RYCA Motors cafe racer kit

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RYCA Motors in Whittier transforms old Suzuki S40 motorcycles into retro cafe racers with its CS-1 kit. With the $2,600 kit, some hand tools and 40 hours of labor, customers can turn a $2,000 used S40 into a high-style bike.

[@keepitrunning]

Looks nice, but I'm never sure that kits are in the cafe racer ethos. The whole idea of such a thing is it's something someone does for themselves, on the cheap and in their own way.

[@baldshaun1]

Good point on the Triumph. For the same money you could get a used Bonneville or Thruxton and have an arguably better bike with far less work. But, I think with the Ryca, building it yourself and making it your own is half the appeal. The other half is having something unique. Triumphs are a dime a dozen in any city.
This seems like a great kit for someone who'd like to build their own custom, but doesn't have the time or experience to do it all on their own, yet.

[@rzracer69]

I want one of these. Nice review. I liked the rolling shots showing the riding position, and hearing the motor. Thanks.

[@Mr3520]

i am from bs as argentina and i think it si a very good idea for poor people like me !!

[@michaelelse9328]

💥 S 💨 A 💨 V 💨 A 💨 G 💨 E 💥 ✌🏻☮️ Best wishes from Germany to Los Angeles! 👍🏻🤞🏻☮️

[@MrTimbojim]

"It's torquey off the line, but lacks at higher speeds." Maybe you should swap out that giant back sprocket then...

[@RobertJones-ew8fz]

The Cascade mountain range and high desert does not disappoint.

[@icemonAesDana]

i had a savage for 20 years from new....a great bike, and easy to hot up

[@domoD5]

Like it or not, I'd love to know how many of these kits they've sold.

[@kaptein1247]

Not a lot I guess

[@blancolirio]

Hot!
"Stock bike- a street legal eyesore!"
Good one.

[@zensaxophone]

Yay Susan Carpenter, the best motorcycle reviewer on the web!

[@daminh26]

Wow beautiful bike,BUT BUT...... that's way over price. I bought a 1979 Honda CB 450 for $150. It didn't run but that's what you call a project. Dumped $1000 bucks and a lot of weekends into it and now I have a awesome cafe Honda CB for less then $1500!! Yes, I can say when asked I did it all my self along with the help of Google and TH-cam.

[@petes_CE]

Nice looking bike kit, but with the cost of labor, I think I would rather seek out a Triumph Thruxton.

[@rcFlyrodeo]

u r right, never in that region, a lot in the canadian rockies but the most in the bavarian-austrian-swiss alpine serpents

[@petes_CE]

I agree with you there, it would make a nice DIY project.

[@luiseduardoperdomoortiz9865]

Hermosa motocicleta tiene bonito cromado

[@ilovemotocicleta]

@neothespian cant judge by what bike someone rides. I wanted a bike since I was like 6 finally got one 3 years ago at 22 and been riding daily except one month I after I got hit by a car. Right now I have a vs800 and id love to own a bonnie. And if I could afford one new and still get the sport bike I want then I would. But guess even though all I want is to be able to work in bikes and ride because I would be on a new triumph I wouldn't be a real biker lol

[@JaapGrootveld]

Weldone suzan...

[@Kjoellereu]

Open air filter just can't work, and she mentioned it that "full speed" isen't working well. One of the things that says this kit isen't pro made. The rear wheel looks "not made" for the Savage. And the exhaust ruins the sound of the engine.

[@jeffm.941]

Sounds like a Honda lawnmower with a hole in the exhaust 🤙

[@dirkbikeman1001]

1:40... Music to my ears!

[@LinhPhieu]

Good one ! Like

[@wildcat6669]

No way can I see justifying $2500 on the kit, you could build this at home with online parts by yourself for a lot cheaper, not to mention there isn't even a back fender

[@metalhead928]

At 1:33 thats the outside of Padddy's Pub

[@Eleminop]

Better except for the british electronics, and terrible drum brakes.

[@doubletapm4]

wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy over priced... if you can do some simple fab work your self... you could build this bike for less then $1000 bucks.... including price of bike lol

[@DroneStrike1776]

Kind of overpriced for kit to put on a cheap bike.

[@anthonyjaswinski5732]

everything but street legit. D'oh

[@chopracer]

this revieuw was crap i still dont know anything about this kit after watching lol

[@ALIVE8455]

id just get a real 2 stroke cafe race bike for probably cheaper than that

[@rcFlyrodeo]

What a waste of motorcycle for the boring straight american roads, where is the fun when there r no curves to hunt?

[@Diablorosa]

Obviously you have never ridden in the Pacific North West of the USA.
The bike is shit by any measure anyway.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

Mirrors!