5 Styling Changes For The Cafe Racer Look For Cheap-ish
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2017
- On this video I discuss the 5 cheap styling changes / parts that you can do to your stock bike to get it looking more like a Cafe Racer bike.
1. Change the seat
2. Change the colour
3. Change the handle bars to clip ons
4. Change the silencer or dials
5. Change the headlight.
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A lot of the original " Café Racer's" just turned the handle bars round. So instead of that little up, they took it to just under the clocks.
Re exhaust welding, you can weld stainless tubing etc with MIG, you do need a gas set, but you can use standard CO2/Argon mix with stainless MIG wire obviously. Gas can be simpler now as you can get handy sized "smart top" bottles which come with their own regulator set. You can buy prefabbed bends if you need to- or fab your own -angles used to form bends are 4.5° and 9°.
+Jaques Daniels I wouldn't like to trust my welds in all honesty. I would love to learn how to neatly and professionally weld
My beginner Cafe racer was 2002 Honda GL 160cc
Yes it was dirt cheap
Yes it's REALLY easy to work on 😂
I'm happy to had one though 😀
Absolutely. Any bike goes.
Thank you thank you! Great info.
+DenisChenard thanks for watching
Great video! I've got a little issue with my hoop in my café racer seat video. I was wondering If you would take a look and see what you think about it? Cheers!
Looks like the seta is going to work well on that bike. I see what you mean as the rear shock mounts are really far back on the seat and doesn't give much room for the hoop to swing out. I think you'll just about get away with it, cut the frame at a safe place then work from there.
You can also use clubman bars which look just like clip-ons but are made for handlebar mounts
I would like a pair not too unlike what a lot of drag style Harley's have. That go through the handlebar mounts and just stay on that level. A few inches higher than clip on's.
Thanks man great advice
You have a link to the shocks got any other links to the other stuff like the exhaust in the picture?
bold, your planning was very accurate and anything in life is measured by cost expensive and cumulative planning. I think most of your money will be gained back in insurance savings and cost, given you own the bike, put the labor in, and have little expense in the maintenance; I would say yearly you save $1000 per bike while your appreciation value, which should outweight your cost or investment; shortens over time. The math model would suggest the longer you can keep each of your cafe racers running well, the more money you will gain when you move on or decide you had enough. Not everybody builds a cafe racer to sell; but I would say 3-4 years after is when you break even. Then your sale price will determine if you made any wrong decisions or bad choices; which is personal tastes if you ask me. If you break things easily or wreck things often, then you are not helping anybody with your costs; only yourself. I think it comes down to your planning on day one, how long do you want to own the bike, use it, and can you get a measure of enjoyment to price ratio others can understand or not? I would recommend you try emphasize this for those who are in the planning phase because you can get swamped and way over your head quickly and crash or burn! But you are absolutely correct, at the end of the day the enjoyment and experience is what you take to the bank. So would you rather build a bike or a car? lol.
Wow, very well thought out, deeper than I've ever thought.
Can u drop the forks in the triple clamp? Just to bring front end down
I bought a Honda cgl 125 2010 in the Dominican Republic 1200 pesos about 400 dollars I got low handle bars had the engine rebuild and new rims tires and seat little long but had it adjusted so it's not bad. And now just paint and muffler so in total I spent over 1000 dollars which in pesos was 45000 and it runs amazing such great mechanics here
Sounds nice
Working on a Royal Enfield Classic 500,how do you change the position of the footpegs for a sportier stance?
Fit rearsets
Thanks for all the info... Much appreciated!
Thanks :)
What about tyre sizes if changing style? Im finding it very difficult to buy on/off rd tyres of the right size exactly for my CB400 scrambler mod.
+Clive Lindley yeah good point. Tyres can be expensive but take your bike to any experienced tyre shop and I find they're good at advising
I bought a Gs750L and I love it. I'm having a small problem I don't have any of the big tools for some of the work. Any suggestions as to where I might be able to take parts to get work done?
Try any local bike workshop that may help.
