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Author Topic: Voxan - Modern Cafe Racers  (Read 685 times)

Offline NvgtrWiggles

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Voxan - Modern Cafe Racers
« on: May 12, 2011, 06:54:48 »
http://www.priceit.in/bikes/voxan-black-magic-price/


I'm surprised I haven't seen this here before. In my opinion, these are what a modern cafe racer should look like (maybe no the the V-Twin part of it.)
Still, the French make good looking bikes. A shame their company got bought out. From the way it looks, they won't be making these anymore.








« Last Edit: May 12, 2011, 06:56:52 by NvgtrWiggles »

Offline swan

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Re: Voxan - Modern Cafe Racers
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2011, 07:24:45 »
It does not look like a cafe racer to me.
1966 Triton cafe, 1962 BSA Gold Star DBD34, 75 CB400F cafe and CB750 project.
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Offline HK_Sailor

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Re: Voxan - Modern Cafe Racers
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2011, 12:23:58 »
I'm with Swan on this on.
Apart from some very minor stuff looks very much like a very recent CB400 to me. To someone else it might not but this is my opinion :)
Kinda like the V-twins on it though :)
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Offline PHeller

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Re: Voxan - Modern Cafe Racers
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2011, 12:56:54 »
In the 60's and 70's most people couldn't buy a racing motorcycle, so they built them with their everyday common bike.


Today you can buy a 600cc street bike that is only a few parts away from a MotoGP ride.


Therefore I'd call bikes like these "vintage" inspired or styled.

Offline NvgtrWiggles

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Re: Voxan - Modern Cafe Racers
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2011, 17:18:45 »
Ya, I realize my mis-label now. What I meant to say was that there are a few vintage or cafe inspired modern production bikes out there, and that these hit a nice equilibrium between modern and vintage (for me, at least.) Sorry, I probably should have been more clear with what I meant.

Offline t71ford

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Re: Voxan - Modern Cafe Racers
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2011, 00:49:42 »
 
Doesn't really matter what you call 'em, they are freaking cool! I am now a firm believer in the performance V-twin camp--and they just look beefy.
Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles….Hunter S. Thompson