Cafe racers [pics] - Page 13

fully_geed · 09-19-2007, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by eyedragaknee

Nice bike. Sorry I sold it.

oh man...why? for the $? or to have space to restore another ? why do we sell our bikes?

eyedragaknee · 09-20-2007, 04:26 PM

http://www.2wheelconnection.com/current_projects.html

Building a Triton from a 64 featherbed frame and a 750 5 speed Triumph.....plus some others

eyedragaknee · 09-20-2007, 04:30 PM

If you want to see a couple more, click on the Buell (American) and the SV650 (Japanese) and there are cafe/streetfighter bikes. I think the modern street fighter bikes are kinda like the old cafe racers myself, although nothing looks as good as a hand hammered aluminum tank sitting over a twin :)

Pete™ · 09-20-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by FloridaSteve

The only Jesse James product I ever liked. He built it as a one-off experiment for Honda. They should have found a way to produce something close. Sweet custom anyway... but I'd have left the engine chrome...

I think it was the ultimate F-you to Honda from Jesse. They wanted another VTX chopper type bike and he took their money and built a cafe racer.

tenderfoot · 09-21-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by eyedragaknee

http://www.2wheelconnection.com/current_projects.html

Building a Triton from a 64 featherbed frame and a 750 5 speed Triumph.....plus some others

Thanks for the link.!

I wonder how well it serves.

tenderfoot · 09-21-2007, 09:48 AM

I don't know if this qualifies as a "Cafe Racer" but I love it.

Roughidle · 09-21-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tenderfoot

I don't know if this qualifies as a "Cafe Racer" but I love it.

Nice looking BOBBER. seriously.....I love it too.

Mista Vern · 09-21-2007, 12:08 PM

Nice! You running any baffles at all? Just wondering.

tenderfoot · 09-21-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mista Vern

Nice! You running any baffles at all? Just wondering.

Not mine.

I got it off the site Idragaknee linked on Post # 210.

I only dream about one day building/owning bikes like these. It's largely a space issue because older "donor" bikes can be picked up quite cheaply and I believe the fun factor need not be $$$-dependent.

tenderfoot · 09-21-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SlipperyPete

I think it was the ultimate F-you to Honda from Jesse. They wanted another VTX chopper type bike and he took their money and built a cafe racer.

It is a beautifull bike, but that red engine looks like a picture of some malignant growth taken with an endoscope.

Icewalker · 09-22-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jehu

A couple of Norvins

Powerball tonight

eyedragaknee · 09-26-2007, 03:45 PM

.Not mine.

I got it off the site Idragaknee linked on Post # 210.

I only dream about one day building/owning bikes like these. It's largely a space issue because older "donor" bikes can be picked up quite cheaply and I believe the fun factor need not be $$$-dependent

It has torque cones and small baffles inside the pipes. It still makes some good noise.
Donor bikes WERE cheap a couple of years ago. Now a good gas tank costs what I was buying complete bikes for, at least by Fleabay prices.

Check out the black SV650 under the link of Japanese bikes and the Buell(www.2wheelconnection.com). I liked building and riding these a lot. The SV survived Katrina. The guy I sold it to loaded his computer and the SV right before the big one and headed out.

JR

tenderfoot · 09-26-2007, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by eyedragaknee

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Check out the black SV650 under the link of Japanese bikes and the Buell(www.2wheelconnection.com). I liked building and riding these a lot. The SV survived Katrina. The guy I sold it to loaded his computer and the SV right before the big one and headed out.

JR

You've got some seriously good looking bikes there. !!

The cafe racers are brilliant, but somehow the bobbers have a certain look that I find intrigueing.

Rapid One · 09-27-2007, 05:06 AM

Love 'em all. The Vincents make my mouth water.

Rapid One

Rapid One · 09-27-2007, 07:32 AM

I know I'm a noobie on this forum, but doesn't this thread deserve a "sticky"?

Rapid One

"When in doubt, Gas it. It won't help but it ends the suspense."

09-20-2007, 04:26 PM	#182
eyedragaknee McGuyver Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Triangle Oddometer: 2,259	Why? $$$ for other projects AND space http://www.2wheelconnection.com/current_projects.html Building a Triton from a 64 featherbed frame and a 750 5 speed Triumph.....plus some others __________________ 2008 KTM250-XCFW 2011 Gas Gas TXT250 1966 Honda 305 Scrambler

09-20-2007, 04:30 PM	#183
eyedragaknee McGuyver Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Triangle Oddometer: 2,259	Cafe racers If you want to see a couple more, click on the Buell (American) and the SV650 (Japanese) and there are cafe/streetfighter bikes. I think the modern street fighter bikes are kinda like the old cafe racers myself, although nothing looks as good as a hand hammered aluminum tank sitting over a twin :) __________________ 2008 KTM250-XCFW 2011 Gas Gas TXT250 1966 Honda 305 Scrambler

09-21-2007, 12:08 PM	#188
Mista Vern Knows all - tells some. Joined: Dec 2005 Location: McMinnville, Oregon Oddometer: 12,876	Nice! You running any baffles at all? Just wondering. __________________ Remodeling. Please check again later.

09-26-2007, 03:45 PM	#192
eyedragaknee McGuyver Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Triangle Oddometer: 2,259	Straight pipes? .Not mine. I got it off the site Idragaknee linked on Post # 210. I only dream about one day building/owning bikes like these. It's largely a space issue because older "donor" bikes can be picked up quite cheaply and I believe the fun factor need not be $$$-dependent It has torque cones and small baffles inside the pipes. It still makes some good noise. Donor bikes WERE cheap a couple of years ago. Now a good gas tank costs what I was buying complete bikes for, at least by Fleabay prices. Check out the black SV650 under the link of Japanese bikes and the Buell(www.2wheelconnection.com). I liked building and riding these a lot. The SV survived Katrina. The guy I sold it to loaded his computer and the SV right before the big one and headed out. JR __________________ 2008 KTM250-XCFW 2011 Gas Gas TXT250 1966 Honda 305 Scrambler

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09-21-2007, 09:48 AM	#186
tenderfoot PRJ Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Gauteng, RSA Oddometer: 1,409	I don't know if this qualifies as a "Cafe Racer" but I love it.

09-27-2007, 05:06 AM	#194
Rapid One The name says it all Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Auto racing capital of the world Oddometer: 165	Love 'em all. The Vincents make my mouth water. Rapid One

09-27-2007, 07:32 AM	#195
Rapid One The name says it all Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Auto racing capital of the world Oddometer: 165	I know I'm a noobie on this forum, but doesn't this thread deserve a "sticky"? Rapid One "When in doubt, Gas it. It won't help but it ends the suspense."