Retro-gone. Posted January 30, 2010 Report Posted January 30, 2010 bought this yesterday, 1978 Yamaha XS500, ugly stock bike but gonna build a nice cafe racer outta it. http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o191 ... 500vid.flv
Copey Posted January 30, 2010 Report Posted January 30, 2010 Sorry to be thick, but what's a cafe racer?
Retro-gone. Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Posted January 30, 2010 youre not thick tom, just innocently young heres a modern cafe racer.. originating from the 50s and 60s, Rockers would adapt their motorcycles with race parts and race each other from cafe to cafe, the ACE cafe was the most popular haunt.. check this cool old vid.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l34sdWu0rFI&feature=fvw
Copey Posted January 30, 2010 Report Posted January 30, 2010 Ahhh! Cheers Tony should be cool! good luck and keep the pics flowing
Jiffer Posted January 30, 2010 Report Posted January 30, 2010 shes a cafe racer gota get me one of them
Mr Sam Posted January 30, 2010 Report Posted January 30, 2010 shes a cafe racer gota get me one of them did you even see the bike in that picture
Jiffer Posted January 30, 2010 Report Posted January 30, 2010 I will add, cool bike mate my cuz has a vincent black shadow with a norton 500 in it, or somethink like that? I never was very good with road bikes, I allways came off a lot the last bike I was on was my bruvs TL1000R(the back I will add)went like stink but not my cupa, each to there own just to add young scotland has been on here and seen evil is selling some offroad bikes and hounding my guts out to buy one for him!
Billy_smith Posted January 31, 2010 Report Posted January 31, 2010 That triton is the bollox! cud do with that bird spread all over it lol!!
mk1super Posted February 1, 2010 Report Posted February 1, 2010 That trinton is the dogs bawz! Tom Cafe racer is is old skool streetfighter
Grizzley Dell Posted February 1, 2010 Report Posted February 1, 2010 RAT the lot of em, shiney stuff sucks. on a sensible note, love em both, not for me though, to small, was a z man in the xs era. now i go for chops and rats. every time i get a standad bike i bin it. costs to much to keep them stock. clocks for my xjr1300sp over grand. and there the first thing to go when u bin it.
Retro-gone. Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Posted February 2, 2010 ive built more chops an fighters than ya can shake a stick at but i always go back to 70's jap bikes, thats where my heart is.
Boreham Posted February 2, 2010 Report Posted February 2, 2010 ive built more chops an fighters than ya can shake a stick at but i always go back to 70's jap bikes, thats where my heart is. what about a Suzuki GT 750. ever have one.. or ride one.... The looks class..and sound brilliant.. the ultimate road bike stroker I think... or an RG 500 well maybe... an RD500 Sorry...
Retro-gone. Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Posted February 2, 2010 just sold this one, well about 3months ago..
Boreham Posted February 2, 2010 Report Posted February 2, 2010 just sold this one, well about 3months ago..
Retro-gone. Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Posted February 2, 2010 just literally finished this RD400.. before ... after .. video.. http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o191 ... CF2877.flv i can get on with mt own stuff now!
Grizzley Dell Posted February 3, 2010 Report Posted February 3, 2010 ive built more chops an fighters than ya can shake a stick at but i always go back to 70's jap bikes, thats where my heart is. i still love the old 70's japs. ive still got me fissie. my chops and trikes are all jap. would love to get a good z1000 again.
914Driver Posted February 3, 2010 Report Posted February 3, 2010 A 450 'Zuki I put together for scooting around town: Cafe bikes; my understanding is from the 60's. They'd race from cafe to cafe, big cultural differances between Rockers & Mods. Sound familiar at all? Dan
mk1super Posted February 3, 2010 Report Posted February 3, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer Found these Cafe inspired bikes
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