Honda CB550 Café Racer | Purpose Built Moto |

If you've been following the build series for the Honda CB550 Café Racer, you'll already know just how much effort goes into creating custom motorcycles at Purpose Built Moto. This particular bike wasn't made specifically for the series but was selected from our lineup of custom jobs already in progress.
This build is all about nostalgia. The color schemes and finishes were inspired by an era even before the Honda CB550 was produced, giving this café racer a timeless feel. It's the kind of bike you'd imagine your hero riding in a black-and-white movie.
Check out the full 6-episode Shannons Dream Bike Build series here:
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[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

If you want more from this dream bike then you should definitely head over to the Shannons Insurance channel and watch the full 6 part series - from hunting down the rust bucket at the back of the shed through to test ride and the final reveal. You can follow our step-by-step kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXa4iXaCrbx5f6M

[@sgntbilco]

Very, 60's colour, love it. 🙂👍

[@conradmanley2180]

Absolutely beautiful. The look and sound are perfect.

[@merciador]

Love the old Hondas.

[@jeeves6490]

Clean, very clean. Unique.

[@MotoMango]

Absolutely stellar. That blue is magnificent 😍

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

This colour was a new direction for us but a really like it against a vintage styled bike

[@xavierdemeillers3652]

Magnifique café racer, très joli travail.

[@jimclarke1108]

First class work, excellent 550 Honda🏆

[@Waceman]

Stunning!

[@johnlaw5762]

That’s nice. Clean!!

[@charleswinter1335]

What a beauty, awesome build!

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

Thanks Charles, Did you watch the Shannons Build Series too?

[@charleswinter1335]

@@PurposeBuiltMoto no, not yey. But I'll be watching it.

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

Enjoy!

[@charleswinter1335]

@@PurposeBuiltMoto watched the entire series, is an awesome build, loved some of the information shared and the attention to the details. Thanks for sharing.

[@Charlesterrence]

This really is some of your best work, it’s so epic

[@karlturton5119]

Lovely looking bike nice touches great exhaust tone top job😂😂😂😂

[@rotaxtwin]

Yeah, nice work as I am used to seeing from you guys. That colour is perfect, and you tucked those pipes up nice 'n tight to the bottom of the engine - well done. Now I gotta go back to your older video to see your shop puppy!

[@Thewatson77]

Very nice final product. Anybody should be thrilled to own/ride this piece of art. Well done as always Tom 👌🏼

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

Thanks Jon, appreciate you always watching our clips!

[@christopher_petty]

Love the front brake conversion. I have a stock 75 550 and it can go, but does not stop well 😂

[@Kim_Miller]

It sounds wonderful. Still haven't figured out where you hid the battery. I first came across your channel with your Vitpilen build of two years ago, I'd never seen the bike and looked it up. That's when I saw the Svartpilen and fell instantly in love. With covid lockdowns etc I hadn't done any bike touring for a year and the money was building up in the bank, so I went straight out and bought the Svart. It's a total hooligan of a bike and makes me feel fifteen all over again. The Tiger 900 gets to go touring and the Svart gets to hoon around the city.

[@briandut]

Nice Work!

[@maxglaze1196]

So much attention to detail, Great looking bike!

[@bikerbrinrac]

Great looking cafe racer 🏍️😎👍 Nice work on polishing the motor. Great looking pipes and cool colour scheme with the silver tank flakework. Sounds great when your riding it.

[@andrewstatter877]

Gorgeous machine! Love the details - where is the battery?

[@joaquinelectric1]

What can happens if I leave those carburetors open no filter?

[@joaquinelectric1]

I’m about to buy a shopper custom frame with a 1971 Honda CB 550 engine but I noticed the carburetors there are open with no filter but it runs like new ., is that can be a problem?

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

I would check the intakes for any dust etc but generally you should run some type of filter. We recommend DNA pod filters for that sort of thing

[@joaquinelectric1]

@@PurposeBuiltMoto thank you

[@reppo7502]

Beautiful build. What rims are you using?

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

We get our balanced rims out of Italy. Details on sizing etc are on the build blog linked in the description

[@Fezzler61]

carb re-jets?

[@spideyphl1800]

veey nice, where did u buy that seat pan?

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

We hand make all of our seat pans, just like everything else on the bike. It’s all bespoke.

[@rarebreed6703]

How would I get a hold of u and how much would this bike cost?

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

Send us an email Through the website contact page, we can talk About your project there

[@robtryall9036]

What does a bike like that cost to have done?

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

Shoot us an email through the website with some details and we can talk about build pricing. Purposebuiltmoto.com

[@bigappa1862]

Only issue I see with the bike is despite how nice that rear seat cowl is, there is no place for rear sets to mount so it does not look like the wife is riding anywhere unless shes just dangling her legs lol. Otherwise immaculate

[@PurposeBuiltMoto]

We’ve fabricated read peg mounts on the swing arm

[@memsybabe]

Looks great. One idea, when you lifted the seat off, the bottom of the seat was just visible plastic with the metal clip showing. Would have been fantastic if the bottom of the seat base also had a sheet of leather or vinyl covering it, matching the top of the seat. I know its never gonna be seen, but just makes that little difference. Like comparing a Mercedes to a Rolls Royce...