Cafe Racers

[Trucidatio]

Last week I just picked up a 78' CB400, that has already been transformed partially into a cafe racer. Got it for $500 barely able to run.


Come to find out that one of the jets in the carbs was out of its seat, and that one of the exhaust valved is completley F'd due to a rocker arm spring missing. Now I get to completly dismantle the engine before I ever even get to ride the bike.

Ill get some pics in a little bit.

[DEV0 E30]

Nice 200.

I've been always liked cafe's. Might pick up the next CB I see.

A 175, not mine but the simple style that I like:









http://dotheton.com/ is the place to go for cafe's as stated on page 1.

[Huff]

Working on mine right now actually.. 1975 Honda 200T (just for around town). Going to be chopping, moving quite a few things.

[cagedbunny]

2 words..Royal Enfield.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1045/...43a7740405.jpg

Neat bike, but combine the fact that it's built in India, with the 24ish HP thumper, and you've got a wonderfully cheap bike that is nearly guaranteed to get you run over. :D I still love them though..


On the subject of cafe racers.. I just recently sold this;



To build this;

[learningcurve86]

Thats an awesome bike!

there's a guy in boston selling a bike that he started to take apart to do a Cafe Racer but doesn't have the time... I would love to pick it up and learn as I go. Once I pay for summer school... I'm going to get one of those.

[eurohick.]

$835 for the seat and tank i would want :( -i think i should learn how to fabricate.

yeah, buyin shit like that kinda defeats the purpose of these style bikes. Kinda like how choppers got out of hand with billet bullshit.

Building one of these means leanin how to make stuff and picking up bits from swap meets. theres no reason you should spend more than $1500-2000 to make a neat lil scoot.

that Suzy is a perfect example.

[DerRoteBaron]

That is a cool suzuki

[combustion325ix]

Completely in love with these bikes and have been thinking about building one for a couple years odd r3v reads my mind yO :ohsnap:

[Jesse30]

haha im actually looking to pick one up this coming week. i'll post pictures of my new project.

[EricT]

Hey....thanks!

[325_e30]

This is my cafe/street fighter inspired project. It's got parts from 78/81/85 suzuki gs550's. But it's mostly the 85.

for some reason the Ducati monster pops in my head when i see these pics.
I like it.

[threlevenguy]

2 words..Royal Enfield.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1045/1332744127_43a7740405.jpg

[EricT]

This is my cafe/street fighter inspired project. It's got parts from 78/81/85 suzuki gs550's. But it's mostly the 85.

[learningcurve86]

really diverse setups!

[DerRoteBaron]

www.dotheton.com its got to be the best cafe site out there!