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Ignore the Beemer [ now sold ] check the seat - a genuine AJS 7R. I've had it for nearly 40 years !
It's been on at least 30 Cafe Racers, and each time I sold a bike - I kept the seat. It's going on my latest project - a Yam XS 500. I want to build it in the spirit of the sixties - I WILL keep the discs though - self preservation.
I might use the Triumph tank, but I quite like the idea of a 5 gall. Manx Wideline - we'll see.
This will be my first Japanese Cafe Racer project, and I'm looking forward to the challenge.
I ended up with 2 XS500's in the deal, so the second one will probably become a Flat Tracker and I'll sell my Suzy GS450 F/Tracker off.
Absolutely beautiful seat/tail! I have fallen in love with the AJS 7R and Matchless G50 and had though about running a repro on my KZ. Unfortunately, my KZ didn't have the right "feel" to go about mucking up the 7R's reputation. Have at it! We'll be watching! ;D
There is one Classic Racer guy here in the UK making these seats [ repros ], but he only supplies to Racers. No big deal to make a set of moulds though !
Yes - the seat didn't look right on the Beemer, and that ended up with a 750SS Duke single seat when it was finished.
Loads of miles under that seat AND loads of good memories !
Not entirely sure about the XS500 either, but if it doesn't look right I have another 750 Duke seat GTG. I was going to use an AJS7R or Goldie 5 Gallon race tank - but now I've seen Tim's 650 with a Manx tank ??????????????????
It's weird - stuff that looks dead right on a 60's Brit Cafe Racer, doesn't travel over to the early Japanese CR's - proving I guess that the early Japanese stuff does have it's own seperate [ and legitimate ] identity.
That brings up exhausts - I'd love to have 2 x Goldie silencers on a bike just one more time - but I think the Japanese CR's look better with meggas or maybe some sexy curved jobs - a la 400 /450 race Hondas. There's a guy here in the UK making two versions - one with baffles and one without !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great looking seat from one of my all time favorite pairs of bikes late model 7R /G50.
The style lends itself to a number of bikes but needs to be modified to flow properly IMHO. maybe someone couls copy the style and offer a range of varieties to suit other bikes in slightly different proportions.
BTW, Dave S's megs are hardly street legal. His version of baffles is to reduce the noise on a race track from ear bleed to merely head splitting levels of pain.
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