Cafe Racer (Honda CX 500 'Valkyrie' by NCT Motorcycles)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มี.ค. 2023
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It is been a while, since the last Honda CX was presented on this Channel.
This also means this Channel, is very demanding on the selection of the custom projects for all videos.
And today, is no exception.
The amazing Honda CX500 Cafe Racer presented here, is the latest work of David Widmann, founder of the "National Custom Tech", located in Austria.
I hope you like it.
My special thanks to Pedro Torres, for his great help with my english.
Here are some interesting links about this motorcycle/Builder:
nct-motorcycles.com/
/ nctmotorcycles
/ nctmotorcycles
Photography by Peter Pegam: www.p78.at/
Video sequences by 4Cubes
Metalsheet parts were made by ER-Motorcycles: / ermotorcycles
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Respectfully, I fully agree with you on the wheels! Plus, slightly lowering the suspension provides the correct Café appearance. Overall, this is a wonderful build. And, as always, thank you for Racer TV, the Café Racers only choice! Hope you and your family are all doing well. Cheers:)
As always, thank you dear friend for sharing your opinion. I am glad you agree with me. Evrything is fine here. I hope the same from you.:) Cheers.
Lowering the suspension is not always good for rideability reasons but for the stance it would be better. The wheels are horrendous though
Two years is a long time to wait for a project to be completed. Looking at the design proposal that was agreed upon, I'm guessing David and his client spent a lot of time spinning off ideas to get them to this end result. My guess is time might have been a motivating factor just as much as the extra cost for those spoke wheels.
Your Photoshop design proposal hit the nail right on the head about lowering the suspension. With or without the spoke wheels. Lowering is an improvement to this design.
The one thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is the battery box (what I think is the battery box) at the bottom of the gear box.
Thanks for another enlighten video.
Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. Yes, the battery box could be located in a better place. :) Cheers.
Siempre es un placer ver estos videos los viernes por la mañana, saludos desde México, ojalá pronto regresará la traducción al español
Mi amigo, probablemente tengas los subtítulos desactivados. Intente activar los subtítulos en la esquina inferior derecha de la ventana del video, haciendo clic en el botón de opciones. :) Saludos.
I have a 1982 CX 500 Custom that has been sitting in my shed for 25 ish years. Keep telling myself I will restore it some day. Perhaps this post has inspired me...
:) Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. :) Cheers.
You know that my heart weakened with a nice CX project, I have no "but" this time, excellent article dear Victor!!!!
Lol Thank you Carlos. I'm very glad you liked so much about this one. :) Cheers.
WHAT A GOOD PROGRAM, WHAT A GOOD NARRATION, WHAT A STYLE, THE CONGRATULATIONS OF RACER TV. EXCELLENT PROGRAM.
Thank you my friend for all your kind words. I appreciate your support. :) Cheers.
Extraordinary selection. Impressive vision. What wonderful works of art. The minute 0:37 caught my attention in particular. I know, it's strange. Congratulations David Widmann. I would love to pay him a visit to his NCT workshop.
Beautiful motorcycle and beautiful finishing. Totally agree with you, wheels are not the best match. Cheers and thank you. El solitario.
Hello dear El solitario. Nice to see you here again. Thank you my friend for sharing your opinion. :) Cheers.
What a spectacular bike! Thanks a lot for the beautiful video.
Thank you my friend for your kind comment. :) Cheers.
You do an excellent job on the selection of the bikes! And on the description of them! 👏 👏 👏
Thank you my friend for your kind comment. :) Cheers.
I just bought a 1979 all original cx500 custom for 500. Keeping it all original.
Fantastic motorcycle as well as the video that is spectacular! This particular engine has already made it possible to present the most beautiful creations on this channel.
Thank you my friend for your kind words. I appreciate your support. :) Cheers.
Que espetáculo!!! Realmente com a roda raiada ficaria maravilhosa
Кайф🤩Всегда приятно смотреть такие обзоры 👍
Es hermosa. Tienes un gusto impecable y un gran conocimiento de motos. Sigue mostrando las que elijes, seguro van a seguir siendo las mejores. Felicitaciones por tener el mejor canal sobre café racers. Gracias totales.
