"Cafe", the word has gotten out.

[littlebill31]

I've been noticing recently that lots of bikes for sale say "cafe" in the title or somewhere in the description. Seems to be a selling point I guess. I'm not knocking them, I'm not complaining, just my thoughts on the ads I've been seeing. I love the cafe bikes, but it appears to be one of those descriptions that is being tossed around a little too loosely. Remember the Trans-Am....that never raced in the Trans-Am series. It was just a name to sell a car.
Now it appears that every older, standard is a "Cafe" waiting to shed it's stock attire and breath deeply as it thumps around the twisties. I'm actually ammused at some ideas of "cafe".
I saw this one on Craigslist today. Check out the custom rear suspension.

http://delaware.craigslist.org/mcy/2792127058.html

 

[jayel]

seat latch problem?

 

[yamaman]

im waiting for cafe's to really take off, then i will be able to launch my range of custom weld on softail conversions. Also coming soon will be a detassler (big enough for the toughest tassles), and a ape reductor, with custom short cables and hoses. What do ya reckon, i'll make a packet or what? cheers

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[adk_rider]

I def agree about "cafe" being tossed around. I remember seeing a few years ago when the rat rod scene blew up a lot of the cars and trucks for sale on ebay that were 1980 or older being labeled as a rat rod. My favorite was the well built hot rods painted flat black listed for $20,000 labeled as a rat rod

 

[littlebill31]

seat latch problem?

When I was little I raced indoor flat track. Just for fun on 60/80cc. We used a racket strap to compress the rearend on my KX60 and 80, lol. It worked though.

im waiting for cafe's to really take off, then i will be able to launch my range of custom weld on softail conversions. Also coming soon will be a detassler (big enough for the toughest tassles), and a ape reductor, with custom short cables and hoses. What do ya reckon, i'll make a packet or what? cheers

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I'm designing head pipe extensions with a system of baffles in them too.

 

[HooliganCycles]

I was just talking about this at work today, I'm a mechanic at the Harley dealer in town and we got the new drag specialties catalog today, opened it up an there is 2 pages of clip ons for Harley's now too

 

[Ironsled77]

its the new bobber

 

[angus67]

its the new money!

 

[XS1961]

its the new money!

lol. yeah, that sums it up nicely

I like 'em though , takes me back to my days building & riding Tritons..
Im on Facebook & 'friended ' to dozens of 'old-school' bikers around the world ,theres pics of bikes being posted every few minutes & these days 99% are caf' racers & 'lane-splitters' consisting of converted old japs - XS650's, early CB750's SR500's & Harleys nowadays.
Much better looking than the ubiquitous 'street/flat-tracker' - boring, and samey...

 

[littlebill31]

My uncle studied British bike mechanics at Hinkley back in the late '60's. He lived there for 3 years and still has several cafe bikes he and his pals built during that time. He has some cools stories.

 

[ReycleBill]

seat latch problem?

I solved my seat latch problem by sitting on the seat.

 

[ReycleBill]

I've been noticing recently that lots of bikes for sale say "cafe" in the title or somewhere in the description. Seems to be a selling point I guess. I'm not knocking them, I'm not complaining, just my thoughts on the ads I've been seeing. I love the cafe bikes, but it appears to be one of those descriptions that is being tossed around a little too loosely. Remember the Trans-Am....that never raced in the Trans-Am series. It was just a name to sell a car.
Now it appears that every older, standard is a "Cafe" waiting to shed it's stock attire and breath deeply as it thumps around the twisties. I'm actually ammused at some ideas of "cafe".
I saw this one on Craigslist today. Check out the custom rear suspension.
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http://delaware.craigslist.org/mcy/2792127058.html

Where's our thread of Craigslist bloopers?

 

[5twins]

The girl with the dragon tattoo drives a "cafe" in that new movie so I think the craze is definitely "in" - it's hit Hollywood, lol. Her's looks to be a clapped out 350 Honda with clip-ons and loud muffs. The magic of Hollywood makes it look like it's going pretty fast, actually faster than it probably can go, lol.

 

[littlebill31]

I have a CL350. It's not that fast, lol. My CB360 is a little faster, but not much.

 

[Ashaman]

The Dragon Tattoo bike is a CB550, there's an article on the guy who built the three movie bikes on Bike Exif.

 

[5twins]

Nope, they're 350s, and not so clapped out after all - just made to look that way .....

http://www.bikeexif.com/motorcycle-movie

 

[Ashaman]

You're right, I looked through so much Bike Exif yesterday that I had 550's on the brain.

 

[GoldToothGarage]

Cafe cb350's and the such are HOT down here in Austin Tx. Its like the new hipster thing to ride. Have a few going up for sale next month.

Sold my CL360 last week. Already miss her, but with 17 other bikes in the garage im still good.

 

[littlebill31]

I have a Pamco in my CL350. Really happy Pete makes 'em for the Honda's. So much easier.

 

[GoldToothGarage]

whats the ticket on the 350 pamco??