Written by Tim Huber
While Honda?s CB750 has undeniably played a pivotal role in the rise of the modern custom motorcycle scene, it?s become increasingly difficult to think of cafe?d CBs as being anything other than played out. The hooped subframe, fender-delete, pipe-wrap, and clip-on formula has objectively become pretty cliche, though every once in a blue-moon we open our inbox to discover a truly special CB cafe racer, and that?s exactly what we?ve got here, from Austria?s National Custom Tech Motorcycles ? better known simply as NCT.

The shop started with a 1978 Honda CB750F that they then proceeded to pull the engine from and tear down to the frame. The framework was de-tabbed, fitted with a new, upswept subframe, and then powder-coated in a matte black, along with the swing-arm. Before receiving the same matte black treatment, the engine was torn apart and given a thorough refresh. Adorned in custom points and stator covers, the Japanese four-banger now inhales through a quad-pod setup while spent fumes are now spit from a stunning hand-made four-into one exhaust system with blued headers and a slash-cut, GP-style Spark muffler capped off with a honeycombed cover.
Wanting to bring the CB?s performance prowess into the 21st century, National Tech tossed out the stocker’s suspension and replaced it with upgraded, modern items. Out back, there?s a pair of adjustable YSS shocks, while up front bumps are soaked up through an upside-down Showa fork slotted in one-...