Written by Martin Hodgson
We’ve all heard rumours about the old man with a low kilometre classic motorcycle in his garage gathering dust; but go for a look and nine times out of ten it’s what a real estate agent calls a ‘renovators delight’, that’s industry code for crap. But when Spain’s kings of custom, Jose and Tito from Macco Motors, found just such a ride it was the rare exception; a 1976 Honda CB750 with only 8000 km on the clock. The negotiations were monstrous, but the results speak for themselves, another killer cafe racer they call Chimera.

With a thriving business and a backlog of commissioned builds waiting in the wings, it’s a rare day for the successful duo that they get out of the shop. With bikes now coming to them its been some time since they last ventured into the world of tyre kicking, but the tip-off was a good one. The Honda had been bought in the man’s youth, travelled to the Canary Islands with him and then when family duties became too much, parked up more than 15 years ago.
But with fond memories of his youth infused into the CB’s fabric and the old engineer knowing well he was sitting on a good thing he wouldn’t give it up without a fight. But after plenty of hand waving, chin scratching and the appropriate number of Euros folded up, the Honda was on the trailer and headed for Macco Motors. The boys decided with such a find they’d do the build in two stages; first restore the ...