It?s been a while since we?ve featured a classic Honda CB café racer. The custom scene has splintered and grown a lot over the past few years, and Honda inline fours are no longer ubiquitous.
But occasionally a good example of the type pops up, and this example from Poland is very good indeed. The delightfully named ?Friday? comes from Jacek Mulak, who is based in the ancient city of Lublin and runs Cardsharper Customs.

The commission came from designer Micha? ?wiek, who brought along a rather sorry looking 1977 CB550.
?The CB550 was already partly customized,? says Jacek. ?But it was a very amateur job, done by the previous owner. None of those modifications have been preserved.?

Micha? is a graphic designer and owns a creative studio, so he presented a concept to Jacek. ?It was a classic café-style build with an empty ?triangle? under the seat and a upside-down front end. He wanted classic solutions combined with modern details.? Cooperation with another designer would be a challenge for most bike builders, and Jacek was wary. But it worked out just fine: ?We quickly found a common language, and Micha? often relied on my experience and the solutions I proposed.?

The biggest upgrade is at the front, where Jacek has grafted on Suzuki GSX-R forks, shortened by just over an inch to level out the stance. Refitting the original CB550 wheel also required a little ingenuity, but it was worth the effort to maintain the classic good looks.
Jacek has kept the GSX-R brake...