XS Cafe Racer build - Realizacja

[Realizacja]

Hi everyone! I bought xs in purpose to make some nice Cafe Racer. I don't know alot about motorcycles so it will be nice journey.

My XS:

 

[drewpy]

welcome, any inspirations?

 

[Realizacja]

Inspirations:

 

[Realizacja]

First day of work on pictures...

1. Where you hide the battery? smaller battery? horizontaly?
2. What is that pipe that goes to the old air filter from engine?
3. I don`t know what to think about clip-ons, maybe I will just use straight bar as a handlebar...

 

[BBS360]

Welcome to the forum. Looks like a nice bike to work on.

Your first step should probably be to read through a manual. There are OEM and Haynes manuals available on the forum. There are a couple threads right at the top of the Garage. Try to grab the 75-1984 Haynes manual.

The battery question has come up quite a few times and there are some good threads addressing it.

Clip ons work well enough as long as you won't be hitting the tank with them.
Straight bars might be awkward ergonomically. Drag bars will give a bit of an angle for your wrists.

 

[Realizacja]

I read the manual and still don't know what that pipe is? Someone have an idea?
I ordered a lot of parts and now I'm waiting for them... Progress in pictures.

 

[BBS360]

That's the crankcase breather. Vents oil vapor from the engine into the intake to be burnt up in the cylinders.