Gracias amigo por todas sus amables palabras. Agradezco su apoyo. :) Saludos
I do not get hung up on lines and symmetry, but that is a great example. As someone who went through 5 cx500 as a London courier, its kinda funny to see how popular they are as a custom build. 50hp and shaft drive still makes so much sense today, much more is just a waste. I thought the later Revere 650 was he best all round bike.
Thank you my friend for sharing your very interesting perspective. Yes, the 650 has a much better engine. But I am also suspicious on saying it.(I have one) lol. :) Cheers.
Thank you for finding the inspiration from around the World 🌎
Thank you my friend for your kind comment. :) Cheers.
Best motorcycle show ever
:) Thank you. I'm glad you liked so much my friend. :) Cheers.
Gorgeous looking bike, beautiful lines
I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
Please consider the following you may add on and include in future videos for us.
Lets set some criteria for evaluation beyond looks.
1.braking,fish tailing ,rear wheel traction and whobbling at different speeds.especially in c.rcrs where rear end has been lightened.
2. Bike leaning response and recovery.
3.radius of turn.
4.risk factor of floating short seats on rider
falling back.
5. Weight shift % in regard to center of gravity and change of its position.
6.comparative test runs with original design.
7. Structural damage in frame if any due to change.
8.engine performance, cooling /overheating aerodynamics effect.
9.other items you may think of.
10. Set a score from 1 to 10. A (cafe racer score)
Keep up the good work.
All the best you and your channel.
Most definitely agreed on the spoked wheels !
And a slightly more aggressive lowered stance would put that bike in a totally different league !
Great design exercise Victor !
Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. I am glad you agree with my thoughts :) Cheers.
Thx for keeping uploading your videos! 👍🏻😎🤩
Thank you my friend for your support. :) Cheers.
Thank's CRTV!
Beautiful Job!
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You are welcome my friend. My pleasure. Um abraço
Excelente video, cómo todos los vídeos de este canal.
Gracias por traducir al idioma español.
Thank you my friend for your support. :) Saludos
What a beauty!
This Honda is heavenly beautiful designed by NCT. I love it from the first Sight.
Beautiful!
I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
Looking for inspiration! Very well said! Nice one again!
:) Thank you my friend for your kind comment. :) Cheers.
Beautiful bike. Been a fan of your channel for the past 5 years. Please find a custom harley roadster cafe build. Thank you
Thank you for your suggestion. The roadster is not an easy bike for a cafe racer project. But keep remind me from time to time. I will try. :) Cheers.
Great video, and absolutely savage bike
Thank you my friend for your kind comment. :) Cheers.
Another great video my friend!
I too would like the spokes.
The snow is almost off the road and the bikes look anxious !
Thank you. I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
And as always there is a very good video!!!!
Thank you my friend for your kind comment. :) Cheers.
It’s beautiful work, I only felt bit confused about this scrambler style exhaust, but other all awesome, mono shocks, end of the tail the CX500 emblem… beautiful
Thank you my friend for sharing your opinion. :) Cheers.
Muy bella, y en las conversiones que vieees mostrando desde hace años a partir de CX500 ese motor arrebata por sus formas y ello aún a pesar de que una potencia tan irrisoria como son sus 50 Cv hace frustrante su utilización. Completamente de acuerdo además en que pedía unas llantas de radios y no unas Comstar, y que colín, y trabajo de pintura y biselados en oro son sublimes,.... "muy Norton". Encuentro dificultad para seguir el trazo recto que proponen los colectores de escape aunque me gusta mucho que sen de corto recorrido, pero esas colas SC son muy divinas. Conclusión general : maravillosa pero sin el equilibrio de aquella CX 650 de "Oficina das Motas" de 2019, gran prodigio. y algo por debajo aunque ya no tan distante de la Tossa R de 20121, por poner otro ejemplo.
Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. Veo en sus palabras que sigue mis videos en el canal. Gracias :) Saludos..
