70s Cafe Racer

During the latter half of the ’70s, BMW, Honda, Moto Guzzi, and even Harley-Davidson built factory cafe racer models. Most of these featured the common cafe racer styling, without any increase.

70s cafe racer. The 1970s was the era of the cafe racer in its second phase, that of the specialist manufacturers. Certain mainstream marques such as Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Laverda and Yamaha also catered for this emerging market by producing production factory cafe racers such as the 900SS [Ducati], Le Mans [Guzzi], Mongich [Laverda] and RD Series [Yamaha]. LaFranconi sports exhaust with ‘turbine’ detail (sounds epic!). It’s based on the classic Le Mans 2 with tasteful and period modifications to turn it into a real head turning 70s cafe racer.The bike is a genuine, round barrel 850 Le Mans II with the 36mm Dellorto pumper carbs. 70s Muscle: Santiago’s Kawasaki Z1000 cafe racer If the sixties was the heyday for muscle cars, the seventies was the era of superbikes. Cars that could run the quarter mile in 13 seconds were considered fast, but the Kawasaki H1 and Honda CB750 were equally rapid. A café racer is a lightweight, powerful motorcycle optimized for speed and handling rather than comfort – and for quick rides over short distances. With bodywork and control layout recalling early-1960s Grand Prix road racing motorcycles, café racers are noted for their visual minimalism, featuring low-mounted handlebars, prominent seat cowling and elongated fuel tank – and frequently.

ducati scrambler cafe-racer The design of the Scrambler Café Racer may evoke the senses and feels of an old-school café racer of the past decades, but under the skin, it is a twenty-first. The Bavarian racer might not be the answer for demanding cafe purists, but for those who want perfectly engineered performance in a package that maintains a nostalgic 1970s vibe, BMW’s R nineT Racer is the best of two worlds. The Z750 Cafe Racer is the eleventh custom to roll out of the REcycles workshop. The donor bikes power plant was in good condition so the bulk of the work went into improving its stance and overall aesthetic. To achieve a look that boasted parallel lines to the ground REcycles made a series of modifications to the frame, suspension and seat. 70's era Custom Vintage Cafe Racer. USD3,000 (Auction) Free Bike Insurance Calculator Free Bike Shipping Cost Calculator *The bike was disassembled, frame painted silver. Current “Toaster ” tank, custom seat, and fender were painted blue. *Custom clip ons, rear sets, turn signals, LED lighting (includin...

The Honda CB Series of motorcycles are perhaps the world's most popular cafe racer platform. Engine sizes vary greatly, from the diminutive CB50 to the mighty six-cylinder CBX. The CB Series bikes were designed mainly for commuting and cruising, though many have serious sporting potential or racing 1984 Honda Magna Cafe Racer. Aug 22, 2019 - Post Listing Update: This Nighthawk did not get any interest at the BIN of $2,700. The seller has just put new tires on it, rebuilt the clutch master cylinder, and flushed the brakes. Thankfully, there's some muscle to back up the image. So here’s a list of the 17 best café racer bikes you can grab for building a café racer. Please note: this is a list of vintage motorcycles, because we like the old timers best: All Honda CB-series from the 70’s – 80’s (four, SOHC): CB750, CB550, CB500, CB400, CB350; Honda CX-series from the late 70’s to mid 80’s (including GL500) This electric cafe racer was the work of Union Motion a start-up based out of Brighton in the UK. Union Motion was aiming to offer customers electric motorcycles built using the chassis of existing combustion engined bikes. Their prototype was this Yamaha Fazer 600 based cafe racer and it instantly sparked our interest (badoom-ching).

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