Welcome to Project “Miss Moneypenny”
One good thing about being in business for a while is “what goes around comes around.” If you do it right, what comes around is not a pie in the face, but new business based upon appreciation and trust from…
Reconnecting you with Britain's Golden Era of motorcycling...
Reconnecting you with Britain's Golden Era of motorcycling...
Category Motorcycle Restorations
“We can help you sell it, but we’d rather help you ride it!”
The Tony Jones Story | 1975 Norton Motor Rebuild
“I hope to see you guys again soon,” Tony says. “One never knows where the wind will blow, and none of us is getting any younger.” Tony Jones is a retired Army Major. He lives in North Carolina and is having the…
Goodbye, but not Farewell to Brent Budgor
Many of you have had paint work done by Brent Budgor, AKA The Vintage Vendor over the years. He has been our primary paint partner since we opened the shop in 2008. Brent cut his paint teeth in California and…
Café Racers
A café racer is a genre of sport motorcycles that originated among British motorcycle enthusiasts of the early 1960s in London. By far, Nortons are the most asked-for café bikes we work on at CBE. A full-up café build begins…
KickMagic Eliminates the Threat of Kickback
Nice ads in motorcycle magazines are great, but the place I need to sponsor our advertising is with the Association of Orthopedic Surgeons. Owners with bad or newly rebuilt kicking legs now make up three-fourths of the inquiries we receive. Seriously!…
The ‘59er comes back to life!
Not often do you get to see a genuine 700cc Enfield Indian Chief. It’s even more rare to see one running after 40 years of hibernation. And the smile on Steve H’s face as he let out the clutch? Epic. Steve has…
Mike’s Triton
Mike’s Triton has held a place of honor at our shop since it arrived last fall. Unique, handsome and dripping with iconic lines, the other bikes in the shop were in awe and a bit intimidated – they had quickly…
1974 Norton Commando Street Café Racer Project
Looking for a self-quarantine project? Here’s a 1974 Norton Commando Café Racer kit bike that can be yours. We are fully rebuilding and restoring the motor and gearbox at CBE. All the rest of the necessary parts of a café…