Welcome to Readers Rides, I started to do these about 15 Years ago and think I should return to these, so people can get inspired from many peoples own creations, they can see their machine and what it consists of parts wise and many have my parts on their Motorcycle, so if you have time, […]
Tag Archives: japanese motorcycle
Here we are with quite an original machine here, not too many times do you get a one owner bike and he has had this Donkeys years and, works for HONDA still. This is a 1978 CB750F Super Sport SOHC Model, the last of the Single Over Head cams and the most desirable engines as […]
Here we have a 1976 HONDA CB750K Model for sale, this Brat style machine runs really well and is a strong machine for sure, Located in La Mirada, this 500 pounder is not a show bike but a bike that is meant to be ridden. This bike has had some work done to it […]
18 years has flown by since I first started building bikes here in California and people remember the Black K5 Honda Cafe I created and for quite some time I had emails from customers informing me that they have had my bike as their screen saver at home or at work. I will never forget […]
Been playing around with this build for a while but it is now starting to get into a good looking Custom Machine, so thought I would add these pics today to show you where I am at on the Super Sport. Its a 1975 SS and was stock but needed some help along the way […]
Happy Tuesday Everyone Fast approaching the 18 year Milestone here at Carpy’s Cafe Racers and have always enjoyed what I do here in Sunny California, and today is another great day and seeing as its Blog Tuesday, just wanted to than you all for purchasing from me and all the great emails and phone […]
Well today’s blog is cool as I consider this builder as a friend of mine, DownShift Studio is run by Jeremy Lacy, an industrial designer based in Denver who specializes in illustrations and sketches of custom bikes, often helping fabricators and builders from around the world visualize their ideas and projects before the metal is […]
There comes a time when it it truly time to swallow a few advil pills, so as to relieve the Neck Ache that you would endure when your Noggin snaps hard one way , to catch a Glimpse of this fantastic CB4 CB100R machine. Nothing quite like it from the Japanese Icon for a long […]
Over the years I have built a number of inline Four machines as you may well know, I have always liked these Motorcycles because I used them as a Courier Bike back in the UK, they were Affordable and reliable and lastly they were an awesome Platform to be able to adapt to how you […]
OK, for a long time I had been planning this build and now it is here and I am so stoked the way that the machine turned out. I used a snotty old bike to create this head spinning machine and had already built it in my mind hundreds of time, so thus was really […]










