"Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
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o1marc
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Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
On the punctuation and grammar issue, it's the difference between "Helping your Uncle Jack off the horse, and helping your uncle jack off the horse. ???
How or why does one convert a real race bike into a cafe racer. Isn't it suppose to go the other way around? :Ply318ci said:
On the punctuation and grammar issue, it's the difference between "Helping your Uncle Jack off the horse, and helping your uncle jack off the horse. ???
mydlyfkryzis
当有疑问时踢你的敌人在生殖器上，你可以道歉后
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
The guy is making the bike handle poorly and go slower. That is the exact meaning of converting a racer into a cafe racer.
o1marc said:How or why does one convert a real race bike into a cafe racer. Isn't it suppose to go the other way around? :
On the punctuation and grammar issue, it's the difference between "Helping your Uncle Jack off the horse, and helping your uncle jack off the horse. ???
The guy is making the bike handle poorly and go slower. That is the exact meaning of converting a racer into a cafe racer.
carnivorous chicken
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$6K? It's NYC after all... still a turd.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mcy/5320319225.html
Or spend a little more and get a little less... $6.5K
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/mcy/5304222967.html
but it's a brat/café!
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mcy/5320319225.html
Or spend a little more and get a little less... $6.5K
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/mcy/5304222967.html
but it's a brat/café!
Tune-A-Fish
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I have been included in dinner tabs bigger than either in the city. Perspective is hard to understand sometimes, but remember the haves and the have nots.
Tune-A-Fish
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J-Rod10 said:
The seasoned vets in the waiting game make 6 figures... not that they don't spend a ton to commute and pay the price but NYC is an entertainment industry with a big ass bank.
carnivorous chicken
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A little perspective could be provided by an unmolested (well, muffler issue) 400F for 2 or 2.5 grand cheaper...
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/mcy/5310253689.html
Those other bikes are ridiculous no matter where you are.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/mcy/5310253689.html
Those other bikes are ridiculous no matter where you are.
Tune-A-Fish
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Nice one... Probably got it in Connecticut for $1500
mydlyfkryzis
当有疑问时踢你的敌人在生殖器上，你可以道歉后
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
Don't worry. He will get some rfy China shocks to replace them. The rfy shocks look better. Lolxb33bsa said:
Ichiban Moto
Bad Ass Cafe' Style
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm2vz5E_88Q
or upgraded units for just a few $$'s more ;D :Mydlyfkryzis said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm2vz5E_88Q
redwillissuperman
Keep it simple- engine, wheels, bars
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
How to make a bike useless...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/191741349899
Maybe XB can explain suspension geometry to this guy.
How to make a bike useless...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/191741349899
Maybe XB can explain suspension geometry to this guy.
dg1
Bacon?
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
I just don't understand the café bars with upright position foot peg location. I don't think I could ride a bike with that control layout for more than 5 minutes.
ETA - Oh wait, this is the famous Kingfish I've heard some much about??? Well in that case...
redwillissuperman said:How to make a bike useless...
http://m.ebay.com/itm/191741349899
Maybe XB can explain suspension geometry to this guy.
I just don't understand the café bars with upright position foot peg location. I don't think I could ride a bike with that control layout for more than 5 minutes.
ETA - Oh wait, this is the famous Kingfish I've heard some much about??? Well in that case...
redwillissuperman
Keep it simple- engine, wheels, bars
Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
You can't turn the bars anyways (throttle hits tank) so you can only ride it as long as the street ahead of you is straight. End of driveway usually...dg1 said:
Tune-A-Fish
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Re: "Cafe Racer" such a loose term! Craigslist "Gem" of the week!
Kids will ride anything... I did and rode an RD with stock pegs and upside down bars a gazillion miles. Geometry may be spot on, didja get a protractor and tape on it? Seat is right in the sweet spot, but yer ass is gonna get wet and pelted with stones.
The swingarm and rear suspension is all wrong... Maybe. The lack of gusseting/ladder bracing would make for a sloppy ass.
dg1 said:
Kids will ride anything... I did and rode an RD with stock pegs and upside down bars a gazillion miles. Geometry may be spot on, didja get a protractor and tape on it? Seat is right in the sweet spot, but yer ass is gonna get wet and pelted with stones.
The swingarm and rear suspension is all wrong... Maybe. The lack of gusseting/ladder bracing would make for a sloppy ass.
Ichiban Moto
Bad Ass Cafe' Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm2vz5E_88Q
It's a leaked Chinese training video.. I have no idea what they are saying ???
o1marc said:Pretty extensive modification, probably worth it though. Can it be done without special tools? :
It's a leaked Chinese training video.. I have no idea what they are saying ???
