750 cafe racer
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Re: 750 cafe racer
13 Apr 2010 21:37
I dig the new paint job! Your bike is starting to come together nicely. A suggestion if I may. You might want to try to get that seat relatively flat. That forward cant will have you constantly pushing yourself back with your hands. Too much weight on the hands leads to numbness, sore wrists, shoulders, neck and back. I have learned this lesson the hard way on my bicycle. Keep up the good work.
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Re: 750 cafe racer
13 Apr 2010 21:53
Hey, your build is coming along nicely & I think the 7" headlight looks good!
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Re: 750 cafe racer
14 Apr 2010 00:07
It's comming together and looking good! I like the look of the black fork tubes. Are those R6 rearsets I see mounted?
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Re: 750 cafe racer
14 Apr 2010 14:57
Thanks I appreciate the comments. I like the 7 inch headlight I have to do some work to get it where I want it. Yes those are r 1/6 rearsets. I had to modify the shifter so the shift rod was on the outside of the rearset. The seat looks pretty raked out in that pic its not bad sitting on it. The whole rearend of the bike is kinda mounted already. there will be more weight so it should sag some more. It seems it did sag more and the rear was more plush before i took the shock spring off and put it back on. I will probably have to take it back apart and check everything again.
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Re: 750 cafe racer
22 Apr 2010 11:22
Thing of beauty.
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Re: 750 cafe racer
22 Apr 2010 11:55
Nicely done. Looks great!
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
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Re: 750 cafe racer
27 Apr 2010 18:40
Thanks guys. I have been really busy lately. I bought a car and have been teaching the wife how to drive it. I have made a new headlight bracket that moves the headlight as far back as possible and mounted the turn signals.
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Re: 750 cafe racer
06 May 2010 17:10
Well I finally got my front fender mounted still have to do some more welding and then bondo and paint. heres some pics.
2006 gs 500 streetfighter
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Re: 750 cafe racer
07 May 2010 18:10
I found some cases. They should be here next week. Yay! Now the real building can begin
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Re: 750 cafe racer
07 May 2010 20:49
Big claps! Now: work, photograph, post.
Easy!
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78 Kawasaki Z1R
81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed
70 Kawasaki KV75
83 Honda CB1100F (few mods)
79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk)
84 Suzuki GS1150ES (modified project)
83 Yamaha XJ900R (project / junk)
81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed
70 Kawasaki KV75
83 Honda CB1100F (few mods)
79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk)
84 Suzuki GS1150ES (modified project)
83 Yamaha XJ900R (project / junk)
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Re: 750 cafe racer
13 May 2010 19:55
Well i ordered an ignition switch late friday on ebay and got it monday. Sweet. I then made a bracket to mount my gauges. I'm not totally sure if I'm gonna keep it though I think I might make another one that utilizes the mounting points on the front of the triple.
2006 gs 500 streetfighter
1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck
1985 gpz750
Kz 650
1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck
1985 gpz750
Kz 650
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