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Honda cafe racer . . . one day!! - Ward P - 31-12-2011
Picked it up the other day, and so the fun begins . . .
this is how I took it off the trailer
the 1st thing that went was the "beautiful" tank protector.
Thin isn't it, and light too.
Supposed to be a 650 (engine case sayes 591 and has bigger crank
)Its 1st bath, and to check it's all there. Very happy with its overall condition
So far . . .
all that's left to do is . . . everything!
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - hendrixhc - 31-12-2011
Looks like fun project!
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - BLACKZOOK - 31-12-2011
Nice mate, alloy tank, drop bars, flat seat?
Your collection is growing I had better buy some more bikes you are catching up.
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - Ward P - 24-01-2012
Put the bar-end mirrors on. looks tuff(bit like an angry chihuahua)
have ordered, white Brother's ceramic header pipes, gators, sticker stripes.
Stuck on the seat at present, want a flat seat with rear cowl, but can't find the right one. Once headers arrive need to find a "tough" little exhaust.
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - BLACKZOOK - 24-01-2012
Love it mate looking great so far.
Nice project
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - kawasuki - 02-02-2012
Triumph cafe
![[Image: caferacer.jpg]](http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/Kawasuki/caferacer.jpg)
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - vitto - 04-02-2012
seen it the other day and it is soooooo very light and sounds cool... love it wardy...
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - CeeJay07 - 04-02-2012
(02-02-2012, 06:57pm)kawasuki Wrote: Triumph cafe
That's a bloody nice bike Ray (note to self: start filling the shed with more bikes)
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - Ward P - 05-02-2012
(04-02-2012, 05:56pm)CeeJay07 Wrote:(02-02-2012, 06:57pm)kawasuki Wrote: Triumph cafe
That's a bloody nice bike Ray (note to self: start filling the shed with more bikes)
I'm trying to slow down - I don't think that would help
Great concept!
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - Ward P - 05-02-2012
(04-02-2012, 02:06pm)vitto Wrote: seen it the other day and it is soooooo very light and sounds cool... love it wardy...
I stuck it on the centre stand . . . and nearly threw it out the door.
but need a set of XL/XR500 exhaust collars and yokes for the new exhausts.
Anybody got a wreck lying about ??
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - Ward P - 08-02-2012
Fitted the new headers. Got hold of the XL500 collars, but yoke holes didn't line up. Cut up old pipes to steal those. All good now. Was hoping I could get away without a muffler because the header is black and just seems to dissappear and look very minimal, but as soon as I started it I knew it would not be possible. Even a idle it was damb near deafening. Even so, took it out and gave it a blast to see if the new pipe would let it breathe better. It just cracks the TON.
(Totally deaf now - scared the hell out of some pedestrians when it backfired coming back into town . So with a pipe, some carby work and a good tune it should punt along very nicely.Oh, and it now has a little stripe down the tank and the "GB400" has gone from the sidecovers. (It is a 600 after all!)
Thinking I will either cut down that front gaurd, or lose it all together. Gators have arrived. Still stuck on the seat.
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - Ward P - 05-06-2012
starting on the seat.
will be same colour silver as rest, with the same tank stripe, and a little sticker on the back.
not sure what to put on the sides, was thinking either a number or "thumper" or maybe both??
RE: Honada cafe racer . . . one day!! - Greeny_SA - 05-06-2012
Cathys seat doesn't look to comfy mate, You'll have to build a bike for her .
RE: Honda cafe racer . . . one day!! - Ward P - 13-08-2012
Seat has been painted, now at the upholsterer.
in the mean time, doing a bit of polishing over some dodgy painted alloy bits.
one side done . . .
bloody slow hard work, also done one fork leg.
buggered . . . must be beer o'clock!
RE: Honda cafe racer . . . one day!! - Heidi1 - 13-08-2012
What an absolute beauty. I think you've gone the right way with the rear seat and cowel. Is she staying silver?