Honda CB450 "Steve McQueen" flat tracker

The name of this project is "Steve Mc Queen, or the 500,- Euro Bomber". The plan was to combine several ideas:

1. Build a "Flat Track" style bike that Steve Mc Queen would have liked to ride (and be a tribute to that era).

2. Wanted to go all low-budget & recycle.

3. Built a bike for less than 500,- Euro and enter the AMD World Championship Of Custom Bike Building to show (the younger generation) it wouldn't have cost that much to ride a nice bike.

Bought a wreck (sort of barnfind) for 200,- and spent 298,50 on nuts & bolts, some cheap parts from the breakers, fresh oil, some new gaskets and paint. Used 99.9 % non professional tools, and painting was done with spraycans.

 

It was shown at:

 

The AMD Worldchampionship Of Custombike Building 11& 12th May 2013 in Essen. Germany. 

 

Kustom Kulture Forever (formerly known as Bottrop) 31May - 1 June 2013. Herten. Germany.

 

The British Custom Motorcycle Show . 15-16 June 2013. Beaulieu. England.

 

Big Twin Bike Show. 8-10 Nov 2013. Rosmalen . Netherlands

 

Custombike Show. 6-8 Dec 2013. Bad Salzuflen. Germany

 

Motor Bike Expo. 24-26 Jan 2014. Verona. Italy

 

Motorbeurs Utrecht. 20-23 Feb 2014. Utrecht. Netherlands.