The first part to get ordered was a Cafe seat. We ordered this one from DimeCityCycles.com Its the Roccity Roadster Cafe Seat.
Here's a few test fits just sitting it on top of the bike.
The rear fender and taillight needs to be removed, and we need to start fabbing up the rear of the bike to relocate the battery, etc.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Couples' Cafe Racing
Welcome!
There's one great thing about having your best friend also being your significant other, and that is that you know they'll also make a great partner in mutual interests.
I'm lucky enough to have found that with Alex, and we're what you end up with when you mix a drag racing gearhead and self-proclaimed nerd (me) with a talented and cool master Harley Davidson Technician. This blog -- our adventure into building our first project bikes together. Blood, sweat, tears, and probably lots of unedited swearing to come!
The idea started when Alex bought me a mint-looking 1972 Honda CB450 last fall. I've always had a thing for the Cafe Racer style bikes, and I instantly envisioned the traditional humped seat and a set of clip-ons.
Here's my bike:
She's the orange one and yet to be named. I'm the old skool hotrodder between us, and I like to stick with the tradition.
Alex, at the time, had his own creation. A mean, loud 1982 CB650 he said was the Samuel Jackson of motorcycles. He called this a Honda-Davidson, and he built it from a $99 bike steal he found and parts he had accumulated from being a Harley technician. It fit him to a "T", but everything has a pricetag, and he sold it for an offer he couldn't refuse.
This meant that I was stuck with no riding partner, and that SUCKED. So when by luck I stumbled across a 1972 CB350 that needed a piston for $100, I snagged it up in a hurry and brought it home.
Usually, Alex is the hustler in this relationship, and normally ends up getting some ridiculous deals, so I was quite proud of my find!
This blog will be the adventures of a couple into Cafe Racers-- crazy or not, here we come!
There's one great thing about having your best friend also being your significant other, and that is that you know they'll also make a great partner in mutual interests.
I'm lucky enough to have found that with Alex, and we're what you end up with when you mix a drag racing gearhead and self-proclaimed nerd (me) with a talented and cool master Harley Davidson Technician. This blog -- our adventure into building our first project bikes together. Blood, sweat, tears, and probably lots of unedited swearing to come!
The idea started when Alex bought me a mint-looking 1972 Honda CB450 last fall. I've always had a thing for the Cafe Racer style bikes, and I instantly envisioned the traditional humped seat and a set of clip-ons.
Here's my bike:
She's the orange one and yet to be named. I'm the old skool hotrodder between us, and I like to stick with the tradition.
Alex, at the time, had his own creation. A mean, loud 1982 CB650 he said was the Samuel Jackson of motorcycles. He called this a Honda-Davidson, and he built it from a $99 bike steal he found and parts he had accumulated from being a Harley technician. It fit him to a "T", but everything has a pricetag, and he sold it for an offer he couldn't refuse.
This meant that I was stuck with no riding partner, and that SUCKED. So when by luck I stumbled across a 1972 CB350 that needed a piston for $100, I snagged it up in a hurry and brought it home.
Usually, Alex is the hustler in this relationship, and normally ends up getting some ridiculous deals, so I was quite proud of my find!This blog will be the adventures of a couple into Cafe Racers-- crazy or not, here we come!
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