cafe racer

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Here is the link to the my thread in the new owners section.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=205956

Here is how it looks atm.

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here is a pic from the start of the project. Quite a bit of work had already been done by the time we got around to this picture.

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Some parts added

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reworking the tail section. I might go back to the factory 550 tail. It seems to fit the line a bit better.

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cleaning up the electrical mess

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Another of how it sits now

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New ignition system, new tires, still working with the taillight, still fidgeting with a fuel starvation issue, and some braking issues.

Still on tap are 14.5" hagon shocks, raask rearset, some jet refinement, lower the front end a bit, upgrade the charging system, new fuel petcock, new rear master cylinder, lots of cosmetic stuff.

The build has the affectionate name of "Sake Bomb" now.

[Octain]

Looks good!
Keep going...

[Broncoman75]

still fidgeting with a fuel starvation issue

you might want to try removing the vent lines from your carbs if you haven't yet. I was reading on here of people having issues starving out with pods and stock length vent tubes..

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Old shock

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New hagon 14.5" shock (factory honda unit adapted for gs #36101M18 from Dave Quinn)

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A little better picture of the longer shocks and how it changes the geometry.

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Im not sure what I think of stripes and Im still not sold on this tail design. Its running well except under full throttle. A little more tinkering with jets and she will be ride able.

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Took it to a mad max themed motorcycle show. I swapped in a compufire system for reliability and to clean up some wiring.