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No, sorry. The bike has been rotting in storage. For the last year I've been a little obsessed with the dual sport thing. I intend to revive this build at some point this winter, and at least get it ridable again by spring. I'll post more when there are updates. Good luck on your GPZ build.
Is the Cafe project for sale? I sold mine to a guy in PA
Well, in the "everything is for sale for the right price" sense. I'd part with it for a good offer. But it is rough, so it might be worth more to me than to someone else. And I'm no where near PA. The bike is presently in Seattle.
SO.. I acquired THIS bike about a month ago from a guy in ID. I paid $1000. Came with most of the stock fairs and lights in a box with an extra set of tires. The guy I got it from did a great and much needed revision to the seat and tail.
Since I got it:
I deleted : Tachometer, mirrors and marker lights. Also all the passenger set ups.
I finned off the rear frame to the tail.
Added Gaiters.
Centered and low mounted speedo into the headset area.
Shaved clutch/brake leavers.
Cut off mufflers and dumped exhaust right behind pegs.
Replaces headlight with a slightly larger one with LED blinkers built in it.
Replaced the tail light with a LED strip light that has running, brake and turns built in it.
I relocated the ignition switch under the tank. I used the same one so I didn't have to get new keys.
THE PLAN:
Delete service stand.
Change shocks out to piggy back style.
Shave front fender. (tonight)
Cut/weld in knee knocks. (Next weekend)
Obviously repaint and paint wheels black.
check out my thread too. I've got a monoshock, but I'm building it as a vintager weekend ripper around town. gonna gear mine down for more acceleration in the city.
Thanks - I welded it all up, ground smooth and will fill with water. Drill out the leaks and reweld and smooth. Just picked up some bindi. Ready to get riding.
Just my .02 but I would pressure test the gas tank before you paint it. Gas flows through much smaller holes than water will and filling the tank with water won't tell you if there are no leaks. The way I do it is get an expandable rubber stopper, take it apart so you just have the rubber, and put it in the gas hole with a bicycle pump in the center hole of the plug. Plug the petcock holes and Have somebody pump the bike pump while you submerge the whole tank in a bathtub to see if any bubbles come out. You don't need more than a couple pounds of pressure or you will deform the tank. Not trying to nitpick, but having painted a tank and had to go back to repair leaks I know what a pain in the ass it can be. Nice work so far 8)
Plugging the petcock is better than the percocet hole for sure ;D I see you corrected the autocorrect there doc. +1 to what Doc said. Finding a leak after paint is a real bitch so I'd do what he suggests to be 100% sure there are no leaks.
Damn I love that tank. I'm not much of a cowl guy but man I love that cowl too. I'm the wrong guy to offer any kind of opinion on colour - I leave my tanks brushed metal and clear coat! But how about a deep dark slightly metallic orange with some blood red stripes? Or that orange on the tank with red knee dents and a two tone cowl?
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