A lot of the original " Café Racer's" just turned the handle bars round. So instead of that little up, they took it to just under the clocks.

Thank you thank you! Great info.

Thanks man great advice

Thanks for all the info... Much appreciated!

Great video! I've got a little issue with my hoop in my café racer seat video. I was wondering If you would take a look and see what you think about it? Cheers!

Re exhaust welding, you can weld stainless tubing etc with MIG, you do need a gas set, but you can use standard CO2/Argon mix with stainless MIG wire obviously. Gas can be simpler now as you can get handy sized "smart top" bottles which come with their own regulator set. You can buy prefabbed bends if you need to- or fab your own -angles used to form bends are 4.5° and 9°.

bold, your planning was very accurate and anything in life is measured by cost expensive and cumulative planning. I think most of your money will be gained back in insurance savings and cost, given you own the bike, put the labor in, and have little expense in the maintenance; I would say yearly you save $1000 per bike while your appreciation value, which should outweight your cost or investment; shortens over time. The math model would suggest the longer you can keep each of your cafe racers running well, the more money you will gain when you move on or decide you had enough. Not everybody builds a cafe racer to sell; but I would say 3-4 years after is when you break even. Then your sale price will determine if you made any wrong decisions or bad choices; which is personal tastes if you ask me. If you break things easily or wreck things often, then you are not helping anybody with your costs; only yourself. I think it comes down to your planning on day one, how long do you want to own the bike, use it, and can you get a measure of enjoyment to price ratio others can understand or not? I would recommend you try emphasize this for those who are in the planning phase because you can get swamped and way over your head quickly and crash or burn! But you are absolutely correct, at the end of the day the enjoyment and experience is what you take to the bank. So would you rather build a bike or a car? lol.

My beginner Cafe racer was 2002 Honda GL 160cc Yes it was dirt cheap Yes it's REALLY easy to work on 😂 I'm happy to had one though 😀

You can also use clubman bars which look just like clip-ons but are made for handlebar mounts

You have a link to the shocks got any other links to the other stuff like the exhaust in the picture?

I bought a Honda cgl 125 2010 in the Dominican Republic 1200 pesos about 400 dollars I got low handle bars had the engine rebuild and new rims tires and seat little long but had it adjusted so it's not bad. And now just paint and muffler so in total I spent over 1000 dollars which in pesos was 45000 and it runs amazing such great mechanics here

Awesome video 😄🤙🏻

I bought a Gs750L and I love it. I'm having a small problem I don't have any of the big tools for some of the work. Any suggestions as to where I might be able to take parts to get work done?

Nice video. Thanx...✌✌!!

Working on a Royal Enfield Classic 500,how do you change the position of the footpegs for a sportier stance?

Great video. Just be aware you’ll probably need to change your brake lines and cables when adding clip-ons. Throttle and brake responses can be compromised. It’s annoying but worth it aesthetically.

nice video, you help me a lot. i am new at this kind of stuff. but i do not have any tools like you, i have to request it from different store, seat custom store, exhaust custom store, cut this and that at different store, custom gas tank store, and a lot of different stores. hahahaha

Thanks for the video

so with keeping with the theme of this video, what are your thoughts on what could be done with a xg750?

Can u drop the forks in the triple clamp? Just to bring front end down

What about tyre sizes if changing style? Im finding it very difficult to buy on/off rd tyres of the right size exactly for my CB400 scrambler mod.

Another great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Quick question, do you have a favourite site for ordering your parts, especially seats?

Thank you sir.

Is it absolutley necessary to cut the frame to fit a cafe seat? My country doesnt allow this. My project bike is 1993 CB400 SF

Take off the fenders. It's free and is crucial to the café look

How much did you spend for this "reconstruction"? Great job btw! It look very nice!

the bmw k100's are one of the best looking cafe racers

Very inspiring videos, keep up the great work! I'm working on my (first) cb750 k7 racer and debating about the seat - off the shelf (fitment issues) or custom made (very expensive). I'm concerned about the former mostly because I have a particularly fat tank. Moreover the 77 doesn't seem to be very popular among the racer enthusiasts, so not much available in terms of off the shelf options anyway. Any suggestions as to how to tackle this one?

Any videos on legal aspects of modifying bikes? Do they need a DoT road worthyness test?

