/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.9204728]

Can I get some motorcycle inpso?
If you ride a motorcycle, post here

[Anonymous No.9204816]

>>9204728

I don't have any inspo, but I'm interested as well

[Anonymous No.9204844]

>>9204728
that bike is sick what kind? That style is my favorite easily

[Anonymous No.9204856]

>>9204844
Google "cafe racer." From what I understand (been looking into this myself recently), you can get a decent, not too powerful starter bike for ~3000. Suzuki TU250X was recommended to me as having a similar style while being cheap to buy and fix/maintain.

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9204863]

Here's my "motorcycle."
>plebmobile

Fun little ride, nice intro to motorcycles. As complicated as a lawn mower to fix. Always get the middle aged dudes telling me how much fun they had with their trails.
>Trying to start a conversation at a red light.

[Anonymous No.9204881]

>>9204728

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9204887]

Hondas bros

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9204889]

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9204891]

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9204894]

bmw has some beautiful machines

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9204896]

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9204899]

[Anonymous No.9204901]

Current bike, almost done with it

[Anonymous No.9204909]

[Anonymous No.9204933]

Why is every single post here a café racer or retro café bobber..
I really don't know why you guys have this hipster fascination with café racers.
I can respect a nice one but really they're more of a trend thing, and trend things usually attract emulators.

Not saying I wouldn't ride one of these myself, that old cb400 from mid 60s is nice.

can anyone post a bike they actually ride on the road, like really?

I sold my vstar, moving onto an old vmax or a CBR

you forget how you look when you actually buy a bike for the first time, I think anyone here who owns a bike can agree.

[Anonymous No.9204956]

>>9204863

10/10 dope as fuck. Not sarcastic.

[Anonymous No.9204961]

>>9204728

1979 Honda cb750f

[Anonymous No.9204962]

>inb4 jax teller

[Anonymous No.9204971]

>>9204863
dude i got a yellow honda 90 so fuckin sick

[Anonymous No.9204986]

>>9204901
gi joe core as next trend confirmed

[Anonymous No.9205038]

>>9204933

My bike. Not the prettiest or the fastest, but it's extremely reliable and a joy to ride. I've taken this thing all over the US and Canada and it's pushing 250k miles, but it probably has at least another 200k of life in it.

[Anonymous No.9205041]

>>9205038
Fuck, forgot the picture.

[Anonymous No.9205054]

>>9205041
Shes a beaut man. Definately going to be my next bike once I get the cash to graduate out of the 250 learner bike.

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9205055]

>>9205038
1960's cb400 is far from reliable

electrical gremlins all over the place

which is why most people tear them apart then just decide to build a cafe racer

since honda likes to bolt shit ontop of shit ontop of more shit to make it impossible to work on

unlike harley's where everything is right fucking there and perfect

[Anonymous No.9205058]

>>9205055
what is your actual experience with bikes? I'm not trying to be a dick but you seem to always lecture like a redditor

[Anonymous No.9205074]

>>9205055
But my bike is an early 90's BMR R100. Where did you get cb400 from?

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9205076]

>>9205058
>lecture

kek
learned to ride on a cb750, had a ducati torn apart and rebuilt many many times

started off as a red 748 biposto (don't worry about what any of that means)

built into a 996 mono (again don't worry) naked and safety wired with hand made drip pan

also had a shovelhead hard tail for a bit which i flipped, was someone else's basket ase, kick only, some dude cut and sloppily torched the frame

[Anonymous No.9205077]

>>9205074
BMW**

[Anonymous No.9205080]

>>9204863
these a big thing in my town they'll be a group of 4-5 going down the main st all the time they all customise them as a social thing

[Anonymous No.9205088]

>>9204728
That guys going to "fashionably" liquify against the fucking asphault when someone sideswipes him off his racer.

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9205107]

>>9205088
/fa/ probably "hates loud bikes because it's douchey"

but on't know that loud pipes are on there for saftey reasons

someone arguing on her blue-tooth enabled SUV merges without looking and it's the rider's fault for being a "menace to society"

hence chop the exhaust off that bitch so she stops mid sentence and knows you're there

i know people like to bitch about minor annoyances like that, but if it saves a rider's life...stop bitching

[Anonymous No.9205115]

>>9205107

Was more referring to his absolute lack of protection (save the helmet). He'll still be a ragged puddle on the interstate.


