The Pre-90's Dope Bike Thread

[Massive Lee]

Lets get more custom builds in here. Pictures of stock bikes are yawn zones.

The first custom bikes pictured are not from the 1990s. Skip 20 more years. In the late 1980s and in the 1990s, the trend was not about rad bikes, but race bikes. And most stayed stock (except for 4-1 headers) as they were so great out of the box.

Basically you are looking for 1970s' Cafe Racers, which was all the craze in the late 1970s.

[Dirtbleed]

My DD when I lived in San Francisco. 1977 DT 100. Plated.

[Moto-Mucci]

The first custom bikes pictured are not from the 1990s. Skip 20 more years. In the late 1980s and in the 1990s, the trend was not about rad bikes, but race bikes. And most stayed stock (except for 4-1 headers) as they were so great out of the box.

Basically you are looking for 1970s' Cafe Racers, which was all the craze in the late 1970s.

The thread is title PRE-90's.

Cafe racers and flat trackers started in the 50's.

And yes, I'm talking built, not bought: cafe's, bobbers, flat trackers, etc.

No stock. Minimal plastic.

[arch4ngel]

^^^^^^^^^That RD is sweet ^^^^^^^^^

Here's one (yes, that's an inline 6 :mrgreen:):

One day when I'm done with the e30s....

[Pinepig]

My bone stock as rolled ( yes even the tires ) off the showroom floor 1975 CB360t.

[ColdAccord]

that is clean.

i have a 75 cb450. I'll snap a pic tomorrow (raining today)

[Moto-Mucci]

you guys are hopeless.

[konky]

[EricT]

My 85' Suzuki GS 550E.....I rid it of most of the plastic and turned it into a cafe/street fighter sort of project.

[Spiff325iS]

My dad's old bike he built out of 3 similar bikes to make one, 1965 R75/5





I will build/own a bike like this someday.

[Moto-Mucci]

[Trucidatio]

Mucci, I think you were asked me earlier what I had...

Its a 78' CB400Tii... Im about 700$ into it including registratio(which was a month over due)

[Moto-Mucci]

Mucci, I think you were asked me earlier what I had...

Its a 78' CB400Tii... Im about 700$ into it including registratio(which was a month over due)

That's what I love about 70/80's bikes, you can get them for DIRT cheap.

My buddy bought a 79 (i believe) Yamaha xs650 for $400, running. He bought new tires, shocks, brakes, seat, some other odds and ends, and upgraded the heads to bump it to a 750. After all that he only had $1300 into it, including purchase price. Added some elbow grease and some paint and this is what it looks like now:

[FJ40]

holy hell that is badass. tires remind me of my maxxis maxx daddys on my old bmx bike.

That bike plus the yamaha above's paint scheme would kick ass. Anyone know offhand what tires those are?

[Trucidatio]

Wow, mucci that bike is sick. Thats sort of what I am heading this bike towards... going to be blacking out some more stuff soon, and trying to figuer out a new more custom exhaust.