Cafe Racer Project In Oz:

Hi, Greetings from Oz. Thanks for the great site. There are many inspiring bikes here. Here are a couple of pics of my Cafe Racer project so far. It's a compillation of 2 incomplete basket cases, a 77 and an 81. Frame is 77 with tabs,centerstand and anything else I don't want removed. It will be powder coated when I've finished the build. Front forks are 35mm from 81 and reco'd with progressive springs.Twin floating disks from Mikes. Clip ons are from a Yammy YZ 250. (Beautifull billet alloy)SS bar end mirror. I'm rebuilding the engine to stock with cases bead blasted and covers polished and black barrels (engine in pics is dummy) Vm 34 Mikunis with pod filters. I've got alloy rims with SS spokes from Buchannans (still to lace 
up)Hence the dirty old things in the pics. The exhaust I've made myself from Stainless.Baffled Megaphones wth SS wool packing. All fixtures are SS. It's going to get a strap down alloy tank with monza cap and square back solo racing seat in Ostrich leather, and minimist front guard when I get around to making them. Rearset pegs are from something I cant remember and are mounted on the passenger footpeg loop that I have modified, which also holds an exhaust mount. I've made my own control rods from SS. It'll have a Bates headlight and mini guages from Mikes. All bearings and bushes have been replaced and upgraded. I'm chucking the kick start and fitting the battery etc in the seat tail. Tail lights and blinkers will be LEDs. I'm going to make my electronic ignition from a Celica (see  XS 650 Garage forum) So far I've done everything myself except the rebore and mandrel bends and cones for the exhaust, and will try to not farm out anything else. Hope you like it Ed. My email is ed1@tadaust.org.au