The owner of this stealthy CBX750 is the son of a policeman, and he developed a passion for the model as a child. His father bought the bike at a police auction, and it eventually made its way into Kerkus’ Kuala Lumpur workshop.
Despite his affinity for the CBX, Kerkus’ client had no preconceived idea of what he wanted. So Azahar and Raveen made the call themselves; the bike would retain as much of its DNA as possible, with maximum refinement. It would be a homage to both dad and the legacy of the police-spec CBX.

But before Kerkus could get busy, the extremely battered police motorcycle had to be brought up to spec. The owner took it straight to the official police maintenance division, who got it running and roadworthy.
With the bike back at HQ, they faced another problem: a full workshop. Not wanting to turn their customer away, the guys partnered up with Izwan from DI-Motorsport. Kerkus would handle design, parts and project management, and Izwan would help with the heavy lifting.
That meant modifying the fairing bracket too, and remounting the original rectangular headlight?a trademark of the police-issue CBX.
The tank was also lifted by an inch to help even out the flow of the bodywork. Out back, the subframe was shortened, and the OEM tail section?complete with blocky taillight?was trimmed and brought in tighter.

They’re wearing Biltwell Inc. grips and new switchgear. The police motorcycle’s bulky instrumentation is gone too, but the ...