Five Stars: “Cinque Stelle” Honda CB550 Café Racer

[weeksy]

https://www.bikebound.com/2024/08/02/cinque-stelle/

[Rockburner]

meh - tail unit is a bit short

[weeksy]

See, i think that's one of the best we've ever had personally. Love it.

[KungFooBob]

Just looks a bit generic "cafe racer" to me. Nothing especially horrid, but then nothing different or exciting either.

[Supermofo]

I like it other than the lack of front mudguard.

[Buckaroo]

There's a lot to like about it but I'm really not a fan of the empty triangle style. Aids cleaning I suppose?

[Taipan]

There's a lot to like about it but I'm really not a fan of the empty triangle style. Aids cleaning I suppose?

Same here! Some side panels would change it for the better for sure! I do like it though...

[Bustaspoke]

Just looks a bit generic "cafe racer" to me.

^^^This ^^^

[Druid]

Just looks a bit generic "cafe racer" to me.

^^^This ^^^

Yep. Quite pretty though

Not the engine I would choose, but the sohc 750s are getting a vit spendy these days.

[DefTrap]

I kind of think if you're going to go with modern (although I guess they aren't so much any more) upside-downies you need to go the whole hog with the running gear - modern looking cast wheels and a racier swingarm.
And I think air cooled motors are definitely in the rose-tinted-specs category now.

But styling wide I think it's ok. And other than my whinges, I think it'd be a lot of fun.

[Bustaspoke]

I agree with you about the USD forks on a retro cafe racer.
TBH I think it would look a lot better with handlebars,spoked wheels & mudguards but it's all subjective.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

No, diddley no

[roadster]

Beautifully minimalist. Might need a rear light cluster but not for show purposes. Never been a fan of polished tyres though.

[Skub]

Some length of inlet tract there.

Tis a tidy bike on the visuals.

[Bigjawa]

Allergic to mudguards and those filters will do sod all for carburetion.....

Nice as an ornament....