The CB550 is a great platform for a cafe racer, the bike is just destined for such kind of build. While there are a lot of CB550 cafes out there, I find SpeedBump's build one of the neatest and well-documented.

From a $260 hunk of junk, the bike was rebuilt from the ground up and fitted with GSXR 1000 front end, spoked wheels, shortened DCC seat, new rearsets, a CB500 tank and a short pipe. Building a cafe racer soon? Check out the full story on DoTheTon.com.


'78 CB550 Cafe Racer build by SpeedBump on DoTheTon.com

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'78 CB550 Cafe Racer build by SpeedBump on DoTheTon.com

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