Whatever, though. Enjoy your E.R. visit in the future, tough guy.

[Anonymous No.9205397]

>>9205115
a lot of people take pictures of themselves on bikes without wearing their regular full out gear.
I guess it's sort of sad, that they're altering their safety for some photos, but any real rider acknowledges priority of dressing appropriately, especially when they hit the highway.

Sometimes a rider will also take into account the fact that they're not actually going to go on the highway, and dress lightly.

I'll wear denim, boots, and a T-shirt, if I'm just rolling around the city under 40 mph, death and trauma to bones at those speeds happen, leather only prevents roadrash which doesn't really happen at 40 mph. well it does but it's a booboo.
Real injuries are of the neck, hands, back, ankles, etc.
>>9205107
this is true, making noise isn't just for the sake of 'getting teens wet', people can't see you so they need to hear you.

[Anonymous No.9205562]

>>9204891
fucking manlets, when will they learn

[Anonymous No.9205591]

effay helmets anyone? looking for a new one, but they all look like shit

[Anonymous No.9205944]

>>9204856
more of a bobber than a cafe racer. cafe racers usually have the rider sit higher on the bike.

[Anonymous No.9205974]

>>9205944
You're completely and utterly wrong.

[Anonymous No.9205987]

>>9204728
Dis muh bae. '80 CB900c

[Anonymous No.9206262]

>>9204933
I'm jelly. I've always wanted an older vmax. They engine design/placement makes it look beefy as fuk.

[Anonymous No.9206267]

>>9205987
Currently rebuilding the carbs over the winter. Hoping to move somewhere warmer soon. I hate not being able to ride.

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[Anonymous No.9206384]

>>9204863
honda trail bikes are top fucking tier, dog
a clean trail 90 with a 110 china motor is great for picking up qts

that being said, this is my bike
it's got some style, but isn't really /fa/

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[Anonymous No.9206418]

>>9204894

[Anonymous No.9206426]

[Anonymous No.9206429]

>all this long ass wheel bases

[Anonymous No.9206433]

[Anonymous No.9206438]

>>9206429
For you :^)

[Anonymous No.9206442]

[Anonymous No.9206444]

w2c jacket

[Anonymous No.9206447]

[Anonymous No.9206452]

>>9206429
4u :^)

[Anonymous No.9206458]

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[Anonymous No.9206470]

>>9206384
Lots of potential, though.

[Anonymous No.9206479]

[Anonymous No.9206484]

>>9206429
FOUR YOUUUUU

[Anonymous No.9206494]

>>9206444
>trips
but really, w2c jacket. any ideas for something similar?

[Anonymous No.9206532]

>>9206390
Mmmm. There we go. Dual sport.

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9206561]

>>9206384
I'm in the process of putting a Lifan 140cc in it, can't wait til spring

[plebcore virgin/loser No.9206567]

>>9204971
what year bro? Mine's a 1969

[Anonymous No.9206648]

>>9206384
Way cooler than all these fucking cafe racer/bobbers imo

[Anonymous No.9206674]

>>9206561
I think I meant trail 70. I like that they are a little smaller and nearly as capable.
but yeah, that works.
>>9206648
thanks friend

[Anonymous No.9206730]

I can't stand the position of the handlebars on these cafe racers. So uncomfortable. I prefer to ride in an erect sitting position, not bent over submissively. *tip fedora*

I like pic related (coming out in March I believe)...was thinking of picking one up when I get some dough.

[Anonymous No.9206749]

[Anonymous No.9206755]

[Anonymous No.9206758]

Actual daily motorcycle commuter here, no car. This is the only photo I have of me on my bike right now.

>2007 SV650S
>Shoei RF-1100 with a Light Smoke Pinlock shield
>Joe Rocket mesh armored jacket
>Selvedge denim
>Tan Speed and Strength Moto 9 armored boots
>Alpinestars Air SMX-2 gloves
>Kriega R20 motorcycle backpack

This is budget, all-year fashion while still being safe on a motorcycle. I'm in Cali so I can add layers if it's cold/raining and wear just the jacket and a wifebeater if it's 100+.

[Anonymous No.9206791]

My "motorcycle", done a couple cosmetic mods though along with a few performance upgrades.

