Thinking of caféing this little old Suzi.

I've done a little searching and have found it is a 1969 Suzuki A70. My parents have owned it for about 16 years and it ran for maybe a year at most as a yard bike when we lived on an acre. It is a 2 stroke rocking about 70cc. and has a fair bit of bent parts on the right side from where my brother crashed it 10 years ago.

What I am thinking is
Paint in silver metallic.
Short single seat, current seat is ripped and the foam is shagged.
Custom rear sets, current pegs are just a bar welded to the bottom of the frame, and are bent.
Upside down dirt bike bars, current bars are bent.
Carby clean and rejet.
Possibly 12v conversion, it's running 6 volt, LED's would be very nice.
Replace rear suspension with chrome coilovers.
Bar end mirrors. (If they are legal that is)

Polish the chrome bits and replace all the consumables.


https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...18882009_n.jpg

First hurdle is to get it running again.

Poor little Suzuki.
Just when it thought life couldn't get any worse,
Along comes this weeks fashion.... :(

Here is a better idea of what I am thinking. I want to keep everything reversible, so I won't be chopping the tank or frame and I won't be throwing the original parts. I'm not entirely sure if I want an expansion chamber as it may ruin the look.

http://lumberjac.com/wp-content/uplo...Cafe_racer.jpg

Funny enough I don't mind that...
Like that diffrent frame style

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Originally Posted by Tony Nitrous

Poor little Suzuki.
Just when it thought life couldn't get any worse,
Along comes this weeks fashion.... :(

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20 years before it was made. Cool comes and goes but boring is forever.

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Originally Posted by ozzy1100

Funny enough I don't mind that...
Like that diffrent frame style

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I think it is pressed and the edges are welded then curled over eachother, there is a massive seam running around the entire frame of mine. I'm pretty sure it was a mass produced scooter in Thailand at some stage.

in this era it wasnt a uncommon technic with some cool looking units, not very common to see many tho

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Originally Posted by ozzy1100

in this era it wasnt a uncommon technic with some cool looking units, not very common to see many tho

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Yeah, wasn't unusual on smaller, older Jap bikes,
the Yam FS1E was probably one of the most common / popular ones..

http://i61.tinypic.com/i1ir9x.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/zswgeh.jpg

yes and FS1E s are going for 5000 pounds back in England at the moment

Fucking what!? £5000!

Yicks

Cashed up 50 year olds who remember their teenage years
have got rid of the kids and the bills that come with them.

This one got snapped up at £3995
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C447249

Seen scabby old 250LC's go for 3 times the price of clean tidy CBX550's and KH400's.
Doesn't need to be the best bike, just needs to have a place in folks "happy place" memories.
Old farmers buy little Grey Fergie tractors, born again boy racers buy RS and Mexico Escorts.

A world gone topsy turvy. There is always the vultures in the trees watching for how they can punt off old shite based on emotions. Fuck, my first ever flipped wheelie as a pillion was on a Fizzy. Fun times.

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Originally Posted by Gix11

A world gone topsy turvy. There is always the vultures in the trees watching for how they can punt off old shite based on emotions. Fuck, my first ever flipped wheelie as a pillion was on a Fizzy. Fun times.

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-Yamah...item35d7a9eb51

...or...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Ultima...item4182995018

...or even...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAMA-FS1...item35d94b5ad3

My father and I decided against Caféing it, well more along the lines of argued about it but whatever. Our plans clashed too much, he wanted this and I wanted that and what I liked he didn't etc, etc... So we came to a stalemate and ended up agreeing to restore it to factory with the exception of a 12v upgrade. It's a cool little classic scooterbike and there is no need to fuck with it.

So instead, we're looking for something else to mess with >=) Something less classic, something cheap with a little more go.

My Dad works as a truck driver and delivers goods interstate, he has spotted a few cheapies here and there, both dirt and road but nothing really eye catching.

I'm thinking a 90's 250-4 pot, he's thinking a 80's 500-twin.

why not do both ??
you want a 4 pot 250cc.
he wants a 80's 500 twin.

id do both and set a farther and son challenge!!

in house competion imagine both of you going out riding on those together!!

I wish. Unfortunately we don't have funds or room for 2 and dad is hardly home to have time for 2 bikes. It would be great but not possible at present.

I'm thinking Streetfighter, he's thinking Cafe so it all comes down to what presents itself first.