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    Would this be a good cafe' racer

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    Idk, i guess with the right forks, bars and bodywork it may turn out ok, i'm no expert on those though.
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    You could make it look cool, swap the tank get some wire wheels and start stripping everything else.
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    Just strip everything off it not needed to run and ad a grocery cart
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    sometimes, I want to cafe my sporty.
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    It depends on how "cafe" you want it to be. I wouldn't really call my bike a "cafe racer". It's just a custom bike inspired by the cafe style. If you are looking to do a traditional cafe raver I'd not say that is a good frame.

    You can get CB's in nice shape for pretty cheap. Yamaha XS1100's are pretty cheap too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Exitspeed View Post
    It depends on how "cafe" you want it to be. I wouldn't really call my bike a "cafe racer". It's just a custom bike inspired by the cafe style. If you are looking to do a traditional cafe raver I'd not say that is a good frame.
    I concur.

    I was thinking of some cafe-inspired mods. I'll maybe go with some clip ons, lose the rear fender and go with a solo seat.
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    Clip-ons change the whole bike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish View Post
    Clip-ons? What are those?
    The assemblies that are the right/left handles/grips. They "clip-on" to the triple tree.
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    I put clip-ons on my bike.

    Here it is stock.



    I took the lame handlebars off. And put these on.


    With them on.

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