Stacey and I have had café on our minds, like a pot on the back burner. A slow, dark roast: positively brewriffic! (Ok, ok, I’ll stop now.)
Without further adieu: a humble 1973 Honda CL175. Not quite a basket case, but we’ll be shocked if it runs. No matter what, we’re certain to learn something along the way.
There’s a sweet little café bike in there just waiting to get out. You can be sure that I’ll post updates as this project progresses.
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“if” it runs? Uh, never good to buy one so unknown. Hope it was cheap
When I started riding, a gruff guy told me, “do you want a hobby or do you want to RIDE?” Looks like you got a nice winter project now..
Ooooh, Miss Bolty, Miss Stacey – This is exciting!
Knowing your fastidious attention to detail (at least as I read it to be here) this will surely be a stunner! And of course I’m sure it will be fun for you to tear something apart and make it shine from the ground up. Good for you, girls!
I cannot wait to see how things progress
So cool. I love cafe racers. I have always wanted to fix up an old bike myself. Unfortunately my mechanical skills are very limited. Maybe one day though.
Looks like a really nice fixer upper. Good luck with the project. Have thought about finding an older bike myself and trying to fix it up.
@Fuzzygalore: Ooh, high expectations… we’ll do our best to rise to the challenge, and we do love a good challenge!
@Mike: Who says we have mechanical skills?
This project will be a learning experience, for sure.
@cpa3485: Go for it.
Normally I would shake my head in pity. There’s something about you, though, that makes me think this project will be stunningly successful. So, with sincerity, good luck!
My dad had one of those! Cool bikes. Have fun on the project and post updates. I love projects.
Just happened to find your blog here and will have to catch up on reading. Nice site.
The old Hondas are GREAT project bikes. We have had several in varying degrees of road-worthiness. Restored some and sold many more for their parts, because they were too rusty to be saved, by us anyway. This looks in pretty good condition… I can’t wait to see what you do with it! What fun!!
@irondad: Thanks, we’ll need it!
@Hawktane: Welcome, and thanks for reading.
@Liz Petersen: Now I know whose brains to pick when we have questions.