Post up your Cafe ("Kaff") Racers

[ital916]

Hey all

Just wondering if anybody else on kb (apart from xersesesexeseses and his legendary cb250rs) owns a cafe racer.

It would be awesome to see pictures of them and maybe if up in auckland a gathering at a cafe on a sunny sunday arvo could be in order. We could kick tires and show off respective machines.

Im sure there are some great streetfighters/cafe racers owned by kb'ers, and inspiration for further mods will ensue. I will hopefully be posting pics of my bike soon (i.e a week or two), a few more modifications to go (clip-ons need installing, headers need to be redone and chromed and the seat needs a recover, as well as the motor needing a run in). Thanks again to many people who led me down the right track to creating a bike that is my own. (And for ixion for warning me that working on a carby in the kitchen might piss off my mum...which it did haha).

Ride safe all.

Drider

[ital916]

Here's a cool little clip on "the cult of the cafe racers", the blog is also bloody great, lots of nice pics and cafe racer project info.

http://http://caferacersreturn.blogspot.com/2008/02/cult-of-cafe-racers.html

[ital916]

Oh dear..i guess there aren't many cafe racer owners on kb , hmmm well always a good time to start then eh

[TOTO]

its only been 2 days bro. give it time. they are probably on the kitchen table working on their carbs.

[bob181]

I'll put the first one up, I'm not shy. Check this Bad Boy out, GB600-more pulling power than a school boy!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=66108

[McJim]

Well I cracked a fairing and it's away getting repaired. Meanwhile I'm riding the bike without the side fairings - it's ugly but in a kinda cute way.

Cafe racer? Prolly not but at least I'm bumping your thread.

[fridayflash]

Hey all

Just wondering if anybody else on kb (apart from xersesesexeseses and his legendary cb250rs) owns a cafe racer.

It would be awesome to see pictures of them and maybe if up in auckland a gathering at a cafe on a sunny sunday arvo could be in order. We could kick tires and show off respective machines.

Im sure there are some great streetfighters/cafe racers owned by kb'ers, and inspiration for further mods will ensue. I will hopefully be posting pics of my bike soon (i.e a week or two), a few more modifications to go (clip-ons need installing, headers need to be redone and chromed and the seat needs a recover, as well as the motor needing a run in). Thanks again to many people who led me down the right track to creating a bike that is my own. (And for ixion for warning me that working on a carby in the kitchen might piss off my mum...which it did haha).

Ride safe all.

Drider

ive got a gb500 also, bare metal tank [with clear powdercoating] stainless
megaphone, clippons lowered [under tripleclamp] etc etc,will post photo soon
p.s great idea for thread...theyre out there somewhere

[Paulo]

You're not alone, I lurk about KB only interest is cafe's, I have a fairly stock GB500 except for some tomaseli clipons , But my winter project is a 1978 CB750 I'm, meant to be working on except I've been too busy, Here's a picture I mocked up in photoshop, It's still Yellow and I have to get the Seat and new lights on (I got these from Carpy at CB750.com they arrived in less than a week) Friday Flash It'd be great to see some pics of your GB sounds really nice.

[PirateJafa]

That's one dang nice bike Paulo! Really it's a pity that the numberplate will need somewhere to go.

[Paulo]

Thanks Pirate, Yeah I might just glue it to my back instead

[PirateJafa]

Would be worth it not to scar the beauty of such a thing.

Speaking of which, I should find my camera so I can make a contribution here.

[98tls]

You're not alone, I lurk about KB only interest is cafe's, I have a fairly stock GB500 except for some tomaseli clipons , But my winter project is a 1978 CB750 I'm, meant to be working on except I've been too busy, Here's a picture I mocked up in photoshop, It's still Yellow and I have to get the Seat and new lights on (I got these from Carpy at CB750.com they arrived in less than a week) Friday Flash It'd be great to see some pics of your GB sounds really nice.

Looks very tasty that,when i was a young fella the old man had a guy working for him from Kaikoura that had a 750 with Dunstall tank,seat unit and fairing,very nice it was to.

[AllanB]

some below check out that zipper eh

[ital916]

Yay there are a few out there. Hey bob, that sure is a gorgeous gb, what was the sort of time period spent doing her up? Same to friday flash and paulo, would be awesome to see the bikes in person, * hehe cross country ride excuse found *.

My clipons arrived today paulo. They're the 38mm 900ss tommaselli ones. They look great and didn't break the bank haha. Unfortunately due to the cylinders on my bike being bored *they will arrive back tomorrow*, my bike it looks like will be back home sunday latest. Gah every setback eans more days waiting and makes me wanna , but calm she shall be back .

I'll run the clipons above the triple clamp to start with *I believe that is the way they are being installed at the mechs* but who knows I might move them lower if I reckon they are too high.

My srv will hopefully be cafe-ish as I totally love the bike *mind you I am cheating by having a jappa, but a norton/vincent is slightly out of my price range *

Here is a link to a great cafe racer gallery,

http://www.caferacer.ca/cafegallery/index.php

Oh an mcjim, i reckon thats cafe enough haha.

Dying to get back on the road on my new kaff after three months off road , t minus three days

Drider

[ital916]

ive got a gb500 also, bare metal tank [with clear powdercoating] stainless
megaphone, clippons lowered [under tripleclamp] etc etc,will post photo soon
p.s great idea for thread...theyre out there somewhere

question about the tank, did you just remove that paint off the stock tank your bike came with and then clear powder coated or did you make a whole new alli tank *bare metal is sexy *..........temptation haha mind you my bike is a sexy blue....decisions decisions. lol