Building a Cafe Racer for under $1,000 (Starting with a $400 Honda CB750)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2021
- Reggie and I build a Cafe Racer for under $1,000 using a non running $400 1981 Honda CB750 and some cheap parts from eBay and Amazon
If you want to check out Reggie's TH-cam channel he can be found at:
/ @chokeroll
He is currently traveling with Megadeth on tour teaching BJJ and has some great content. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Wasn't expecting the Brazilian flag, I'm glad to see hehe, as you know if you mention or show anything related to Brazil you summon Brazilians from all over the globe to show their appreciation, so here I am.
Here we are
Quem ousa intereomper o meu sono ancestral?
I was watching this vídeo Just because yt recomended but when i saw The Brazilian flag i subscribed. Kkkkkkk
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It amazes me how easy it is to build a cafe or a bobber just by changing a few things you guys did a beautiful job on this one I love it
Not easy whatsoever
simple* not easy
@@chaysecushing9014 Its easy to literally anyone whos held a spanner in their life.
Thanks a lot Austin, you made my dream come true, and this video will help me to keep this memory forever ! I’ll never forget !! Thank you my friend !!
The best part was your son , he out here looking out for his dad at such a young age ❤️
He is the best. He looks out for me a little too much that I worry he may end up an OSHA inspector...
@@AustinCoulson LOL!
A nice simple build, sometimes those are the best kind. No fancy moonshot gimmicks, it runs and looks the way the owner wanted it to so that's a job well done. The exhaust hack (literally) was a good money-saving trick, that and adapting the throttle ferrule to work with the carb rather than going out and finding another one.
"adapting the throttle ferrule"
Doing it "right" would cost even less work. You heat the end barrel up, and the cable will pull out. Push the next one in, fray the ends out so they would "hook" and solder it all shut.
That's how we used to do it, and I was told that factories did it that way too. His hack might be fine for the throttle, or it might pull out, or the weakened barrel might break. The frayed ends soldered in was good for clutch cables. On soviet boxer bikes. Cables broke all the time, the barrels used to stay put.
M'self, I probably would have punked out and just bought a custom-length cable, maybe a couple other bits. Naturally there are details I'd have done differently, but hey, that's half the fun of watching build videos, now ain't it? ;)
The smile on his face when he was actually riding his dream was priceless. Reggie for PReggiedent! Awesome work Austin!
I love seeing old bikes being ridden and maintained.
Ran across a guy on a 1983 GP 1100 a few days ago, had a great conversation with the guy.
When I saw the title I expected a simple clean and rebuild montage - instead it was a full-custom build. Great video! Also this might be $1000 to someone with the obvious skills and equipment like you (and maybe Reggie who has you as a friend ;) ) but for a noob like me with a basic toolkit for motorcycle maintenance, this might be thousands of dollars paid to a custom shop in parts and labor.
But I understand the TH-cam algorithm is tough to work with - appreciate the entertaining content!
I was thinking the same thing. Still awesome though.
Same thought...$1,000 in materials....$10,000 in labor/skill/experience (and that's the friends and family discount).
To be fair, it's not a tutorial on how to build it for under 1k. It's him explaining his actual situation/build/budget. The title is truthful and really nothing to do with the youtube algorithm. Now if he added "how to" then I'd agree it's a bit click baity haha.
Great ingenuity & a very cool looking bike! Love that your son was there for you! A well made video, felt like we were there watching the build. Best Wishes from TN!
A great video! Thanks! My first bike was a '77 CB750 in 1983 and it was really interesting to see the transformation from stock to cafe racer. Thanks again.
That was fun to watch, really like that you kept a tight budget and got the most out of it! ❤
I’ve not seen a single good 1980ish Honda like that modified to a café racer yet until now. That’s by far the best one. I bought a 1980 Gold Wing that I’d planned to do the same. I realized I just didn’t have time and gave it to friend. It needed the engine rebuilt or replaced. Thx for sharing. Great job!
Check out Classic Octane here on TH-cam. He makes some pretty good looking cafe style bikes.
Absolutely great build! You created a truly awesome and cool bike. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration.
A moto ficou incrível👏🏼👏🏼....e mais ainda com a bandeira do meu Brasil 🇧🇷.
Congratulations 🇺🇲🤜🏻🤛🏻🇧🇷
Great job guys, it is this type of video that encourages folk to have a go at there own project..or even give a few ideas for there own..
Love what you did with the exhaust and the DB-killers!
What you did I consider the perfect video and for a really nice build..can't wait for your future builds.
