cafe racer project

[brooker81]

Well the donor fzs600 turned up last night.... R6 rear swingarm at the ready and a shit load of blood sweat and tears to come

[Disorderlypunk]

definatly keep us updated - im thinking of going single sided swingarm on mine
but im a crazy fool who likes to jump in the deep end
lifeguards are on standby

[brooker81]

definatly keep us updated - im thinking of going single sided swingarm on mine
but im a crazy fool who likes to jump in the deep end
lifeguards are on standby

Cheers im sure it will be needed

[brooker81]

here's roughly what i'm going for...

[Carter]

Take care with your chain run, I've gone down a chain size and used a kwak front sprocket with an offset to give a bit of extra clearance from the swingarm. It gets pretty close where the nylon runner is. If it's any help I could take a few measurements from mine if you get stuck.
Edit- just saw you're looking at the later swing arm. Mine's the early model R6. 5EB I think.

[Disorderlypunk]

its major fazerfunny enough that is where a lot of my inspiration has come from

[brooker81]

Any pics of yours guys ?

[Disorderlypunk]

mine just ongoing as still riding it atm - got a couple of vids i did
links are in my tag line thing

[celticdog]

Sweet bike. To me it looks more bobber than cafe racer.

[Disorderlypunk]

appears me and Celtic Dog have very different takes on the style Bobber
although a bobber is to a custom bike
what a cafe racer is to a daily ride bike
a trimmed down minimalist version of its original
i say daily ride loosly as i rode a gsx1100 chop for 5years as my daily but you know what i mean.

[celticdog]

appears me and Celtic Dog have very different takes on the style Bobber
although a bobber is to a custom bike
what a cafe racer is to a daily ride bike
a trimmed down minimalist version of its original
i say daily ride loosly as i rode a gsx1100 chop for 5years as my daily but you know what i mean.

Yeah I think you're so right there fella. To me it still looks more of a muscle bike or street fighter than it is a cafe racer or a bobber which was probably what I was trying to get at initially.    Either way it's a complete hooligan tool! Awesome bike.

[Disorderlypunk]

a new breed
a cafe fighter

[Carter]

There's some pics on post 40 and 48 if you go to my profile. They're on photobucket so be prepared for ads and popups.
Never quite sure how to work that site.
Back to the above posts, I'd say streetfighter, it's got bars.


"Moses rode his triumph up to the crowd and said from here on thou cafe racer shalt have drops or clip-ons"
(The Bible)

[Disorderlypunk]

“the roar of David’s triumph was heard throughout Jerusalem”
The Apostles were in one Accord. (bloody cagers)

[Bretty]

I've never really understood the café racer thing. Each to his own I guess, but basically it appears to me you're just removing all the practical good bits and devaluing a classic bike. Fair enough if you've just crashed it mind! 

Ditch the air box and replace with air filters which are more expensive and difficult to set up and run optimally.
Remove the under-seat storage (toolbox, puncture kit, chain/lock and waterproofs gone).
Remove the fairing and any wind protection and comfort.
Fit clip on /dropped handlebars to create a less comfortable riding position.
Fit dinky indicators that no one can see.
Fit some dodgy radial oversized tyres and drop the forks to ruin the handling.
Then tell the insurance company about all the mod's and watch your premiums go up.

I s'pose on the upside you might like the look of it, even if you don't enjoy riding it so much. 

[Bretty]

here's roughly what i'm going for...

Does that not need a few more bits for it to be road legal? Or are you just making a show bike?

[Disorderlypunk]

I've never really understood the café racer thing. Each to his own I guess, but basically it appears to me you're just removing all the practical good bits and devaluing a classic bike. Fair enough if you've just crashed it mind! 

Ditch the air box and replace with air filters which are more expensive and difficult to set up and run optimally.
Remove the under-seat storage (toolbox, puncture kit, chain/lock and waterproofs gone).
Remove the fairing and any wind protection and comfort.
Fit clip on /dropped handlebars to create a less comfortable riding position.
Fit dinky indicators that no one can see.
Fit some dodgy radial oversized tyres and drop the forks to ruin the handling.
Then tell the insurance company about all the mod's and watch your premiums go up.

I s'pose on the upside you might like the look of it, even if you don't enjoy riding it so much. 


you tell you insurance company about your mods - fuck that lol

[Bretty]

Yep, told the insurance company about my headlights, after market exhaust, k&n filter, panniers and crash bars. Just shopped around and although fully comp, my premium is pretty low! Cheap enough to not bother risking not telling them.

[brooker81]

Bretty there's nothing classic about a scabby old boxeye mate.

[brooker81]

here's her after ive removed all the useful bits and start adding all the bits that will make it aweful.

[Bretty]

😉

[brooker81]

Little update...
R6 rear setup has arrived. R6 front forks are on there way   Cant wait to get cracking on this project just need a set of gold spots calipers for the front and some decent disks. Still stuggling to work out wether to do a hard seat hump or a soft one.

[ponkster]

I've never really understood the café racer thing. Each to his own I guess, but basically it appears to me you're just removing all the practical good bits and devaluing a classic bike. Fair enough if you've just crashed it mind! 

Ditch the air box and replace with air filters which are more expensive and difficult to set up and run optimally.
Remove the under-seat storage (toolbox, puncture kit, chain/lock and waterproofs gone).
Remove the fairing and any wind protection and comfort.
Fit clip on /dropped handlebars to create a less comfortable riding position.
Fit dinky indicators that no one can see.
Fit some dodgy radial oversized tyres and drop the forks to ruin the handling.
Then tell the insurance company about all the mod's and watch your premiums go up.

Some times you just got to live a little and embrace the need to take a grinder to it - not all fazers are polished classics . life is to short to worry about the practicalities of under seat storage - that's what amo boxes are for

Rattus side by ponkster45, on Flickr

[vinnyb]

 So cool It makes me want to get my cut off out of the attic again

[Disorderlypunk]

So cool It makes me want to get my cut off out of the attic again

-mines still in my wardrobe lol (cant remember if its ment to be black or its just grease and paint)