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Thinking about a cafe racer project, need some advice....

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06 Jun 2019 13:20 #805261 by Webbie1
Nice work! Looks good.

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07 Jun 2019 09:42 #805305 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic Thinking about a cafe racer project, need some advice....
i've always appreciated the wrenchmonkees take on kz's.cafe?muscle bike?
you decide


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07 Jun 2019 18:14 #805337 by DoctoRot
Why are people so worried about what genre a bike is? Just build to what suits the bike. And stay away from stupid tire trends.
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08 Jun 2019 05:07 #805351 by davido

DoctoRot wrote: Why are people so worried about what genre a bike is? Just build to what suits the bike. And stay away from stupid tire trends.


+1. Just build what you want. Whats in a name??

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15 Jun 2019 17:25 #805790 by Webbie1

loudhvx wrote: You can make a cool looking inline four, but from the front they just look like a big plow coming at you rather than a light-quick looking blade. The inline four lends itself to a more muscle-bike look.


Yeah, I think that's really what i'm after. I LIKE the look of all-engine coming at you.

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15 Jun 2019 17:27 #805791 by Webbie1

davido wrote:

DoctoRot wrote: Why are people so worried about what genre a bike is? Just build to what suits the bike. And stay away from stupid tire trends.


+1. Just build what you want. Whats in a name??


Agreed. This is exactly how I feel about it, too. And I'm not a huge fan of the car-tire look that I've seen on some of the muscle/steroid cafe bikes, either.

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15 Jun 2019 17:31 #805792 by Webbie1

531blackbanshee wrote: i've always appreciated the wrenchmonkees take on kz's.cafe?muscle bike?
you decide



leon



THIS is the type of bike I'm wanting to build....thanks.

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15 Jun 2019 17:36 - 15 Jun 2019 17:37 #805793 by Webbie1
Well, I worked out a deal on the 79 KZ1000 LTD from my co-worker/carpooling buddy. It pretty much needs everything....carb rebuild, battery, tires, etc. This is fine....I'm going to completely disassemble the entire thing anyway. Looking into swingarm and fork options.....just learning, and there's a LOT to learn. I'm fascinated by the Motogadget M-unit stuff; I really like that idea. It's $$$, but looks very cool and clean. Here's what I'm starting with.....less than 19k miles, too.

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1979 KZ1000 LTD, 1982 KZ1000 LTD, 1990 Honda CBR1000F
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15 Jun 2019 17:50 #805795 by ThatGPzGuy
I think you can make almost anything you want out of that. You may want to peruse some of the incredible builds on this site for some inspiration.

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15 Jun 2019 17:57 #805797 by Webbie1

ThatGPzGuy wrote: I think you can make almost anything you want out of that. You may want to peruse some of the incredible builds on this site for some inspiration.


Will do, GPzGuy. Thanks. I'm not super familiar with the site yet, but I'll be doing some homework here, for sure.

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15 Jun 2019 18:37 - 15 Jun 2019 18:37 #805799 by DoctoRot
Looks like a good starting point. I would make sure the engine runs well before you dive into the other stuff, unless you are planning on rebuilding regardless.
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15 Jun 2019 18:46 #805802 by SWest
Gotta say this, I'd clean it up, get it running well then decide if you want to make changes that can't be reversed. Looks like a solid survivor to me and worth some real money.
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