Written by Andrew Jones
It’s easy to forget that the scrambler?s origins are steeped in racing. Sure, the modern-day interpretation seems to be more about enjoying nature than about silverware, but the ?scramble? the genre’s name refers to wasn’t a scramble across rough terrain, but a mad scramble to the finish line. Keeping that tradition in mind, Poland‘s Cardsharper Customs has just unleashed this sporty Honda off-road racer on the unsuspecting local terrain. We’re pretty sure the Polish rocks, dirt and finishing lines won’t stand a chance.

?The customer brought this Honda CX500 to me over a year ago,? says Cardsharper’s Jacek Mulak. ?I did not have time to take care of her, but he agreed to wait. We then determined that it would be something like a cafe racer. In the meantime, several CX500-based cafe racers appeared on the Internet; they seemed to me to be a little over-engineered.? So when it was time for Jacek to start the build proper, he changed track and proposed a light scrambler to the owner. ?The customer really wanted upside down forks, otherwise I had a free hand.? Hello yellow
With a fresh pack of angle grinding discs, Jacek got to work. The back of the frame was shortened and the new parts required to hold the fender were made from scratch. He also removed the centre stand and repositioned the rear brake lever so that it would be as discreet as possible. ?Then while looking at the shape of the subframe, I came up ...