CB125E Streetfighter – Cafe Racer

CB125E Streetfighter – Cafe Racer

We are used to seeing Hondas in the shop. Even the occasional 125. What we weren’t expecting was a CB125E. That’s the current incarnation still very popular with Bike schools and as a commuter. The problem was how we could make something as modern as this look anywhere near a bike we’d put our name too. Check out the video here: Link

Thankfully the first stage was just to do the tail tidy on it. Josh made a one off bracket and cut away the back of the frame to allow for a loop/taillight combo. The seat naturally had to be modified so we came up with a few ideas. The problem was that a lot of after market seats look like planks with padding and the seat we were replacing had a wrap around style that would be difficult to replicate. The answer was a Frankenstein of plastic. We used the front of the original seat and welded our own creation to the back. Then our upholsterer did a tidy job of adding the hump and finishing it off in Naugahyde.

Now the back end was looking sweet, it really showed up the front end as the ugly duckling it was. A quick change of bars and mirrors got the lines a bit nicer but the gauges stood out like proverbial dog’s balls. Some quick electrical work and some work with the bracket and now the mini gauge looks a lot more in keeping with what we were trying to achieve.

There was a break of a few days where Ervin was riding it around like a possessed man and then we get the call “Let’s finish it off”. Back in for the lobster exhaust and airbox removal. We recommended these got done at the same time so when it came to tuning we wouldn’t need to do it twice.

A day later and the bike is back out on the road. It sounds heaps better and according to Ervin goes quite a bit better than standard. Even though it’s not our usual style of build (do we even have a style anymore) we are proud of the work and stoked with how happy the owner is with the bike so the build has found its way onto our pages!

Happy riding!

 Where did you get it and where do you live now: Brisbane

How long have you had the bike: 3 months

Have you had custom bikes before: No

What made you want to customise this one: Suggested by a friend

Work done: Tail tidy originally. Then I got the bug so seat, air pod and battery delete, bars, mirrors gauge and finally the exhaust

How did you hear about Mostyn: From a friend

What made you bring the bike to Mostyn: Good price and service

Price for all work done: A touch under $2k