The compact Honda CB350 Four feels almost purpose-built for café-racer treatment: lighter and more delicate than the larger CB fours, with a jewel-like engine that rewards a simple chassis.

This machine was rebuilt from the ground up around a hand-formed fuel tank and Ducati 750SS-inspired fairing and seat unit. The battery and regulator were hidden beneath the tail, while the engine received fresh gaskets, rings and a fully rebuilt cylinder head.

Six months of fabrication and assembly made this bike an important step in the workshop's development — a lesson in shaping metal, packaging electrics and making a small-capacity four look genuinely purposeful.

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