Hey For The Bold - Dreegez. I have a question About Cafe racer modification. One of the bike I am going to Get is The Gpx Legend 200. Just Wondering What are ur advises for further mods for this bike (gpxvietnam.vn/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Legend-200-01-1110x577.jpg)
Cheers.
Great video. Just be aware you’ll probably need to change your brake lines and cables when adding clip-ons. Throttle and brake responses can be compromised. It’s annoying but worth it aesthetically.
Absolutely worth it.
Awesome video 😄🤙🏻
+Furkan thank you
so with keeping with the theme of this video, what are your thoughts on what could be done with a xg750?
Skie's the limit.
Is it absolutley necessary to cut the frame to fit a cafe seat? My country doesnt allow this. My project bike is 1993 CB400 SF
Then it would be better if you adjust de seat
Clive Lindley instead of cutting the back frame you can also customise the stock seat to make cafe racer seat and add some cool stitches
You just adjust it with a cafe hump on the back that's what I did and it looks great
I know this video is really old but I've been looking for a leather seat like the one with the plastic cowl. Something flexible so I dont have to build the bike. I cant find any. Do you have any links?
Try Dime City Cycles
Thanks for the video
Thanks for watching
Another great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Quick question, do you have a favourite site for ordering your parts, especially seats?
To be honest I just order them from wherever I find them. I don't have 1 place in mind. Seat: try caferacerseats.co.uk
thanks.
Anyone know what to watch out for with regards to road legal issues when converting a bike in the UK. Would be very grateful
Just be sensible about it, get it MOTd, get it checked, even if it's over the 40 year old MOT free stage and you're not sure get it tested the same.
Nice video. Thanx...✌✌!!
+Joey G Richards thanks for watching
the bmw k100's are one of the best looking cafe racers
nice video, you help me a lot. i am new at this kind of stuff. but i do not have any tools like you, i have to request it from different store, seat custom store, exhaust custom store, cut this and that at different store, custom gas tank store, and a lot of different stores. hahahaha
Yeah it does take a while to build up a tool collection like this.
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Any videos on legal aspects of modifying bikes? Do they need a DoT road worthyness test?
+Clive Lindley in the uk we have to pass MOT tests that prove the bike is road legal
Very inspiring videos, keep up the great work! I'm working on my (first) cb750 k7 racer and debating about the seat - off the shelf (fitment issues) or custom made (very expensive). I'm concerned about the former mostly because I have a particularly fat tank. Moreover the 77 doesn't seem to be very popular among the racer enthusiasts, so not much available in terms of off the shelf options anyway. Any suggestions as to how to tackle this one?
I would measure the width of your frame, most off the shelf seats will need the frame to be drilled or tabs welded on, but they've been designed in a way that makes putting them on and off easier. Personally I'd go for an off the shelf one, even if you're only going to use the cowl and seat base then reupholster it yourself
For The Bold - dreegez Makes sense, thanks again. I'll give it a go :-)
Can you tell me, are there any reliable, even chinese cafe racers in mass productions? I know there is DUcati Scrambler, but that is over my cash limit, and there is lot of 125cc like Mash, Bullit etc. What im looking for is new, 250 to 500 cc cafe racer. Can you point me in right direction?
Did you find one?
Royal Enfield, mutt moto, herald
SR 500
Thank you sir.
Thanks
Take off the fenders. It's free and is crucial to the café look
Wish I could do that,not possible here in India tho😥
Heyy,do you know or have any alternative for the vintage Tyres like Timsun,firestone and all
Only Firestone really
@@forthebold aight...thanks
Where do you buy your aftermarket parts for your bike?
No where in particular to be honest, I'll get them from Amazon, ebay, dimecitycycles or local shops.
Hey something about the handlebars, do we really need to use clip ons for it to be considered a cafe racer? Cause I plan to use mine as a daily commuter and sitting on that aggressive position wouldn't be so comfortable I think for me so I was wondering if using a low handle bar like on a tracker
The way things have evolved bikes don't really have to be slotted into specific genres & styles. Like brat bikes have higher bars and no cowl, so why not mix it up. It's whatever you feel more comfortable with.
