SIXTH SENSE: Honda CX650 by 6th City Cycles
Written by Martin Hodgson
As the big corporates gain a larger foothold in the custom scene it can be easy for the vital grassroots to be left behind. But each year Bear of Old Bike Barn throws the Greasy Dozen Run and selects 13 backyard and small shop builders to create machines for the event. While for some it kick starts a stalled project, for Phil of 6th City Cycles it was the final piece of the puzzle in bringing a dream build to life. From their small garage in Cleveland, Phil and his team packed a Honda CX650 motor into a CX500 frame and finished it with all the fruit, christening the steed Recoil.
The 6th City Cycles shop came to life in 2017 and operates out of a small 20×20 garage in the Ohio city. ?I started with my across the street neighbor Eric Smyszek and now my next door neighbour Melanie Andeits also works with us. We are a great team and I couldn?t do what I do out them,? Phil tells us. He’d previously built a CX500 but the experience nearly put him off the bikes for life, when he battled with an engine that had been butchered by the previous owner who’d welded the weep hole shut from inside.
But having become a Murray’s Carbs dealer, Phil was on the phone to the man himself when an idea came up. ?To put a CX650 engine in a CX500 frame and from then on I ran with it. It was fun a smooth build and holy crap is it fun to ride,? Phil smiles. With an old CX500 frame laying around the shop and many of the other basic parts acquired fro...
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