😮😢😢😢😢 wow this cafe racer looks amazing Damn I’d love to be able to
Thank you my friend for sharing your opinion. :) Cheers.
Excellent video Racer, as always. A very cool looking CX, but a agree with on the wheels, it's spokes all the way. Ride sage and take care mate. Cheers
Thank you my friend for your always great support. A friend of mine told me today, that the spoked wheels would look even better, if the rims had a similar tone of the rest of the bike(not black). Maybe a dark brown, or bronze tone. I think he is probably right. :) You too my Friend :) Cheers.
I think you should explore Brick House Builds…Grandfather’s Axe!🔥 Great production as always!👍🏻
1:31 that honda is magic
pretty bike, nice video
Thank you my friend for your kind comment. :) Cheers.
Wonderful stuff......mate youre getting pretty poetic..And Ive always said riding a motorbike is a poetic/romantic..deeply emotional experience that trancends materialism and goes way beyond the 'product' called motorcycle. Excellent keep it up.
Thank you my friend for all your kind words. I appreciate your support. I know exactly what you said. A few years ago, I made a video about that. I think you will love it. :) :) th-cam.com/video/sq3lODEotj0/w-d-xo.html Cheers.
@@RACER_TV Beautiful..As part of my job I visit many peoples houses and a funny thing ive noticed when I speak to older people, prompted by any kind of motorcycle memorabilia I ask them about bikes and they get a far away and distant look in their eye, a smile develops across their lips they are taken to another place some how....and when I ask what they rider many have been known to say, oh...I havent ridden for 30..40..50 years...but still they have that eternal look of peace and freedom on their faces. Im sure it taps into the first ride on a bicycle, wobbling, worrying, and then realising......oh...im doing it.......the first taste of liberation from human only powered movement....blissful indeed.
Klasse !
I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
Amazing machine! I notice you have a preference for Honda CX, it's possible understand this preference in this footage!
Indeed. That is also why my personal cafe racer bike, is a Honda CX, but with a 650cc engine. Thank you my friend for sharing your opinion. :) Um abraço.
@@RACER_TV obrigado pelo retorno e um grande abraço ao amigo! :-)
Awesome
Fabulous 👍👍👍
I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
Very interesting video about an Amazing bike..
Love everything about it; only one question : how is it possible to go through european technical inspection ? Mot, tuv, contrôle technique....
Could be a topic for another video in the weeks to come ?
Merci mon ami.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked my friend. That is a very good question. Here in Portugal, it seems everything is possible, except if the main frame structure is modified(Which turns everything very complicated), and if some of the parts are not EU approved. With this Honda CX, it would be extremely difficult to make it road legal due to the monoshock suspension and the frame modifications. :) Salute
I have to agree on your views about using laced wheels and squatting the bike down a bit. Also, it looks like the battery was repositioned to under the transmission and in doing so I think it would look better if it had been mounted horizontally rather than vertically. Better yet putting battery in rear cowling if possible would clean things up even more. Kind regards.🇨🇦
Indeed. I agree with you. But i think the battery is a conventional one, and not from gel, which may conditioned its location and position. Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. :) Cheers.
Hi Vitor,
Another great video. Thank you for making and sharing it. I have to agree with you regarding the wheel choice. Those comstar wheels would have to go in my opinion. However, your CX is still my favourite 💙
Incidentally, from one video editor to another, how long do you typically spend editing and producing each video?
I know it is a very time consuming process but one that I do enjoy.
Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes 🇬🇧
Lool. Thank you Dear Paul for your kind comment, and also for sharing your opinion. I usually need 2 weeks overall to conclude all the work of each video. But in terms of hours of work on image editing, script, transitions and so on, I think it will be an average of 15 to 20 hours of work. :) Cheers.
@@RACER_TV I am not surprised, you really do an excellent job. They are always very enjoyable to watch. 👍👏
As always, my friend
Thank you my friend for your support. :) Cheers.
