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CAFE RACERS (C/N Bike Contest!)

RULES:

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:

1st place: Biltwell lid, Dickies Workshirt, Lick's goodies, Shirt and goodies from Baker, Dice Magazine, Choppertown DVD Combo, Free movie stream at StreamTown.tv

2nd place: Dickies Workshirt, Lick's goodies, Shirt and goodies from Baker, Dice Magazine, Choppertown DVD Combo, Free movie stream at StreamTown.tv

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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Permalink Reply by Terry Whitehurst on February 6, 2012 at 5:30pm

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 February 8, 2012 at 2:02am

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 February 8, 2012 at 9:34am

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 February 9, 2012 at 1:54am

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 fun

Carsten

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Permalink Reply by Shawn McLean on February 17, 2012 at 6:04pm

Carsten, Very nice build. Well done.

Shawn

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Permalink Reply by Benny Franklin on September 19, 2012 at 12:44am

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 February 9, 2012 at 11:16am

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 February 9, 2012 at 11:01pm

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 don calder on February 10, 2012 at 2:14pm

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Permalink Reply by Jerry B on February 10, 2012 at 1:22pm

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 February 12, 2012 at 4:58am

1970 Triumph, T100R, Cafe Racer

fabricated 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 February 13, 2012 at 7:50am

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!)

More shots HERE and HERE

Hope you like it. All the best.

www.richardbaybutt.com

www.corpsesfromhell.blogspot.com