Tune-A-Fish said:
Finally we agree on something! No CX is worth putting gas in.
Meh, its the internet. Not real life.
Would LOVE to have a beer with you though....lol
As for the CX, I stand by my statement.
They are not very good at anything.
IF you are a 105 pound girl they are okay touring bikes. They have some strange issues. Look up the triple bypass for these bikes.
As for a "café racer" they are complete junk.
Some like the looks, that's fine because everyone is different. Looks like a guzzi with downs to me.
Bike posted as "inspiration" is a complete heap as a "racer" anything.
We can debate labels until we are all blue in the face.
But understand this, THAT bike works less as a motorcycle then a stock CX. In some eyes that is stupid.
Play to a bike's strengths when modifying.
Does the CX fill a need for you? Are the mods making it better at that roll?
The "inspiration" bike is a clown shoe.
But then again some people like to go play dress up on the weekends, and if that is you game then fine.
Would rather a CX get hacked up into some hipster art project for pictures on pipe burn then a bike that had potential to offer a builder a solid platform to build a real vintage performance bike (café racer) off it.