Bela moto. Apesar.. Sempre vai ter um apesar, já que temos vivências e cultura estética regionais e pessoais diversas. É impressionante a CX500 que eles fizeram anteriormente, principalmente as cores inspiradas na Honda Racing, vermelho e azul, é uma combinação espetacular. E ela está com rodas comstar.
Mas está com a suspensão rebaixada, assim, parece ter um design mais consistente, pode ser que seja, uma opção do construtor manter as rodas originais, talvez, mas não é tão complicado ou caro adaptar raios nos cubos das próprias rodas comstar, fiz isso na minha, com discos duplos e aros 17… Aguardo o próximo vídeo!
Obrigado amigo Alex por partilhar a sua opinião. Eu até que não desgosto das rodas Comstar, mas nesta moto, acho que ficaria melhor se a Comstar traseira, fosse na versão de maior diâmetro, tal como este construtor fez no projecto anterior com outra CX de cores Honda Racing,. :) Um abraço.
Thanks!
You are welcome my friend. My pleasure. Um abraço.
Just Nice 👍
I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
Olá . Parabéns!!! por seus vídeos!!!!Sou apaixonado por o estilo café racer comprei uma cb 500 four ano 72 faz mais de um ano andei só uma volta na quadra e fundiu o motor o sonho de ter uma 500 four virou um pesadelo kkk fui a procura de peças no eBay agora falta pouco para montar o motor e fazer minha café. um abraço!!
Obrigado amigo pelo apoio. Pois é. Motos clássicas é mesmo assim. Boa sorte para o seu projecto e para a reparação do motor. Um abraço :)
A cheaper option than spoke wheels might be to use a front wheel from an 83 GL1100A. It’s an 18” reverse comstar with dual discs.
I agree. For any budget build, Vintage Honda frames and comstar wheels are nasty to work with. I highly suggest using a 82 Goldwing with the better mag wheels & bigger displacement motor. I have done a few. Much more bang for the buck when all the labor is done. Smitty
That is veeeery interesting. Never thought about the Goldwing wheels. Thank you my friend for sharing your experience. :) Cheers.
@@RACER_TV I think there may be two years of Honda gold wings with the mag wheels and the bike is still carbureted? Anyway. I cut the back half off and redid it moving the shocks forward a bit. Then I cut the top all up and put the cheap eBay 125 Honda gas tank on there. it was a very low budget deal. If you have a link, I can send you a photo of the build. Smitty in Vegas
Até agora é um dos projetos mais bonitos do ano. A única coisa que não me agradou foi esse espaço entre o tanque e o guidão.
Vale ressaltar a competência do construtor em ser versátil. São muito projetos bem feitos e com estilos e marcas completamente diferentes.
Obrigado amigo por partilhar a sua opinião. Eu também notei esse espaço à frente do depósito de gasolina. Penso que talvez tenha consequência da escolha do ponto/parafuso de aperto do reservatório. :) Um abraço.
Dont agree about the wheels ! Although if they had a gold highlight they'd be better ! But what a beautiful bike !!
Thank you my friend for sharing your opinion. A friend of mine told me today, that the spoked wheels would look even better, if the rims had a similar tone of the rest of the bike(not black). Maybe a dark brown, or bronze tone. I think he is probably right. :) Cheers.
Dope❤
Crazy looking, for this CX project!! I love it, and i m sure that spoked wheels would be better looking.
I have a 650 CXE in café racer, with spoked wheels and i love it. Can i send you some pictures on your mail?
Thanks
Julien
I agree
Yes l totally agree about the spoked wheels but l would make them solid black.
Thank you my friend for sharing your opinion. :) Cheers.
Comstar wheels are absolutely necessary for this bike!
just keep your hobby not money. thank you racer tv
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Me parece precioso el proyecto pero solo un detalle en cuanto a estética.. el escape señores me parece a mí criterio dejarlo hasta abajo ese es mi humilde opinión
Thank you my friend for sharing your opinion. :) Saludos.
I'd prefer a simpler exhaust pipes layout, other than that, that is a well thought out build 👍.. We'll done
Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. Personally, I think these exhausts help to avoid the emptiness under the seat. :) Cheers.
