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Title: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 09:58:19 PM

The past year I have been building something for myself. Something a bit extraordinary. Maybe because a lot of what I see in my shop is original. So i thought... what if.. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/576595c3991f2467e461954d6a86295c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/4d087238ba1080f1dd3425f6750086cc.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 10:01:45 PM

I finished the build last year. 29 September and I rode it to the distinguished gentleman  meeting. But I still had some fine-tuning to do which I finally did last Thursday... (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/c40f717f079b97d7136fa8e1964d2849.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/bdee10efa51435ca122713922663c30c.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Johnwebley on April 11, 2020, 10:05:43 PM

The paint work is stunning.

Let's see more of the technical details.

Is it a 500.or550

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 10:07:10 PM

I kept most parts original. Only small things like air filter steering and attachments are not Honda. And of course: rims... (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/d7764165f01c66e21b4c54dd4c5a8d4e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/14931953ba3f45799248ba41d4b0174c.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 10:08:45 PM

The base is a cb 500 four...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/ed5b9f02a82b74d3b98df89fe759819b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/e953e39a37d3608e3006703b881cd231.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 10:09:58 PM

Rear and seat are made up..
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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 10:14:06 PM

The flying Dutchman could be red white blue... but the kings house is of Oranje - orange. So a heavy flake seemed quite in place..(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/93a80f7b4f20bfef476a509c2150af84.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/3293ce14ce0d03052241a71d19d4d78c.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 10:15:40 PM

And there it is..(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/86343d068650fe7392d3c050822fc340.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/522d79bb0c3048ef155f427a9c3caf72.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Menno on April 11, 2020, 10:25:06 PM

Paintwork.. I mean with brush and paint did my wife... the true artist at our house..(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/95173eafe347d8ba0dc8bc4631bdc20c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200411/ca0d50fea6f9f41819aa526fa939a830.jpg)

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Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Nurse Julie on April 11, 2020, 10:54:11 PM

Wow Menno, that is fantastic. Beautiful colours.

Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: Bryanj on April 11, 2020, 11:14:40 PM

Fantastic colour and finish, amazing work.

Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: neat street on April 12, 2020, 09:19:43 AM

your a true artist its good to see something different than the normal `standard finish; ( although your work is never standard :-) great work, looks stunning

Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: robvangulik on April 12, 2020, 10:46:35 PM

Hey, there's a lot more pics here than on the Dutch site! ;)
Nice bike notwithstanding!

Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: pistonbroke 66 on April 15, 2020, 01:23:21 PM

stunning, just stunning  8)

Title: Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
Post by: SumpMagnet on April 15, 2020, 01:50:41 PM

It's not exactly to my taste..... but I won't knock it for that. It's one mans vision of what he wants, and the world would be a dull place indeed if everyone had bikes that looked the same.

There are some really nice touches on there that I have not seen elsewhere. Especially the tail end, which is so much more than just a hoop. The hoop section follows hte same angle as the sloping rear frame section, and the inspired little extension in thin tube to make a tail unit...that isn't a tail unit... but instead an outline of one.

Would I want to own it...honestly...no.

Can I admire the workmanship, the effort and the faultless finish. Hell yes.