Honda cafe racer . . . one day!!
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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 Read)
   
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!
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#2
Looks like fun project!
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#3
Nice mate, alloy tank, drop bars, flat seat?

Your collection is growing I had better buy some more bikes you are catching up.
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#4
Put the bar-end mirrors on. looks tuff(bit like an angry chihuahua)Lol3
   
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.


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#5
Love it mate looking great so far.

Nice project
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Triumph cafe

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seen it the other day and it is soooooo very light and sounds cool... love it wardy...
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(02-02-2012, 06:57pm)kawasuki Wrote: Triumph cafe

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That's a bloody nice bike Ray (note to self: start filling the shed with more bikes)

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(04-02-2012, 05:56pm)CeeJay07 Wrote:
(02-02-2012, 06:57pm)kawasuki Wrote: Triumph cafe

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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 Lol3 Great concept!
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(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. Lol3

but need a set of XL/XR500 exhaust collars and yokes for the new exhausts.
Anybody got a wreck lying about ??
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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. Pi_thumbsup (Totally deaf now - scared the hell out of some pedestrians when it backfired coming back into town Lol3. 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.
   
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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??
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#13
Cathys seat doesn't look to comfy mate, You'll have to build a bike for her .


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#14
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!



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#15
What an absolute beauty. I think you've gone the right way with the rear seat and cowel. Is she staying silver?
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