Cafe Racers

[bones135]

OK well this is probably a carry on from a prevous thread i had for a bike my sons looking at. It was suggested turning it into a cafe racer, dumb question of the week & being still reasonably a newby umm whats a cafe racer & what might be involved. No shit please this is a serious question:Playnice:

[wbks]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer
Depending on the bike, lowering the tripple clamp on the forks, throwing on clipons and a loud pipe should do it? :D

[98tls]

Says it for me though theres no need to go real traditional.Early Hondas etc look awesome.

[Voltaire]

OK well this is probably a carry on from a prevous thread i had for a bike my sons looking at. It was suggested turning it into a cafe racer, dumb question of the week & being still reasonably a newby umm whats a cafe racer & what might be involved. No shit please this is a serious question:Playnice:

The 900ss is virtually a factory built cafe racer IMHO.
Loud and no frills.

[98tls]

The 900ss is virtually a factory built cafe racer IMHO.
Loud and no frills. Long as it a Bevel with Contis.

[bones135]

The 900ss is virtually a factory built cafe racer IMHO.
Loud and no frills.

Yea well theres no way in hell hes gettin my bike no matter how hard he tries:dodge:

[hospitalfood]

www.rockerboxer.com

click the boxers at large bits

www.flatracer.com

www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=163017

www.cafeboxer.com

these will give you a good idea. however, the cx is easier to turn into a classic bobber. searching for a good bobber is not as easy as searching for cafe racers but give it a go on google

[AllanB]

Google Image is your friend - there are heaps of images of Cafe Racers old and new on the net.

Also search Trademe for bits - there are a few fibreglass seat units etc on there often. www.justfairings.co.nz also have some useful plastic that may be adapted to a Cafe Racer.

[bones135]

Cool info & heaps of help too, tried googling but not much info thats why i asked the question here, way quicker,lol
Thanks

[CookMySock]

tried googling but not much info thats why i asked the question here, way quicker,lol.Go to google.com and enter "cafe racer" with quotes around it, and click search. Now once that has loaded, click images up the top left.

Steve

[bones135]

Thanks mate, actually hes pretty close to you in Awakeri

[popelli]

searching for a good bobber is not as easy as searching for cafe racers but give it a go on google

try the jockey journal forum lots of chops bobbers on there

[bones135]

try the jockey journal forum lots of chops bobbers on there

Ok now there you got me, kinda sounds like a place men talk about their undies or a horse chatroom,lol Anyhow will try & check it out, cheers

[popelli]

http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/

there is the link

two great threads to check out

one on denvers choppers

the other birds on bikes

[Taz]

here's mine

As it was when I bought it off the couple who brought it in from Germany with them.
http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv282/advkiwi/smguzzi01.jpg

And how it is now.
http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv282/advkiwi/smguzzi02.jpg

[modboy]

Try this for starters...

http://www.ace-cafe-london.com/

Check out the photos - the gallery "Your Bikes"

- a Triumph Thruxton is a good start. Usually a fairly stripped down bike with clip on handle bars, rear set pegs, loud pipes, the the ability to hit 100mph... (ton up!!)

have fun. :)

[bones135]

lots of great info & yea they look kinda cool too, not sure id change my bike though,lol Thanks

[monkeymcbean]

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[bones135]

Now thats cooool, love the music too, showing the age,lol

[smoky]

Try this for starters...

http://www.ace-cafe-london.com/

Check out the photos - the gallery "Your Bikes"


That's cool - I was at the 2000 reunion and bike run down to Hastings, and I found me in one of their photos - that's cool
We use to shoot around the A406 to the Ace regularly

[smoky]

I like a sort of hybrid of cafe and bobber
Stripped down and lowered fork clamps, with clip-ons, but with a bobber seat and rear guard

Like the bikes here, however they could be better with clip-ons, remove the pillion pegs of the suzuki, and wrap the pipes with heat cloth and a drop the can for straight pipes;

[bones135]

Definately have a look all of their own for sure, silly question maybe but an idea of basic costs would be cool if anyone wants to share

[monkeymcbean]

Now thats cooool, love the music too, showing the age,lol

Luv it, its so British they are a class of there own.

[Sable]

Depends which bike it is. At the extreme basic end get a pair of clip-on bars and a fibreglass race seat.

[bones135]

Depends which bike it is. At the extreme basic end get a pair of clip-on bars and a fibreglass race seat.

yea thats probably right, hes got to get the bike first,lol Then just add on as he can afford i spose

[smoky]

Definately have a look all of their own for sure, silly question maybe but an idea of basic costs would be cool if anyone wants to share
Cost is a bit hard - depends what condition the bike is when you start, and how much you do your self
I did an old CB400 when I was a teenager
At a guess you need a couple of hundred for clip-ons, an couple of hundred for the seat, then strip and paint you can do your self
It depends how much chrome you want to redo - or strip it and paint

So really you can do the basic build for next to nothing, but then it depends on how micky you want it to run - open it up in the intake, re-jet, cams, new pipes - you can actually pend a fair bit, or leave it mostly standard

depends what ya want

[bones135]

Cost is a bit hard - depends what condition the bike is when you start, and how much you do your self
I did an old CB400 when I was a teenager
At a guess you need a couple of hundred for clip-ons, an couple of hundred for the seat, then strip and paint you can do your self
It depends how much chrome you want to redo - or strip it and paint

So really you can do the basic build for next to nothing, but then it depends on how micky you want it to run - open it up in the intake, re-jet, cams, new pipes - you can actually pend a fair bit, or leave it mostly standard

depends what ya want

Sounds fair, once he gets the bike i spose its a matter of checking out a few pics etc & seeing how far & how much he wants to spend