Cafe Shoe Project ,KZ750 twin , PICS

It needs to warm up here so I can get it done .. I was after the Britsh look , I do feel I have it for the most part . Each to there own ,,

your trying to tell me about cafe bikes...ram?

Its not the 59 club, the cafe, or the checkered stickers...I just think that shoe could have had his own made that were diffrent and a kustom...just holding him to a higher standard cause it looks like he knows what he is doing!

Post edited by: scumbag, at: 2008/01/02 20:29

tnutz wrote:

nah it aint hokey. i had a co worker tell me my checkerd stripe was hokey too. you just have to love cafe bikes. <br><br>Post edited by: tnutz, at: 2008/01/02 19:32

its not that the stripe is hokey...the fact that its carpys stripe makes it hokey and carpys stickers...

scumbag wrote:

your trying to tell me about cafe bikes...ram?

Its not the 59 club, the cafe, or the checkered stickers...I just think that shoe could have had his own made that were diffrent and a kustom...just holding him to a higher standard cause it looks like he knows what he is doing!<br><br>Post edited by: scumbag, at: 2008/01/02 20:29

I hear what you are saying- I am just saying- that stuff has it's place in the cafe' scene- it is the history of Cafe for the most part, and even looks good on this bike. Since Carpy was even a part of that scene, and his dad especially, I don't have any problem with that kind of stuff on such a classic cafe bike like Shoe is doing here.

Doesn't cheapen it, or make it look lame, or anything like that- it looks cool, and really, it is not like everyone is doing it or anything:laugh:

But it still looks cool in this case.

Slapping them on a modern naked or something like that- well, that would suck.

Again I know the history...Carpy being apart of that? questionable...What I am poking at is I would have liked to see some original stuff...

not another carpy bike




Post edited by: scumbag, at: 2008/01/02 20:48

I wasnt looking for something new I was after a vintage cafe , With the traditional pin stripes and decals ,, Try and hang on till I get it all together , Carpy bike ? Naaaaaa I dont have his budget ,, Cafe Shoe ,, Yes and I did it my way to coin Frank Sinatra Yes I am old enough to Remember The Chairman

shoe...you is alright

Shoe, the fact that we are riders of "old" bikes makes us all individual, what you have done shows your individuality and I like the outstanding work you have done to it, if you were in OZ now (summer, great weather) your bike would be a crowd stopper ......congratulations !!!! No, I would'nt ride it because it is'nt me, but well done and you should be proud of the result.
Cheers
Tony

Dave, I like the work so far and can't wait to see it finished!

Thanks Jim , Cant wait for your next ride .. Good time was had by all last year .. see ya Sept if not before ,,

Are you not using the side mount license holder anymore? I like that look. Looking at doing that to mine since im lowering the rear 2 inches.

I am also looking for different bars and like how the drag bars look on yours. Have you routed the cables yet? Any problems with the stock cables and drag bars?

The liecnce plate got changed to slim down the look .. make it all flow instead of having the thing hang off the side , as for cables I dont see any problems ,, But will see , It has been just to cold in the garage even with my small heater to work on it , I am also waiting for brake pads to show up for the front calipers , The drag bars fit nice and it gives it a good feel sitting on it ,,

Post edited by: Shoe48, at: 2008/01/06 08:45