Post up your Cafe ("Kaff") Racers

[ital916]

My contribution, the mighty 86 GB500TT

The might GB...she is on my to buy list now. A must for any collection haha. There is a gorgeous nortn commando on trademe for 10grand, a white one, looks very very nice, mmmm if only I had my full and a lot more mulah.

[popelli]

What year xlcr is that? They are quite sort after are they not?...i might be wrong though haha. PRetty cool, an american version of the cafe racer.... What does she ride like?

1977

goes bloody well the exhaust system actually works

the brakes don't so it can be a touch interesting at times

tiny bike compared to my ducati, ducati is both higher & wider

[ital916]

Hey people!

My bike is done and i'm currently pootling around on her everyone. It's awesome to be riding again.

The seat has yet to be re covered *it will be done a tan colour...mmm nice* and that exhaust will be coming off for a nice shiny new one, but thats all down the track, apart form the seat. *holes in seat + water = bad haha*.

I love her to bits, as bad as it sounds belle *yup she has a name* suits my riding style a heck of a lot more than my old rg. I like to cruise around, and I don't really knee down corners haha. I've found her little v twin to be very pleasant with lots of torque, allowing me to sit in third/fourth gear in town and be able to handle everything. I'm still running the engine in so have yet to really redline her, but i'm slowly upping the amount I thrash the engine.

The saddle bags i've borrowed from a mate to try them out and see if they are any good, the extra luggage comes in really handy and doesn't knock the bikes look too much.

As far as comfort goes, she is brilliant, the seat is nice and cushy and the bars being wide and promoting an upright seating position don't put me under any strain at all. I've decided against clip-ons as I like being comfortable haha.

Anyway here are some pics below, sorry for the crappy quality, the heavens opened as I started taking pictures. Oooh I love her to bits.

[Taz]

Here's mine