A cafe racer is a bike any bike that has had all the unnecessary parts that it doesn't need to run taken off it to make it lighter/faster so if you want to have a higher set of bars to make it more comfortable you go for it.
a good alternative to clip ons would be some renthal ultra lows, look great and are very comfortable , completely different look to most classic Japanese stock bars
Intro song?
How much did you spend for this "reconstruction"?
Great job btw! It look very nice!
Sorry not sure I understand, I haven't done anything in this video.
Changing dials seems for from easy having just looked at the number of wires coming off my CB 400 SF dials compared to the one I just bought. Some more indepth vids on this would be great
+Clive Lindley I'll be doing that on the CX soon. But easiest way to see what all the wires do is use a battery. Attach the black wire to the negative and place each colour on the positive in turn. Then label what each one lights up.
OK but the old unit has many more wires attached to it than the new one. Presumably just tuck them away if not needed. Trial and error!
Do the same to the one one and see what lights up, what you'll find on the old unit is that it'll have oil pressure, gear select, fuel level etc, whereas your new one might not.
Problem is that the bulbs in the old unit have two wires, but the new unit has only one wire for each bulb, so which to attach. Thx
+Clive Lindley is the second wire the negative? The new one might have all to 1 negative. Otherwise are the bulbs double filament? Does the wiring diagram shed some light on it?
hi im mayamiko , ive got a jialig 125 jh125
do you think its possible to convert into a cafe racer ?
Any bike is possible.
@@forthebold alright thank you loads
Im thinking of buying a benneli motorcycle as my project bike, do you think its good?? Im not going to ride so much just for fun and its so cheap like 300usd here in my country. Do you think its a good deal?
Edit: im still a student but I want to ride, ive borrowed my friend's bike and had a blast with it :)
As long as you enjoy that bike, any bike is a good start.
For The Bold - dreegez thanks for your opinion :)
Hi, do you think 1994 BMW K1100 is good for rebuild cafe racer ?
+leo xu yeah definitely a good choice
Thank you , I'm thinking about K1100 or 1980 honda goldwing , I think for the service or parts , BMW will coast more right ?
BMW K-bikes can look great as a cafe racer.
It's worth considering that the subframe doesn't line up perfectly for the cafe racer look, and may require some metal work.
The K1100 and GL1100 are very heavy bikes. By shedding all of the unnecessary weight in pursuit of performance and style, you are essentially building a cafe racer.
I am not agree to change a headlight, it can improve with a new color, or change the mount bracket, even a grill or a X tape. It's better change tires. I know tires may be more expensive than the all tips that you give in this video, but there are tires with a good vintage style cheapers than the all mufflers on ebay. Every motorcycle needs new tires in some moment. Excellent video
+Jorge Leonardo Alvarez Quintero that's cool. These are obviously open for anyone to do anything to their bike. Good shout on the tyres, I'm liking that suggestion
For The Bold - dreegez thanks to answer. It would be nice a video tutorial talking about tires dimensions, styles, brands and size of the rims. Regards
Is it a good idea to make a 49cc cafe racer ?
YEah, if it's something you'll enjoy then why not.
What bike was it at 2:26 ? Great video by the way
Looks to be a Yamaha Virago
Is the fuel spillage an issue if you clear coat. So no matt colours from rattle cans? I live in a country with petrol station attendants, so spillage isn't avoidable.
No rattle can I've come across can handle fuel spillage, best use a minimum of cellulose paints
Midway watching your red an white fuel tank spray I had this thought. Could I use rattle cans and then take to a shop to get the clear coat done. Would the clear coat seal the rattle can coat from petrol?
Unfortunately professional paints like cellulose or 2K cracks when put over rattle can paint. Has a nasty reaction
Damn, I'm glad I asked first. Thanks or more info.
That's led me to another thought. I saw that one way to give something a matte finish is to use matt clearcoat. Would a rattlecan matte clearcoat also react to going going over a factory finish?
