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whats up with there web site. i've tried many times to check it out, site just sits there loading, can't use any of it's links. tried going there from many different computers, always the same results.

thanks for the replys guys. heres a link to where i built the bike. http://motorbicycling.com/f36/welcome-acme-cafe-29146.html

the basic bike is prety simple, i laced strummy/archer drum brake hubs into 24" rims and added 3" wide tires. built a wooden frame jig and made the fram from mild steel tubing, tig welded. the basic design of the fram is i copied a 1975 yamah bmx bike, just up scaled it a little. the forks are...

here it's considered a motorized bicycle and no registration is required. i was a little leery of converting my suzuki R-E5 to a cafe but since this turned out good it's given me the confidence to jump into it. heres a pic of the front end.

i made the frame with componets from nova cycles. it has drum brakes and a 3 speed rear hub. it will do about 40 mph. the seats not to bad, wouldn't want to ride it cross country though. 50cc 2 stroke. the fron hub has a dyno for powering the head light.

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been lurking here awhile. before i start choping up my vintage suzuki i thought i'd try my hand at a smaller project, heres my first cafe, it's a motorized bicycle with one of those 50cc china kit motors. turned out as a really fun project. run great and is a ton of fun.

thanks for the welcome, nothing to show for now but some box's full of parts. i hope to update the suspension and brakes, paint the engine wrinkle black and go with a cafe style tank and seat. also thinking of cutting out the lower frame under the engine and beefing up the rest of the frame to...

hi all. a few years ago i picked up a 1976 suzuki RE-5 running but rusty, planed to restore it, tore it down, put it in some box's, it set for years, i'm now wanting to get back to work on it and have found parts hard to find and very expensive. so i've decided to go the cafe route. plan to...