For some people, building custom bikes is a sideline?an after-hours escape from the daily grind. For others it?s purely a business, with success measured by income and Instagram likes. And then there?s the third type: the guys who are so passionate about the scene, they?d mortgage their house to keep going.
Malmö-based Fredrik Pål Persson is one of the passionate types: he actually did mortgage his house to keep going, a couple of years ago. He bounced back with a stunning CB500, and he?s just given us a peek at his two latest bikes, a classic pair of Honda and Kawasaki café racers.

Having almost gone bankrupt, Fredrik is now wise enough to have a standardized process for most of his builds. And he?s applied that to both the CB750 and the Z650?giving them a family feel without compromising their individuality. Both bikes have had their electrics completely stripped out and replaced. They?ve now got new electronic ignition systems to boost reliability, and speedos and turn signals from Motogadget.

Juice now comes from compact lithium batteries, and new headlights, and LED taillights and license plate lights keep the bikes visible at night.
For an instant visual refresh and declutter, the rear subframes have been ground off and clean, minimal hoops installed with new seat and tail units on top. The main frames have been cleaned up and refinished with fresh powder, along with the wheels and hubs.

The seat pads are ?Brat Style,? with black leather upholstery, a gent...