Buell’s “21st Century Cafe Racer”

Buell is labeling their newest creation a “21st Century Cafe Racer”.  Now, it is up to you to decide if this is really a cafe bike, but in my eyes it’s mean either way.  HONAHA has always been a big fan of what Buell does.  I love the idea of the loud v-twin in a sport package.  This baby produces 146 HP @ 9800 rpm which is enough to get me in some serious trouble.  If I were in the market for a nice new bike, Buell would be on the top of my list.  See all the specs, prices, and photos here.

Yamaha XS 650 Street Tracker / Cafe Racer

Here is another absolutely beautiful example of a Yamaha XS650 street tracker. This bike is one of the nicest Yamahas HONAHA has ever seen.  This is an amazing mixture of old and new school styling.  Notice the Buell front end, the front and rear discs, all the  modern exhaust and wheels all seamlessly inergrated with the old frame, engine, paint scheme, and plastics.  This is a true work of art.  I think my next project my be an XS.  For more info click.  Stick around for more to come.

Website Maintenance

Just wanted to update all the readers out there.  HONAHA is currently undergoing some major modifications.  My good friend Tanner from Antix Design is helping me clean up the page, add some new features, and get the site ready for the next level.  Please stay with us over the next few days, the site may look strange at times, but will be operational none the less.  I will continue to post new things so stay tuned as always.  Thanks for all the support.

Home-Made Electric Motorcycle

This one is for all you do-it-yourselfers out there. Check out this home built electric motorcycle. Looks like the guy tied a few Optima dry-cell batteries together and hooked them to a little electric motor. This baby is rumored to go up to 45 mph, and have a range of a little over 20 miles. Also, this whole project cost under $3,000. I really like this idea, and think that it would be a really fun project to build an all electric cafe racer. For all the details on this bike click here.
Something like this may just be HONAHA’S next project if gas prices get much worse. Stay tuned.

Honda CB Yamaha XS cafe racer seat

I know I’ve been slacking on the posts again, but you know how wild summer can be. Anyway, I wanted to highlight another great looking aftermarket cafe racer seat similar to one I wrote about in an old post, but perhaps even better looking. This seat is fiberglass, and has a little lower bubble than most as well as a flat spot at the very end for a taillight or just to give it some distinction. Also they make them for cb 750s 550s and 400s, as well as xs650s. Personally, I really like the looks of this seat. In fact it is a front runner in the race to see what seat I choose to put on my own cb550…serious stuff. Take a look at caferace inc. their seats come in a gel coat from the maker, and look mean on just about any application. For more info or to place an order click here. Enjoy this link, caferace inc. has a ton of cool cafe racer parts and accessories. Enjoy.

Cafe racer bar end mirrors

I just got back from a week long vacation to the Oregon coast, so please forgive my lack of new posts. This is just a quick post regarding a past entry that highlighted some really cool bar end mirrors, but dont worry, more fresh posts soon. I wanted to share with the readers where to buy these mirrors since last time I wasn’t doing my job. This online store sells a ton of really nice bar end mirrors… get them all day everyday here. Isn’t HONAHA great… always coming through clutch to get you the hard to find stuff. Enjoy.

My Own Honda CB cafe racer project update

This is way overdue, but here it is. I took these pictures of my cb550 last night, and thought I had better let everyone know what was new with my project. I don’t have a ton of time to work on this so its taken me a while to get much done, but here it is. All the details, and more pictures can be found on the “My CB550” page. I want you all to check it out, and leave me some comments about it. Also, let me know if you have questions about the bike or anything else for that matter. Look it over good here.

WOW. Back to back double picture days. You guys are really getting spoiled. Enjoy it. Always more here.

Honda CB 750 Cafe Racer

I figured it’s about time to highlight another bike today, so I chose this beautiful example of a cb750. This bike is the quintessential cb750 cafe racer. Check out the dope clip-on handle bars, the dual drilled front rotors, the giant Norton style tank, and the classic bubble cafe seat. Even the paint scheme screams classic. I really like this bike because it seems to be such a pure example of what so many of us motorcycle enthusiasts strive to create. Take notes and look it over closely because it’s the perfect mix of cafe and vintage.

Here is another view of this beauty. Double picture day. How lucky. Stick around for more posts and news here.