A drop-dead gorgeous Honda CBX cafe from Canada, a new Yamaha HL500 replica from Husky Restorations, a subtly brilliant custom Moto Guzzi V9 bobber, and the first custom Scrambler from Ducati’s new ?Mavericks? project.

Yamaha HL500 by Husky Restorations The story of the rare and celebrated Yamaha HL500 is one for the ages. By combining a lightweight Husqvarna frame with a Yamaha 500cc 4-stroke motor?and adding some longer travel suspenders?Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin turned the motocross world on its pegs. The factory-backed replicas endorsed by Yamaha were a little porkier, but the four hundred that hit the mud in the late 70s are highly desired.
So much so, Husky Restorations have taken up the torch and begun crafting their own reproductions, built to the original Hallman/Lundin spec. The all-important frame used here is built by Illinois-based Framecrafters to match the lightweight prototype?s spec, and the engine has been lightly breathed on. There?s a new cam and a Mikuni carb to deliver some extra oomph, but it’s a true XT500 unit. Öhlins piggyback shocks have been mounted in the rear to keep the aluminum swingarm planted, and the front end is from a vintage YZ400. The fuel tank, seat and fenders come from a 1976 YZ125, just like the original Husky reproduction. The one you see here is the 11th that Husky has created and it?s been given the street-legal treatment to allow easy transition from trail to street. If you?re interested, a twelfth build ...