[Anonymous No.9206794]

>>9206758

>gear whores

[Raccoon !!sV2+m2jFUlG No.9206867]

OC

[Tripsk !!NfEoAU6E/r3 No.9206878]

>>9205076
requesting pics of rebuild OR progress pics between bi and mono

>>9205397
I'm in Florida and I see so many idiots weaving between huge container trucks on the interstate without helmets. I get that a good helmet costs like $400 or whatever but why do people put their own safety in jeopardy like that? It gives other people who ride such a bad rep

>>9206390
I always liked dual sports, but I don't think his XR650R would have lasted that long if it was a real chase

[Raccoon !!sV2+m2jFUlG No.9206885]

>>9206867

[Raccoon !!sV2+m2jFUlG No.9206889]

>>9206885

[Raccoon !!sV2+m2jFUlG No.9206906]

>>9206889

[Anonymous No.9206912]

>>9206791
Which mods? Top speed?

[Anonymous No.9206946]

>>9206912
Rear body panels removed, frame sprayed white. Left mirror delete, blinkers delete. as for mechanics, high-flow airbox, carb upgrade, and custom exhaust. Does a bit over 70km/h, or about 45 mph.

[Anonymous No.9207353]

>>9206794

>gear whores
>on fashion board

[Anonymous No.9207386]

>>9204728

any true rider knows ATGATT. for everything else, there's poseurs doing it to be fashionable

[Anonymous No.9207441]

>>9204901
really sexy imo

[Anonymous No.9207495]

>>9205944
thats not even close to a bobber

[Anonymous No.9207511]

>>9204863
this is fuckin awesome dude

harrington jacket and white tennis shoes plus open face helmet and you would look dope

[Anonymous No.9207547]

how bout something light and fast?
http://youtu.be/sQ4_PHczmgE?t=1m
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boOnygO-ZWc

[Anonymous No.9207795]

>>9205987
That bike is like perfect size for you... Nice. Hoping to get my first bike soon. Scarsd as fuck tho because Las Vegas drivers are idiots

[Anonymous No.9207806]

Do you guys just bring your helmets in every where? Or do you lock them to your bikes?

[Anonymous No.9207815]

>>9207806
i lock mine to my bike, but most of the times i dont wear a helmet since i just go between my apartment and university which is like 2 miles

[Anonymous No.9207822]

>>9204901
*tips fedora*

[Anonymous No.9207825]

I'm looking for a good starter bike that's also relatively cheap to keep up with. Anything but those Asian sports bikes ppl do stunts on lo

[Anonymous No.9207950]

>>9205397

As someone who has crashed at speeds of 40+ mph, you're pretty ignorant. I crashed at probably slightly less than 40 miles an hour and my helmet was scraped to shit. My jeans were destroyed and I had road rash on my legs. If I wasn't wearing a helmet, I'd be either permanently disfigured or dead.

If you've ever crashed on a bicycle at 20 miles an hour, you wouldn't dare risk double that on the equivalent of a fucking cheese grater without proper protection.

[Anonymous No.9207959]

>>9207806

I just carry it with me. It's nice for putting things in as sort of an impromptu handbasket.

[Anonymous No.9209726]

>>9207950
road burn even appears on bicycle crashes and thats often below 20mhp. I had a good 15cm2 road burn on my hand just because i slipped into a tram rail with my wheel. I also had a long one on my arm, the sweater above was not damaged at all. A friend had his shin stick trough his skin after he crashed with his bicycle.

Now imagine what happens if you are much faster than that. I never ride my bike without gear, i dont feel the need to smirkmy meat over the street.

[Anonymous No.9209754]

>>9206946
you are aware that these bikes if tuned right can go up to 90km/h right?

[Anonymous No.9209841]

>>9206458
My nigga. This is the best looking cafe racer imo. Also the model on which I'm basing my suzuki gs500 conversion.

[Anonymous No.9209862]

>>9207547

crotch rockets are ugly douche symbols, cafe racers are for the gentleman with aesthetic taste.

If I was to go 200mph I will do it in a car, thanks

[Anonymous No.9209875]

>>9209862
>car
do you even into power to weight ratio
do you even like acceleration

[Anonymous No.9209917]

>>9209862
>Riding motorcycles for fun
>Riding motorcycles to complete an aesthetic

Which one sounds autistic?
I used to be like you, until I actually started riding motorcycles.

