Lucky 14: Cafe Racer DOHC CB750

The CB750 is no stranger to the cafe game. The SOHC or Single OverHead Cam, inline-four has seen just about every take on cafe racer there is. It's big brother, however, the DOHC has not had nearly as much time in the spotlight.

The addition of a second cam bulks up the head of the engine. A look that most builders shy away from, but that "massive" look is exactly what attracted the guys over at 14 Cycles to this bike. The huge engine sits in the minimal frame, and balances perfectly with the short exhaust.

My favorite part of this build, is that if you didn't know what they started with, you would think they did a lot less work than they did. The lines are clean and smooth. The swingarm was fabricated in house and mounts to a Yamaha R1 mono shock. The intake for the air cleaner lines up with the lower part of the frame and compliments the exhaust line well. The wheels are off of two different models of BMW GS, while the forks came off of a GSXR. A custom battery box hides down by the rear set foot controls.

The style takes a strong engine and classic cafe racer style and blends it with modern components to make it a fully rideable bike. As the guys at 14 Cycles put it "an old school cafe racer, in a modern jacket."

To see more from 14 Cycles, check out their site at 14cycles.NL