Yamaha XV750SE Virago cafe build

[wynand2000]

Hello guys `n girls , i`m working on my virago cafe build for a while now and want to let you guys share some pics untill now.
the bike that inspired me was the one Zero Cafe from Engelbert ...? i really love that bike!!
and i`m from Holland too, but never saw the bike except on a few pictures
now i must find out how to place some pictures ???

 

[miob]

Hello guys `n girls , i`m working on my virago cafe build for a while now and want to let you guys share some pics untill now.
the bike that inspired me was the one Zero Cafe from Engelbert ...? i really love that bike!!
and i`m from Holland too, but never saw the bike except on a few pictures
now i must find out how to place some pictures ???

Cool! Another Virago cafe. Have you sen this one yet?

via http://www.8negro.com/

I like that one even more than Engelbert's bike.

 

[wynand2000]

wooooooooww!!! that`s another perfect looking beauty!!!!!
i hope the right picture from the starter bike will be here now,( psssssst don`t say it out loud, i hate the standard bike!)

 

[wynand2000]

and here are the pictures of the diet on the first days

 

[hurley209]

SWEET! im loving the direction of this build!

 

[wynand2000]

try to get some more pictures here

 

[wynand2000]

again a bit further, awaiting the bearing for the rear to front conversion
pictures....

 

[Cafe-XV750]

Ya know I like it!

 

[biker_reject]

Cool! Another Virago cafe. Have you sen this one yet?

via http://www.8negro.com/

I like that one even more than Engelbert's bike.

This is most cool! I couldn't find it on his site, though. Does anyone know where those forks are from? 8negro has some other cool pics on this page
http://www.8negro.com/2010/08/cafe-y-ole.html

 

[wynand2000]

Hmm, I don`t know,in a quick look it`s great,but even the pipes from the inlet are still visible and the different wheels,backside off the tank still opened, looks like it`s been build in a week, it all looks very rough but I can surely imagine that people like it.

 

[biker_reject]

The mismatched wheels are the reason I asked about the USD forks. I would like to know if I can make it work with my 18" rear to front conversion. I think the fat front wheel would look more balanced with beefier forks? Plus, I'm not crazy about the "air shock" gimmick of the stock forks... and, they are crazy long! Shortening by 2" is hardly noticeable. I still have to drop them through the trees to get stance right. Overall, I love the unfinished, raw look. I have no plans to hide the inlet pipes on my VX to achieve that look/impression also.

 

[wynand2000]

you are absolutely right about usd forks looking and driving so much better cause off much higher stiffnes, and I can imagine you have to make some spacers and checking for bearings or just take tha standard wheel from the usd fork and adjust the rearwheel from the same bike, but if that is possible ??? with the `cardan`?

like to hear from your solutions! do you also have a topic on dotheton?

 

[biker_reject]

With the XV being a shaftie, I have to use the rear swirly spoked wheel. I opted for the XJ Radian wheel because it is an 18"er. I have them both in the bed of my truck waiting to be taken to the powder coater. I'm using the Englebert XV bike as inspiration, but have not really started on the bike save for the rear wheel to front conversion. Once the stance is established, I'll decide if it will be a cafe or a dreaded bobber! :-D Anyway, no real build thread started as I made the horrible mistake of having overlapping projects!
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=15707.610

 

[biker_reject]

This is most cool! I couldn't find it on his site, though. Does anyone know where those forks are from? 8negro has some other cool pics on this page
http://www.8negro.com/2010/08/cafe-y-ole.html

Bored at work and found 8negro's source:
http://johnryland.posterous.com/?page=5
http://bikerscafeblog.com/2011/01/07/1982-yamaha-virago-xv750-reciprocity-by-classified-moto/
Is this a member of DTT???

 

[Jayar]

Hey guys. I just saw this post. Nice! Yeah, I really wanted to do matching wheels but being a shaft drive, it was just too much work. The bike is for a movie, and it's pretty easy to shoot around the fact that the wheels don't match, if necessary. This latest Virago I'm working on will have matching R6 wheels (at least I hope!) Chain drive makes this doable. Here's the link to the beginnings of the XV920 project. Got a lot done today...


http://johnryland.posterous.com/classified-xv920-progress


JR

 

[turbodog]

Hi, Jayar (and the rest of the folks), new guy here.
I'll be watching your XV920 chain drive project with interest. I am also working on a XV920 project. I originally intended for it to be a 'resto-mod' (original styling, mostly, with modern mechanicals). Having just finished a project with a slightly cafe flavor, I'm leaning in that direction with my chain drive XV as well. So far, I just have a rolling chassis:

 

[Swagger]

Since you're building from the ground up more or less...perhaps it'd behoove you to move the swing arm pivot closer to the output sprocket.

 

[turbodog]

Agreed, it probably should. It could go forward about 10 mm (to where the original pivot was), but I moved it back so the XV920R chain enclosure (should I decide to retain it) will clear the thicker aluminum swingarm casting.

 

[wynand2000]

 

[wynand2000]

mine is near to the finish now, finally !