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Title: Along these lines for anybody?
Post by: themoudie on June 29, 2013, 12:02:16 AM

xl-500-cafe-racer (http://rocket-garage.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/xl-500-cafe-racer.html)

Thoughts?  ;D >:( :( :o ??? :P :-X :-\ :-* :'(

My regards, Bill.

Title: Re: Along these lines for anybody?
Post by: Steve Lake on June 29, 2013, 09:21:16 AM

hmmm... not sure Bill.... i'm a great fan of the Café style.... but this one doesn't quite do it for me... not sure why... pipes are a bit too raked for my liking and seat should be further back... and the clip-ons are far too high and wide and the rearsets aren't (that's r e a r s e t s in case the pc police pick it up)  but who am I to  comment... its a nice job but more in the streetfighter mould than café, but i'm just a boring old f a r t, and know nuffink
pip pip

Title: Re: Along these lines for anybody?
Post by: guest7 on June 29, 2013, 08:20:42 PM

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ydhqZrmtdSs/UJfIlNYYbGI/AAAAAAAAsq0/qxa7VQVxSMQ/s640/XL31.jpg)

I quite like it because it's just as daft (in a modern way) as a pukka 60s teenagers special (chequered flag tape around the forks and useless baconslicers, etc.)

GC

Title: Re: Along these lines for anybody?
Post by: andy230 on July 02, 2013, 10:10:23 PM

Aesthetically better as a flat-tracker??

But yes, more like a wee streetfighter!

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