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    modern, compact, lightweight, 500cc+ cafe racer?

    Anyone have any suggestions for a cafe racer per below

    - currently riding GSX250 invader, upgrading to full license

    looking for
    - cafe style bike
    - 500cc - 750cc full power bike not a LAMS bike
    - compact / lightweight size (I'm light myself)
    - 10k or less

    what are the options?

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    Royal Enfield

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    http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=892108669

    This is your lucky day. Mines for sale below cost price.
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    Quote Originally Posted by haydes55 View Post
    Royal Enfield

    sum total of all your options.....

    at least it looks good
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    I really like these ...could do with a tad more power, but they seem to get nice reviews



    Sooooo many options out there tho...I hope you find what you like, enjoy the hunt


    edit - ...did NOT realise that others had posted the same at the time of postng this lol...at least we know there liked (sexy little buggers aint they)

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    Carbed Triumph Thruxton.

    Except the only problem is that everyone who's flogging one on TradeMe seem to think it's a gold-plated unicorn turd and wants stupid money for them.

    Other option would be get a 650 Savage and buy a Ryca kit, or one of the new SR500s (except they're EFIed, which defeats the purpose of the SR anyway).

    Get an SV650 and do a fighter job on it?

    Or build your own one out of some cheap binned piece of shit?
    You want some advice - lightning strikes once, it does not strike twice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=892108669

    This is your lucky day. Mines for sale below cost price.
    What the hell was that headlight originally?
    You want some advice - lightning strikes once, it does not strike twice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GSF View Post
    What the hell was that headlight originally?
    Gas lamp possibly 100 years old.
    I put a cbr250 headlight in it.
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    Maybe get a deal on one of these?



    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-889819495.htm

    Or go completely nuts on one of these:



    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-883230480.htm

    Seems the bikes are as overpriced as the coffee.
    Moe: Well, I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt. I mean not that fancy store bought dirt. That stuffs loaded with nutrients. I...I can't compete with that stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nerrrd View Post


    http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-883230480.htm

    Seems the bikes are as overpriced as the coffee.
    looks great but the price as you say...

    coming from a 250cc and being lightweight myself,
    I'd like to limit to 500-750cc & lightweight & compact

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Gas lamp possibly 100 years old.
    I put a cbr250 headlight in it.
    Well change the bloody thing. It doesn't suit.
    " Rule books are for the Guidance of the Wise, and the Obedience of Fools"

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    What are the Royals like for resale? They seem a good bet from what I've seen, but I don't look often.

    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Gas lamp possibly 100 years old.
    I put a cbr250 headlight in it.
    The gas lamp was probably brighter if it's anything like mine, and I have two

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    Quote Originally Posted by awa355 View Post
    Well change the bloody thing. It doesn't suit.
    If its upsetting you ill leave it as is. You could buy it and change it though.
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    Who is the agent for Royal Enfeild?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post


    The gas lamp was probably brighter if it's anything like mine, and I have two
    Was too hard to find a E stamped flame and I couldn't get the valve for high and low flame to fit on the switch block.
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