750 cafe project

[TheCafeKid]

Sounds like a blast bro...It would be cool to meet you and ProTeal55 (from the dotheton forum)

Slaving away on my project. Spent a bit tonight on body work, will spend more hours on it tonight too...got too many rallys to attend to NOT have a running lump.:-D

 

[darkbane]

Yeah....we try to have as much fun as we can considering how horrible this winter has been. Proteal is a cool guy. We're all pretty laid back, so definitely let us know when you're in the neighborhood. Continue to check in on DotheTon. ProTeal always post our current events there.

DB

 

[550ugly]

Anyway, while ordering a replacement light, I went a little order happy. I now have jets, pods and an o-ring kit on the way.

please, please, please point me in the direction of wherever you got the jets...after several hours of looking and coming up empty i'm getting really, really antsy.

so anyway, holy ****, i <3 your bike. what i was envisioning as "my cool budget cafe" now looks "rat bike" at best in my head.

thanks for the inspiration and the step-up of my challenge. i read the whole damn thread.

 

[Zooks]

please, please, please point me in the direction of wherever you got the jets...after several hours of looking and coming up empty i'm getting really, really antsy.

so anyway, holy ****, i <3 your bike. what i was envisioning as "my cool budget cafe" now looks "rat bike" at best in my head.

thanks for the inspiration and the step-up of my challenge. i read the whole damn thread.

Ebay is your friend. Search 'worldwide' and you'll find dozens of dealers. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy from O/S.

 

[Perimeter85]

please, please, please point me in the direction of wherever you got the jets...after several hours of looking and coming up empty i'm getting really, really antsy.

so anyway, holy ****, i <3 your bike. what i was envisioning as "my cool budget cafe" now looks "rat bike" at best in my head.

thanks for the inspiration and the step-up of my challenge. i read the whole damn thread.

Rat Cafe is better in my opinion. More my style. Maybe because my projects are always on that "budget."

 

[beergood]

I got my jets from Z1. They are great to deal with. You can read about them in the vendor section.

 

[TheCafeKid]

Yeah besides...who wants to spend all thier time polishing "pretty" cafe bits? They are built to be ridden!

 

[550ugly]

I got my jets from Z1. They are great to deal with. You can read about them in the vendor section.

are they just factory jets or are they a little more agressive in their fueling? i seem to only be able to find bone stock parts for this thing :-(

 

[TheCafeKid]

You only want bone stock parts unless you've done intake mods (pod filters) and/or exaust mods (4into1 pipe or the like) Z1 sells actuall Mikuni Jets, everything else is crap. If youve done modificatons as above, you'll simply need larger jet sizes, but you'll have to determine which size is best for your application.

 

[550ugly]

i installed pod filters and a 4-to-1 exhaust. it seems to run really lean.

sorry for the threadjack!

 

[beergood]

No problem in the highjack. You are definitely going to run lean with that setup. The trick is to get the right size jets. It can kind of be like black magic. If you search the technical forum you might be able to find some info on your model.

If not, you should start a thread there. There are a lot of people there that can help.

 

[TheCafeKid]

Hey BG...Getting back to your thread, im kinda lookin for some ideas on mounting this glass seat/tail. I dont really want to just bolt it to the frame rails, any ideas or suggestions?

 

[Zooks]

Yeah besides...who wants to spend all thier time polishing "pretty" cafe bits? They are built to be ridden!

Individual choice. For me, the look is as imporatant as the ride. I am very proud when I polish up something that I have built with my own two hands. Probabaly comes from my training - I used to restore / build hotrods, vintage and muscle cars etc.

 

[TheCafeKid]

True Zooks, and i dont fault anyone for polishing, and i DO polish. But in my case, most of anything *I* have built, especially this particular cafe im working on now, eliminates as much of the polishing bits is as tasteful. For instance, my spokes. Blacked out. Not only does it eliminate the need for CONSTANT polishing as they generally are the quickest to get nasty, but frankly, i think the black spokes look pretty bad ass. Again, just my opinion.

 

[beergood]

Hey BG...Getting back to your thread, im kinda lookin for some ideas on mounting this glass seat/tail. I dont really want to just bolt it to the frame rails, any ideas or suggestions?

I used my original hinges and lock, but I think for the next one I am going to use some sort if ping/cotter pin solution. and I think I will put some foam rubber under the seat to dampen vibration and help secure it.

 

[Zooks]

True Zooks, and i dont fault anyone for polishing, and i DO polish. But in my case, most of anything *I* have built, especially this particular cafe im working on now, eliminates as much of the polishing bits is as tasteful. For instance, my spokes. Blacked out. Not only does it eliminate the need for CONSTANT polishing as they generally are the quickest to get nasty, but frankly, i think the black spokes look pretty bad ass. Again, just my opinion.

I know where you are coming from. I don't polish everything. My current bike is called the 'Cafe Pig' for a reason.

 

[jabberjoe87]

nice project

nice project

First off, your bike is looking really good, i got mine from a friend cause he got a new one and the first thing i did was change the bars, i was going to put cafe bars on it but decided to go with the daytona style for starters. I saw that you were debating what to do about pod filters and jet size. What are the pros and cons to this? and do you have any idea of what size they are now i think they are #100, and how big to go with the pods.

 

[beergood]

First off, your bike is looking really good, i got mine from a friend cause he got a new one and the first thing i did was change the bars, i was going to put cafe bars on it but decided to go with the daytona style for starters. I saw that you were debating what to do about pod filters and jet size. What are the pros and cons to this? and do you have any idea of what size they are now i think they are #100, and how big to go with the pods.

Pros: You can get a little bit of a performance boost, and they look cooler (in my opinion)

Cons: Difficult to get the settings right. I still don't have mine dialed in 100%.

 

[Zooks]

Pros: You can get a little bit of a performance boost, and they look cooler (in my opinion)

Cons: Difficult to get the settings right. I still don't have mine dialed in 100%.

But isn't it funny how you learn to ride 'around' the flat spot?

 

[beergood]

True, you definitely adjust. I think the biggest thing I noticed after switching to pods was that it was very important that I roll the throttle. Before I could yank it open and it didn't really matter. Now if I do that there is a definite hesitation.

I switched to pods pretty late last season, so I never really had the time to get it just right.

A friend who switched to pods on his 1000 earlier than I finally got his setup right, and the first time I rode it I could hardly believe it. I know a 1000 is going to be quicker than a 750, but this thing was just sick. The first time I yanked the front off the ground I knew I was in for some fun, cause that is one heavy bike to be playing that trick.