I'm looking into buying my first bike and want it to be a cafe racer.
I'm trying to keep costs down as it's a first bike so while I'd love to find a finished cafe racer for a good price, its a bit harder to find than I was hoping it would be.
Obviously my other option is to buy a bike in it's original condition (obviously one that runs well) and make a little project of it. I would probably do this bit by bit as I don't have an unlimited budget and would probably want to take care of the "main" things first to make it resemble a cafe racer most.
I figure those to be, the seat, handlebars, fenders, probably tail light/headlight/turn signals (If there are components that are more important to achieve the aesthetic, please let me know).
While I'm fairly handy, I've never worked on a motorcycle before and even though I'm sure I could do some of it myself, I don't fancy figuring things out on a machine that could kill me.
Is there anybody on this site or that you guys could recommend that may be able to help me get this project off the ground for reasonable prices?
Thanks!
I'm trying to keep costs down as it's a first bike so while I'd love to find a finished cafe racer for a good price, its a bit harder to find than I was hoping it would be.
Obviously my other option is to buy a bike in it's original condition (obviously one that runs well) and make a little project of it. I would probably do this bit by bit as I don't have an unlimited budget and would probably want to take care of the "main" things first to make it resemble a cafe racer most.
I figure those to be, the seat, handlebars, fenders, probably tail light/headlight/turn signals (If there are components that are more important to achieve the aesthetic, please let me know).
While I'm fairly handy, I've never worked on a motorcycle before and even though I'm sure I could do some of it myself, I don't fancy figuring things out on a machine that could kill me.
Is there anybody on this site or that you guys could recommend that may be able to help me get this project off the ground for reasonable prices?
Thanks!