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06-10-19, 11:59 AM | #1 |
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Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Hi Everyone,
Just joined and will be lurking a bit as I am thinking of doing a cafe racer using the curvy SV as the base. So all the usual questions as I try to work out whether what I want to do is feasible and won't cost an arm and a leg. I am thinking naked (though I do like a small half fairing), new rear subframe, new rear seat/bodywork, possibly new instruments (see above) and some lovely USD forks plus a small stubby exhaust can sitting as low as possible. So nothing super fancy. Does anyone have a recommendation on the exhaust or do I look to cut/ adapt the pipe after the collector thing and plumb in one? If anyone is looking to sell a decent bike dirt cheap in a few months I'd like to know and if that had GSXR forks that would be a bonus. I am in Bucks, near Uxbridge. Previous bikes include a 2000 Triumph Daytona and an RRS Honda Fireblade with a bit of a gap between them. Cheers, David |
06-10-19, 03:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Hi and welcome!
TamSV built a pretty beautiful curvy cafe racer a few years ago. He recently sold it actually Here is his thread. Although it looks like most of the pictures don't work anymore because of photobucket http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=153421&page=46 |
06-10-19, 04:38 PM | #3 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Thanks Darren,
Much appreciated; I love reading through and finding out how people did things. There are some really nice bits to this bike though I would have tried to mount the headlight closer into the forks and possibly a bit lower. Cheers, David |
07-10-19, 07:51 AM | #4 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Fantastic read! I took a few hours to go through it yesterday. I laughed at his comment regarding the US riders huge garages and tool sets. My equivalent is a shed though I do have a bench, power and a working vice!
Cheers, David |
07-10-19, 04:55 PM | #5 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Welcome to the forum
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07-10-19, 06:56 PM | #6 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Thanks
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22-10-19, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Gxcaveman, I am am excited by your plan, I am currently building a budget SV650 curvy cafe racer Should be mostly done by the end of next week bar final paint
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22-10-19, 04:35 PM | #8 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
Hi GT Alex,
Sounds equally interesting. I am still waiting on budgetary approval but have a reasonably good idea of what I want to achieve. Have you made your own subframe and seat unit or used/ adapted the original? Cheers, David |
23-10-19, 10:28 AM | #9 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
I have made the subframe to fit a seat I bought online. All electrics fit on the seat pan under the padded part, except the regulator which is exposed on the underside. the battery is a lithium item under the hump.
I will try to attach a picture. I tried yesterday but it didn't work |
23-10-19, 11:48 AM | #10 |
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Re: Hi from new member - I want to do a cafe racer
I can't up load pictures but I have put pics on netriders
https://netrider.net.au/threads/gen-...roject.255488/ I apologise if this is against any site rules |
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