cafe racer project

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  1. razzldazzl

    razzldazzl New Member

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    well 8 months in the making, but i finally finished my 1986 vfr 750 fg cafe racer. its been a long & hard 8 months, with all the total rebuild headackes & hassles. this bike has been stood for 10 years, untill i breathed some new life into it. total cost of projec t was £500. litres of juice for my geni & gallons of strongbow, but i got there in the end. time to enjoy my creation.
     

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    A V4 powered Cafe Racer... love it.
     
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    very nice indeed!
     
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    razzldazzl New Member

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    thanks for the complements guys, just fancied building something differant from the useuall STREETFIGHTERS. ITHINK IT LOOKS A BIT DIFFERANT.going to a bike rally on the weekend,i hope it will turn a few heads, & get people saying " what the fuck is it ".
     
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    Love the classic look you gave it. Nice!
     
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    pure art! Great work!

    If possible, please try to score a photo with a rider in motion.

    Thanks
     
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    not my thing.....but a good personal touch to the bike........ it will definately turn heads.nicely done
     
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    That is just plain awesome. I would love to see that in person. I just got back from a show that featured a lot of cafe racers, and the bug bit me. You should post more pics, a list of stuff you bought for yours, and the do's and do not's of a build. I wonder if you have the only V-4 cafe racer in existance. Wouldn't be surprised.
     
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    Nice touch to a theme that has seen recent interest.
     
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    Damn...............She is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
    Great job bring her back to life.
     
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    Most definitely my thing.
    Me likey. Nice job.
     
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    I like cafe racers. I like VFRs. I like your bike.
     
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    Very nice, I love the cafe look and the way you built in to the VFR is very nice. A classic!
     
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    cheers for all your comments guys, will posts more pics soon, & give a full build guide, what i did, what parts i used etc,etc. see ya all soon. cheers Daz.
     
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    That would be great. Will be looking forward to it.
     
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    Great work man!
     
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    Great Job!!
    Very inspiring. I have a project Yamaha RD in the shed. It is scheduled for Feb next year once the house is done. Cant wait to hear about your process.
     
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    Hi,
    My FG is sitting in the garage waiting for something similar to happen, so this is inspirational.
    Did you use clip-ons? I was wondering if I could just put the originals under the top yoke.
    Great stuff
     
    SparkyB, Nov 12, 2010
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    Everything in balance. Very nice bike! Great v4; fun to ride I can imagine.
     
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    The bike looks really great - Kudos to you.
     
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