Cafe Racers

[Mercury[BKM]]

what in the world was that originally?

[Brandon12V]

Baby, if you like it raw then click this link!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2t71fc/www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2011/02/sweet-sounding-honda-six.html

[scabzzzz]

Baby, if you like it raw then click this link!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2t71fc...honda-six.html

I am most certainly picking up a full race fairing for my bike, so I've decided. They just look sooo good.

Update on my bike. Waiting on a backorder from Dime City to come in.
As she sits now:

[Brandon12V]

the fairing is sick, but that motor is where it's at! 18,000rpm inline 6 w/ a 7spd. and the sound... mmmmm... your bike is coming nicely btw! I just ordered clip-on's, grips, bar end mirrors, and nitro rear's for my XJ650. Excited!

[Str8 Rippin]

the fairing is sick, but that motor is where it's at! 18,000rpm inline 6 w/ a 7spd. and the sound... mmmmm... your bike is coming nicely btw! I just ordered clip-on's, grips, bar end mirrors, and nitro rear's for my XJ650. Excited!

Clip-ons? Your doing it wrong... J/K!!

Here's my xj650.

[Brandon12V]

You are winning sir. XJ's represent. PM sent as well!

[RVAe30]

I am recently got a 76 CB360 running and stripped down. I have been tearing up the back roads on it all spring and summer. Unfortunately I do not have any pics yet. My bike has kinda taken a back seat to the collective project me and my friends have been working on.

it is a 75 Suzuki GT550 with a few modifications ;)



In that picture it is in mock-up stage. It is currently being put back together after being painted and all that goodness.

you can see the full build at http://www.customfighters.com/forums...ad.php?t=41400

Here is a video of it in action

[scabzzzz]

Nice ^ man! Love fighters. Old + new = Win

[LJ851]

^^Three of my favorite things together: Stripped down motorcycles, Three cylinders, Two strokes. Well done.

[Brandon12V]

clipons, bar end mirrors, new grips, and the first coat of satin white and primer. more paint next. rear shocks and front fender on the way. after that I begin molding my street tracker seat out of 22 gayyge cold roll steel, blood, sweat, and tears.

pictures taken mid-process of install. tank was on for mock up for the clip ons.

[Mercury[BKM]]

My wife is fighting me on getting a bike (been wanting another one for a long while now) ... any of you guys go through selling the idea to their wife/GF?

her thing is all of her friends who have been in the bike scene have died (most of them doing stupid stuff)

[scabzzzz]

My wife is fighting me on getting a bike (been wanting another one for a long while now) ... any of you guys go through selling the idea to their wife/GF?

her thing is all of her friends who have been in the bike scene have died (most of them doing stupid stuff)

I hear it from just about everyone that DOESNT like motorcycles.
And everyone I know thats died has been either drunk, stunting, or just plain unlucky.
Im not exactly looking to push the limits ya know. I just wanna putt around and enjoy the machine for what it is.

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

This thread is so sick.
My friend is building a BMW cafe racer, I'll get him to post here.

I think I know who you are talking about. Nik's r75/6?

[Mercury[BKM]]

I hear it from just about everyone that DOESNT like motorcycles.
And everyone I know thats died has been either drunk, stunting, or just plain unlucky.
Im not exactly looking to push the limits ya know. I just wanna putt around and enjoy the machine for what it is.

Yeah thats kind of what Im wanting to do, i have a 10 minute commute to work on some side roads next to the tollway here in Dallas and it'd be nice to have a bike some days.

same deal, my friends that have gotten whacked on a bike were one of those 3 things too, and anyone can be unlucky in a car, walking out onto the porch, stray 4th of july bullet hitting them on the head... still working on her though *sigh*

[BigTe30]

Yeah thats kind of what Im wanting to do, i have a 10 minute commute to work on some side roads next to the tollway here in Dallas and it'd be nice to have a bike some days.

same deal, my friends that have gotten whacked on a bike were one of those 3 things too, and anyone can be unlucky in a car, walking out onto the porch, stray 4th of july bullet hitting them on the head... still working on her though *sigh*

You can go one of two ways.

1. Take her to a nice lunch somewhere and tell her what it is, and when you get back flowers at the house. Boom. She's probably pissed but at least knows you care about how she feels and shit.

Option two can be used ad a back up or primary Plan of attack.

2. Just fuckin buy one. I just brought mine home one day. The initial anger was much less then I expected and she was over it in a week.