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Has anyone ever converted to cafe racer?

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Wait a Tick....

Wait a Tick....

Edit. I just looked at the starting picture. It's not actually an L. Its a E model that someone put on an L seat and fender. :oops:

Regardless of how it started, the end result of your mod's are awesome!
 
I recomend the OP lurk on www.DoTheTon.com several member here are on there as well. Poke around for a while, you don't NEED to join if you don't want to.
+2 on it doesn't need to be a small twin. They are just typical... back in the day 500cc thumpers were very common. I originally cafe'd my '69 BSA Lightening back in '81 with clubmans, no fenders, a homeade bumstop seat and a knee-dent Firebird tank when no-one was doing it... recently did a '72 CB350Four.
Clubmans will do the look (and authentic) if clip-ons are impractical.
Agreed rear sets are definately worth the time, even if you just adapt the controls to utilize the passengers pegs.

redplastic... What makes you think it's because of your Bike?
:p
 
Hoosier Daddy said:
I recomend the OP lurk on www.DoTheTon.com several member here are on there as well. Poke around for a while, you don't NEED to join if you don't want to.
+2 on it doesn't need to be a small twin. They are just typical... back in the day 500cc thumpers were very common. I originally cafe'd my '69 BSA Lightening back in '81 with clubmans, no fenders, a homeade bumstop seat and a knee-dent Firebird tank when no-one was doing it... recently did a '72 CB350Four.
Clubmans will do the look (and authentic) if clip-ons are impractical.
Agreed rear sets are definately worth the time, even if you just adapt the controls to utilize the passengers pegs.

redplastic... What makes you think it's because of your Bike?
:p
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yeah I kinda get that feeling, that im on the outside looking in as ive cut up a restorable gs (i know im evil!)

Tim Tom said:
Edit. I just looked at the starting picture. It's not actually an L. Its a E model that someone put on an L seat and fender. :oops:

Regardless of how it started, the end result of your mod's are awesome!
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appreciate it....i really have no idea what it started life as...i think it was a 78 e model...but still.. it was cheap, and in pretty bad shape... but on the plus side of things...im well under 1k for the budget, and that includes the initial cost of the bike :D
 
Ill be Cafeing the 650g. Ill be starting way slower on my build than Id like but if you can Cafe a freaking HD or Moped, why not an inline 4 Shafty?!?

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redplastic said:
yeah I kinda get that feeling, that im on the outside looking in as ive cut up a restorable gs (i know im evil!)



appreciate it....i really have no idea what it started life as...i think it was a 78 e model...but still.. it was cheap, and in pretty bad shape... but on the plus side of things...im well under 1k for the budget, and that includes the initial cost of the bike :D
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You gotta know I think your bike is the ****z... and no hatred here of any kind what so ever. Just look at the quote in my sig! :D:D:D
 
tkent02 said:
Nobody has a problem with that except you.
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no problems here....im joking around anyhow...I really don't care if anyone hates me or hates my bike..I did it to my standard of doing things and thats all that matters ;)
 
redplastic said:
build thread here..but its on another site...Ill post the build thread later on, only if you promise not to hate me too much.

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Dude you're bike is bad ass - besides there are plenty of "restored" bikes out there yours is one of a kind.
 
Hey different strokes for different folks, this place is full of cafes, bobbers, boobers and some I am not sure, so you fit right in.
Personally I am not into the whole cafe thing, and would never build myself one, probably because I don't have an artistic bone in my body, hell even my stick man looks like he has some debilitating disease.
But I do understand them and where they come from, and regardless of the project, I am the first to admire good quality workmanship and ingenuity, and that is what you are show casing after all.
Good build, I am enjoying it thouroughly. :clap:
 
Built for British roads to race from pub to pub. We have Harleys over here for that, but they look cool (Cafe Racers). Wouldn't want to ride any distance on one.;)
 
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Nice looking bike, sounds good too. If that question was directed at me, 850 combat, it is a stock '78 seat as far as I know. It is starting to come apart and needs to be replaced.:mad:
 
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