Building a Cafe Racer for under $1,000 (Starting with a $400 Honda CB750)

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Reggie and I build a Cafe Racer for under $1,000 using a non running $400 1981 Honda CB750 and some cheap parts from eBay and Amazon
If you want to check out Reggie's KZfaq channel he can be found at:
/ @chokeroll
He is currently traveling with Megadeth on tour teaching BJJ and has some great content.

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@naplesnola 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't expecting the Brazilian flag, I'm glad to see hehe, as you know if you mention or show anything related to Brazil you summon Brazilians from all over the globe to show their appreciation, so here I am.

@raulsoares8636 2 жыл бұрын

Here we are

@danielmartins7686 2 жыл бұрын

Quem ousa intereomper o meu sono ancestral?

@viniciusmartins7363 2 жыл бұрын

I was watching this vídeo Just because yt recomended but when i saw The Brazilian flag i subscribed. Kkkkkkk

@miguel956473 2 жыл бұрын

K@@raulsoares8636

@raulsoares8636 2 жыл бұрын

@@miguel956473 eae mano

@chokeroll 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Austin, you made my dream come true, and this video will help me to keep this memory forever ! I’ll never forget !! Thank you my friend !!

@shanejohnson800 Жыл бұрын

It amazes me how easy it is to build a cafe or a bobber just by changing a few things you guys did a beautiful job on this one I love it

@chaysecushing9014 10 ай бұрын

Not easy whatsoever

@h4mmy191 9 ай бұрын

simple* not easy

@kanggoo57 6 ай бұрын

@@chaysecushing9014 Its easy to literally anyone whos held a spanner in their life.

@grandmasternas2494 2 жыл бұрын

The best part was your son , he out here looking out for his dad at such a young age ❤️

@AustinCoulson 2 жыл бұрын

He is the best. He looks out for me a little too much that I worry he may end up an OSHA inspector...

@tyrssen1 2 жыл бұрын

@@AustinCoulson LOL!

@LFertitta 27 күн бұрын

Your kid is awesome

@W1ldTangent 2 жыл бұрын

A nice simple build, sometimes those are the best kind. No fancy moonshot gimmicks, it runs and looks the way the owner wanted it to so that's a job well done. The exhaust hack (literally) was a good money-saving trick, that and adapting the throttle ferrule to work with the carb rather than going out and finding another one.

@bakters 2 жыл бұрын

"adapting the throttle ferrule" Doing it "right" would cost even less work. You heat the end barrel up, and the cable will pull out. Push the next one in, fray the ends out so they would "hook" and solder it all shut. That's how we used to do it, and I was told that factories did it that way too. His hack might be fine for the throttle, or it might pull out, or the weakened barrel might break. The frayed ends soldered in was good for clutch cables. On soviet boxer bikes. Cables broke all the time, the barrels used to stay put.

@tyrssen1 2 жыл бұрын

M'self, I probably would have punked out and just bought a custom-length cable, maybe a couple other bits. Naturally there are details I'd have done differently, but hey, that's half the fun of watching build videos, now ain't it? ;)

@ptabakis 2 жыл бұрын

The smile on his face when he was actually riding his dream was priceless. Reggie for PReggiedent! Awesome work Austin!

@BS32768 2 жыл бұрын

When I saw the title I expected a simple clean and rebuild montage - instead it was a full-custom build. Great video! Also this might be $1000 to someone with the obvious skills and equipment like you (and maybe Reggie who has you as a friend ;) ) but for a noob like me with a basic toolkit for motorcycle maintenance, this might be thousands of dollars paid to a custom shop in parts and labor. But I understand the KZfaq algorithm is tough to work with - appreciate the entertaining content!

@frankrojas304 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Still awesome though.

@qc7767 Жыл бұрын

Same thought...$1,000 in materials....$10,000 in labor/skill/experience (and that's the friends and family discount).

