Custom Bikes Of The Week: 7 August, 2016

Question: What have a Blue Dolphin, a Pickle Tracker and a Bavarian Knight got in common" Answer: They’re all beautiful customs with truly daft names?but they’ve made it into our latest Bikes Of The Week.
Honda CBX750F by Half Caste Creations Ten years ago, the lads from Bangkok?s Half Caste Creations were asked if they?d part with their first build. Since they were just starting out at the time, they decided to decline the offer?the bike was a showpiece to help grow their name.
They stayed in touch with that would-be buyer though, and have now delivered him a 1984 CBX750F called Blue Dolphin. Inspired by the streamlined hydrodynamics of Flipper, HCC worked diligently in shaping and scalloping the tank, which came from a Honda CB400. The frame was deburred and hooped, before being topped by a slim, tuck-rolled seat. Many of the accessories on Blue Dolphin are HCC originals, including the clip-ons, foot controls, aluminum tank cap and the four-into-one header. [More]
Norton Dominator by Elemental Rides Built as a tribute to the first twin-cylinder Norton Domiracers to run the ton at the Isle of Man TT, this 1961 Dominator 88 comes to us from Ricardo Santos of Elemental Rides in Porto, Portugal. It?s more than a styling exercise though: Ricardo built ?Baryta? to be his ultimate street-able Domiracer.
This 155 kg (340 pound) Norton has received numerous upgrades, with a period-correct bent. The vintage featherbed frame has been deburred, and the tank, s...
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