Written by Martin Hodgson
If you’re old enough to remember, then it’s impossible to forget the 1980s GP bikes ridden by the likes of Wayne Gardner and Fast Freddie Spencer. But building one today is nearly impossible, try finding a 500cc two-stroke for a decent price and you’ll be left scratching your head. But Australia’s James Campbell has come up with the next best thing. Utilising all the performance of a modern SuperSport machine, a 2006 Honda CBR600RR, and transforming the look to give it that proper nostalgia feel.

James was always going to be a motorcycle freak, he got his first ride at just 5 years old and as he tells us it runs in his blood, ?My father is an engineer and my grandfather an inventor, I grew up in a very fun environment. Building things in the garage and working on stuff with my Dad, this probably laid a foundation for my future career in aircraft maintenance. For 15 years I have repaired and modified aircraft and along the way I have picked up many skills which I now use to build custom motorcycles in my garage.?
But there is no room for creativity in the aircraft game, you’re given a repair scheme and you do exactly as it says. So that’s where the bikes come in and James knew what he was after, ?I wanted to build something that wouldn?t have looked out of place on the track back in the day, but may be taken a spill and been put away in the garage for the past 30 years.? As a donor bike the CBR600RR makes all t...