Nario and the Cheap and Shameless Cafe Racer

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Nario

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Hell all, Narek here

I wanted to introduce myself and show off some of my work on my first cafe build.
Here is what I have so far:

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... and it all started from here: 73 CB450

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I created the knee indents and painted the tank myself :) And I think it actually looks good! If interested ,you can read more about how I beat the gas tank into cafe submission :).

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This is the tank before I fixed it up. That dent is my fault. I laid the bike fall on the railing of my trailer.

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And of course, countless hours of polishing:

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Welcome to DTT!

Did you do the knee dents yourself? They look great. Can't wait to see more!
 
Big R said:
Welcome to DTT!

Did you do the knee dents yourself? They look great. Can't wait to see more!
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Thanks Big R! Yeah I hammered the knee indents myself using a couple of sticks with rounded tips. There are more pics on the build log and an actual description of how I created the indets if you are interested. Lots of fun!
 
looks awesome! great job on the tank!
 
Hoosier Daddy said:
Nice!
You need to do a thread on your PDR now that you are a veteran!
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I have one started at Tanks and seats. Here is the thread http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=14828.0
 
Well here is an update:

1. I chopped the front fender
2. I chopped the back fender
- Then I got sick of chopping and had a beer while thinking about the seat. Still thinking.....
3. Need rear sets
4. Want nicer pipes
5. Tail light is in the mail
6. Need speedo cable



















 
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