For custom motorcycle builders that skew towards older bikes, nothing satisfies quite like finding a clean, low-mileage donor. But finding a motor with literally zero miles on it" That’s the Holy Grail.
This purposeful cafe racer was built from two components: a beat-up 1992 Honda CB750, and a separate CB750 engine that had never been fired up. It’s the work of Holger Breuer, who builds bikes part time as HB-Custom from his workshop in the German maritime town, Husum.

The commission came from a customer who already had one HB-Custom creation in his garage, and wanted a second. He also supplied the donor bike and extra Honda motor?which has a remarkable story behind it. ?The engine was originally in a brand new bike,? explains Holger, ?which was damaged heavily during transport from Japan to Europe.” “The frame was ready for the scrap metal heap, but the engine did not take any damage. Since then, it never ran… until two weeks ago.?
Popping a brand new engine into the chassis meant Holger could focus on the rest of the bike?but it also removed the temptation to crack the cases open. Instead, Ingo Wrubel from Old School Superbikes was called in to eke out as much power as possible.
With a Mikuni RS 34 mm carb kit and twin K&N filters, plus clever tuning, the CB750 now records a hefty 78 PS at the rear wheel.

The burly exhaust system is a four-into-one system from Cobra, but Holger modified the mid section to run it higher and tigh...