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DohcBikes said:Fashionable?
Well there's your problem right there.
Motorcycles are not a fashion accessory.
SeanGSUK said:Hello everyone,
I was just wondering if anyone still build Cafe Racers or is it not fashionable anymore?
A lot of the posts on here are quite old?
Maybe people have built their bikes and no longer need to post stuff (myself included!) or it has just no longer a phenomenon?
What do you lot think?
Rusnak_322 said:Athstedics are a huge part, performance takes a back seat.
SeanGSUK said:I was just wondering if anyone still build Cafe Racers or is it not fashionable anymore?
DohcBikes said:If performance takes a back seat, so does aesthetics.
Uh no thanks I have a 2006 919. Your post says nothing of value. You are clearly 'one of them'.Rusnak_322 said:Really?
So putting a better looking tank or a single seat, plus painting and polishing is not aesthetics? Those are some of the most common and noticeable mods. Even clip-ons or clubmans are not a performance mod. Sure, they can get you out of the wind, but you can achieve that by bending your elbows.
If performance were the number one driving force, then buy a 1990's CBR600 for under $2k and you will smoke 95% of the bikes posted here in acceleration, braking and handling and it will be more reliable.
Rusnak_322 said:Cafe racers definitely became a main stream fab for a while and then faded, but was that really a bad thing?
Lots of aftermarket popped up, some people made some money and people had fun with motorcycles that normally wouldn't have.
The problem with this board is that all that seems to be left are then negative people who think that they are the up holders of real cafe racers. They only criticize. Gone is the positive advise and encouragement.
I built my first cafe bike a few years ago and posted a build thread here and had a great experience. I just bought a Guzzi to cafe out and I doubt that I will post here as I really don't want people to tear my amateur work apart. It is not a lifestyle for me, I just want a fun, good looking, good running vintage bike to ride and be proud of. Athstedics are a huge part, performance takes a back seat. Not saying I am going to turn it into a unrideable bike, it will keep the stock motor and brakes and updated suspension ( to a budget).