MotoGP_nut's and Bitchfish's Cafe racer

[Fish]

How it started:
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/29853194283619.JPG http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/29853194272824.JPG


The strip down:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/298531942352749.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/298531942460432.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/298531942412593.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/298531942419421.JPG


Had to take to the airbox with the dremel. They don't come out without taking the whole engine out:(.

The plan:

• New battery
• Pod filters
• Sandblast tank and frame
• Polish engine
• Paint tank and frame
• Exhaust
• Fabricate new tail
• LED tail light
• Seat unit
• Replace rear suspension
• Chain guard
• Rear hugger
• See if RGV 250 front end will fit
• Clip-on handle bars
• Spoked wheels
• Front guard
• New rear disc brake
• Redo pegs
• Chain & sprockets
• Mini indicators
• Mini mirrors
• Shiny bits


Got the 750F over to the house finally so Larissa and I replaced the front end.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/594888032420829.JPG


'01 GSXF 750 front end is a direct swap. no pissing about thank the suzuki gods. just regreased the bearings and swapped the speedo drive(which is also a direct swap) over instead of the spacer that's there.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/594888032396700.JPG


Front guard is a bit bulky for a Cafe racer:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/594888032378512.JPG


So we're going to cut it,

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/59488803269272.JPG


Here's fit up with new back wheel too, unfortunately it's too wide for the swinger so we're going to have to put the thinking cap back on.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/594888032390081.JPG


And last but not least: Me lookin proud of our handy work (but still a tosser). :D

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/594888032366278.JPG

[zx12argh]

Good luck Brendan! Hope yours goes back together faster then mine mate.

[Harry]

i bought one of those brand new and ran over a chick with a shoe box full of chicken's having an epaleptic fit in the middle of the road !.......ckicken's every where ahaaaaaa. true story:)

[Hillsy]

Hey, nice one BF - I'm building a GS450 cafe too :D

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq6/hillsythegreat/IMG_2054.jpg

[Fish]

Very nice Hillsy what rear are you using mate? did you have to mod the swinger?

[The Mad One]

Pardon me but is that an RGV front end up side down inside out [?]

[Hillsy]

The wheels are FZR250(2KR) front and rear. No mods to the swingarm, just spacers and new bearings to fit the Suzuki axle. I'm going to need an offset front sprocket (about 8mm I think), but will cross that bridge when I come to it.

And well spotted on the front Mr Mad - it's an Across front end with the FZR wheel, but the Across had a LHS caliper and the FZR was RHS....so hence the fork swap / backwards thing to mount the caliper.

Total pain in the arse to mate up all this cross brand shit, but I had it all gathering dust in my shed so I thought I'd better use it ;)

[Surt]

alright mate! cafe-racers [or cafe-fighters] are the new old trend, it's classic and it's noice! only wize ones of seen that already! ;)