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05 Jun 2018 19:38 #784685
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I'm starting to like this guy.
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06 Jun 2018 05:28 #784703
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2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES
1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it, it's not really yours"
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A guy building a hardtail (who admits to having no skills) putting down café bikes. Oh the irony...
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2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES
1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it, it's not really yours"
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06 Jun 2018 05:41 - 06 Jun 2018 05:42 #784704
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:lol: :lol: :lol: He's going to put his GF on a bike with no front brakes. That's just plain STUPID. :woohoo:
Had a nice duel setup. :whistle:
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Had a nice duel setup. :whistle:
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15 Jan 2019 08:53 #796815
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Something one should consider before hacking up their bike. :whistle:
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17 Jan 2019 00:31 - 17 Jan 2019 00:32 #796918
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KZs I own
1982 KZ750-H3 LTD (frame's bent, no longer rideable, RIP)
1982 KZ1100 LTD Shaft (thought it was a Spectre)
1988 KZ1000 Police
1989 KZ1000 Police (basket case)
2002 KZ1000 Police
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1983 Hondamatic 450
2001 Honda Rebel
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The video in the original post... I whole heartedly agree... I talked to a guy who ruined a perfectly working bike and couldn't get it road worthy after spending a year hacking it up... I asked him "if you wanted a different bike, why'd you buy that one?"
I heard some geezer from Britain tell me once that the term "cafe racer" originated on the Isle of Man or somewhere like that, and it was in reference to people who bought bikes made for racing in grand prix road races, only to not actually race them. Instead, they parked them at cafes and pretended to be racers. According to him, the term started out as a pejorative for posers and has now been unironically adopted by posers posing as posers.
I heard some geezer from Britain tell me once that the term "cafe racer" originated on the Isle of Man or somewhere like that, and it was in reference to people who bought bikes made for racing in grand prix road races, only to not actually race them. Instead, they parked them at cafes and pretended to be racers. According to him, the term started out as a pejorative for posers and has now been unironically adopted by posers posing as posers.
KZs I own
1982 KZ750-H3 LTD (frame's bent, no longer rideable, RIP)
1982 KZ1100 LTD Shaft (thought it was a Spectre)
1988 KZ1000 Police
1989 KZ1000 Police (basket case)
2002 KZ1000 Police
Non-KZs:
1983 Hondamatic 450
2001 Honda Rebel
I don't understand soup. Put a flower on my nose.
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17 Jan 2019 03:10 #796920
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Close but no banana. The term Café racer originated at the ACE Café on the north circular in London. Back in the 50's guys bought stock bikes, modified them and raced from the Ace Café up the North Circular to the next Junction and back again. The last one back had to buy the teas. Obviously they modified them with the race bikes of the day in mind.
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17 Jan 2019 04:07 #796921
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In the 70's we called it TT racing ( Tavern to tavern )
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17 Jan 2019 04:39 - 17 Jan 2019 04:41 #796922
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TT already existed in the UK, as in Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy). That was PP Racing here, as in Pub to Pub.
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17 Jan 2019 08:30 #796935
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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17 Jan 2019 09:44 #796936
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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www.KZ1300.com
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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17 Jan 2019 11:41 #796947
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