On My Travels: Honda CX500 Cafe Racer in Paris, France
The 1980s CX500 was nicknamed the Plastic Maggot but makes a great cafe racer.
The 1980s CX500 was nicknamed the Plastic Maggot but makes a great cafe racer.
Snapped this pic at the last Handbuilt Motorcycle show in East Austin.
Drive your self happy with this DOHC 24-valve inline six-cylinder spinning out about 100 hp capable of covering a quarter mile in 11.36 seconds at 118 mph, photographed at Mosing Motorcars.
Last month I stopped in at Austin Moto Classics so see what I could see, and there were lots of great motorcycles outside and inside, some pulled apart, others too close to others for a
When I last dropped into Austin Moto Classics on S. Lamar, I spotted eight motorcycles that I wanted to post. Here is the seventh one. Austin Moto link at right.
Dropped by Austin Moto Classics last month and found eight motorcycles that I wanted to post. Here is the sixth one. Austin Moto link at right.
The Limey is a pre-80s Japanese bike specialist, from repairs to full builds, located in N. Central Austin. Link at right.
In front of Austin Moto on S. Congress Ave, link at right. The engine is the early OHV four before 1977.
It’s powerful SOHC alloy engine was inspired by the German NSU motorcycle. In turn, Laverda based larger engines on this engine. It could reach almost 10o mph, using stamped steel frames, front forks and mufflers.