My Cafe Build
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ok, I understand what you mean. Well then hopefully it won't stick, and if it does will buy another cable. Thanks for following the build. I should have more for everyone in a little while.
#212
I have those mirrors in black on my cafe. Well, I have one left. The other one fell off. The mounting system sucks ******** and didn't work well for me. I tightened the crap out of them too. The remaining one is modified to use the bar insert but rotates sometimes.
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Yeah, I noticed the chinsy mounts. Since you for sure have had problems I may just go ahead and weld in threaded ends on the bar to fix. So did they rattle loose or could you never get them tight enough?
#214
Never could get it tight enough. The mechanism inside spread to a point on the inside of the bar and it wiggled around no matter the torque on the bolt. If there were a flat surface to grip inside the bar it would be better.
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That would be fun to see...Lol. I don't even know if this thing has a limiter. Is that possible with only points firing it? Probably no limiter right?
Need to print a final face for the gauge install the face re attach the needle seal up the bottom buttons and then ready to roll. A one glance for all your info.
Need to print a final face for the gauge install the face re attach the needle seal up the bottom buttons and then ready to roll. A one glance for all your info.
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Yesterday the upholstery guy we use for the body shop stuff came by and talked to me about the seat. So long story short he is going to make the cover and add a little bit of foam to it in a few spots front and rear. He really wanted to shape the seat a lot more but I want to keep it flat so that when transitioning back and forth through turns you can easily move still. He is going to use a material that grips pretty well too. With as narrow as the seat is and how light the bike is there will be a lot of movement when riden hard. Pics to come when done.
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Well as soon as the build is done and after I have ridden the bike some I will start to consider upgrades. Things like possibly fork emulators, electronic ignition, maybe a 650 cam since those work. Without changing the forks out, which I don't want to do, all I can do with the brakes is put a decent pad in there. Probably not a whole lot of options for upgrades since the tech is really old. Part of my goal with the bike was to keep it as vintage as possible. That is why for the most part everything that has been done either utilized the original part or was built from scratch. I have been looking for nice rear shocks if anyone might be able to help me with that quest. I want to find some with adjustable rebound and dampening not just pre load, but have been unsuccessful. I will probably put new springs in the forks too.
#236
Stainless Fiber for sure.. errm what?
If you want it to look "authentic" go stainless. If you don't care about that, go with whichever you like better. (I would recommend the 2nd route, whichever you like the look of better.. it is your bike, unless you are just planning to sell it.. then stay authentic)
If you want it to look "authentic" go stainless. If you don't care about that, go with whichever you like better. (I would recommend the 2nd route, whichever you like the look of better.. it is your bike, unless you are just planning to sell it.. then stay authentic)
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first pic is a joke second pic the carbon tube is 3.5 in diameter.
You don't think carbon is too "state of the art" for the bike?
Because I like the way the carbon looks too but that is my only concern.
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