This week, we’ve got a trophy-winning Buell from Japan, a CR750 repli-racer from Texas, and a 1968 Vincent cafe racer from France. Plus a Royal Enfield with a home-made perimeter brake system.

Honda ?CR750? by Limey Bikes Honda historians may remember a kit that Big Red released after notching a win at Daytona with their CR750. Back then, you could pony up $10,000 and turn your own CB750 into a ready-to-race replica. Nowadays, building that same bike would run you about $50,000. But if you?re from Limey Bikes of Austin, Texas, you keep your costs down by starting with a $50 heap.
That?s right. This CR750 repli-racer started on the bench as a 1977 CB750K that had to be dragged from a barn. Once stripped, Chris Kelland and his partner Elijah went to work on the massive rebuild. The engine was torn down completely and bored out to 836cc. A quartet of Keihin CR29 carbs was fitted and a 4-into-4 custom exhaust fab?d and mounted. A lot of work went into making this build run and gun with the best of them?and all told, she weighs nearly 100 pounds lighter than when Limey started. Now, I know what you?re thinking. The CR750 was a fully faired racer, so where?s the bodywork on this one" Well, to keep costs down and rideability high in the hot Texas sun, the lads from Limey elected to leave it off the bike. And I while it would look an absolute stunner in full kit, I don?t think the bike, as a package, suffers from its loss. Plus, having the headlight makes it street ...