helloooooo

hi from Leicestershire,

aged 17 I love the cafe racer style and want to build my own in the near future, i was thinking of a Honda cx 500 but there are so many variations or the cx500,

any advice on cx engine size and model will be a big help as i don't know a lot about the eairlyer honda bikes?

thanks

Hi and welcome, before you start any project at the age of 17 you do realise you are restricted to a 125 and then when you pass your test you are restricted to a bike producing not more than 30bhp for a couple of years so I believe, so if you want a cafe racer start by looking at say a Honda CB250N superdream or Suzuki GSX250 Twin or any bike producing 30BHP saying that IED on here is actually building a CX on this forum so take a look at whats involved any advice or help give us a shout.

i know i want to build it as a project for when im old enough ,
i was looking at a yamaha sr500 or sr250 aswell

sorry misunderstood a friend of mine has a SR500 Cafe Racer awesome bike sounds and goes really well basically CX's come in either 500,650, 650turbo also the XS yams are good it seems most bikes from pre 1990 work well I am doing a XJ diversion just to be different what I like about cafe racers there is no rules it doesn't matter what size you bike is its the fun ridding a 50's inspired bike

yeah i just want a simple bike with a simple engine to work on as a first project