Changing dials seems for from easy having just looked at the number of wires coming off my CB 400 SF dials compared to the one I just bought. Some more indepth vids on this would be great

Anyone know what to watch out for with regards to road legal issues when converting a bike in the UK. Would be very grateful

I know this video is really old but I've been looking for a leather seat like the one with the plastic cowl. Something flexible so I dont have to build the bike. I cant find any. Do you have any links?

Hey For The Bold - Dreegez. I have a question About Cafe racer modification. One of the bike I am going to Get is The Gpx Legend 200. Just Wondering What are ur advises for further mods for this bike (gpxvietnam.vn/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Legend-200-01-1110x577.jpg) Cheers.

Where do you buy your aftermarket parts for your bike?

What bike was it at 2:26 ? Great video by the way

1. LAS RUEDAS 2. EL FARO Y EL TABLERO 3. LA PINTURA 4. EL ASIENTO 5. EL MANUBRIO

Hey something about the handlebars, do we really need to use clip ons for it to be considered a cafe racer? Cause I plan to use mine as a daily commuter and sitting on that aggressive position wouldn't be so comfortable I think for me so I was wondering if using a low handle bar like on a tracker

I am not agree to change a headlight, it can improve with a new color, or change the mount bracket, even a grill or a X tape. It's better change tires. I know tires may be more expensive than the all tips that you give in this video, but there are tires with a good vintage style cheapers than the all mufflers on ebay. Every motorcycle needs new tires in some moment. Excellent video

Can you tell me, are there any reliable, even chinese cafe racers in mass productions? I know there is DUcati Scrambler, but that is over my cash limit, and there is lot of 125cc like Mash, Bullit etc. What im looking for is new, 250 to 500 cc cafe racer. Can you point me in right direction?

Heyy,do you know or have any alternative for the vintage Tyres like Timsun,firestone and all

Is it a good idea to make a 49cc cafe racer ?

Thanks Bro. Sub & like

Im thinking of buying a benneli motorcycle as my project bike, do you think its good?? Im not going to ride so much just for fun and its so cheap like 300usd here in my country. Do you think its a good deal? Edit: im still a student but I want to ride, ive borrowed my friend's bike and had a blast with it :)

Intro song?

hi im mayamiko , ive got a jialig 125 jh125 do you think its possible to convert into a cafe racer ?

Hi, do you think 1994 BMW K1100 is good for rebuild cafe racer ?

Is the fuel spillage an issue if you clear coat. So no matt colours from rattle cans? I live in a country with petrol station attendants, so spillage isn't avoidable.

MOONEY SUZUKI :)

4:13 which honda ist this? Cb750?

What bike was it at 1:28 ?

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If you're looking for a good cafe headlight, this might be one of the best inexpensive ones on the internet. (link is for 7" side mount, but theres a number of size and mounting options) 4into1.com/build-your-own-7-side-mount-headlight/

Hello sir how can I restore my bajaj v 12 in cafe racer. It's Indian bike plz Reply to me..

don't forget the all important black tape X on the headlight ........

You missed one of the most important things. Most stock bikes come with hideous fenders, removing them drastically changes the look.

.......or you can source a classic car type headlight, make your own plas cut mounting plate, ......rather than just buying stock off the shelf modern led stuff

anyone recommend reputable quality sites that sell these?

I have a 78 ke100 and omg there no parts for them anymore like i needed a magneto all i could gind is a used one there is no new anymore

You know iam obsessed with Cafe racers. But unfortunately here in Egypt no one builds cafe racers and most of the bikes here are race bikes and cruisers i cant even fiind a bike to start my own cafe racer project. And iam so frustrated with it

Just get a Honda cb750 or get at cb650 practically looks like a cafe racer just change handle bars

Those single seats are not very girlfriend friendly, what do you do when you want a hug from behind?

First?! Yes! finally i'm first!

I wanted to have a cafe racer but i dont want to loose the ability to carry another person with me when riding

What happened to poeple learning to do practical stuff??, making a seat base, cut from a piece of steel from an old washing machine, leather seat cover hand sewn from your wifes/girlfriends/mistrsesses leather jacket, ..., learn to make your own thinned down wiring loom, make your own pipes, .......learn how to weld, and use a plasma cutter, so you can make your own gusset plates, for extending headstocks, swingarms, making rearset plates....,

and get rid of them mirrors :D

Why not just wrap the bike... Instead of a paint job... Cheaper isn't it

i thought u were going to be showing things not talking for the entire video

why is it called cafe racer has nothing to do with a cafe !?

The greenscreened shop background really screams poser.