So instead I am going to re-incarnate my old 99Dyna (again) into the new cafe racer.
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So far the design process is very basic and the two attached pictures show how I sketch over the rolling chassis of the last bike to get a feel for a cafe racer look. The next sketch then shows how it could look. Design is often about constraints - the main one is the 23" wheel - the only drive belt I could get on BIkes 4&5 was a V-Rod one and so that pushed the wheel back for the long look. On this new bike I am going for a chain drive so I can bring the wheelbase right in.
Finally to keep me focused I bought this advert on EBay (£3.45) from 1977, for a XCLR1000 for some styling cues.
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Expect completion during Spring 2010 - its going to be white and have Harley Racing stripes and of course an appropriate Shakespeare quote.
3 comments:
hi
just found this through cyrls blog
think ill stick it on my favorits
nice to see what other builders are up to
cheers
ger.
ps i told killumney mick that you said hello
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