This is how I make sure my intakes are level to fit the carbs, simple but effective.
” What years are the best to Cafe for SOHC?” Well lets see, stay away from the real early years such as Sand-cast and die cast models, you pay a small fortune for the parts and the restorers will be sending you hate mail. Stick with 1973/74/75 and 76 CB750K models, as there are many […]
Not sure if you have run into this problem, but we’ve put a bunch of those old turn signals on a few of the cars we’ve built over the years (Signal Stat, Yankee, etc. . .) Every time I pick one up it never fails that I’ll spend an hour or so with the multi-meter […]
Here is a small gallery to get your mind going this morning!
This Battery box is another cool part from the shop and now available for you. This is a direct replacement for your old tired battery box set up. Really easy to fit, remove your old one and simply bolt this puppy in its place. A nice touch for your ride and I am stoked on […]
Hey there Gang Well, here is my latest creation, this is the seat base I have named the Rocket 5. This is set up for all you lot that want to keep your hinges and have a great seat that you can simply drill and attach your top hinges like on your stock seat base, […]
It is so rare to have 3 such wonderful examples of bikes from Italy, Japan, and Britain Starting with the left: The 1974 Honda is a beautiful survivor. The bike has been brought in to have the complete Cafe treatment. It is almost sad to see the bike touched but Carpy is one of the […]
Original Blog by: “Cafe Bikes” After banging the ball out of this perfectly good bike – the final result – totally re-engineered sub frame and a low-slung seating position. Leaving it with a drag bike feel. Now, this is what a custom build is all about. After he “finished” the bike, Paul took a […]
This morning we had a visit from two guys sporting some very cool rides. The 1946 Tudor had a flathead ford and frenched headlight. The primer and flame job was a fun addition to the over all car.We got to hear the flathead as he left and it just purred like a kitten. The Banger […]