CB750 SOHC Cafe Bagger

Cafe Bagger
Cafe what now? Yeah we dropped the B word! We love the essence and rawness of the stripped down cafe but we also love to stir the pot a bit once in a while.
For this build, we mixed our CB750 cafe seat with a vintage dustbin fairing and some really nice vintage saddlebags. However novel (or obscene) you think the result is, this was really a pretty common set up in late fifties Britain when bikes were work horses not show ponies. It’s got an upright riding position, weather protection and the headlight stays attached to the forks so you can remove the fairing on warm days. The saddle bags provide storage for a few six packs (you may get thirsty), a rain suit (it could rain), some tools (shit may fall off), a sheep (you may get lonel… WHOAH snap out of it!! Here’s a really cool 5 page article from an old magazine article on the development of dustbin fairings:

We based this build on a CB750 but you can make these parts work with many other bikes. Give us a call if you need some guidance, we’ll be happy to talk to ya!