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pdg wrote: |
if it really needs a rebore I can do that in the shed. Likewise pressing the crank apart and back together if it really needs new mains. It's an early 70s twin, it's hardly rocket surgery.
I only made the thread to shoot the shit - seems I may have misread the room. |
Ah well, I've mis-read the term 'shed'. If you've a boring machine and a press perhaps 'workshop' might be more appropiate.. as you were, I'm nevertheless interested to see how it goes. ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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The K-series CB250s are actually pretty nippy. 100mph bikes.
The CB series underwent a steady progression of detuning and increased fartiness from then on.
They have a 180 degree crank rather than a 360 degree which I believe the CD series have. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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If I might make a suggestion? Instead of a "cafe racer", make a "racer".
Pared down to bare minimum with clip-ons, single seat unit, coffin tank and Rickman style fairing. As I remember, you could rearset them quite easily by fabricating a footpeg mount plate and flipping the gearshift 180 degrees (also race-shift).
Honda racing colours, red tank and seat unit, silver fairing with a yellow stripe, yellow or green race number backing. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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stinkwheel wrote: | If I might make a suggestion? Instead of a "cafe racer", make a "racer".
Pared down to bare minimum with clip-ons, single seat unit, coffin tank and Rickman style fairing. As I remember, you could rearset them quite easily by fabricating a footpeg mount plate and flipping the gearshift 180 degrees (also race-shift).
Honda racing colours, red tank and seat unit, silver fairing with a yellow stripe, yellow or green race number backing. |
By "classic cafe racer" I meant essentially what you've put, with the exception of the fairing - they're not exactly easy to come by these days, but if one presented itself I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand...
The rearset thing would indeed be fairly straightforward - they have a remote shift linkage standard instead of a direct mount lever. Just flipping the shift lever and having a "top to bottom" linkage would maintain a normal shift pattern (I can't remember if there's clearance to also flip the stub on the shaft, which would reverse the pattern). ____________________ Any and all advice given should not be followed - if you have to ask it means you don't know so get a man in to do it for you. |
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