Café from the heart of Europe (intro & build)

[drewpy]

looks killer

 

[Lego]

Great exhaust setup! where did you get them from? custom made in CZ?

 

[LuckyEight]

Thanks Drewpy
Thanks Lego... yes, custom made here in CZ

 

[Lego]

Thanks Drewpy
Thanks Lego... yes, custom made here in CZ

Good to know, I will contact you one day, also thinking to change stock exhaust. We are almost neighbours so I hope it will be possible

 

[LuckyEight]

Sure, why not

 

[Greasey Fingers]

sweet! You know what would look awsome, if you added a little anodised gold somewhere at the back to tie in with the anodosied gold forks and disc rotor, perhaps the rear brake linkage that runs to the drum? And maybe a gold chain

 

[LuckyEight]

sweet! You know what would look awsome, if you added a little anodised gold somewhere at the back to tie in with the anodosied gold forks and disc rotor, perhaps the rear brake linkage that runs to the drum? And maybe a gold chain

I have already a gold chain...but I want to go back to black with the forks anyway, these gold forks seems to be too glaring to me.

The "dent" on the tank is gone...so I can still go with the bare metal look

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• LuckyEight
• Jul 4, 2017

Tank repair

And my first tank graphic attempt...nothing complicated

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• LuckyEight
• Jul 4, 2017
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XS 400 café

 

[motoTrooper]

What happened to the dent? Did the tank fairies come and it was fixed the next morning? Show us how you removed that!

 

[LuckyEight]

I would love to...but I paid a guy to do the job... PDR method together with drilled hole in the bottom of the tank - the hole was then filled with the tin... The dent was pretty sharp and as you can see it was on the edge of the tank

 

[IanW]

Great work. Glaring gold or otherwise.

 

[LuckyEight]

Well....I am still here. Just few months older...married...
Speedo is on... looks good. I hope I can see something on the clock on sunny days
Still didn't solve the rear brake linkage and rear brake light switch It's the last major thing to do, before final welding and finishing the frame. Oh and wiring harness of course

 

[dgoodsy]

Cool build! Did you make that speedo bracket it have it cut somewhere? Or maybe bought it off the shelf?

 

[LuckyEight]

Thanks man. No, I made it myself from piece of alu sheet

 

[drewpy]

good to see you back and congrats on your marriage

 

[Greasey Fingers]

Well....I am still here. Just few months older...married...

Well, thats the end of the cafe racer project

 

[Greasey Fingers]

Just kidding lol, congratulations my friend

 

[LuckyEight]

Thanks guys! Greasey: I am not sure....it seems you are not too far from the truth

 

[Firestone]

Great project!

 

[Ezetman]

Wow just went through all 13 pages of this thread. Amazing work, was hoping I was going to see it finished by the time I got to the last page but I'll stay on the look out, I guess.

 

[Ketchup pusher]

Great work! Did the rs 125 forks raise the front end? and what length are your rear shocks?
i'm planning on doing a rs 125 usd fork swap as well.
Since my shocks are simply to short, because of the rear loop, i'll just start with new shocks and then buy the forks in august or september... Student build...