CZ 175

[Steve Zodiak]

This is my son's first Cafe project. I think it came out looking really good. It's not quite finished yet, some details still to be done (including the rear shocks).
He was given the bike from a friend as a project. It was all original and hadn't run in probably 20 years. He stripped it down, painted it, removed about 20lbs of steel and got it up and running again.

 

[Steve Zodiak]

The oil container is actually a steel walnut oil can with the red bull can glued over it. We soldered in a brass tube fitting and gave it a bit of stability with JB weld. You can't really notice it on the bike.

 

[Steve Zodiak]

I'll track down the photos of the bike as we got it and post them.
One thing I never knew about CZ's till we got this one is that they have an automatic clutch after you pull away in first. There's a roller that disengages the clutch when you push/pull on the gear shift. It works great!

 

[sxecafe]

So awesome. My neighbor has a CZ that he loves (old dirt racer guy). I have done a few things with him on it. They are bitchin bikes. That's a cool bit about the clutch.

 

[goodpw]

Love this bike.
Goody

 

[CBJKing]

Lower that front fork and this thing will be golden

 

[Steve Zodiak]

Lower that front fork and this thing will be golden

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Not a bad idea -we need to take a look at that.

 

[CBJKing]

I really like the paint combination. One question: are those shocks long enough? From the pics, it looks like the tire will hit the frame/fender with the weight of a rider, let alone hitting a bump. I could be wrong. I just don't want someone to get hurt for the sake of a "look"

 

[Steve Zodiak]

Yes, we checked that out and there is enough room. I agree it doesn't look that way though. We are rebuilding the shocks next and stiffer springs wouldn't be a good choice anyway.