Motorcycles

[Giles]

I did a 250 BSA single cylinder when I was 17 - Super easy…..

[Finn666]

thanks for the answer…i´ve only worked with mopeds and scooters so far...but a "real bike" should be way more challenging and fun at the same time...only time can tell though and if i´m going to do such a project, i´ll def. update in here o/course!...

[thomasnunnally]

@Finn666:

thanks for the answer…i´ve only worked with mopeds and scooters so far...but a "real bike" should be way more challenging and fun at the same time...only time can tell though and if i´m going to do such a project, i´ll def. update in here o/course!...

Wondered this same thing.  My dad had an old Norton (probably late 60's early 70's) sitting in the garage since I was a kid.  Probably wouldn't take much work, but I couldn't sell my wife on the idea.  Still not sure what to do about it as it is sitting at my sister's house.

[Giles]

I'll pick it up from her if you like…...

[thomasnunnally]

Haha, probably need to take a look at it first, not sure exactly what condition it is in.  I was having trouble convincing my mom to sell it.

[TJ]

Go for it.  With the amount of information available on the 'net, and the fact that there's just not much to a motorcycle, it's been pretty easy in my experience.

[Finn666]

now i only need to find myself something to dance with

[injunjack]

Rafa

There's plentiful of Kawa W650's in Germany. Pretty affordable and trustworthy machines.

That way you can concentrate on making it look like your own, no need to rebuild the motor first. Good starter bikes…

[Finn666]

@injunjack:

Rafa

There's plentiful of Kawa W650's in Germany…

well hopefully they all look like this one 

[Finn666]

damn, the Yamaha SR 400 is a nice one as well!…

and here´s a great link with pics of different beauties (the bikes that is!):
http://www.geocities.jp/qcyqq122/matsumaru_store/html/okyakusan.html

[injunjack]

if possible get the kawa. with that you can haul longer trips. SR400 are for going to kiosk and back.

And no, they don't look like that. YOU build it…;-)

Also check TÜV regulations what you are allowed to do.

[Lucifer]

IJ: What do you think of this thing: http://www.finn.no/finn/mc/used/object?finnkode=36207258&reference=2012%2F7%2Fvertical-6%2F25%2F8%2F362%2F072%2F58_207450812.jpg (don't know how much norwegian you can read, but the guy dismantled it, and don't have time to put it together again, price is about 2000 euros)

[injunjack]

well, I speak swedish, so I can read norwegian…

If it's really all there, and only needs to be put together, and you get it around that 2K€, should be fine.

Also should be aesy to make a caferacer out of that.

(I really don't know that much about japbikes though, so I cannot tell you what to look for, ie probable problem areas?)

[FurattoHeddo]

What's your opinion on Kawasaki 250tr, IJ?

[Lucifer]

@injunjack:

well, I speak swedish, so I can read norwegian…

If it's really all there, and only needs to be put together, and you get it around that 2K€, should be fine.

Also should be aesy to make a caferacer out of that.

(I really don't know that much about japbikes though, so I cannot tell you what to look for, ie probable problem areas?)

Thanks for the feedback! Scouring local ads to find a good deal now give me a year and I'll pop by your neighbourhood in a old-new cafe racer

[Finn666]

i love the look of cafe racers

btw is it actually just the wind shield that makes for a typical cafe racer or is there more to it?…

[Giles]

http://classicmotorcycles.about.com/od/historicaldevelopment/ss/Caferacer.htm

[Lucifer]

@Finn666:

i love the look of cafe racers

btw is it actually just the wind shield that makes for a typical cafe racer or is there more to it?…

I am, and I mean really, no expert, but as far as my experience in looking at nice ones:

minimalist style
small seat
minimalist rear end
custom handlebars
little or no plastic covers

[Finn666]

thx guys!…

[injunjack]

As I said earlier, I don't know much about japbikes, but if I'd judge by the pics of custom ones it has potential to chopped bobbed or whatever.

Mechanically can't say a thing as I don't know it.