1976 Honda CBF550F by Recast Moto
Words by Ian Lee.
Ah those Northern European winters; bringer of sub zero temperatures, cabin fever, and now it seems, custom motorcycles. Coming out of Minsk in Belarus, this Brat tracker is the result of the Recast Moto collective finding a way to pass the time, rebuilding a crashed Honda UJM during the colder months to ensure the warmer months are not wasted. Taking a busted ass 1976 Honda CBF550F Super sport, Matiz Lemark and the Recast Moto crew finished the build just in time for the snow to thaw, and to allow the gold paint job to compliment the gold of the first bit of Spring sun after the cold.
Matiz picked up the bike through DK Motoren, a local dealer who specialises in importing classic motorcycles. In a sad state after an accident, haemorrhaging oil and enveloped in rust, the midsized CB was stripped back to it’s bare frame and the build process begun. Matiz is quite smitten with Blitz motorcycles, taking a liking to their styling of fat wheels, old school fuel tanks and mini switches.
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