Written by Martin Hodgson
Few, if any of the greatest automotive masterpieces to have been built in the last hundred years went through the ‘design by committee’ process. The entire exercise to take an idea from individual’s imagination to complete working vehicle is exhausting, but when led by a single visionary the result is often incredible. For Cody Fagan of Buffalo New York the process began three years ago and the more other areas of his life proved difficult, the more determined he was to build his perfect Honda 750. Thousands of custom CB’s have been built, but this is one of the most complete and comprehensive we’ve seen to date.

Cody picked up the 1979 Honda for a good price some three years ago, an especially good deal given the truckload of spare and performance parts that were included, some still new in their box. ?The previous owner had planned on building a drag bike out of it but then went a different direction with a Suzuki. He even threw in basically everything Honda DOHC that he had which were a complete second 750 engine, another 750 case and a set of 900 cylinders and head that he had planned to use on his build,? Cody explains.
The first two years of the build were spent disassembling, cleaning and collecting parts, and doing research into the very best ways to build up the Honda as he desired. With plans to Frankenstein the motor into a killer 750/900 combination, invaluable advice came from Brent of Vince and Hyde...