1988 CBR600 cafe---waiting for winter tear-down--riding it now!

[MotorbikeBruno]

Ya know, I was thinking that last night, because I kind of wanted to keep the temp gauge (it is in fact going to be the wife riding it after all... )

I will see what I can do, and then I suppose make a cover,or bucket for each one.  Thanks for the money-saving tips guys!!!  And I appreciate the sentiment Maritime 

I've got to help a guy an hour away with his goldwing today...sucks that I have to ride my bike there    I'll be back in the afternoon and I'll see what can be done with the gauges!!! 

[MotorbikeBruno]

Ok, the gauges are a no-go.  There is a clear case that covers ALL of the gauges, nothing individually.  So I'm on to find new gauges. 

And was thinking about headlights...

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-customer-motorcycle-lighting-parts-7-inch-chrome-british-headlight-bucket-6635-26.html

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-customer-motorcycle-lighting-parts-7-inch-chrome-black-headlight-bucket-6630-26.html

eh?

[YogiBear]

The second headlight would look better with your bike

[two-smoker]

ha! I got my rearsets and front caliper off one of those... Wish I'd have thought ahead and snagged the Supertrapp before I scrapped it...

[MotorbikeBruno]

ha! I got my rearsets and front caliper off one of those... Wish I'd have thought ahead and snagged the Supertrapp before I scrapped it...

Funny you should say that...a friend's girlfriend has an 89' F1 and has a supertrapp on it...he asked if I wanted to trade my can for his.....I was really thinking about it, and still might, but they are a tad long, and I really was thinking I wanted a "shorty" muffler on there, something I could chop up.  If I do go with it, it would be a high mount I would suppose...

And I agree with you yogi, there really isn't a need for any chrome on the bike, so the second one would be better, on the first one I thought the actual light was kinda cool though.

[Dirty Dan]

You know what it reminds me of?



Consider me tuned in. I've got a 88' Hurricane sitting in my shed that I've been trying to decide what to do with. This is some great motivation/inspiration!

[DreadRock]

Really like what you did to the tail .. At first was thinking o boy this not good but i was wrong lol not first time or last . Think maybe cut down the tire hugger and give it a lighter look but still keep shit off the motor . Keep up the nice work man !

[MotorbikeBruno]

Thanks Dreadrock, I took the hugger off and it changed the look quite a bit (see page 2).  I've got 2 customer's bikes to work on today...but then it's back to the CBR! Stoked.  I may end up making my own "oversized" headlight bucket.  It will be a lot of metal work but I'm always down for learning more of that. Next up is the seat so I can ride  this thing and my nuts won't be falling into the battery box with a fast stop.. 

Dan, I've always been a fan of the Akira Film, those bikes were pretty interesting, This one is only going to be red until I get un-lazy and paint the wheels.   

[MotorbikeBruno]

Ok, so I decided to add some "flare" to that rear tail piece. Wondering what you guys think.  I only did it to the right side for now so I included pics of left middle and right. I puttied up a little extension that has a similar feel to the gas tanks cuts.  It's not at where it will be when done, but you get the idea for what I'm trying to do/mimic.  And for ease of looking at the bike, I did a quick filler primer over the whole thing.  I wasn't anywhere near done sanding/filling etc. but it sure is easier to see things like it is now. 

[john83]

I like that. I definitely think that could look good.

[YogiBear]

Gives it more definition. I like it

[rays650cafe]

Like the way that little extra line in the rear cowl looks like it belong with the tank. And by using a actual sportbike you will have a cafe bike that's actually fast.

[MotorbikeBruno]

Ok, thanks for the replies gents. Just confirmed what I was thinking.  Sometimes the brain says it will look cool, but when you actually do it...it can be "tacky" or what have you.  I like it, and I'm going to add some more definition and the left side.  I only hope I can keep them relatively symmetrical..

[MotorbikeBruno]

Like the way that little extra line in the rear cowl looks like it belong with the tank. And by using a actual sportbike you will have a cafe bike that's actually fast.

Thanks man. This is another bike for "the wife" haha (I keep riding my KZ550 I made her...)  This one should be a fun scoot when all said and done.  And I've got some interesting ideas for license plate holder/front fender too.  Hopefully my metal skills are up to par with what my brain wants to do.

[MotorbikeBruno]

Here we are at the end of the day.  Time to go home and get a beer.  cut out the rough shape for the start of my seat pan too.  Not quite sure what the seat should look like...or how much padding etc.  I would like this one to be a little more comfy than the other bike if possible.