[Anonymous No.9209943]

>>9209917

Uh, yeah, why the fuck else would I ride a motorcycle but to look cool and have fun? Are YOU seriously this autistic, crotchrocketfag?

[Anonymous No.9209981]

>>9209943
You ride a motorcycle to have fun. Period. Looking cool is just a bonus.

[Anonymous No.9210013]

>>9209862
No.
All bikes can look good, as long as they''re not too loud in their coloring.

The only ones that are kinda annoying are the harleys because of how loud they are. Also those weird vaccum cleaner ones that have two wheels in the front. Thought they'd at least make one with two in the back first.

[mammo No.9210091]

>>9204933
Oooh, my father has had a shitload of bikes but one I distinctly remember growing up was one of those.

Might get a bike next year or sometime in the future, shit is fun.

[Anonymous No.9210242]

>>9209754
Yeah, but I'd need to get a new cylinder and piston, which would cost more than what I paid for the scooter. The mileage is already about 5l/100km, can't afford for it to be more. I mostly ride it on bike lanes, which makes it a bit of an overkill to have more than 50cc, especially when cops give you so much shit for it.

[Anonymous No.9210260]

>>9204728
I really want a CB350.

GWTDT really was the effay GOAT that year.

[Anonymous No.9210494]

>>9209841

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[Anonymous No.9210533]

Honda Shadow VT 750 and Suzuki GS 1982

[Anonymous No.9210538]

[Anonymous No.9210543]

>>9204961
This place looks familar. California?

[Anonymous No.9210622]

Rec any good protective gear/jackets that still fits and looks vintage?

[Anonymous No.9210867]

>>9210622
I want some good looking protective gear too

[Anonymous No.9211131]

>>9206730
definitely then nicest model of the scrambler, love that green.

[Anonymous No.9211136]

cafe racers may look nice, but it will never compare to a ride-orientated motorcycle.

[Anonymous No.9211671]

>>9209862
>cycle
>0-150+ in under 1 second
>car
>0-115 in 10 minutes

[Anonymous No.9211809]

>>9209862

[CC81PT !bJ37J4jaaQ No.9211882]

Am I /fa/ yet?

[Anonymous No.9211883]

>>9204728
>>>/r/motorcycles

sincerely,
/dbt/

[Anonymous No.9211890]

>all of these barely functional craigslist abominations

You could at least post something good looking that's also good to ride.

[Anonymous No.9211894]

>>9211883
yeah srs it's like they don't even know how faggy this trend has gotten and how past it's useby date it actually is.

I don't even know what to compare it to anymore, being the last person still wearing phat pants I guess?

[Anonymous No.9211897]

Black t-shirt. Selvedge. Sprinkle on some tattoos. Done.

[Anonymous No.9211902]

>>9211894
It's more like still putting body kits on shitty japanese cars.

[Anonymous No.9211904]

>>9211883
kek

[Anonymous No.9211908]

>>9209862
>brand new 200 mph bmw bike
>16k

>brand new dodge charger hellcat (cheapest new 200 mph car)
>63k


sheiiiittttt

[Anonymous No.9211916]

>>9204844
This guy is right >>9204856
But it's more of a bratstyle

[Anonymous No.9211917]

Where my high viz riders at

[Anonymous No.9211919]

>>9204856
oh my god

Thanks for the laugh /fa/

[Anonymous No.9211923]

>dat view

[Anonymous No.9211928]

>>9211917
nah

[CC81PT !bJ37J4jaaQ No.9211931]

>>9211923
>tfw just tan not hi vis
I wanted hi vis but none in my size when I got my gear

>Based 80s baiku

[Anonymous No.9211939]

>>9204856
Holy shit I kek'd that's the most autistic thing I've read all day.
>starter bike
>cafe racer
good lord

[Anonymous No.9211944]

[Anonymous No.9211945]

>all these shitty cafe racers and their elitist owners

Not surprising in the least, not entirely sure why I expected otherwise.

