Cafe Racers

[sarcasmkillsme]

nice XJ man. I envy your chain-drive really like what you did with the tail light! oh and fuck you for being able to run your plate sideways, lol.

I don't think it's legal to run the plate sideways here either...and to not have a tag light. But haven't been bothered by the cops yet.

[RVAe30]

Here is the bike I am currently working on. It is a 76' CB360T. All it needs now is the seat pad finished and the seat and tank painted. I did a complete engine out paint job on the frame and cleaned every part as best I could in 24 hours. It turned out pretty well I think.

Anyone have any suggestion on paint? I was thinking of doing Avus blue with a white stripe, or something like that.

[Thehemiman]

I like the idea of blue with a white stripe. The bike looks good..the simpler the better always looks best imo.

[mitch500]

heres my 1978 CB550F i have been working on for a while.

[foundation982]

my love of labor...sold last year...:(

more here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9206163@N08/662020128/

Freaking love this one

[b*saint]

Cafe racer would be a shitty first bike ya know?

[Deltron Dirty30]

^who are you talkin to?

[Ryan Stewart]

So i searched for months for a cafe racer I wanted to buy our build and instead got a deal on this:


I doubt I will put a bob tail on this one, its going to stay stock.

[tom d]

very nice. as the curator of that bike it is your responsibility to maintain it. can you imagine someone chopping it up?

[stoliver54]

I want this so bad...



And Ryan, MV Agustas are badass. Probably the best looking bike from the factory ever, congrats.

[LJ851]

So i searched for months for a cafe racer I wanted to buy our build and instead got a deal on this:


I doubt I will put a bob tail on this one, its going to stay stock.

Nice ride , Ryan.
When those first came out i did a lot of first services (valve adjustment) on them here in Atlanta because the dealer wouldn't do them cause they "couldn't get parts". I think they were scared of the radial valve actuation. Let me know if you need service, i'm available, and experienced.

[Brandon12V]

Took a ride to stuckey farms on Sunday n got some fresh apples! Good ride with the homies.

[Holland]

I want this so bad...

Oh my fuck, do like!

[Ryan Stewart]

very nice. as the curator of that bike it is your responsibility to maintain it. can you imagine someone chopping it up?

Oh I dont plan to. At most I will update it. Plan on swapping in HID headlight (just low beam) and then put in LED tail lights.

Im debating doing the license plate relocation. I dont think I will want to delete the turns altogether but get some smaller ones to minimize the black plastic. If I do its going to be down the road. First job is to do the lights for safety and then just get the bike under me.

Hopefully it will be here in a couple of weeks, having to ship it.

I am still considering building a cheap cafe from an old 500 or something just to tool around with. There was a Duc on craigslist with a top tier conversion but he wanted 10k for it and that was a bit much for a used bike (for me).

[Ryan Stewart]

Nice ride , Ryan.
When those first came out i did a lot of first services (valve adjustment) on them here in Atlanta because the dealer wouldn't do them cause they "couldn't get parts". I think they were scared of the radial valve actuation. Let me know if you need service, i'm available, and experienced.

Thanks, are you a shop or just doing it on the side?

Ive been looking and it looks like there is a service shop in town but I havent talked to them about the MV, the only one with any "expertise" listed is a BMW dealer about 15 miles away (oh the joys of being ITP, everything regarding vehicles is out in the burbs).