Motorcycles

[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.

[Giles]

Now, this is what I call a Cafe Racer…...

[Blackheart]

I want it.

[injunjack]

why does it have scrambler exhaust on it?

[Finn666]

i really could picture G. on this one …(oh and o/course myself!)

[Giles]

Nice one Injun…

http://www.virtualindian.org/xmas04/manitou.html

[injunjack]

how did ya find that?

[Giles]

Googled the motorcycle club you advertise on your back….

[injunjack]

ahh..didn't remember it was mentioned there…

[MikeC]

I did the same and found the same article.