March 31st, 2013, 07:51 PM | #1 |
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Name: Samer
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Cafe Racer (Didn't buy anything yet!)
Well,
I had this idea in my head to buy a Triumph Daytona 675R as my next bike. I still want one of those, but I think I want a different bike before that. I've been an admirer of Cafe Racers for a while. Sticking with the Triumph theme, I thought I could go the modern/retro route and get a Thruxton. They are air cooled but fuel injected. So I would basically get modern comforts with a retro styled bike... Well, I bought a different kind of toy in January, a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, 1969. Here's the car in my driveway right after I drove it home and washed it after a long trip from LA on a truck. So, in order to be in good standing with my wife, I need to pause a bit on the spending on toys, but maybe I got the retro bug. Now I am very interested in getting a Honda CB750 converted to a cafe racer. Something very close to this:
Link to original page on YouTube. Last futzed with by Samer; April 1st, 2013 at 02:11 AM. Reason: Spelled Karmann wrong |
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March 31st, 2013, 08:42 PM | #2 |
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Good luck! I like cafe racers too... Royal Enfield is supposed to launch a cafe racer too, not sure when it will be launched tho...
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March 31st, 2013, 09:36 PM | #3 |
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MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14
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Nice looking cage. Good luck on your next bike purchase.
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April 1st, 2013, 09:07 AM | #4 | |
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Thanks Rick! I'm scouring Craigslist at the moment. Hopefully at some point this calendar year I'll update this thread with a new toy |
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April 1st, 2013, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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This is what it was supposed to be...
This is what it became... Care to spot the differences? I prefer the first one. |
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April 1st, 2013, 09:22 AM | #6 |
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That actually looks pretty nice.
I checked the website and all I could find was a Bullet mod kit for $2325 Seems a bit steep. The Bullet 500 which I assume is the base for the Cafe Racer mod is priced at $6000 which seems reasonable. I'm still leaning retro Honda CB750 but I need to sleep on it. Thanks again for the info. I was not aware that Royal Enfield was even making bikes anymore. I know Norton had many attempts at revamps. One of my former coworkers is British and his brother was involved in the latest revamp attempt. Not sure how that is going. |
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April 1st, 2013, 09:23 AM | #7 |
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The clip-ons on the first bike look way better, along with mirrors.
I think I like the seat better on the 2nd one though. |
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April 1st, 2013, 09:37 AM | #8 | |
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April 1st, 2013, 09:42 AM | #9 | |
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