"Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!

[buckeyebike]

Bottom line, time will tell what le deux bike is worth- 8 days, 5 hours and counting.

[buckeyebike]

Not that I give two shakes about the bike, am holding my breath, or plan to pop that last second bid in, but since it struck a nerve, I figured I'd point out the obvious.

[teazer]

Swiv is right on, though there are other more PC ways to say the same thing, and so is Surfly and so is Von yinzer.  I hate them for doing what I could do better and for making money doing it. :-)
 
Their bikes are not all bad and they definitely managed to capture the high end hipster wannabe market. $23k for a recycled SR is a touch steep but it declares their products to be worthy of only high rollers and plebs should look up to them.  Not a bad marketing strategy. They are into fashion and that's what sells for big dollars.  They aren't really a motorcycle shop though and that shows up with things like those stupid and dangerous replica Model T Ford tires they fit.

[buckeyebike]

I hate them for doing what I could do better and for making money doing it. :-)

So, why not do it?  Great way to fund the bikes you keep.

[rattpunk]

hahaha, wow.  Had no idea they had such a bad hipster stigma. Look at me all "That's a sweet bike!"     Are they really just a bunch of marketing guys that are in this for the cash and the scene?  What is the scene? Am I a hipster?!?


eh, whatever. Haters gonna hate, posers gonna pose.  I'ma get stoned and watch a movie.


Later guys,
T

[teazer]

Because I'm a perfectionist and I'd never make enough money.  It was really just a throw away line to bring the simmering jealousy issue up to the surface.  I was just verbalizing what some others appear to be alluding to.

I love bikes, but I don't want to work on street bikes for a living. Race bikes are a whole other issue of course. :-)

[VonYinzer]

I'm not calling anyone a "hipster". There's already one bullshit thread on DTT dealing with that topic. What I am saying is that although their bikes may be visually appealing, they're not particularly nice or special. Juat a conglomeration of high end parts and shiny paint. Really no better than any qualified wrench with a clean garage and a pile of money could build.

They sell them for 5x their real value or more because they're smart. Look at their first well known builds and more importantly the people who bought them. Rich, famous and pretty people who got lots of pics taken of them and published in all the magazines.

Next thing you know, every bike mag/blog in the world is clamoring to get there hands on one of their bikes for a photo shoot. Why? It sells magazines which sells ad copy. Now the relatively ho-hum bike that most fellas wouldn't have looked at twice is now a bonafied fucking rock star. Next step, welcome all the rich but not famous (but would love to be) assholes who have mummys credit card burning a hole in their pockets down for an exclusive open house. Make sure to have a carbon copy of the bike Mr. Superstar was photgraphed on for all the fashion rags sitting in the window. Bam... Sale made.

So, want art house fashion bikes? They're where you should look. Want bikes that will tear your head off on the street or track AND look purdy doing it? Stick around and listen to guys like Teazer...

[buckeyebike]

So, want art house fashion bikes? They're where you should look. Want bikes that will tear your head off on the street or track AND look purdy doing it? Stick around and listen to guys like Teazer...

Wll said Yinzer.

Best of both worlds, i.e. a ballanced juxtaposition of the two. 

BUT, in short, it boils down to what the hobby does for YOU that matters. 

[pr design]

not touted as a cafe racer, but someone in NC might get a deal

http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/mcy/3237051372.html

[RotaryDane]

Not really Craigslist but that shifter..

http://www.motorcykelgalleri.dk/marked/mc/120064-xs_400_se

[kopcicle]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/mcy/3276723605.html



~kop

[bradj]

Haha that is the worst motorcycle i have ever seen

[buckeyebike]

I don't know Brad, that seat looks pretty custom, and those pipes too.

[axeugene27]

proportionally a real mess. Shame it looks like it could be a cool bobber with a little work.

[Mr.E]

HOLY CRAP... he paid $23,000 for it originally?!?!?!!   I hope there was Vaseline handy at that sale.  Ouch.

The fact that that bike only has 318 miles on it says enough about who would ride it and why its 20k. No thanks. He probably owned a billet barge chopper 10 years ago too... and yeah, the tires are silly too. Id race him for pink slips if I wasn't afraid he'd wipe it out in a corner and mess up a nice motor