The Dogcati

[husaberg]

It got its nom de plume Dogcati from Grumph. He suggested Dogcati instead of rescue Mutt. Yes I noticed t is far from pretty, but the price was right.
So follow the journey of an ugly duckling which is hounded into submission.

I just bought a cafe bike with a brown seat
cut mufflers and subframe and striped and clear coated tank stripped fairing street fighter weird led light
almost like those french monstrosities they used to have occasionally in FB and PB in the 90's
I call it rescue mutt.

The budget is $5k (includes purchase), and the target end date is Feb 21st, 2025.

Anyone who knows me knows I often don't finish shit...... But who knows this might be the exception, it's certainly is exceptionally ugly.

Gonna need a picture. Hopefully its a GN250 cafe. Or an SR400

Dogcati ?

And a couple of extra characters

I learnt to ride on a Honda Steppy
when I was about 8 or 9 I had a XL100 afterwards, I had a CB350 race bike in my teens and later I bought the Husaberg 501 then I inherited a A10
but other than that this is my only 4 stroke. (and of course if you exclude the other bike I bought at the same time.)

[Grumph]

I assume what's there is the survivor of a crash which wrote off the OE cosmetics.

Certainly as described, ticks all the wrong boxes.

[jellywrestler]

I assume what's there is the survivor of a crash which wrote off the OE cosmetics.

Certainly as described, ticks all the wrong boxes.

the definition of streetfighter.....

[husaberg]

I assume what's there is the survivor of a crash which wrote off the OE cosmetics.

Certainly as described, ticks all the wrong boxes.

Yip it appears to have an early monster Front end and asemetric wheel.
story goes someone (maybe him) borrowed their dads bike and put it in a ditch 10 minutes later.
Then started this and ran out of talent or interest.
It runs and rolls.Plus the price was right.

the definition of streetfighter.....

Yeah not my taste, but still has some tasty bits.

I just bought a cafe bike with a brown seat
cut mufflers and subframe and striped and clear coated tank stripped fairing street fighter weird led light
almost like those french monstrosities they used to have occasionally in FB and PB in the 90's
I call it rescue mutt.

[jellywrestler]

Then started this and ran out of talent or interest.


.

or medication?

[Laava]

So did it start life as an ST4? 916?

[husaberg]

So did it start life as an ST4? 916?

It certainly did, but it will end life something quite different.
If you want the seat you will have to fist fight Henry for it

[HenryDorsetCase]

now i want a ducati again.

[husaberg]

now i want a ducati again.

I have three now.
Ones even doggier than this.
I will put the seat away for you.


What you need is a CL175 or a Motard

[Kickaha]

You're a sick sick man, I wasn't ever fussed on the ST series, always like the mid-nineties SS, but then rode them practically back-to-back, ST had far better touring capability than the SS, being dodgy Italian rubbish the stator lasted until I was 85 km from home coming back from a lap of the passes and running on the battery it lasted for another 65km before doing the last 20km in van

[husaberg]

The more observant will have noticed the Dogcati has the mid 90's on steel centered discs.
The round centered discs as well as being a bit ugly, They are also very heavy. As the carriers made of steel.


Because Lighter discs are so much better for touring of course.


whilst I would rather have snowflake gold inners with cast iron rotors .
As below but .....$$$$$$$

These rotors below are what I found that will not brake the bank

You're a sick sick man, I wasn't ever fussed on the ST series, always like the mid-nineties SS, but then rode them practically back-to-back, ST had far better touring capability than the SS, being dodgy Italian rubbish the stator lasted until I was 85 km from home coming back from a lap of the passes and running on the battery it lasted for another 65km before doing the last 20km in van

That's all part of the Italian bike experience.
The thing most people miss with the st series is that its true beauty lies within.
Time to fess up though ,you want to bid on that seat..

[Laava]

You're a sick sick man, I wasn't ever fussed on the ST series, always like the mid-nineties SS, but then rode them practically back-to-back, ST had far better touring capability than the SS, being dodgy Italian rubbish the stator lasted until I was 85 km from home coming back from a lap of the passes and running on the battery it lasted for another 65km before doing the last 20km in van

Ahhh…bless. I trailered my S4R home the other day. Oil sender unit turned into a gusher at full noise.

[Kickaha]

That's all part of the Italian bike experience.
The thing most people miss with the st series is that its true beauty lies within.
Time to fess up though ,you want to bid on that seat..

Having owned a 1982 Darmah and a 1985 MHR Mille I don't even consider any Ducati with belt driven cams a "real Ducati" (maybe the F1 750 gets a pass)

[diesel pig]

I looked to see what this was about but it is just another Rubber-band Ducati. pretty of them about, you should get a bevel drive MHR Mille to waste your time on, Like a poor bastard I know.

[husaberg]

Having owned a 1982 Darmah and a 1985 MHR Mille I don't even consider any Ducati with belt driven cams a "real Ducati" (maybe the F1 750 gets a pass)

I looked to see what this was about but it is just another Rubber-band Ducati. pretty of them about, you should get a bevel drive MHR Mille to waste your time on, Like a poor bastard I know.

Everyone knows belt drives are the "duck's guts,"
I have one of these roadranger switch's already and I’m not scared to use it.


Now if I were using a Ducati parallel twin, I’d expect the hate brigade to show up—but shit this is a st4 street fighter with a brown seat and a Led light do you guys even have hipster beards and man buns?




Remember when Hailwood won the TT on that old 900 bevel in 78 ? this happened as he felt right at home! as he was used to riding old fashioned bikes from the 60's and not brown seated pieces of urban art, But honestly, aside from the early bevel 750 and 900SS, I find the later bevels about as attractive as a brick. Let’s embrace the future—belt drives make cool noises!