Although it isn’t a hot favourite for a Honda cafe racer conversion the CB900F offers a decent starting point. Honda pitched the CB900F as “a thundering Super-Sports bike with devastating performance and an unwavering stamina” and it didn’t disappoint. They sold very well and as a result, there are countless secondhand examples available on classified websites at surprisingly low prices.
Canadian builder Rob Chappell runs the workshop Origin8or and he’s no stranger to the CB900F platform. After selling his pride and joy to a buyer with deep pockets Rob decided to stick to the platform he knew best. His ’81 Honda CB900F features a myriad of modifications all executed with performance improvement in mind. If ever there was a bike worthy of being coined a modern cafe racer Rob’s CB900F is the perfect candidate.
Photo Credit: Mat Manser
