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Offline johnny

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #25 on: March 08, 2020, 04:58:01 PM »
like high voltage... getts you some...


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Offline evanwellsk75

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #26 on: April 19, 2020, 09:47:12 PM »
This thread is radd, yoo nek, and downright hilarious
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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #27 on: November 13, 2024, 12:04:47 PM »
Can anyone send me the plans and book?
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Offline Barry in IN

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #28 on: November 13, 2024, 02:29:15 PM »
First, you get a sawzall…
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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #29 on: November 13, 2024, 02:41:39 PM »
I have Harbor Freight $12.99 grinder but I'd never commit the sin of delooping a K.
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Offline Martin

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #30 on: November 13, 2024, 03:35:28 PM »
I have a ooops I stuffed up reversal kit. 177381

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Offline Laitch

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #31 on: November 13, 2024, 11:21:30 PM »
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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #32 on: November 14, 2024, 12:09:59 PM »
Why so much interest in that rear loop?  How can a custom brick be yooneekly super rad when it has no rear loop just like every other yooneekly super rad cafe racer. 

Where is the creativity in that?  There is something troubling in this focus on rear ends.  I wanna see the bike where the builder expresses his supreme creativity and disdain for convention by removing the steering head. 
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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #33 on: November 14, 2024, 12:15:56 PM »
Why so much interest in that rear loop?  How can a custom brick be yooneekly super rad when it has no rear loop just like every other yooneekly super rad cafe racer. 

Where is the creativity in that?  There is something troubling in this focus on rear ends.  I wanna see the bike where the builder expresses his supreme creativity and disdain for convention by removing the steering head.

Good idea. Getting rid of the steering head would lead to a significant weight reduction and elimination of those pesky steering head bearings.
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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #34 on: November 14, 2024, 12:37:00 PM »
  There is something troubling in this focus on rear ends.  I wanna see the bike where the builder expresses his supreme creativity and disdain for convention by removing the steering head.
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Offline Awc

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #35 on: November 14, 2024, 12:40:07 PM »
Why so much interest in that rear loop?  How can a custom brick be yooneekly super rad when it has no rear loop just like every other yooneekly super rad cafe racer. 

Where is the creativity in that?  There is something troubling in this focus on rear ends.  I wanna see the bike where the builder expresses his supreme creativity and disdain for convention by removing the steering head.

tbh I don't really get all the hate for this rear end. Yeah it's not super unique but it looks way better than stock IMO and I don't think having one part that's pretty common would kill how cool my build is.

For my bike, I'm not planning on using the CNCed loopless rear end, I don't think the CNCed look really matches the rest of the frame and I think something similar, but fabricated with tubing instead would look much better. Just wanted to check it out in fusion360 and see how this was made, lol.

I also think something like this looks really cool, so I might end up doing this instead:
https://www.designboom.com/technology/motocrew-bmw-k100-rs-motorcycle-m-power-07-05-2020/   (idk how to insert pics lol)

There is also this one which I like a bit less, but I really like the tank/loop color and it would match really well with my front end (09 zx6r):
https://www.bikeexif.com/custom-bmw-k75-motocrew
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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #36 on: November 14, 2024, 03:11:01 PM »
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Yeah!  Now we're talkin'.  Now that is yooneek! 

Bet you won't find that bike in the weeds out behind the garden shed.
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'94 K75S Special Edition Dakar Yellow "Cheetos"
'89 K100RS Special Edition "Special Ed"

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #37 on: November 14, 2024, 04:00:12 PM »
This is eunuch!

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Re: The Cafe Racer Bible (e-book + 3d plans)
« Reply #38 on: November 14, 2024, 09:40:30 PM »
The best kustum K takes that blocky chunk of a motor, wads it up and stuffs it in the front wheel.  Then add some fenders, judicious bondo work, creative use of leftover loops and a voluptuous stunning beast emerges.
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