Honda CB550 Café Racer | Purpose Built Moto | @ShannonsInsurance Dream Bike Build

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:

We also have a full gallery of pics over on our website:

[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

[conradmanley]

Absolutely beautiful. The look and sound are perfect.

[MotoMango]

Absolutely stellar. That blue is magnificent 😍

[Charlesterrence]

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

[jimclarke]

First class work, excellent 550 Honda🏆

[Thewatson]

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

[xavierdemeillers]

Magnifique café racer, très joli travail.

[karlturton]

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!

[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.

[maxglaze]

So much attention to detail, Great looking bike!

[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.

[andrewstatter]

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

[joaquinelectric]

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

[reppo]

Beautiful build. What rims are you using?

[joaquinelectric]

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?

[spideyphl]

veey nice, where did u buy that seat pan?

[robtryall]

What does a bike like that cost to have done?

[rarebreed]

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