13th May 2013
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Remember Mike from Canada and his AMAZING CBX1000? It was one of the most popular bikes I’ve ever featured.
Mike sent me some pics of his ex. The Japanese custom shops punch out some amazing SR’s (I’ve featured a few here) but Mike’s SR is as good as ANY.
Sure the red frame, red engine, red carby, red everthing is over the top but (and I can’t believe I’m saying this…) it’s over the top in a good way.
If you think the pictures a good, read the story behind the bike. The muffler is originally from a Toyota Camry!
“While my, beloved, SR has moved on ( whereabouts unknown) here are a few shots of it; Highlights (?!)
Regarding the Mighty SR, it was always more of a work in progress. Just when you figured you’d taken it about as far as you wanted/could, something else would pull you in. For instance;
- The headlight ‘fairing’ is an aftermarket, fiberglass, R6 front fender I ‘McGyvered’
- GSXR 750 front end
- The oil cooler was a class project a buddy gave me from his machine shop course ( thanks again, Dave). It started out as bar stock alloy.
- RZ350 rear mono. My friend, Joel, dropped off the rolling chassis after he blew up the motor. He figured that I just might have a use for it.
- Mags from a Yammie FZR6
- Rear caliper from a ZX750 on a ,modded, SR500 bracket.
- ‘Chin’ fairing is a fiberglass copy I fabbed from a RZ350 ( the original,plastic, one didn’t hold up long to the SR’s vibration). I mounted it using,rubber, radiator mounts for a Toyota.
- More Toyota bits? That would be the ‘muffler’. It started life as a resonator on a Camry.The,alloy, vapor catch tank came from another Camry…it was a receiver/dryer for an A.C. unit.
- Kickstarter arm from an XS650. I ‘McGyvered’ it too, its a stronger bit than the original SR item.
- Clutch lever from a Honda 900RR.
- Rear master from a CBR600.
- Front,radial pump, master from a ZX10R.
- Speedo uses RZ350 innards. I printed the face using the computer I’m typing this to you with, then shot clear coat over it to keep the colors fast.
- I got some end-cuts from a, local, plastics distributor and fabbed the clear cam & clutch ‘windows’. I just thought they looked kinda cool.
- Mirrors are metal copies of the, plastic, ones on my mountain bike. More bits I had lying around.
- The tailpiece is a modded RS250 fiberglass bit. It won’t challange any Gold Wings for comfort, but it looks ‘right.
- TT500 electrics. The, original, SR mag fried and rather than risk another stranding I went for the TT’s simplicity. Actually, a fairly easy mod.
- Carrilo rod and (I think…its been awhile, a third over piston). Other than that, the motor is pretty much stock.
- Rearsets are buddy pegs from my old GSXR welded to some, nice, alloy bar stock ( ok a trailer hitch) I found in a parking lot.
Sooo much fun to ride. No worries about being a hero, it is a 500 single after all. Just mount up, kick it to life, and go for a ride. Though….on a twisty road it was never passed, and there weren’t many bikes could run from it. Staight sections? Well, you just had to hope that there would be twisty bits along in short order.
The kick start is a real crowd pleaser. Always fun to watch someone, with no kicker experience, reduce themselves to a sweaty mass of frustration, as the SR mocks their efforts.
Tagged: Motorcyclecafe racercustomsr500yamahacanadatoyotaRS250RZ350TT500CBR600XS650ZX10RFZR6ZX750900RRGSXR750McGyverToyota Camry
8th May 2013
Photo reblogged from NikitaZhigelev with 164 notes
There are a quite few custom Yamaha SR250’s but this is comfortably the best I’ve seen.
We are about to release pics (when we take them!) of our very different SR250 brat.
Tagged: motorcyclecustomcafe racersingle sided swingarmyamahasr250
7th May 2013
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You’ve all seen the bike before but you probably haven’t seen these pics of it. This bike has inspired sooo many others.
Tagged: Motorcyclecustomyamahaxv1000Greg Hagemanmarcin barancafe racerdocschops
29th April 2013
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I was searching for a pic of a sidecar and found this. This isn’t a sidecar but it did stop me in my tracks.
Tagged: motorcyclecustomcafe raceryamahasr500sr400motor garage goods
Source: racingcafe.blogspot.com.au
19th April 2013
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This is a RD350LC concept that Australian journalist Jeff Ware has been working on. You like?
Tagged: motorcyclecustomconceptyamahaRD350LCtwo strokeRD350jeff ware
7th April 2013
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Got a message from Thomas in Sweden and all it said was “Yamaha 650XS”
Messaged Thomas and asked “was there suppossed to be anything else” and he sends me another message saying “yeh, pictures”
Here are the four pics that Thomas the conversationalist sent me.
Assuming he built it himself, he’s nailed the look on a perfectly usuable daily rider. Nice one.
EDIT: Thomas sent me the spec and a before pic.
Technically not much has been done to the engine apart from Mikuni carbs if i remember correctly, and open air pods of course. Plus a more 2 into 1 open Emgo exhaust.
Other changes include:
- Fork gaiters
- Custom built seat and seat pan.
- Rear fender from a 1970’s BMW (originally a front fender)
- Painted wheels
- Minimized electricity
- Triumph headlight
- Texas rearlight
- Knee pads
- Handlebars and grips (gran turismo from DimeCity Cycles)
EDIT #2: Thomas wanted to correct a detail.
“I live and own and drive the bike in Copenhagen, Denmark and I bought the bike in Goteborg, Sweden, where Johan Wallquist build the bike”
And here is the before pic of the 1980 Yamaha XS650…
Tagged: motorcyclecustomstreet trackeryamahaxs650submissionswedish builders
3rd April 2013
Photo reblogged from {pd} with 179 notes
I know nothing of this …apart that I want one…DANG
EDIT: Thanks to JBB2
We now have a link
Tagged: motorcyclecustomcafe racersuzukiyamahadrag bikefast livingrussian builderkawasakiZRX1200
2nd April 2013
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Pretty cool ride by Kingston Customs from Germany.
What are your thoughts on Brown seats in general?
Tagged: motorcyclecustomkingston customgerman buildersyamahaXS650street tracker
22nd March 2013
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This Yamaha SR400 is for sale in Sydney on ebay now. Auction finishes early Sunday evening. With a buy it now price of $8,250 this is very cheap. NOT possible to build it for that.
Tagged: motorcyclecustomyamahasr400grevious angeldeuscafe racerebay
