Tweak and Tune my Cafe Racer!

[Yokai]

Okey Doke... So here's the deal ... I want my bike to look the shiznit. I'm semi into the bling, but not seriously.

What I'm looking for is:
a) a flyscreen or mini bikini for the front
b) chromed/silver pipes (nice sound would be good)
c) chromed/silver coils

a) I think that the Givi airstar would be nice for it - anyone have any recommendations? Anyone know of a custom fibreglass and polycarbonate place?

c) Mt Eden reckon that it's about 90 minutes work to sandblast and spray the coils - is this a good idea?

b) If it's that cheap do you reckon that I could get them to do the exhausts too? or are there some nice sounding (not loud - tuned....) pipes I can get?

All recommendations gladly received!

[Jackrat]

Cheak out this guy,He's in OZ but better value that anybody here.
www.classic-motorcycle-fiberglass.com
Plus your gonn'a need a set of barend mirrors for that genwine caferacer St cred.Then you can park it by where I work an look the other way for 5 minites an then I'll have a genwine set of barend mirrors to.
Cafe racers 4EVA.

[speedpro]

Visual Plastics have a brand - Godiva bikescreens. They were very helpful when I enquired about some plastic for work. They're in Hamilton ph 0800-245325. All sorts of colours and shapes. Don't know if they do a fly screen type of thing.

[StoneChucker]

You could add a custom seat on. Will look the shiznit, but also will get rid of the crotch lump

[Yokai]

You could add a custom seat on. Will look the shiznit, but also will get rid of the crotch lump

Yeah - but the ladies love my crotch lump!

[gav]

Oh yeah, any of this stuff would be way cool!
http://www.classic-motorcycle-fiberglass.com/yamaha.htm

[gav]

link here http://www.motodog.com/one_srv.htm

[Yokai]

link here http://www.motodog.com/one_srv.htm

I have the other tank That's what I'm hoping to get to - except I'm respraying too - to a Yamaha silver Grey (like the dark Silver R1)

[avgas]

myself i personally didnt dig the chrome shocks on cafe racers - cos i felt standard shocks didnt do it.
Konis (if you can get some) are bloody nice, and perfect for cafe racers (Get some IKONs if ya cant find any).
The Ohlins were good too - but were a form of overkill on the cafe racer, as they constantly needed adjusting.
Also get yourself some slightly mild cams and some nice trumpets (Suppertrapps are good - as u can adjust them), with a little carb work.
All of this combines too make a rumbling little monster. That kicks arse round the town.
Im still bitter bout my GB.......i want another cafe racer

[Yokai]

myself i personally didnt dig the chrome shocks on cafe racers - cos i felt standard shocks didnt do it.
Konis (if you can get some) are bloody nice, and perfect for cafe racers (Get some IKONs if ya cant find any).

Do you mean these:
http://www.britcycle.com/Products/543KoniReplica.htm
or these:
http://www.motomeccaspares.com/illustrated/ikons.php
or thse:
http://www.indysuperbikes.com/Isb1/ohlins_shocks.html

Cos I like the chromed spring IKons - but they look similar to my current ones.

Also get yourself some slightly mild cams and some nice trumpets (Suppertrapps are good - as u can adjust them), with a little carb work.
All of this combines too make a rumbling little monster. That kicks arse round the town.

Hmmm - too technical for me but do you mean make it louder? Cos I don't want loud - I want whiny... or in tune!

[avgas]

Do you mean these:
http://www.britcycle.com/Products/543KoniReplica.htm
or these:
http://www.motomeccaspares.com/illustrated/ikons.php
or thse:
http://www.indysuperbikes.com/Isb1/ohlins_shocks.html

Cos I like the chromed spring IKons - but they look similar to my current ones.


Hmmm - too technical for me but do you mean make it louder? Cos I don't want loud - I want whiny... or in tune!

Nah thats the great thing about the supertrapps, they have plate baffles u can put in them too tone them down, but because they hold the trumpert shape they still have the echo effect - giving them a nice exhaust note.
On your bike they would sound awesome cos its a Vtwin - think the sound of a harley/buell, but at the volume ur bike currently rattles/whines at with standard exhaust.
Those black IKONs look to be the best fit for your bike, and are suppose to be the same spec as the KONI's (RIP), but i found the build quality to be lacking in comparison. Have a look for a second hand set of KONI's for a SRX250, as these may fit (or was that a monoshock-if so look for SRX4/6's), as these will probably still be cheaper and handle just as well.
A set of good shocks will rapidly change the feel of your bike no more saggy , better acceleration, even more agggressive stance for the bike. (My GB had about a 3-5 degree change in angle with me sitting on it).
Your bike then becomes put under cafe' racer, not commuter
ok i better head off to work - if i think of anything else ill post it 2nite

[Dodgyiti]

There is a Moto-Guzzi Mk1 lemon headlight flyscreen fairing on TradeMe right now for 50 bucks, they are tiny and real cafe style.
Then again I would be perhaps a little biased......
Seriously- they are real pretty and little and dont knock you off course in a cross wind

[Yokai]

There is a Moto-Guzzi Mk1 lemon

Best typo of the day!

I think that I will be getting one of these:
http://www.amcmotorcycles.com.au/con...ia/Sportif.jpg

Cos that looks nice - anyone got anything from amc?

[The Pastor]

Hey,


What is a cafe racer?

[Dodgyiti]

What is a cafe racer?It's a style of bike with clipons knee dents in the tank, low and stripped down. Check out Classic Bike magazine, they always have a few in there or see pic below;

Moto-Guzzi Mk1 Lemon is no typo, you try owning one