A lot of hard work. Great job on the video. Inspiration for young builders.
Amazing video of an amazing build and bike. A sheet metal machine in your garage! Your garage is indeed a little piece of heaven on Earth.
Great video, that’s cafe style building, you should do more of these builds.
Love the build,,,, Back in the mid 90's I owned a CB400 done up as a cafe racer, I loved cruzing about on that bike
Rustoleum primer and Krylon paint: good choice, my personal favorite as well. To those who have never tried painting but are tempted to, jump in and go for it. You can get surprisingly good paint jobs outta spray cans. If you, like me, were previously into building car models, you're well ahead of the game. ...Loved the exhaust solution with the fiberglass, sounds great. Hey, that's a good kid you have there. (And a right proper caff racer too! Kudos.)
Love the rustic look. And the lines can’t be beaten.
Great job guys... Love the bike and the innovative work you both did on the cheap ...
CB750 appreciate more now than ever before. Awesome transformation.
I'm currently living about 45 minutes from Chattanooga, I'm buying a 81 cb4 650 to build into a cafe racer.. it'll be my 2nd cafe build 4th all in .. can't wait to start.. this video helped with a few pointers
Great bike project on a budget!! Congrats
A really great video! Good editing and awesome content. Keep em coming!!!
It's never too late for a compliment. Great job on the bike and video!!
Nice job. Much nicer than you’d expect from a budget build.
Lovely job with the bike, I will keep dreaming of owning a garage like yours one day
Awesome Job. Love the exhaust work.
I owned the CB750 F Super Sport. Man Loved that bike and sure wish I still had it to do this Cafe Race build.
When I saw the tank being resprayed I thought "what on earth are they doing"...but then end product looks amazing. Fair play. Loved this video
Awesome build man! Love the patina look.
Beautiful bike! Thanks for sharing.
Didn’t know how i got to this, but thank you very much for being a wonderful human being.
sweet little build. Man you just can't beat a budget build of this Calibar.
I restored 4 cb 750s, I rode a 74 for over 10 years, never had a problem with that bike. Great bikes.
Dropped a like as soon as he explained the swapping of the fuel to the carb 01:55, just the way he explained it... I'm in for a good watch.
Very sweet, lovely note, accolades from Australia 🇦🇺
The sound is fantastic!
I know little to nothing about motorbikes. However, I found this video very interesting, and that paint job is absolutely gorgeous!
Mufflers are a go! AWESOME! My MBRP exhaust on my diesel truck is designed the same way without the fiberglass. Silent until. You turn loose the the kracken! Then its straight through loud as hell! Lol! Great video!
Great stuff. Very nice build. I love the final result ❤🏍😎
Splendid job. You made it look simple. 👍
Ficou fantástica! E essa é a moto mais icônica do Brasil. Parabéns!
These were really fun and comfy bikes. It was my first bike I ever owned when I was 20 ish
Every inch of that machine is a beauty
Great looking moto, well done y’all. Cheers.
Had a CB750KZ back in the day. Fun bike. Nice work.
This was super sick! I’ve been wanting to get my motorcycle license for some time now and get started on a cafe racer project. I have a reliable daily driver so a project bike would be perfect for me.
Café Racers have evolved, which threw me at first, but you are extending the tradition.
Especially by re-using surplus parts, that´s what we did in the Seventies.
Rock on !
Turned out great looking! Thnaks
Sounds sublime, looks pretty cool too!
That was great, really enjoyed watching that.
Brazilian here... excellent job !!
What a fun and inspiring build! Very enjoyable to watch. I'm heading to my garage right now:)
that exhaust sounds amazing
Fantastic Buddy. The best to you.
LOVE IT! fantastic job guys!!
Great great job,,it sounds amazing...love to have one
This is sick. I'm currently trying to figure out wiring for my 78 cb750 cafe racer... Can't wait to get it running/rideable again...
Looks fab well done
Love the way he made it look with all the patina
I built a dozen of these things back in the day. Honda 350's, 450's 550's and 750's. I did one 84 Honda CB700SC Nighthawk that was really an amazing bike. I loved that thing, and I owned it for years. I'm thinking about doing another 550Four now. Just for something to do this winter. I also really like the old Airhead BMW's. They make really cool Cafe bikes.
damn, as somebody who is about to turn his own honda CB750 into a cafe racer this is honestly helpfull.
Amazing. I wish I had those kind of skills and talent.
