Looking for a motorcycle to complement your classic Ferrari" Most guys would opt for something that’s also Italian and red?like a Ducati. But one collector wanted something truly unique, so he reached out to Art Henschell of One-Up Moto Garage with a very special brief.
In his collection is something even more rare than the Testarossa in these photos; a 1965 NART Le Mans Ferrari racing car. He wanted a bike inspired by his beloved vintage racer, with one caveat: it had to be powered by a Honda CB600F motor.

?He already owns another of my Honda CB600F builds,? explains Art, ?and he loved the power, feel and reliability of that engine so much, he wanted this one to have the same qualities. I tried to get him to go with a Ducati, but he just wasn?t having it.? ?Silver lining: you probably won?t see another Honda-based ?Ferrari bike? ever again!?

Art runs One-Up Moto Garage as a one-man-band, out of his home workshop in Fayetteville, Arkansas. There, he began gathering together the parts that would eventually become ‘Rosso Corsa.’
?There wasn?t any one donor bike to begin with,? he explains. ?My inventory is almost entirely a collection of Craigslist finds that I store for future work.?

The starting point was a 2006 Honda CB600F Hornet motor and frame. Then Art sourced a VFR800 from a salvage yard, and pillaged it for its swing arm, rear shock and wheels.
?I chose the race-inspired single sided swing arm because of its track-based origins and the ...