The Suzuki T200 has been fitted with larger carburettors up to 28mm from 22mm to accommodate the race expansion chambers. To take the extra power the very feeble original front end has been replaced with a Yamaha RD250c front end. The front yokes are
Just showing you my new bike, a '91 GSX-R rebuild to a modern kind of caferacer. The Kawasaki Z750 R was a similar project, it's obvious that I simply like the "modern" bikes in an typical old school basic racer style. Important is that the styl
This is my Suzuki Bandit 1200 at the Ace Cafe of London.
It's just the first step, I think to finish the work soon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrblack14/sets/72157608279620700/detail/
This is my 1983 Suzuki GR 650 Tempter X. It was a piece of junk when I purchased it for 250 bucks. It is still a work in progress for sure but ill get there.
I have plans to remove all the blinkers and add custom taillights.
Hello to all on the forum from Paul and Tim. We live in the southeast corner of England near Dover. Both of us own modern bikes, but our true interest and enthusiasm lies with our Suzuki T500 Titans. I have 2 T500s which I have owned since 77 & 78 and
Honda CB 500 (Caferacer1975, Netherlands)
Norton/Weslake Spl. (Noisy norton, USA)
CB 500 1975(Caferacer 500, Netherlands)
CB400F (Tjeeke, Netherlands)
Ducati Pantah SL600 (Pantah, Belgium)
Kawasaki Z650D 1979 (650zed,
I never saw anybody try to build up a cafe racer out of a Kawa H2...
It looks like the start of a cool project:
Here is my 2006 Harley Davidson Street Bob. Tons of mods.
Pics of my Cafe Project Bike 1982 Yamaha XJ550 still to come.
Another 60ies bikesploitation: The Hellcats (1967)
Some pics of a seventies Kawa that was mainly produced for Japan: the kz 750 z2...!
Apparently, there should be a couple of hundreds left, in the world.
Just like the kz900 z1, but with a smaller engine because of the Japenese legislation at the time.
I would like to share my way from frame, engine and wheels to something that looks like a real cafe racer.
With my own twist of course.... and with all the trouble and pain that follows when you dont use "bolt-on" parts......
The plan is to
To continue the story of my bike:
I bought the bike in total blindness!
The following things were wrong:
- No rear brake
- Front brake made an awful sound
- Not all cilinders did work (I believe sometimes just 2!)
- No contactswitch (it was done
Hello,
I'm the new owner of a beautyfull original XS750.
After some thinking what to do whith it the bullet is trough the church: it's gonna be my second selfbuild caferacer.
I "bought" it for a some beer and a fryingpan. (not to much I
