Honda cb550 cafe racer

Even if you don't know Chiel Nipius' name, you've probably seen his work. He was part of the team at Ironwood Custom Motorcycles for a while, but he's now branched out on his own as Nius Moto. And judging by these two Honda CB550 customs, he has the skills to pay the bills. Using the knowledge he acquired under the mentorship of Ironwood shop boss, Arjan van den Boom, 23-year-old Chiel juggles custom bike building with other interests. He also has a part-time job as a metal fabricator at an…

The CB550 was only produced between 1974 and 1978, its predecessor was the CB500 and it was succeeded by the CB650 all of these bikes were offered under...

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@arjanvandenboom and one of his recent builds, a blacked out Honda CB550 Brat Cafe. This guy continues coming out with some killer builds nonstop, keep it up! Cheers! . Photo by @jacksonkunis. ....

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Ohio's Mark Colasante builds a 550/4 dream machine... When it comes to Honda's four-cylinder machines of the 1970s, the CB750 has always received the lion's share of the limelight. It was a groundbreaking machine -- the "original superbike" -- but we've always had a soft spot for its middl