Cafe Racer Seen Tonight

[Lynx]

Just thought I post this pic of a nice customised CB750 I saw at Bikenite in Pershore tonight.
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Anyone's on here?

[mick]

That's very nice and well put together  , cheers Mick.

[ChrisOnABike]

What is the purpose of the disks around the front hub?  Are they just for looks?  That's a very clean bike.

[Bryanj]

Back in the Trito days the "Bacon Slicers" were supposed to help keep the brake drum cooler

[RGP750]

Looks good, does the rear brake arm angle look extreme?

[Johnwebley]

looks good,love the 2LS front brake,or is it double sided?

didn't make it last night,I went for a run around Hay-on-wye, Builth Wells,Rhyader to Kington and home,
a fun 100 miles -)))

hope to make next week at Twinning,near Tewkesbury,

[UK Pete]

Great looking bike sort of early Norton style
Pete

[Trigger]

Yep, taken a Japaneses bike and tried to make it look British What is the point?

[UK Pete]

I suppose its because the whole cafe scene was a British thing back in the day

[Lynx]

It's probably faster, more reliable and leaks less oil  .

[Trigger]

Probably? Most Defiantly!

[Bodd]

I quite like the look but I hate those headlamp peaks, what the hell are they for, to stop enemy planes seeing you at night ?

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[MCR]

LYNX....That's my Bike mate, it was our first run out this year.

It is an amalgamation of some of my old bikes and bits.
Headlamp peak, bacon slicers and a lack of shiny paint, it's a taste thing, most of it's even functional.

The engine is basically now race spec (other than keeping the alternator / charging system) and she handles, stops and goes like #@%$.
Oh and the front brake is a GT750J 4TLS.

Hope to chat at Twyning

[Lynx]

Hi MCR, Congratulation on it's first trip out. Successful? It was certainly getting a lot of attention. Nice prime spot too  . Did you see my 400? Almost opposite your's but between two cars  . Nice avatar too!

[MCR]

Hi mate,
Yes a good first trip, just need to downsize the main jets to cope with Weseco's.
And yes I did see and drool over your 400-4, looks fresh out the crate, a credit to your many hours in the man cave.

As to the negative post about the 60,s look, "what's the point"?.....if that was a serious question, there is no real point other than a homage to the original cafe racers and a slap in the face to the American influence of pretty paint and bling. I didn't think this site was for the purists!

Hope to speak at Twyning, you know some of the BSB boys are attending.