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Offline Menno

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The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« 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..

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #1 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...

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #2 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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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #3 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...

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2020, 10:08:45 PM »
The base is a cb 500 four...

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2020, 10:09:58 PM »
Rear and seat are made up..
 

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #6 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..

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2020, 10:15:40 PM »
And there it is..

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2020, 10:25:06 PM »
Paintwork.. I mean with brush and paint did my wife... the true artist at our house..

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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2020, 10:54:11 PM »
Wow Menno, that is fantastic. Beautiful colours.
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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2020, 11:14:40 PM »
Fantastic colour and finish, amazing work.
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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #11 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
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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2020, 10:46:35 PM »
Hey, there's a lot more pics here than on the Dutch site! ;)
Nice bike notwithstanding!
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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2020, 01:23:21 PM »
stunning, just stunning  8)
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Re: The Flying Dutchman - café racer.
« Reply #14 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.
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