I think the CB is very accommodating for a cafe build, Gold Guy built a very similar one with his 750 and had a lot of fun with it too. :)
I smiled when he said "wicked loud" nice to hear other New Englanders out there 😅
Ficou fantástica! E essa é a moto mais icônica do Brasil. Parabéns!. Excelente trabalho!!! .
A paint job like that is like getting two bikes at one time! Cool! Just subscribed!!
personally never liked the rust aesthetic, but my god that tank was painted well. looks amazing all together. absolutely love how you made the muffler. almost like a homemade gun silencer in a way.
This makes me want to build another one! I did a CB750 for my buddy, a Virago for me, a Vision also for me and a moped for my neighbor 😀
damn thats a nice build, im from Brazil and that livery came out sick, i hope someday i might with around 900 bucks build somthing as cool as that
You always make awesome stuff man!
Really great, thank you.
that reggie guy is lucky to have you as a friend m8, nicely done!
nice work! Lots of fun watching!
You made it look easy nice job bro 💯🎉
This has huge like budget high-schooler junkyard bike vibes but done really well
Looks like what we in the UK called the CB750kz tank the same shape as the CBX 1000, ours had twin disk front end and some lovely 4-2-4 exhausts too. I wish we could find them here for the same price as you guys. I reckon a real rough one would be well over £1000.
Beautiful Modify
Nice job done there ;) I used to have the cb 750 F1 super sport which i think was the engine model before what you have. The bike i really enjoyed untill i threw the chain off at over 100 mph around at left hand curve and wrapped the chain guard around my ankle. Luckily the chain never touched me on the way out the back. I walked back down the highway and picked up my chain. When i eventually stripped the motor down i found i had damaged the crank cases behind the drive sprocket and snapped the cam in half at the centre beside the drive sprocket. I eventually got her rebuilt and on the road again, i liked that bike so had to rebuild her :) So when i threw the chain off i guess i over reved the motor and snapped the cam.........ohh well, it could have been much worse if the rear wheel had locked up at the speed i was doing around a slight left bend. Lucky me ;). Austin, on my last build i done similar work as you on a FZ1000 When i got the the pipe i stuffed wire wool in it and held it in with a small roll of wire i beat down the pipe with a wooden hammer shaft LoL and it worked great for back pressure and sound deadening ;)
Fabulous! im actually in OakRidge, TN having a hard time finding my first bike at a low or decent price allot "doesnt run" out there or run but for some reason at brand new pricing lol
Great job men, love it.
Great work
Loved the brazilian tank, cheers from down here!
Now THAT is a cafe racer , unlike so many "cafe racers" featured on youtube. I love this thing.
On the exhaust i had a 74 cb750 with 836 kit cams and a 4 to 1 kerker with no baffle what I did when I wanted to quite down I took a 2 inch self tapping screw on the backside so it wouldn’t be seen but I put a wad of steel wool in the pipe and you wouldn’t believe how well it works plus supe easy when ya want to be a rebel without a cause lol
Very cool man. I feel like everyone should have to ride and learn on one of these old bikes. They are so raw and there's no experience like riding an old bike. I started on a mini bike at 4 years old, then by 5 I was on a YZ80. Then I had a ton of dirt bikes. My first on road bike was a 1973 CB350, it was my baby and I did an old school UNI racing theme on it, fun bike. Then I started racing full fairing 250cc street bikes which was a blast. The rest is history. Ive owned a bit of everything, but I've always kept Hondas in the stable. Im actually waiting for powder coat on a project im finishing now. I built a chopper/bar hopper on air ride, out of a 2008 honda vt750 shadow. Sorry to ramble, very cool bike and I love what you've done with it.
I started on a Honda 50 then a YZ80 as well. Both wonderful machines
Well done! Regards from Brazil
That's one sweet ride good work men
Very nice! Picked up a CB400N for 400 bucks also, theyre fun bikes. even though mine is just a twin.
Lol That duhicky is called the u bar for cutting down the back to shorten the seat to make it more of a cafe fit.but I love what you did bro great job.
Bro, that is a beautiful bike, man!!!!! I have a 1978 CB750K that I've been trying to get road worthy. Problem is i can't find me a good vintage bike mechanic.
That amazon silencer fiberglass SS zip tie deal is EXACTLY what I did on my CB650 as well 🤣. I hope mine looks half as good as that one day well done!
Obviously that means that we are both super geniuses
Reggie is lucky to have you for a friend.
That thing is so pimp. Youse guys are Gods, man
That's awesome. A really good job. I wish it could be done here in Spain, but it'd be much more expensive.