What to build, bobber or cafe?

[bowser]

Bought an XS1 and XS2 frame and a couple of engines and are stuck on what to build, wheels will be 19" mags front and rear combined with gsx forks. I was thinking either a hardtail bobber with a Ardcore style rear or a cafe racer.

Will be just a streeter, 750 kits, rephased and some lectrons

bobber or cafe, thoughts?

 

[Paulrxs650]

Well I am in the middle of a hardtail bobber build, asd I hav always wanted. However the next build will definately be a Cafe Racer.
I guess, have a think oabout what you want to do with the bike and tailor it to suit

 

[GeorgeKillianLett]

Start poking around the Forums and see what sticks out!
You can always start shaving and stripping off what you don't need for a cafe and then switch over if it's not working for you!
In the end, it's gonna come down to what you want!

 

[Curtis P]

Having owned many cafes. Sr500s and cb750s and a Kawasaki H1

The xs650 is my full on chopper/bobber and i prefer it over any of my.other bikes.

 

[bowser]

Have been playing around with CAD and frame designs, here is what I have so far

Does anyone have a CAD drawing of the 650 engine?

Std frame with Ardcore style hard tail

ardcore style hard tail + slanted back backbone

Std frame using std swingarm and brace to centre stand area (will be rigid)

Cafe style frame using std swingarm and brace to centre stand area (will be rigid)

thoughts on these? I'm thinking the rigid cafe style purely to get the bike on the road soon and then build up a new frame with the slanted backbone for a bobber

 

[Curtis P]

That rigid brace will break without more supports for up and down, ie struts were the shocks go, and technically you can just use them, no need to weld the frame and swing arm

 

[rusty rocket]

Build a tracker!!!!!

 

[Samuraiace]

Come on you know you want to cafe it

 

[bowser]

Nah won't be a tracker

 

[rusty rocket]

Nah won't be a tracker

OK then do a cafe.

 

[Tron]

Why rigid?