I like the idea of using the original wheels, but they will just work with a very dark colour like on this machine.
Thank you my friend for sharing your interesting perspective.
I don't dislike Comstar wheels, but on this bike, I think it would look better if he had chosen a "Comstar" on the larger diameter version, just like this builder did in the previous project with another CX.
Another beautiful Honda CX Vitor !
Very tastefull well balanced bike. Your right about the wheels they are very expensive. Its amazing how you morf those spoked wheels into the video
Hey Steve!!!, was a surprise to see your comment here mate!!, so I believe you are doing well, have you ever finished that CX 650?, all the best my friend!!
@Coolhand99au Helooooo Dear Steve. Just like Carlos said, I am also very glad to "see" you here. I consider you also as an authority in everything that is related to a Honda CX. Yes, the morphing transition is always very interesting to see. On this case, I included the spoked wheels on Photoshop, and after having a still image, i used it on a morphing software. I'm glad you liked this one my friend. :) Cheers.
Hey Carlos
Great o hear from you !
Yeah just about finished the CX650 cafe it's been a long haul
Shes pretty much mechanically complete this weekend
Ill get a video out next week and should start firing her up also
Thanks Vitor
I have just about finished the Honda CX650 cafe racer Again inspired by the 2021 winner of the best Cafe racer on your channel
These two bikes are my favourites both inspired by the beautful machines you show on your channel
Keep up the good work mate
@@Coolhand99au that will be great to see Steve!!!, l'll be waiting!!!
TOP 👍👍
I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
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Café racers are cool if that’s the kind of riding wanted & this one is beautiful. But for daily riding I still prefer comfort & the ability to haul a little bit with me in saddlebags.
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Incrivel..apenas..
Fico contente que tenha gostado. :) Um abraço.
Another great video..
I totally agree with the spoked wheels. Talk about cherry on the icing.
Great photoshop 👌
Lool. Thank you. I'm glad you liked my friend. To be honest, my photoshop skills were not so great on this video. I could not remove the exhaust tip on the rear spoked wheel. :) Cheers.
@@RACER_TV
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The wheels were that good I didn’t even notice until now.
I won’t tell if you don’t 🙏🏼🤣😉
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Hi, I clikked on the cx500 as my favourite cafe racer bike.. Is my vote counted? Would love one as a friend had one, it was a cx440ltd. (I know it was, in silver) a great bike I loved it awhile, but it may be one of those cliches in the matrix things but where has it gone.. Thanks from Greg with the Fazer (98 fzs600 Having new alu' radiator put on, waiting for pipe in the post..) in Zummerset |SW UK
@gregoriousgilbert519 Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. Unfortunately, the election ended 2 days ago. The video with the final results will be published at 2 of february. :) Cheers.
Grande projeto tem presenca
Obrigado amigo por partilhar a sua opinião. :) Um abraço.
엔지니어의 양심의 바이크!
You should consider upping the quality of the video from 720p to at least 1440p ;)
Thank you my friend for your support.
But here is my problem. Most photos/videos I received, don't have enough size for a Full HD video(or higher). I could make my videos in Full HD resolution. But the image quality would bad. That is why I prefer to work with 720p. :) Cheers.
@RACER TV just a suggestion have a search for AI image upscale, you can upscale lossless to HD resolutions ;)
@Norman Uittenbogaart Thanks for the suggestion. But I am already using it for those photos with a very low resolution, like 620 X480 or even less.
On some photos, it works amazingly good, but on others, it gives a certain artificiality to the photo, as if it was something painted on photoshop.
Believe me. It is not as easy as you may think.
Especially during my editing work, in which I need to make some zoom operations on the details of the bike.
But again, thank you for trying to help.:) Cheers.
I like the minimalist look of the original wheels best, the spoked wheels seemed too busy and distracted from the overall aesthetic. It's very well balanced and beautiful machine \m/
This Honda engine is good.
Faboulos bike!!!!
I'm glad you liked my friend. :) Cheers.
What app do you use for these voice overs?!
