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It makes a lot of sense to make a sport bike into a cafe racer. I suspect that had the Brits had a modern sport bike to start with they would have had a somewhat different Cafe than they developed. You have selected a beast to modify, I doubt you will need to add power, more a question of subtracting weight. I think this should be an interesting build.
NICE! I have been looking for an 1100 TSCC for a while. You sir, have and BRUTE of a bike to start with.
Seeing where you are located explains the GSX on the side cover... they weren't available by that name here in the States until much later.
Keep us updated often.
You can kick a$$ on that Kawasaki no problem. Keep the original tank it's way nice. That engine will pull so strong if you dial it in. I love these GS bikes 16 valves to go. Lose the weight for sure but also move the weight to the center and forward. I would try to make it look small even though it isn't. Brace the frame. An oil cooler would be nice. The 1981's have the "locomotive" headlight 8" diameter and are very difficult to find in the US, it would be worth looking for because that one is fugly. Continental now makes radial ply tires for these bikes they're called Conti Classic Attack. I deleted 2/3 of my post so as to temper my unbridled enthusiasm for this bike.
Cheers, 50gary
drooling over that bike as a whole and the fact where i found pic, it was listed as a suzook gs1100/1000...it does seem to be a gpz11 in gsx clothes..and a strippers thong...i like it even more now!!
I liked the looks of the shortened seat pretty much,and thinking that would be nice with the plastic sidepanels, but i dubt the looks will be quite that good without imo.
Cheers J
even though that shortened GSX is fantastic and one of the best builds out there with its benelli parts i would like to see it in the flesh cos from some pic angles the shortened part doesnt look quite as nice as the original lay out....in that sideways pic it probably does though...
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