This week, we’ve got a sublime CB, a wild Sportster and a pair of vastly different race bikes. Oh, and someone actually built an attractive Honda Shadow. Which one would you take home"

Honda CB750 by John Green This retro-fabulous Honda CB750 is so on point, I’m finding it hard to believe that it was put together by ?a normal dude, in a normal garage, in Denton, Texas.? Even more remarkably, it started out as frame, motor and a box of parts. That didn’t deter ‘normal dude’ John Green in the slightest; he’s put it back together, and he’s done so in spectacular fashion.
This CB’s a 1970 model, that had been standing since 1976. It turned out that the previous owner had some engine work done by the renowned R.C. Engineering in California?like a polished and micro-balanced crank and some light porting. John also found a NOS set of forged Venolia pistons in the box, so he had the cylinders bored, pushing the capacity to 836cc. Add to that new valves and springs, a 69 CB750 cam and Keihin CR 29 carbs, and you have one punchy Honda. The aluminum fuel and oil tanks are custom, and the tail section is a modded Kawasaki KZ750B unit. John modified the frame to make everything fit right, and added aluminum swingarm and stainless exhaust system from MotoGPWerks. There’s a ton more to admire?but the real kicker is the paint. Inspired by a picture of an old Ascot, John laid down the paint and stripes himself?adding a pair of...