@tsjGUITAR Жыл бұрын

To be fair, it's not a tutorial on how to build it for under 1k. It's him explaining his actual situation/build/budget. The title is truthful and really nothing to do with the youtube algorithm. Now if he added "how to" then I'd agree it's a bit click baity haha.

@ianstradian 2 жыл бұрын

I love seeing old bikes being ridden and maintained. Ran across a guy on a 1983 GP 1100 a few days ago, had a great conversation with the guy.

@valentinodominus7078 2 жыл бұрын

Great ingenuity & a very cool looking bike! Love that your son was there for you! A well made video, felt like we were there watching the build. Best Wishes from TN!

@dedalus4153 Жыл бұрын

A great video! Thanks! My first bike was a '77 CB750 in 1983 and it was really interesting to see the transformation from stock to cafe racer. Thanks again.

@57eleven1 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve not seen a single good 1980ish Honda like that modified to a café racer yet until now. That’s by far the best one. I bought a 1980 Gold Wing that I’d planned to do the same. I realized I just didn’t have time and gave it to friend. It needed the engine rebuilt or replaced. Thx for sharing. Great job!

@davidvaughn7778 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Classic Octane here on KZfaq. He makes some pretty good looking cafe style bikes.

@lagooncustoms Жыл бұрын

That was fun to watch, really like that you kept a tight budget and got the most out of it! ❤

@BaileysDad369 2 жыл бұрын

A really great video! Good editing and awesome content. Keep em coming!!!

@SgtBrewdawg 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great build! You created a truly awesome and cool bike. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration.

@worktravelplay3071 11 ай бұрын

That was great, really enjoyed watching that.

@tyrssen1 2 жыл бұрын

Rustoleum primer and Krylon paint: good choice, my personal favorite as well. To those who have never tried painting but are tempted to, jump in and go for it. You can get surprisingly good paint jobs outta spray cans. If you, like me, were previously into building car models, you're well ahead of the game. ...Loved the exhaust solution with the fiberglass, sounds great. Hey, that's a good kid you have there. (And a right proper caff racer too! Kudos.)

@andrewvitale7128 2 жыл бұрын

What you did I consider the perfect video and for a really nice build..can't wait for your future builds.

@jannob 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful bike! Thanks for sharing.

@sukamedeiros3324 2 жыл бұрын

A moto ficou incrível👏🏼👏🏼....e mais ainda com a bandeira do meu Brasil 🇧🇷. Congratulations 🇺🇲🤜🏻🤛🏻🇧🇷

@BlazedGarage_Inc 2 жыл бұрын

Love the build,,,, Back in the mid 90's I owned a CB400 done up as a cafe racer, I loved cruzing about on that bike

@FosterKittenFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Love what you did with the exhaust and the DB-killers!

@c.j.crafts9421 Жыл бұрын

A lot of hard work. Great job on the video. Inspiration for young builders.

@myturkishlife1777 2 жыл бұрын

Great job guys, it is this type of video that encourages folk to have a go at there own project..or even give a few ideas for there own..

@shiftysgarage4365 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Job. Love the exhaust work.

@marktolner2922 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video of an amazing build and bike. A sheet metal machine in your garage! Your garage is indeed a little piece of heaven on Earth.

@rileyjamesmusic9333 2 жыл бұрын

I'm currently living about 45 minutes from Chattanooga, I'm buying a 81 cb4 650 to build into a cafe racer.. it'll be my 2nd cafe build 4th all in .. can't wait to start.. this video helped with a few pointers

@keithspencersr.6806 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, that’s cafe style building, you should do more of these builds.

@gerardoosio 2 жыл бұрын

Great bike project on a budget!! Congrats

@stephenatkinson7164 Жыл бұрын

Looks fab well done

@Midnight.in.broad.daylight 17 күн бұрын

Looks and sounds great 👍👍 well done.

@EBthere 9 ай бұрын

It's never too late for a compliment. Great job on the bike and video!!

@markbenton4370 2 жыл бұрын

Great job guys... Love the bike and the innovative work you both did on the cheap ...

