Cafe Racer

[mmoses]

Anyone built a cafe racer? Any advice would be great.

I picked up a Suzuki S40 and have started tearing it down.

Stage one is going to be handlebars, seat, exhaust, moving the battery box, removing the airbox and taking all the unnecessary stuff. I have looked at the Ryca stuff and it looks really good but it's crazy expensive it seems.

[mmoses]

Starting with

[mmoses]

exhaust wrapped, windshield off, saddlebags off, muffler off, mirrors off, extra guards off.

[stickbowcoop]

Cafe racers if done nice are cool. When guys start trying to cut corners to save money they get ugly quick LOL.

I was helping a good friend make one from a GS750 before I moved away from PA. He hasn't done much to it since I left but I convinced him to do it right with quality parts and not make a rat bike cafe racer .

[mmoses]

Cafe racers if done nice are cool. When guys start trying to cut corners to save money they get ugly quick LOL.

I was helping a good friend make one from a GS750 before I moved away from PA. He hasn't done much to it since I left but I convinced him to do it right with quality parts and not make a rat bike cafe racer .

The seat and gas tank seem to be challenging without spending a bunch of money.

This is the look I am going for. In gun metal grey with a brown leather seat though.

[stickbowcoop]

Yeah the seat and tank can get expensive quick, if you don't start with a bike you can get away with using the stock tank. I just Googled "S40 cafe racer", and there are some cool examples out there. Good luck and make sure you keep us posted with pics!

[Joey~AP]

After I modified the intake and exhaust....the hardest part for me was jetting the carbs, but it looks like you just have one to deal with.

Dime City Cycles is a good place for parts.


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[mmoses]

After I modified the intake and exhaust....the hardest part for me was jetting the carbs, but it looks like you just have one to deal with.

Dime City Cycles is a good place for parts.


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The Chicken Hawk got me to finally do this!

I have a couple of friends that will hopefully help me with the carbs.

[Joey~AP]

The Chicken Hawk got me to finally do this!



I have a couple of friends that will hopefully help me with the carbs.

That's allsome!

Have fun!


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[crumrw]

More of a cafe/bobber hybrid, but I built this one a while again. Unfortunately the pics show without side covers, but you'll get the gist.

https://crummade.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/from-a-country-field-to-sold-the-motorcycle-build/

[mmoses]

Think I figured out my seat! I can do this.

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT6P7qaUPLw

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klcwT2IMznU

[mmoses]

No more battery box and air box. new muffler showed up today and grabbing a new air filter tomorrow. Then time to rejet the carb and fab up a new battery box.

I know I should strip this all down but I want to be able to ride her during the process. at least until I find a gas tank and fab a seat.

Still need to find a gas tank, handlebars, headlight, gauges, lights, shocks, and mirrors.

[Agdog]

Tagging

[TxAg]

The seat and gas tank seem to be challenging without spending a bunch of money.

This is the look I am going for. In gun metal grey with a brown leather seat though.

Looks awesome

[mmoses]

New muffler. It's looking better!