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Portuguese Honda dealership wins CB650R custom competition

Published: 01 September 2021
  • Mototrofa's Fenix took victory
    Mototrofa's Fenix took victory
  • CB650R BMX by Werther Honda finished second
    CB650R BMX by Werther Honda finished second
  • Third place went to CB650R Four Limited Edition by Espace Motos
    Third place went to CB650R Four Limited Edition by Espace Motos
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Portuguese Honda dealership Mototrofa has bounced back from the effects of a devastating fire to claim victory in the 2021 European CB650R Honda Customs contest.

The online competition attracted over 7000 voters and pitted 10 dealer-built customised Honda CB650R four-cylinder nakeds from Spain, France, and Portugal against one another to take the top spot.

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All of the bikes were due to be displayed at this year’s cancelled Wheels & Waves festival in Biarritz.

Mototrofa’s creation – aptly named the CB650R Fenix – attracted around 29% of the total votes and makes use of elements of past iconic Honda models, including a rear wheel and swingarm from the VFR750F and a front wheel from a CBR900RR FireBlade.

The bikes were due to be shown at Wheels & Waves

Other nice details include a custom paint scheme featuring the number 93 – a nod to the career of Marc Marquez and the year the dealership was founded.

Locking out the podium places were French creations CB650R BMX by Werther Honda and CB650R Four Limited Edition by Espace Motos – the pair separated by just 12 votes.

The CB650R BMX features gloss black paint, black forks, gold engine cases, whitewall tyres, shorter gear ratios and more. The CB650R Limited Edition pays tribute to the Honda CB750 Four and gets a higher, flatter brown leather seat, green paint with gold pin striping, and a 1980s Honda Wing logo.

To see the full line up, head to www.hondacustoms.com

Watch MCN’s expert Honda CB650R video review below:

By Dan Sutherland

News Editor - I joined the MCN team straight from studying at the University of Sheffield, starting out as Acting Consumer Editor, before becoming the Senior Online Reporter, Senior Writer and more recently the News Editor. Although my first love will always be performance bikes and racing, I have a passion for all things two-wheeled. I did my Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) on my 16th birthday and passed my full test around a year later. I now cover around 20,000 road miles a year on motorcycles of all genres and in all weathers. I have also experienced elements of advanced rider training, tackled countless UK and international short circuits and achieved an ACU race licence to begin a fledgling competition career.