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Hey all, my name is Josh. I live in Central IL in the middle of nowhere with no resources other than what is in my garage. This summer I picked up an 81 CB750 from my buddy that didn't want it anymore (he has another 81 750) for $400. A little carb work and it was up and running. Ugly as sin...

2013 CBR250R To Custom Streetfighter Cafe Made in Panama Hello, Greetings from Panamá, this is the transition to cafe streetfigher of my 2013 honda cbr250r by custom builder Allan Strothers Stock bike full Fairings After removing all fairings , the Musari Muffler gets cut and fit also...

Hey, just wanted to do a quick intro. My name is Chris and I'm from central Illinois, purchased my first bike ~2.5 years ago - a 1978 Honda CB550. Initially I wasn't sure which direction I wanted to go with it seeing as how it didn't run and looked like a rat's nest. But over the course of...

This is my 1989 kawasaki gpx250, japanese import... bought it last year for $600AUD registered, got a roadworthy certificate, transferred the registration, and then tore it to pieces. its got 47000 kms, common af, and cheap so i wasnt too worried about donating it to the cause of my first...

Hello guys, I am new here, clearly, and I am happy to be here. What turned me onto this site was Garlic_Sauce's posts regarding his projects, might I add he does a spectacular job, as you all know! So the reason why I got turned to his posts was because I just picked up a 1980 Yamaha XS400 and...

This is my 1982 Jawa 643 (350cc) . I found the frame beneath a pile of rusted old metal that my father wanted to recycle he said that he still has the old registration papers so i decided to restore the bike I started to clean the frame and a friend of...

whats up guys, long time since ive posted on the forums! just going to put up some pictues of my 1984 honda vf1100s cafe-fighter. i got this bike over the winter and ive been working on it little by little without a proper workshop or garage! modifications so far include: remove airbox, clean...

Hey Everyone!!! I am new-ish to the forum (first post) but I now have my own bike so its about time I get on it! Bought my 1992 FZR 600 back home in WI and it became my first real project. I have replaced the head as well as dropped a new wiring harness in. I got it ready to take back to...

Hey guys, this is going to be my summer project build. And you will have to bare with me as this is my first project. So, i have myself an 83' GPZ1100. Picked her up for around 300 euros. bargain straight away. At the moment she does run, though not very well. But that is understandable seen as...

New thread on refining my Beast Thing XS850 Triple Cafe. While the XS Cafe Beast is sharper cosmetically than when my project began last yr. the bike could use some updates / improvements to it's safety, performance & handling. :knucks: Installing sticky Bridgestone Battlax BT45 V-rated...

i own a dual sport suzuki dr250s. it didnt do a lot lot for me as a dual sport. i never take it off road, and it needed a good bit of work anyways, so a friend and i have put it under the knife, selling off all of the dirtbike stuff and slowly turning it into sort of a classic ujm single. my...

... not the Vancouver Canucks. I don't believe in supporting the destruction of cities for the purpose of sport. Anyways. Hi, I'm officially new here, but have been lurking for a couple months. My friends call me the Big Dumb Swede (or BDS) because... well, an example works best. I'm the only...

                        The time has come for yet another CF winter buildoff, so we thought we would take the time to look back at our most recent winner and owner of the amazing carbon clad creation you see.         I took a moment to ask Knifemaker what makes him tick and the...

                    Lets begin this by summarizing the ‘Crud. It’s a bike gathering that is the official, unofficial ‘cafe gathering started quite some years ago by a small unofficial group of riders known as “The Slimey Crud”, of which world renowned author and journalist Peter...

Picked this up last weekend. It is a cb750 1980. It has about 18,000 miles according to the odometer. don't know if it runs or not I have to hook up all the electrical and get a new key ignition. Hope to make it into a sick cafe racer over the winter. I will try to post picks as i go along. I'm...

Every so often in the street fighter community someone brings a new and interesting flavor to the scene and surprises everyone with some stunning build photo’s and a mindful tip of the hat in the direction of the fightering masses. Enter desmoBibu from Romania. A cheerful bloke with a desire for...

  “She’s a real looker” the old man croaked at me. I raised my helmet cloaked head up from my task at hand of topping off the gas tank in my 1000 to spy a white haired man in a dusty old Dakar jacket that looked as though it had circumnavigated the globe on Steve McQueen’s back. “Thanks” I...

Cafe, bobber, retro, custom....................call these bikes what you will, but Long Beach CA based Lossa Engineering gets it.  That thing that drives people to endlessly tinker and seek perfection and a sense of mechanical completion that does not exist.                      ...

Hey guys: It's been awhile, but I'm finally making progress on the big brother of this bike: The new one is a Virago XV920 which has a chain drive and allows me to (with GREAT hassle) use not only the R6 front end, but the rear end as well. Result...big fat tire in back, and matching wheels...