rewarding. Look for new posts soon. I will try to keep HONAHA a little more reliable than the weather this summer. Thanks for sticking around.

Almost Summer

Just wanted to let everyone know that here at HONAHA we are planning on getting busy again this summer. I am really excited to get my bike back on the road, and start riding. Stay tuned to the site, we should have a whole new line-up of bikes, parts, events and more to offer. Thanks for the supports. Back at you soon.

Yamaha XS 650 Japanese Bratstyle Cafe Racer

Here is a little change of pace form the classic cafe, or street tracker style Yamahas. These bikes are from the streets of Japan, and demonstrate yet another way to make these old bikes look pretty sweet. And as all of you know, here at HONAHA, we really appreciate new ways to improve old bikes. Stay tuned-2009 is full of surprises.

KTM Cafe Racer

I know it has been way too long since HONAHA posted some new eye candy.  Well here it is. Feast your eyes on this custom KTM cafe bike.  Beautiful craftsmanship, and attention to detail. This is an amazing machine, check out the exhaust, wheels, and that nasty custom paint.  More new goods to come.

Yamaha XT 500 Cafe Racer

Here is a very clean little Yamaha XT 500 cafe racer. Seems like HONAHA has been posting more Yamaha pics than usual, thats because we keep finding more and more sweet Yamaha bikes out there. So, look this little beast over carefully and notice the front and rear drilled disc brakes, the blanked out battery and air boxes, the clean exhaust, and the flow of the tank and seat.  The overall look of this bike is stunning, so enjoy it.  

*Check out our new Tips / Advice page, and please send us your tricks for fixing common motorcycle problems.  As always, stay tuned for more.

Tips / Advice

The tips / advice page, is a new section of HONAHA that is dedicated to helping our readers solve common problems faced by many vintage motorcycle owners. Recently added… tips about fixing rough idles.

In order to make this a success we need to hear your original tips and advice so that we can share them with other vintage motorcycle owners. One of the best ways for new Cafe Racer enthusiasts to learn more about motorcycles is to gain perspective from veteran motorcycle builders. So, please send us your tricks, tips, advice, help, wisdom, and anything else you have to offer fellow rides so we can share it with them. Thanks so much for the help.