[/dbt/_ambassador_for_supreme_m(...) No.9211952]

dear /fa/

as representative of the /dbt/ sharehouse project, it is with great pleasure that I invite the /fa/ community to apply for sharehouse positions as bottoms to appease to the large homosexual population of /dbt/

yours sincerely
with great fortitude
large enraged members

the /dbt/ guy 2015

[Anonymous No.9211953]

Posting most durable bike

cafe racers git rekt

[Anonymous No.9211955]

>>9211945
It seems like cafes are becoming the fedoras of the motorcycle world
>Cafe
>Brown leather jacket
>Shark helmet
*stalls bike

[CC81PT !bJ37J4jaaQ No.9211959]

>>9211953
>most durable
Debatable

[ⓒⓗⓛⓞⓔ-ⓕⓘⓔⓝⓓ !ZxCHLOeFEI No.9211960]

>>9204728

dis mah shit nigger

[Anonymous No.9211963]

>>9211959
All dual sports best bikes anyway

[Anonymous No.9211964]

What's a good starter bike /fa/? I really like some of the old-school rickety looking ones in this thread but I don't really want a deathtrap ("then don't buy a bike").

I'm not desperate for speed I just need something reliable that gets me round the city--I just moved to a new country and don't want to invest in a car. I'm just looking for something aesthetic, affordable, easy to maintain, and reliable.

[Anonymous No.9211965]

>>9211952
>confirmed for lubehouse is happening

[Anonymous No.9211967]

>>9211955
>stalling bikes

I only road a 4 wheeler on a race tracker for 2 hours in my life and that was my only experiance with a manual transmission and I hopped on a r6 and was fine.

Haven't stalled it yet

>mfw i repo'd the r6 from a kid i gave a $500 title loan to and he paid me 380$ before he missed payments.

[Anonymous No.9211971]

>>9211953
>>9211959
inb4 wr anon shows up

[resuton 16/12/2014 !rzEH5/8zzo No.9211975]

i crashed a motorbike into a wall once

AMA

[CC81PT !bJ37J4jaaQ No.9211976]

>>9211963
Agreed.

[Anonymous No.9211978]

>>9211967
>I'm a girl btw
sounds legit

[Anonymous No.9211982]

>>9211964
If you want a bike you can turn into a hideous fedora on wheels without chopping up an nice old bike, but want modern reliability get an SR400. They're a bit expensive since they're only really available new, but good starter bikes.

[Anonymous No.9211986]

>>9211931
noice biku

[Anonymous No.9211991]

>trying to find a clean old RD400 just like my dad had as a fun 2 stroke bike, just something to tinker with and fix, lightly restore.
>look on horrified as I realize they're all being chopped up into cafe racers hack job abominations by retards

Fuck you idiots, fucking kill yourselves for real.

[Anonymous No.9211999]

>>9211991
I know the feeling, trying to find a CB350F/400F

[Anonymous No.9212001]

>>9211978
image search that shit brah


>before the heroin addict dropped it

[Anonymous No.9212003]

>>9211999
I think I'm gonna be sick.

my dad had one just like on the left all through my childhood, kept in factory mint condition.

It was the first road bike I ever rode...

[DOKTOR_KOMME !cR.M5rEtRc No.9212024]

Goddamn, I'm so sick of my bike. I hope they just write it off.

[Anonymous No.9212025]

>>9212003
My dad had a CX500 custom he bought new in the 80's, he sold it to a buddy when he got married. 18 years later, once I got a bike, he contacted the guy wanting to buy it back. The guy had chopped it into a bobber, and couldn't get the engine started so he sprayed a fuck-ton of starting fluid in the carbs and the whole bike was set on fire. Now it's in a junkyard somewhere. This is what it looked like brand new.

They're not very rare (or good) bikes, but they're starting to chop them into cafe racers too; hes been looking for a mint one for over 2 years now.

fucking hipsters.

[Anonymous No.9212029]

>>9211955
>>9211967

>cafe racer
>m'lady

[Anonymous No.9212047]

>>9212001
on iPad can't, what's the back story

[Anonymous No.9212065]

>cafe racer
>m'lady

[ⓒⓗⓛⓞⓔ-ⓕⓘⓔⓝⓓ !ZxCHLOeFEI No.9212073]

>>9212029
>>9212065

idgaf I love vintage cafe racers AND WILL BUY ONE ALONG WITH A FEDORA IF NEED BE m'lawdy

[Anonymous No.9212077]

>cafe racer
>m'lady

[Anonymous No.9212099]

>caxxfxxe raxcxxer
>m'laxdy

[Anonymous No.9212106]

>>9212099
>that
>cafe
m8 pls

[Anonymous No.9212118]

>cafe racer
>m'lady

[Anonymous No.9212204]

>>9206384
Police/10

[Anonymous No.9212217]

cafe racer conversions to motorcycles are like body kit conversions to cars, it's just gay

[Anonymous No.9212232]

>>9212217
Depends on the car/kit. I think the Mtechnic body kit for the bmw e30 looks pretty clean and not too different from the e30 aesthetic.