Acredito que o rebaixe geral da moto melhoraria ainda mais as coisas (porém isso tornaria a moto "menor" , o que é por vezes um problema dependendo da estatura do piloto). Eu também tentaria algo mais robusto na balança traseira... Quanto as rodas, raiadas seriam melhores, mas gosto da personalidade das Comstar...
Obrigado amigo por partilhar a sua opinião. Eu também não desgosto das rodas Comstar, mas nesta moto, acho que ficaria melhor se a Comstar traseira, fosse na versão de maior diâmetro, tal como este construtor fez no projecto anterior com outra CX. :) Um abraço.
@@RACER_TV também tive um pouco desse sentimento, em relação a roda pequena atrás... eu já vi rodas comstar com diametro modificado... acho que poderia ser uma saída interessante
Still no one cut that shaft drive down yet ? the one guy that impressed me here then a student with a little help was behind the BMW R1800
I really like the original cx 500 if I had it I wouldn’t customize it
Total leg burner
He kept the wheels because its shaft driven. There is limited options to swap.
Not really that hard, I did to mine 😅
I will allow myself to disagree with your opinion about the wheels in this project, the original wheels for the Honda CX 500 are the most beautiful rims that can only fit this model, I stayed with these rims in my modest project and I am very happy
No problem. I respect diferent opinions. This is just a matter of personal taste. Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. :) Cheers.
@@RACER_TV Many cx500 projects on your channel arouse my admiration. And in many cases, spoked wheels are the perfect solution. However, I really like this project because of the use of original Honda rims.
Its like a Vitpilen 401
Cadê a tradução para o português?
Meu caro amigo, provavelmente Você tem a opção de legendas desligada. Tente ativar as legendas no canto inferior direito da janela do video, clicando no botão das opções. :) Um abraço
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those exhaust pipes will burn your side shins for sure...
the rims runied they whole look, but of He change the rims I don't responsible for your headache...as a builder you must responsible for your own build, be tuff like Tony Strak
Thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. :) Cheers.
Не надо утверждать что что-то могло бы быть лучше! Вы не смогли этого сделать значит и судить не вам! Вот сделаете сами, своими руками и утверждайте что ваш байк само совершенство сколько угодно!
Nice looking bikes but the computer narrator is rubbish, it would be much better to hear your actual human voice, just sayin', cheers.
Heat from the engine with a high mileage will be unbearable heat
Hi. I also have a Honda CX 650 with almost 50 thousand km, and I never noticed any excessive heat from the engine. Being a water-cooled engine, I don't believe this will ever happen. :) Cheers.
I bet it runs like shit. Those carbs are impossible to tune with pod filters. Same for most mikunis Honda used at the time, including the series CB and CM.
Sorry, You probably have had bad experiences in the past about this issue. But fortunately, that is not true. My honda CX 650 has the exact same carbs from the CX500, and similar pod filters like these, and after changing the jets, it runs much better than from factory. Never had any issues during the last 5 years. :) But thank you my friend for sharing your perspective. :) Cheers.
@@RACER_TV I am happy you found a solution. I didn't. I just checked and my carbs were a bit different, like in the old CM 400. Cheers.
@@30035XD hi, you need to get in touch with "sigma jet " people, they will make the exactly sets of jets that you need (very affordable btw)
@@carlosgooglemaps94 thanks buddy
@@30035XD you are very welcome mate!!
Vive a Dubai ma non può spendere 2000€ per le ruote a raggi? Ridicolo.
Not exactly. If he were really rich, I'm sure he would choose a project with a diferent motorcycle, and not only a "small" Honda CX500. Don't you think? Saluto.
@@RACER_TV big is not better.
The cx is boring from tip to tail. too much black
Maybe this one (th-cam.com/video/0sC83b2RXb4/w-d-xo.html) will change your mind. :) cheers.
This still doesn’t look as nice as yours Victor.
Loool. Thank you my friend for your very kind comment. I am curious to know what you are going to say, when you saw my Yamaha XS project finished. I am just saying this, because I really believe the XS is going to end up even better than my CX. :) Cheers.
No your CX650 is still the perfect Cafe Racer to me.