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CAFE RACERS (C/N Bike Contest!)
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1. Post two (2) pics under the appropriate category and tell us something about the build. *(The best way is to post your pics using the little image button where it says "Add" -NOT the little paper clip-. Try to keep the pics 550 pixels wide so everyone can see them easily. If pics are too huge they may be deleted!)*
2. The bike MUST have been built by you or your buddies in your backyard or garage. (No previous entries allowed)
3. Pics can be posted until the last day of February 2012.
4. Awesome prizes and C/N link badge will be awarded to the top 4 in each category:
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- 3rd place: Shirt and goodies from Baker, Dice Magazine, Choppertown DVD Combo, Free movie stream at StreamTown.tv
- Special Mention: Choppertown DVD Combo and a Free movie stream at StreamTown.tv
5. IMPORTANT! This year's judges will be the top ten C/N contributing members of the month for February! On March 1st, we'll check the stats and invite the top ten contributors for the month to be the judges. If someone doesn't want to judge, the next top contributor will be invited to judge and so on... This is open to any member of C/N so start posting and commenting now, you have three weeks to get your stats up! (Contestants can not be judges.)
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Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Terry Whitehurst on -
2006 Triumph Thruxton Custom
Custom Alloy Fuel tank by Richard Phelps
Airtech Bubble glass seat pan that was hacked to death to fit my application
Custom Upholstery
Custom fitted Vintage Fairing
Custom Headlight
Re-wired entire bike with Wompy
Air Box Delete
Bub Exhaust
Custom Ignition button and keyless power switch
Tiny Battery by Ballistic
Excel Rims
170 rear wheel
Frame got the shit shower and shaved job
Custom Sprocket Cover by Wompy (Still Kickin)
Custom Tail light
All blinkers, hand controls / electronics deleted.
New Paint
Ikon alloy rear shocks
F3 converted forks
Lexicon Mud Guard and alloy seat base guard
Custom Pegs by Wompy
Sky King bar end mirror
Ejoy...
More pics at BeerBooters.com
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Permalink Reply by ian solley on -
OK here is my Caesar Racer IV, its based upon a 1999 Harley FXD - the first Twin Cam that Harley introduced. I bought the bike new and used it as my daily commute for many years, and did bits and pieces to it before this complete customisation in 2010.
- Heavily modified frame.
- New 23' wheels with Avon Rubber
- New tank, tail piece and fenders - clips ons.
- Engine bored out to 95" with race cams etc and a Mikuni Carb
- New stainless 2" exhausts
- most other bits from the Harley catalogue - pegs, controls, fairings.
Bike handles really well and put about 5000 miles on it since the conversion.
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Permalink Reply by Arne Mengel\ Kellerkind Sickles on -
- DKW Rt 200 SS , 1956, 2 stroke, by Kellerkind Sickles
- Seat Ducati single
- Exhaust KS
- Custom inition KS
- Fly screen and number plates alu KS
- Lights KS
- No paint, every ounce counts
- Nothing still like it was
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Permalink Reply by Carsten Goldkamp on -
BSA A 10 Goldenflash
Build 1952
650ccm Air cooled OHV Twin, 4 speed, dry clutch
Owner: Carsten Goldkamp
Builder: Frank Quabeck and Carsten Goldkamp
Original Frame, lowered
Front end: customized WK Trike with Harley Headlight
Rear end: handmade Tail light
Numberplate holder: handmade
Tank: handmade 3 pieces Alu tank (2 parts petrol, 1 part oil)
Fender: handmade Alu
Exhaust pipes: handmade steel with handmade silencers
Handlebar: handmade Steel with Customtech Risers
Seat: old Bicycle seat
see by
yourself.....
Have funCarsten
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Permalink Reply by Shawn McLean on -
Carsten, Very nice build. Well done.
Shawn
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Permalink Reply by Benny Franklin on -
This is my favorite of them all. I think you did an amazing job. I ride bobbers. But this build is just a real Gem.
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Permalink Reply by Jorge Cabrita on
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1996 Suzuki Bandit aka Bandit CR351
Airbox removed
Chopped front fender and rear
Cafe racer seat
Battery and electrics relocation, under the seat
Rearsets and clip ons
After market clocks, and headlight
Home made rear light and plate bracket.
Now the pictures
More on http://portelacustomcycles.blogspot.com and www.caferacer351.com
Cheers
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Permalink Reply by don calder on
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This is my Honda CB550K Cafe Racer. It started of very ugly 3 years ago and over this period it has taken on a new form which you see today. It has a Benjies Cafe Racer seat and tank with custom paint, welding work done on the frame with electrics under the seat, new spokes, painted frame and rims, polished covers and rear hub, electronic ignition, clip on bars, mini speedo ,drilled disc and so on. Regards Don.
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Permalink Reply by Jerry B on -
Hello,
Here is my 1962 Triton caferacer with the 650cc engine of a TRIumph and the slimline featherbed frame of a norTON. I bougt the bike in a terrible condition. I totaly restored and build up the bike again in about 3 years. A lot of parts are home made like: Alloy engine mouting plates, Alloy front fender, Alloy race seat, Alloy holder numberplate, exaust pipes, wiring, Alloy guard beltdrive, stainless belt gastank, cut out bottom gastank and restyled it, build up the entire engine and gearbox, etc.
some Specs:
Engine: Triumph 650cc pre-unit 1956 with new bearings and pistons
Cilinder and top-end: Rebuild Triumph Bonneville 650cc 1965 with new valve's and guide's
Carbs: Rebuild the original Amal's
Gearbox: Triumph pre-unit 4 gears with new bearings
Primair: Bob Newby beltdrive and clutch
Rims: Alloy Borrani '60
Front end: Norton Roadholder internal everything new
Frontbrake: Grimeca 4 leaded
Frame : Norton Featherbed Slimeline 1962
Rearbrake: Triumph Bonneville 650
enough talking, here are some pictures
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Permalink Reply by Bernie Miner on
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1970 Triumph, T100R, Cafe Racerfabricated by owner: rear sets, 2 into 1 exhaust.
Ceriani forks
Stortz triple trees
Grimica 4LS front brake
Works shocks
Akront rims
gas & oil tank by Wilcox
JRC carbs
magura clip ons
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Permalink Reply by Richard Baybutt on -
Afternoon.
This is my little 1989 honda cd250u. Kind of bobberish but everyone on the street calls it a cafe so it's here. (I never really give it a label apart from 'affordable')
I did all the work myself apart from the seat upholstery, although I made the pan.
The tank is bare metal with a real gold leaf stripe down the back, gilded on my Max of Corpses from Hell fame. Laquered by Death Spray Custom as a favour for some work I did.
The battery and solednoid is held in the ammo bag on the side.
The wiring loom was completely rebuilt with internal wires on the LHS of the bars and new ignition switches relocated out of the way.
The pipes are wrapped to cover holes in the headers from rust. shhhhh
Lots and lots of little details, too many to mention but in short it's light, clean, cheap, quick and fun. And it gets ridden almost daily (not always on roads like this!)
Hope you like it. All the best.
RB
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