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Justin Steyn?s Honda CB550 race replica Roughly three years ago, Justin Steyn commanded our attention with his Ferrari Blue 1969 Triumph Bobber build, which got over 14,000 shares on Pinterest alone. But since then, all?s been quiet on his South African front?so far as we knew.
Man, were we wrong. Even though his Trumpet was a beaut, he?s a Honda man at his core?and he?s been honing his talents on reproduction racers. This is his latest project, a CB550 based Honda CR750 replica, and it?s truly next level stuff. That?s because trying to transfer perfect proportions from CB to CR, without the use of a debigulator, is no easy feat. Using a Honda RSC frame as a guide, Justin added an extra top-tube and tweaked the subframe for a near perfect match. He spent roughly 350 hours tweaking metal and fittings so that the whittled-down CR750 fairing would sit just right. When it came to the motor, Justin sought out Kevin Bidgood from TR400. Kevin over-bored the mill by 3mm and balanced all of the internals before sealing things back up. Keihin CR carbs help exploit those efforts on the inhale, with a completely custom 4-into-4 exhaust kit fabbed up for the bellows. You can see some of the build process on his Instagram feed, but I?d recommend covering your eyes when you scroll to...