@secondchancegarage 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome build man! Love the patina look.

2 жыл бұрын

LOVE IT! fantastic job guys!!

@Thewatson77 2 жыл бұрын

Turned out great looking! Thnaks

@stuartcarter7053 Жыл бұрын

When I saw the tank being resprayed I thought "what on earth are they doing"...but then end product looks amazing. Fair play. Loved this video

@naniwarzu 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Very nice build. I love the final result ❤🏍😎

@lukeclarke1068 2 жыл бұрын

Love the rustic look. And the lines can’t be beaten.

@newvintage1554 Жыл бұрын

Great work

@TheMezzy712 2 жыл бұрын

CB750 appreciate more now than ever before. Awesome transformation.

@jsmrexperience8068 Жыл бұрын

This was awesome!!!!

@timjohnson9231 2 жыл бұрын

Very sweet, lovely note, accolades from Australia 🇦🇺

@jimminniehan2548 7 ай бұрын

Really great, thank you.

@jeffrainey131 Жыл бұрын

Nice job. Much nicer than you’d expect from a budget build.

@antonoat 11 ай бұрын

Sounds sublime, looks pretty cool too!

@kerryburns6041 2 жыл бұрын

Café Racers have evolved, which threw me at first, but you are extending the tradition. Especially by re-using surplus parts, that´s what we did in the Seventies. Rock on !

@GeorgeBuzzoianu 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know how i got to this, but thank you very much for being a wonderful human being.

@markjaycox8811 2 жыл бұрын

nice work! Lots of fun watching!

@supersonic4863 2 ай бұрын

personally never liked the rust aesthetic, but my god that tank was painted well. looks amazing all together. absolutely love how you made the muffler. almost like a homemade gun silencer in a way.

@DRS0395 Жыл бұрын

Dropped a like as soon as he explained the swapping of the fuel to the carb 01:55, just the way he explained it... I'm in for a good watch.

@DARIVSARCHITECTVS 2 жыл бұрын

The sound is fantastic!

@michaelcuff5780 2 жыл бұрын

Mufflers are a go! AWESOME! My MBRP exhaust on my diesel truck is designed the same way without the fiberglass. Silent until. You turn loose the the kracken! Then its straight through loud as hell! Lol! Great video!

@vaishakhmonti 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Buddy. The best to you.

@peterjohn3123 2 жыл бұрын

I restored 4 cb 750s, I rode a 74 for over 10 years, never had a problem with that bike. Great bikes.

@thehighlandphotogallery3168 2 жыл бұрын

Splendid job. You made it look simple. 👍

@hjonkthemadsorcerer Жыл бұрын

Every inch of that machine is a beauty

@Kai-jd4dx Жыл бұрын

that exhaust sounds amazing

@terrywbreedlove 2 жыл бұрын

I owned the CB750 F Super Sport. Man Loved that bike and sure wish I still had it to do this Cafe Race build.

@Internet_Pirat 10 ай бұрын

amazing sound :O

@kevingrandke6075 Ай бұрын

This makes me want to build another one! I did a CB750 for my buddy, a Virago for me, a Vision also for me and a moped for my neighbor 😀

@AaronSkone 2 жыл бұрын

This was super sick! I’ve been wanting to get my motorcycle license for some time now and get started on a cafe racer project. I have a reliable daily driver so a project bike would be perfect for me.

@marcelgerou 2 жыл бұрын

I know little to nothing about motorbikes. However, I found this video very interesting, and that paint job is absolutely gorgeous!

@JustBeAdude 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking moto, well done y’all. Cheers.

@joaquinmariano6286 Жыл бұрын

That’s a killer look!!!

@Yourmom69sme Жыл бұрын

Freaking awesome man

@petertuckergoettler5720 4 ай бұрын

Cool! Merci.