I have a 78 ke100 and omg there no parts for them anymore like i needed a magneto all i could gind is a used one there is no new anymore
Hopefully you’ve found some by now
@@forthebold I sold it
Hello sir how can I restore my bajaj v 12 in cafe racer. It's Indian bike plz Reply to me..
It’s up to you entirely. Do what you’d like to have
Thanks Bro.
Sub & like
4:13 which honda ist this? Cb750?
+Paeroxy looks to be yeah
What bike was it at 1:28 ?
Looks like a Herald to me.
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anyone recommend reputable quality sites that sell these?
Try Dime City Cycles
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don't forget the all important black tape X on the headlight ........
Of course
If you're looking for a good cafe headlight, this might be one of the best inexpensive ones on the internet. (link is for 7" side mount, but theres a number of size and mounting options)
4into1.com/build-your-own-7-side-mount-headlight/
You know iam obsessed with Cafe racers. But unfortunately here in Egypt no one builds cafe racers and most of the bikes here are race bikes and cruisers i cant even fiind a bike to start my own cafe racer project. And iam so frustrated with it
Maybe one day
.......or you can source a classic car type headlight, make your own plas cut mounting plate, ......rather than just buying stock off the shelf modern led stuff
You missed one of the most important things. Most stock bikes come with hideous fenders, removing them drastically changes the look.
Yes they do make a difference. Here though we can't ride without them, too much thrown from the road.
Those single seats are not very girlfriend friendly, what do you do when you want a hug from behind?
We build the bikes to get away from the wives.... as quickly as possible ;)
Thats the wife but what about the girlfriend!!
Clive Lindley if she loves you, she become your wingman with her own bike ;)
brat style ;)
Sounds like a good solution but I think the single seat is a better look. looks like a compromise worth considering. Thx
Just get a Honda cb750 or get at cb650 practically looks like a cafe racer just change handle bars
Very true, in my top 5 bike donors I mention that the CB is the safest choice.
I wanted to have a cafe racer but i dont want to loose the ability to carry another person with me when riding
That's where the removable cowl works well.
@@forthebold ohhhhh wish i could find that in the Philippines. Or order somewhere and just ship it
First?!
Yes! finally i'm first!
+StopaskingformynameTH-cam congrats.
and get rid of them mirrors :D
Ha ha. Mirrors are a tricky one
What happened to poeple learning to do practical stuff??, making a seat base, cut from a piece of steel from an old washing machine, leather seat cover hand sewn from your wifes/girlfriends/mistrsesses leather jacket, ..., learn to make your own thinned down wiring loom, make your own pipes, .......learn how to weld, and use a plasma cutter, so you can make your own gusset plates, for extending headstocks, swingarms, making rearset plates....,
People just don’t have access to a lot of these equipment. A lot of new builders starting out nowadays only have a socket set and build their way up. Of course it’s a skill to create your on (check out tomorrow’s video on the custom rear cowl fabrication) but it takes time and expense to accumulate all these tools. Including a plasma cutter. I still don’t own a lathe as it costs too much
@@forthebold my all time fave bit of kit was a plasma cutter, i had access to one where i used to work years ago, and i agree completley, many folk often dont have access to even basic tools sometimes, i only now have the bare minimum of stuff
Why not just wrap the bike... Instead of a paint job... Cheaper isn't it
+Vashist Venkatesh not as nice finish to be honest. Kind of cheating
For The Bold - dreegez hehe agreed. Big fan of your content. Keep up the good work bud.
Thank you.
i thought u were going to be showing things not talking for the entire video
This is the audiobook. Not the picture book
why is it called cafe racer has nothing to do with a cafe !?
They're named that after the bikes were raced from cafe to cafe in the uk back in the 60s and 70s
The greenscreened shop background really screams poser.
It's an image of his shop then. He is still behind a green screen
Ha, I don't have the time or technology to green screen, I'm actually sat in my shop. Check out my other videos, I'm always sat there.
Correct, that and the lens has a bit of depth of field so the background will be out of focus.
lol watch his channel and it'll become very obvious that's his shop. epic fail at trolling
RedSweater Troll fail 😂 😂 😂