[Anonymous No.9212274]

>>9206532
Bitch thats a dirt bike

[Anonymous No.9212287]

>>9211894
>tfw you like phat pants

[Anonymous No.9212288]

I wanna bottom this guy.
Hopefully he'll let me mod his bike.

[Anonymous No.9212297]

>>9212288
meant for >>9211952

[Anonymous No.9212312]

>>9212232

[Anonymous No.9212375]

[Anonymous No.9212378]

>not having two engines

[Anonymous No.9212381]

[Anonymous No.9212677]

this thread is full of Pinterest shitbikes. get a real bike, kids.

[Anonymous No.9212696]

>>9212378
>>9212381

>only having two engines

[Anonymous No.9212802]

>>9204863
I blew that fucker up because I had 80lbs of cargo on the back. :(

[Anonymous No.9212805]

>>9206390
Can't wait til those boots fall off doing 70mph

[Anonymous No.9212813]

>>9212696
that's one engine

[Anonymous No.9212829]

Here's mine. Greetings from /k/ and /ic/.... fags

[Anonymous No.9212863]

>>9212232
if you believe that this looks better than an e3 without bodykits then youre literally a faggot

[Anonymous No.9212903]

>>9212813

ur mum is one engine. I revved here all night!

[Anonymous No.9213022]

>>9212232
>those wheels
>stance
fucking dropped

you're right with your picture though, cafe racers to motorcycles are like stance to cars

[Anonymous No.9213155]

>>9206390
Best post

Cafe racers are shit

[Anonymous No.9213169]

>>9212829
That bike matches my Casio watch

[Anonymous No.9213177]

>>9213169
>CASIO?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY3HoW8053s

[Anonymous No.9213178]

>>9212805
legit lol'd

[Anonymous No.9213184]

>>9213177
holy fucking shit thanks anon
had a good laugh

[Anonymous No.9213203]

>>9205055
>it just werks

[Anonymous No.9213380]

>>9212025
i've got two, i'm also not a fan

[Anonymous No.9213508]

I've been dreaming of a small dual sport since trying a scooter for the day. Unfortunately in my city I've seen a few close calls and this has delayed my plans until I move to the country. Even then bikes are still dangerous.

[Anonymous No.9213766]

>>9213508
>Dem hips and thighs

[Anonymous No.9213832]

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[Anonymous No.9215546]

is my bike /fa/?

Pic related - not mine, but almost exactly the same as mine

[Anonymous No.9215588]

>>9204863
I have a c70 anon
brofist

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[Anonymous No.9215623]

>>9215592
>all that room for the engine
>size of the engine
>my sides

[Anonymous No.9215635]

>>9215611
dope

[Anonymous No.9215652]

this is my bike

[Anonymous No.9215826]

>>9212696
That's really cute, anon. Especially that little mini prop on the front.

How about a real radial engine?

[Anonymous No.9215852]

>>9215826

That's retarded and impractical

At least this guy has the scents to go all the way though.

[Anonymous No.9215883]

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1/4

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4/4

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>>9215914
And now for the belle of the ball.

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[Anonymous No.9216128]

Cafe Racers are a part of British Rocker culture in the 60s.
They were made for illegal streetracing, because there were no racebikes on the market.
I think they're awesome, but I believe building a modern cafe racer without being interested in Rocker culture is pretty much like a fourteen-year old tumblr girl wearing a Nirvana shirt who can't name a single song of them.

