There’s nothing pretty about the Honda CX500, but it does have its charms. Case in point: the owner of this CX500 picked the bike for its engine’s industrial looks and rev-happy nature. For the rest, he turned to BJ English at Brick House Builds in Missouri.
BJ’s no stranger to the humble Honda V-twin, and has a few CX- and GL-based builds under his belt. “It’s a very versatile bike to build,” he says. “Think of them as Sportsters, in that they aren’t excellent at anything, but decent at everything!”
His casual attitude belies just how much work went into turning the 1981-model CX500 into the spicy street tracker it is now. The project started with a less-than-ideal donor bike, and a brief loaded with expectations.…