Readers' rides: CX500 by Bike Studio

1981 CX500 CR "The honest bike"

built by Mário Araújo with the help of his friends at Bike Studio

Maia (Porto) Portugal 

Piston Trigger's KZ650

1979 KZ650 by Alex (from Estonia)- Philadelphia, USA

Full story on The Chin on the Tank

Main specs. Welded a shorter rear frame loop. 18″ front wheel conversion. Dual front disc conversion. Lowered front end and used shorter shocks. Welded battery box under the seat. Vintage tractor spot light converted into headlight to use H4 bulb. Rear LED taillight. Custom painted modified Kawasaki Enduro gas tank. One off custom seat. Rebuilt engine and carbs. New electronic ignition and coils from Dynatek. Simplified wiring and switches relocated into the battery box. Kerker 4-1 exhaust. Manual cam chain adjuster. 

CB450 by Ellaspede

1971 CB450 by Ellaspede (& others) - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

AJ Moller Photography 

Main specs. Custom subframe. One off aluminium bodywork. CBR600 inverted fork. 320mm discs and Brembo callipers. Custom 17″ rims. Simplified electrics located under the tank with lithium unit located under the swing-arm. 6″ headlight on custom bottom mount. Motogadget speedo on custom bracket. Kangaroo leather custom seat and matching tank strap. Keihin CR carbs and matching filters. Note: frame mods, rims and bodywork have not been built by Ellaspede. 

XS850 Cafe Racer

1982 Yamaha XS850 by Wilhelm Behle - Germany

Mais specs. Tires: front 110/80/18 on XS400 rims / rear: 140/70/18. XJR 1300 43mm fork. XS 400 gauges. XJR 1300 shocks. Front brakes: FZ 750 four-piston calipers, 300mm discs, Brembo PS 16 master cyclinder. Rear brakes: customized Bremsattel R6. Steel Flex brake lines. Yoshimura exhausts. Raask footpegs. LSL clip-ons and custom made bar ends. Louis front light on Tommaselli brackets. Revised electrical system: gel battery under the tank. Shin Yo tail light. Custom subframe, powder-coated. Beam welded swing arm powder-coated. Engine: Scheuerlein pistons and cylinder head. 3 x Mikuni BST 36 with Dynokit Stage 1. Velocity Stack: 80mm aluminum turned. K & N filters. Ride In fiberglass gas tank (14 liter capacity) Monza fuel cap. Ride in fenders. Final weight 195 Kg. 

Dino

Ferrari Dino 246 GT

Timo Le Mans Photography

CX500 by Gators

1980 CX500 by Gators Custom Motorcycles - Cornwall, UK

Found on Ebay and Inazumized

XV750 by Schlachtwerk

Yamaha Virago XV750 by Tomas Vom Hinterhof and 1938 Custom Chevy

Schlachtwerk - Offenbach am Main, Germany

Timo Le Mans Photography