Cafe Racer 1972 CB750

My cafe racer build by Steve "Carpy" Carpenter

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cafe racer
• honda
• cb750
• carpy
• cafe
• vintage
• classic
• motorcycle
• custom
• black
• keys
• project
• old school
• cb 750

[wiveybloke]

looks very nice except the footrests are in the wrong place (too far forward) but you north americans have a strange idea about cafe racers and it's under braked better with twin discs implies tha carpy's bikes are more about show than go it's all about shiny bits not about improvments in handling and performance the clue is in the title cafeRACER

[dev0ved]

@wiveybloke Wow, thanks for sharing, you being the authority of what "customized" bike should be. How foolish and naive to not have asked the "Authority" what he thinks and if what I find appealing matches your definition of cafe racer. My bike can easily do 100 mph but maybe I'll put a governor on it, so then I can strip it down then put rear sets on so I can get all aerodynamic. If you want to give me feed back on any other topic you have mastered such as how to wipe my ass, please share.

[dxlbabyfresh]

That is a nice bike that Carpy built for you. But honest to god, do you have to plaster it with graphics that say "750" and "cafe" or the spade image? That's cheesy and too much unnecessary embellishment. If people aren't smart enough to know what kind of bike it is, forget them. Where' the grease? Real cages are ridden and leak out. By nature cafes should be a little rough around the edges. Next time make your own bike. You bought a shiney rebuild. Its a commodity or worse yet an accessory to

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@dxlbabyfresh

Really? To be honest you are entitled to your opinion and views but you are wrong. I ride and maintain my bike every year and sorry if the head gaskets are not leaking yet but as soon as they do I'll let you know.

[31goodtymes31]

Hey that's a wicked bike. I'm in the midst of building a cafe racer from a 77 kz1000. I was just wondering if you had any troubles bringing the bike over the border. I live in Manitoba and i am really interested in buying one of his bikes.

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@31goodtymes31

I bought it from a guy who had already brought it up. There does seem to be a lot of "leg" work needed to import a vehicle, but you can hire a broker to do it for you. I can't say enough good things about this bike, I love it and have never gone a day riding with out people asking me about it. I have emailed him about some maintenance ect. and he is very helpful.

[lucky51762]

Beautiful bike!!! You must be very happy.

[TheBoofdog]

omg that is the best looking bike eva

[750jrod]

what a bunch of boners, it's a Honda 750, that makes it bad ass no matter what, that's why there were 100s of thousands that were built and still around. nice bike dude.

[brentjgordon]

sweet bike....nice, very nice, maybe dude will get ya up to speed on the whole ass wipin thing....@%^& the idiots build your bikes exactly as you want , theres a clue in the words YOUR BIKE! gey great music too, thx

[41bruno]

GREAT!!!

[symodiezel]

@dxlbabyfresh "Plastered with graphics" get ya eyes chqed mate, the bike looks great, Carpy knows what hes doing, unless you beg to differ. Lets see your bike man.

[Pick1980a]

@wiveybloke \if you wanted real performance you would buy a GSX R750 or a S1000RR or a 848 or something that was not more than 30 plus years old initially. That argument holds no water at all.

Also unless you are placeing a Hayabusa engine into a superior Ducati, MV or Triumph frame your not an actual Cafe Racer builder either! Your a classic motocycle enthauaist!

Your not any more authentic than onyone else riding a any bike like the one in this video

[Pick1980a]

@dxlbabyfresh There is nothing I hate more than people who say u should build ur own stuff. No one would scoff at somone who commisioned Picasso to do a painting but when it comes to customizing cars or bikes everyone is a snob.

If people didn't commision artisans like Carpy to do bikes then there would be no customized bike industry! Personally I would rather own a piece of art than wait 3 yrs for me to finish a bike that will never be as epic.

Not every artist has to die poor

[WingdPuma]

Not my style of bike, however, she's a bute. It's all the small details that really make a bike, and this one has it all. Thanks for the share!

[atreewithnolife]

@dxlbabyfresh cant have to much embellishment, its a cafe racer!! some are rough, some are imac, it all goes. cheers.