jrswanson1
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Boondoggle said:
So his dad got it in 1961 and now this guy is going to sell it to get a jet boat? Nice.
"Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
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So his dad got it in 1961 and now this guy is going to sell it to get a jet boat? Nice.
OGsmakdade
Active Member
that guy ought to be smacked in his face. If my father owned something for that long, there is no way I'd ever give it up
getindachoppa
Been Around the Block
Any motorcycle that has potential racing ability and also has been altered in anyway from factory specifications for performance gains IE: taking off things for weight reduction in order for the bike to go faster is technically a Cafe Racer. So yes a Honda CBR can technically be a cafe racer. No one really excepts that especially the old farts because a CBR looks nothing like an old Triumph with clubman bars.
You got to remember though. What was the whole reason for the Cafe Racer and how did they come about? Well some British asshole wanted to get to one cafe to the next cafe on his motor bike faster than the other blokes bike. So he started taking off shit on his bike and getting lower to the ground in order to take turns faster. Than some other asshole came by and said wow you have a Cafe Racer there huh? and so the Cafe Racer was born.
You got to remember though. What was the whole reason for the Cafe Racer and how did they come about? Well some British asshole wanted to get to one cafe to the next cafe on his motor bike faster than the other blokes bike. So he started taking off shit on his bike and getting lower to the ground in order to take turns faster. Than some other asshole came by and said wow you have a Cafe Racer there huh? and so the Cafe Racer was born.
Midwestgl500
It's not what you buy it's what you build!
Omg this again... Lol :
Wangofree
Coast to Coast
I really get a kick out of some of the goofy photos that people put on the CL ads. But come on, do I really want to see some goofball sitting on his bike without his shirt on?
Why not get a little more creative - even if it's cheesy - and give us something else to look at. Here's my poor attempt at Photoshop. It's not that hard people. (Well, maybe it is after looking at Kate for awhile). I'm just sayin'.
Why not get a little more creative - even if it's cheesy - and give us something else to look at. Here's my poor attempt at Photoshop. It's not that hard people. (Well, maybe it is after looking at Kate for awhile). I'm just sayin'.
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getindachoppa said:
Not more of this B/S. Haven't we hashed this around as a group about a million times already and agreed to disagree.
And you don't lower a bike to go around turns faster. You leave it alone or raise it. Lowering it drops the C of G and that means it has to lean over further and it can't do that because things scrape. Where does that misinformed carp originate and why is it still being circulated.
What's really ironic though is the use of "Excepts" when it should be "accepts". ;D
teazer said:Not more of this B/S. Haven't we hashed this around as a group about a million times already and agreed to disagree.
And you don't lower a bike to go around turns faster. You leave it alone or raise it. Lowering it drops the C of G and that means it has to lean over further and it can't do that because things scrape. Where does that misinformed carp originate and why is it still being circulated.
What's really ironic though is the use of "Excepts" when it should be "accepts". ;D
dude, but lowering is such an "aggressive" look ;D
getindachoppa
Been Around the Block
teazer said:Not more of this B/S. Haven't we hashed this around as a group about a million times already and agreed to disagree.
And you don't lower a bike to go around turns faster. You leave it alone or raise it. Lowering it drops the C of G and that means it has to lean over further and it can't do that because things scrape. Where does that misinformed carp originate and why is it still being circulated.
What's really ironic though is the use of "Excepts" when it should be "accepts". ;D
the rider goes lower to the ground not the bike! ie: clubman bars
mydlyfkryzis
当有疑问时踢你的敌人在生殖器上，你可以道歉后
CG does not make you faster or slower. Leaned over reduces frontal area, so wind resistance is lower....
mydlyfkryzis
当有疑问时踢你的敌人在生殖器上，你可以道歉后
DesmoBro said:
Ever see what happens to those ATV tires at 50 MPH....They get a lot taller....Not many tire mfg make 175 MPH rated ATV tires....Maybe 175 KPH...Nah, even that is too fast...
coalnation
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Drey6
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Interesting to say the least. I think his wife is saving him the embarrassment and saying she really "wants" a golf cart. Or she is sick of being seen on this. The bike itself I'm sure runs great but the scheme is... well.. distracting.
Interesting to say the least. I think his wife is saving him the embarrassment and saying she really "wants" a golf cart. Or she is sick of being seen on this. The bike itself I'm sure runs great but the scheme is... well.. distracting.
