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Is anyone on this forum under 10 posts ever NOT trying to hock their shit?

Cool stuff and all but FUCK, its every 5th post these days.
 
Nah, that's a Honda master cylinder and its a twin with angular fins from what I can see. Must be a narrow fuel tank, can't even see it beyond the forks. Whats throwing me off from identifying it is the far apart gauges and the headers which may not be stock on a cafe and could be from anything. Looks like virago gauges.

As far as noobs selling here, there does seem to be a lot of that lately. 5+ years ago you would be hard pressed to find anything cafe racer related. But with all the recent commercialism, shows, websites popping up and newly available cafe reproduction parts hitting the market its no surprise. Muoichendizing! as Yogurt from Space Balls would say. Probably people out there hitting anything that randomly has the word cafe in it just to sell stuff and capitalize. Its good and bad, more good stuff available cheap and original old stock parts go up in value. But its becoming trendy and cookie cutter missing the whole point - down and dirty unique cafe bikes and a brotherhood, move over for chic, fashionable and $$$ custom out of the box bikes and fashion.

Its not like the chopper phase, where its revival started out not with backyard budget builds, but a more commercialized retail trend, partly inspired by the current Harley crowd and the 70s styling. It has since fizzled and the better-late-than-never Honda came out with the fully customizable Fury and loads of available accessories to try to get in the game. To my knowledge its not a huge seller, at least I haven't seen one on the roads yet. Cafe racers will get there too eventually and those that remain true to the cause will still be doing it 50 years from now when all others have moved on to new trends and lost interest. Then we will be the old guys on "Cafe Racer 2063" talking about the good ol' days when bikes still had wheels, burned gas and were dangerous and ebay is regarded as not much more than a backyard tag sale. LOL!

Just my opinion. No offense implied.
 
When push comes to shove though, I'm happy to see my favorite hobby gaining interest and acceptance - makes it a bit more fun and challenging to stay original while enjoying all that's available and the new friends to be made.
 
Did anyone else notice the disclaimer stating that a portion of every purchase goes towards feeding a needy family?
 
Wahoo650 said:
Did anyone else notice the disclaimer stating that a portion of every purchase goes towards feeding a needy family?

Cool. I hadn't notice any disclaimer. That makes it all the more worth while.
 
To those not "holy" such as myself, it appears it's also a christian organization. Not starting any battles here, I just like to know who my money supports.
 
What does it matter if it's through a wonderful company like World Vision or some atheist institution trying to feed a starving world? As long as people get fed....

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OpTiCz said:
What does it matter if it's through a wonderful company like World Vision or some atheist intuition trying to feed a starving world? As long as people get fed....

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Therein lies the dilemma. You buy a shirt which a "portion" of the proceeds go to feed a family. Then the other part goes to a religious order with an agenda all it's own. Not saying an evil agenda but one that may not gel with your personal ideologies.


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GroovyAardvark said:
Is anyone on this forum under 10 posts ever NOT trying to hock their shit?

Cool stuff and all but FUCK, its every 5th post these days.

GroovyAardvark, i feel ya, was really debating posting about our stuff, for that very reason. But then I thought many here would like to see the art of cafes extending beyond just the bikes. I hope you understand...
 
MBS said:
When push comes to shove though, I'm happy to see my favorite hobby gaining interest and acceptance - makes it a bit more fun and challenging to stay original while enjoying all that's available and the new friends to be made.

MBS, ya, that's what it's all about! I left a corporate clothing company to design from my passion of riding, from the heart and to gain new friends that share this passion.
 
CrescentSon said:
Unless its his family. Hell, every dollar I make goes to a needy family... mine.

Wahoo650, MBS, ya, there's alot that sux in this world, we're trying to be a bright spot...

& CrescentSon, hahaha, ya, I wish! We just got started and trust me, it's just me and my wife trying to make a living doing what we love, and helping someone else along the way.
 
djelliott said:
To those not "holy" such as myself, it appears it's also a christian organization. Not starting any battles here, I just like to know who my money supports.

djelliott, hahaha ya, we're not any "holier" trust me, and last thing we want to be called is an "organization" (it's just me and my wife). We are Christ followers and are not shy about saying that, so for us, we just like to give God the props. But we also love to ride and I design from that passion, not trying to push any religious agenda... and I'm glad you're conscious about where your dollar goes, I think everyone should be more aware of what they support
 
aHbe Racer said:
CrescentSon, hahaha, ya, I wish! We just got started and trust me, it's just me and my wife trying to make a living doing what we love, and helping someone else along the way.

Can't dismiss or diminish that statement. Good for you guys, and good luck with it.
 
Im glad your designing with passion and having fun doing it. Im just bitter cus I lost an old friend of mine to christianity. In beating heroin he found god, and thats fine. But then he found a little too much god and is now a brainless bible thumping fundamentalist. Im happy he beat heroin, but sad we can no longer be friends. Your designs are nice by the way.
 
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