Cx 500

It seems strange to see tire warmers on a Honda CX500. The CX is known for its unique engine layout, shaft drive and gawky looks, rather than its performance. It still baffles us how this once despatch favorite became a darling of the custom scene. Still, if there's a shop that you can rely on to inject style into the CX500—and to go to the trouble of adding custom color-coded tire warmers—it's NCT Motorcycles. The Austrian outfit never fails to knock it out the park, and has a knack for…

This custom Honda CX500 by Garth Allison is one of the best we've ever seen. For the full story on how it was created join us at Return of the Cafe Racers.

by qoodbye

When Honda released the CX500 in 1978, they had no idea how significant it would become in the custom world roughly four decades later. Initially released to scores of adoring fans, it eventually fell out of favor—and its design hasn't aged well. But the revival of the café racer scene has meant a resurgence in CX500 popularity, led by builders that have figured out how to navigate its awkward layout. Austria’s NCT Motorcycles clearly know their way around the Honda CX500. They've just…

La Honda CX 500 era una raffinata bicilindrica prodotta tra gli anni 80 e 90, ultimamente è stata presa di mira da parecchi customizer, tra i cui i ragazzi di Herencia Custom che hanno realizzato questa essenziale street tracker spogliata con eleganza di tutto il superfluo

In this week’s post, we’ll navigate the 20th century through 9 motorcycle adverts to help us understand the evolution of print advertising -from the early-century, text-based classic inserts, through the avant-garde influences in graphic design and the groovy 60s creative revolution to the powerful taglines of the 90s- and how it contributed to shaping the motorcycle imagery of each decade. Just like the film industry, advertising loves archetypes –creating them, overdoing them, playing with…

www.marktplaats.nl/motoren-honda/cx500-caferacer-brat-style-tracker-cx-500 Origineel: Honda CX500 Bouwjaar: 1982 Origi...