Tag Archives: cafe racer

Formula 1 Livery CB750 SS Honda Project

Well, I have been playing about with the F1 project and have decided to fit the good old Rocket 4 seat assembly and then upholster the seat with traditional style snaps, just to show the times of yesteryear and the old school seat set ups of the day. I am happy with the way it […]

Scuderia Ferrari F1 styled CB750 Creation

I have been a fan of F1 Formula race cars since I was a teenager, regularly watching the races on our 3 channel television, I loved watching these guys in the JPS Renault Lotus and my First Motorcycle that adorned the Motorcycle world was based on Emerson Fittipaldi’s Black and Gold F1. Now, over half […]

Wet weekend, so thought I’d rattle on about what’s happening in the Barn and Blog about things I like.

Well, we are getting another downpour in Southern California, something that we really do not get much of down here, the last storm was the worst in over 100 years but i think that this weekend storm is just light rain, just hope the hills hold out a little longer.  But when it rains its […]

25th Anniversary Edition Ton UP Machine CB750K

Well, next year will be my 25th Anniversary of creating machines over on this side of the pond, many people have asked would I replicate the infamous K5 with Cafe on the tank to celebrate a quarter of a Century building Motorcycles, and I thought, I may go along the similar lines to that very […]

FOUNDRY’S LATEST KAWASAKI Z650 CAFÉ RACER

Tom Simpson | Owner | Designer | Builder | Barista !  Tom was a blacksmith with an interest in motorcycles that stretched back to when he grass-tracked on mopeds around a field. “The seed of my bike obsession took hold when my dad brought home a knackered Suzuki GT250 Ram Air,” he says. He’d been […]

Merry Christmas from Carpys Cafe Racers

Jeez, another year gone and soon beginning a brand new one.  Well, I hope that this finds you all well and happy?  I wish you ALL a very Merry Christmas and hope that you get time to relax and fit the new parts to your ride. These last 12 months have rocketed by for me […]

Ya just have to love the sound of the Two Strokes, and a Fun French/Italian movie

What a Start to a Movie! Its OK the Hedgehog does not get hit but it gets you watching through your fingers though eh? A Parisian takes the law into his own hands and sets out to find the motorcyclists who killed his wife and child. Release date: December 3, 1975 (New York) Director: Gérard Pirès Screenplay: Gérard […]

Commercial from the 1960’s on Motorcycle Fashion

I look back and laugh but to be honest, this was the new thing as you were not required by law to wear a Crash Helmet at all in the UK, but in the 60’s fashion was about everything and road safety was being pushed quite hard in Britain, due to so many road accidents […]

A day of filming for TV with Larry, Jay Leno etc was a Blast

Hey Everyone, well its the weekend, I have been a bit ill in health recently and have not been on the website as much as I would like to but I am back on my feet, few health issues to try and figure with the Human Technician but I am sure I will get that all […]

Helping you with New Parts create your ride

Hard to believe that I have been wrenching here in Southern California for 23 years, I continue to make parts for Motorcycles and Hot Rods too, it is nice to be busy and I am a very Positive person with a massive work ethic that I very much doubt I will ever stop from doing. […]