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>>9204728
most beautiful machine reporting in
BMW nineT
mine

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9216163]

>>9216128
had nothing to do with british street racing

cafe racers were indoor american made bikes that had a low power to weight ratio to race on dirt tracks in the early 30's and 40's in america.

bobbers are what you're thinking of

more specifically norton, a low end british bike company that went belly up

basically it was what the teens could afford (think scion or honda today) because they couldn't afford a car ($$$$ back in the day)

in various states of disrepair so they ended up leaving as much shit off of it as possible to make it easier to access parts

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9216185]

>>9206878
ducati is famous for using a steel trellis mainframe from the early 916 bikes up until the 998 generation just before the current 999 and 1098 frames you see today.

due to the inherent modular build of the bike (like the honda civic i had being the same as the integra) you could bolt and swap parts from an of the 916 family meaning a 748R was very similar to a streetatble 998 or the matrix edition 998

so all i had to do was purchase a pre-owned titanium subframe (2 bolts similar to the motor mounting bolts) the particular brand i had used was NCR tiantanium i got for a steal on ducati.ms back when it was bigger from a dude that parted his old track bike out because of willow springs changing their policy (thats what he said anyways) and him buying a then new 1098s

the rear seat section is only slightly ifferent, you can fit the biposto tail section on the mono frame but the storage and helmet lock don't function

i opted for purchasing a pre-owned OEM moon rear section, and a sharkskinz taillight delete rear section on ebay for cheap


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try that with a monoque jap crap cast alum frame disposable bike

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9216201]

>>9212025
idk what it is wit old cb series bikes but the carbs and elec system are trash on that bike

once you park an old CB for a year good luck trying to start it again

you're in it for at least new throttle cables, carbs need to be cleaned, that fuel petcock fucking snaps away, and 9/10 new generator

i literally took my old cb750 and rolled it into a metal recycling center, and sold it for scrap...

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>>9216163
I'm pretty sure you're mixing the two up.
Cafe racers were used as streetrace bikes in the UK. Record racing was common, where you'd put on a record and race from the cafe and back before the record ran out.

Norton was one of the first manufacturers to make the featherbed frame which was ideal for racing,but the rest of the bike was shit. So people would put a Triumph engine in, replace the drum brakes with italian disc, and then all the other adjustments that make it a cafe racer.

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>>9216163
Check your facts before you start spewing shit out of your mouth. >>9216128 is absolutely right.

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>>9216240
Reading that guy's other posts, I would strongly suggest anyone who thinks about taking any advice from him to thoroughly check whatever he's saying. That post about old CBs doesn't really make a lot of sense to me.

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9216253]

>>9216236
record racing was a myth that people bs'd about

although a british segment of high chool kids dancing to rock and roll and holding races is surely a romantic notion for cinema it's mostly fable

cafe racing/dirt tracking was largely unregulated pro-am racing with old shitty bikes with knobby tires

much like dirt track races held by the destruction derby rings today

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>>9216253
Okay

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9216263]

>>9216248
whoever told you that old hondas make good bikes is a liar...just so you know

post means parked a honda for 2 years, it needed more shit than it was worth new tires, new alterator-generator/rebuild, yank and clean bowls of carbs, new throttle cables, new tires.

everything is also tied to the airbox of the 90's cb i had, which made it a pain to do anything

all in all the bike was worth $1500 running

it needed $600 in tires and $500 in labor alone

but it scrapped for $100. easy decision

dead at 25k

honda is known for making disposable motorcycles, most of the cbr series bikes are only decent for around 2 years until you need to pump more money into them than makes sense

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>>9216263
Having to replace the tyres has nothing to do with the motorcycle and pretty much the same applies for throttle cables. Cleaning carbs takes maybe an hour and is something you should do once in a while anyway. As for the alterator, I agree, but that's not just Honda.

But anyway, all those things you've listed are easily replacable. Hell most of them should be replaced if it's an old motorcycle. It's the engine, gearbox, suspension etc. that I would be worried about.

[sieg heil !szTe0VDR1w No.9216297]

>>9216279
it's mostly honda, and honda has backwards ass clean air bullshit on everything they sell.

>engine transmission suspension

honda suspension (showa) notriously shit, ducati used their forks for their lower end bikes (which was honda's higher end CB series bikes) and it is referred to as a shit stain on duc's history

>transmission

honda-matic nuff said

>engine
the one saving grace honda has

but it's still a clunky shitty 4 cylinder

honda should stick to making cheap cars and lawnmowers

even their generators (gas powered for home use not home) suck fuck

it's not a good bike, thats why everyone is so willing to take a torch to one and chop them up to thrash

but are unwilling to fuck up a BSA or triumph basket case (because a triumph headlight is worth more than a running CB)

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>>9216163
You've mixed them up man.

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>>9216163
No retard. Why do you think they're called "cafe racers"? Because fucking Brit rockers raced from cafe to cafe trying to go at least ton up