@ScottHamilton-ek3iz 6 ай бұрын

You made it look easy nice job bro 💯🎉

@elsafrizkii 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful Modify

@Doug791 2 жыл бұрын

Now THAT is a cafe racer , unlike so many "cafe racers" featured on youtube. I love this thing.

@1pasota 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely job with the bike, I will keep dreaming of owning a garage like yours one day

@S4flynlow 2 жыл бұрын

Great job men, love it.

@raphaellauf7786 Жыл бұрын

damn, as somebody who is about to turn his own honda CB750 into a cafe racer this is honestly helpfull.

@razorback0z 2 жыл бұрын

Had a CB750KZ back in the day. Fun bike. Nice work.

@Spineloro 2 жыл бұрын

Good work👍✨

@shogginr557 2 жыл бұрын

What a fun and inspiring build! Very enjoyable to watch. I'm heading to my garage right now:)

@fonhollohan2908 2 жыл бұрын

sweet little build. Man you just can't beat a budget build of this Calibar.

@johnchathas1957 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Looks cool too!!!

@Sm-ne8ff Жыл бұрын

Pretty Darn Cooool !

@StraightLineCycles 2 жыл бұрын

You always make awesome stuff man!

@internationalspice734 2 жыл бұрын

Great great job,,it sounds amazing...love to have one

@roachwerks3043 2 жыл бұрын

These were really fun and comfy bikes. It was my first bike I ever owned when I was 20 ish

@HawkRidgeBurns Жыл бұрын

I smiled when he said "wicked loud" nice to hear other New Englanders out there 😅

@lfsouto82 Жыл бұрын

Very cool I'm watching this video in São Paulo on the day that we Brazilians are celebrating 200 years of independence from Portugal

@AustinCoulson Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@redpilllense7125 2 ай бұрын

Bro, that is a beautiful bike, man!!!!! I have a 1978 CB750K that I've been trying to get road worthy. Problem is i can't find me a good vintage bike mechanic.

@joeybunkerslgl15gbunker25 2 жыл бұрын

That's one sweet ride good work men

@rider97.oficial 2 жыл бұрын

amazing work!

@christopherpeterson1400 2 жыл бұрын

Awsome love budget builds...

@evaldoeduardo9311 2 жыл бұрын

Brazilian here... excellent job !!

@maxamaya3067 Жыл бұрын

awesome!

@wadewilson297 Жыл бұрын

That thing is so pimp. Youse guys are Gods, man

@leonardoribeiro1378 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Regards from Brazil

@MauricioGoncalves. 2 жыл бұрын

Ficou fantástica! E essa é a moto mais icônica do Brasil. Parabéns!

@rebuildingnoseas 6 ай бұрын

I built a dozen of these things back in the day. Honda 350's, 450's 550's and 750's. I did one 84 Honda CB700SC Nighthawk that was really an amazing bike. I loved that thing, and I owned it for years. I'm thinking about doing another 550Four now. Just for something to do this winter. I also really like the old Airhead BMW's. They make really cool Cafe bikes.

@johnfett8901 Жыл бұрын

Love this bike.

@ruhtra-ey6vf 2 жыл бұрын

damn thats a nice build, im from Brazil and that livery came out sick, i hope someday i might with around 900 bucks build somthing as cool as that

@tobystrickland5986 2 жыл бұрын

A paint job like that is like getting two bikes at one time! Cool! Just subscribed!!

@Iwasthewalrus 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing bike

@alejandroochoahernandez338 2 жыл бұрын

that reggie guy is lucky to have you as a friend m8, nicely done!

@twinpotracer 2 жыл бұрын

That bike is ugly, its beautiful. That bike is rough, it's smooth... That bike is perfectly imperfect. I love it and this build and watching it made me happy. I need happy at the moment, thank you ❤️

@bakters 2 жыл бұрын

"That bike is ugly, its beautiful." It needs rearsets. With the author on, it wasn't too bad. With the owner on it, it looked off. In general, I love it. In particulars, there is some room for improvement, but those bikes are never finished, are they? ;-)