Honda CB750 Hornet wins custom bike challenge against XL750 Transalp
A custom-built Honda CB750 Hornet from Portugal has been crowned the winner of the company’s annual Honda Customs competition.
After more than 42,000 votes were cast, a custom-built CB750 Hornet from Portugal has won the annual Honda Customs competition.
Honda’s On Road vs Off Road 2026 competition pitched two models against each other; the CB750 Hornet and the XL750 Transalp.
The winning-build comes from Portuguese dealer Mototrofa, marking the second time that it has won the Honda Customs challenge.
Mototrofa clinched victory with 10,092 votes, which represents 24 per cent of the overall total and 36 per cent of the On Road total.
Mototrofa also becomes the second repeat winner thanks to its success this year, joining Italy’s Motocicil Audaci, which won the event in 2022 and 2025.
Last year’s competition saw a custom GB350S take victory, a machine that has proved hugely popular with modern classic UK buyers over the last two years.
Mototrofa’s first victory in the competition was through a build named ‘Fenix’ in 2021, which was based on the company’s CB650R platform.
However, its victory this year marks the first time that a Hornet middleweight has been crowned the winner. The bike adopts an aggressive streetfighter style and is finished in a deep forest green livery that’s joined by gold and carbon fibre detailing.
While the ‘Mugen’ CB750 Hornet clinched the most votes of any motorcycle, and was therefore crowned the overall winner, the winning Off Road XL750 Transalp design went to DRS Custom Cycles, from Italy.
The ‘Saharja’ custom build earned 4,800 votes (36 per cent of the overall off-road build total). It incorporates a handcrafted navigation tower (DRS) featuring a digital road book and TFT speedometer.
It also makes use of Honda’s iconic HRC Tricolour livery over a redesigned front end with integrated high-output LED lights. Further changes include new handguards, steel side protection bars and an aluminium skid plate, handcrafted aluminium side fuel tanks, knobby tyres and a high-mounted exhaust.
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