cafe racer

From a simple respray to a full blown rebuild or restoration, post some pics in here so we can all admire your work.
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I know there not to everyone's taste but in next few months will hopefully be building one and will post pics on here.

It's either going to be a xj 600 or a cb of some kind will hopefully get it on road for next year :)
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Depends how they look. I prefer the simple designs and clean lines. Some people seem to think they need to go overboard with chrome and bling.
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Minimal mate with some zx10r front suspension radial some nice spoked wheels i think
Black engine red frame mat black paint paint
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sounds promising
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markrsvr15 wrote:I know there not to everyone's taste but in next few months will hopefully be building one and will post pics on here.

It's either going to be a xj 600 or a cb of some kind will hopefully get it on road for next year :)
Quite a few of us seem to like a good Cafe racer style bike markrsvr15.

http://www.tankslap.co.uk/viewtopic.php ... 476#p48476" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.tankslap.co.uk/viewtopic.php ... lit=#p8839" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Be very interested to hear what you decide on please mate.
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post your progress,always good to see a nice project build (y)
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(wait)
https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda-motorbi ... 1168502134" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Cheers but think I am going g for a yamaha xj 550 i like the cx but i like a chain drive bike looks older haha near,y there got every thing in place
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StMarks wrote:(wait)
https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda-motorbi ... 1168502134" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That brings back memories. I had one for about 6 months when I was 20. Put drop down bars on it. The cylinder heads used to keep your knees nicely warm and dry in the rain.
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