Speedometer bracket for a friend’s Cafe Racer project... Update

I finally found a moment to try the bracket on my friend's Cafe Racer.
I'm glad, it fits well. ^_^
And the most important, my friend is very happy with it.

Speedometer bracket for a friend’s Cafe Racer project...

Lately I have been giving a hand to a friend on wiring his Café Racer project based on a Ducati 900 SS.
To keep the top triple clamp clean he had the idea of fixing a mini speedo and the indicator lights on the clip-on handlebar, and so he needed a special bracket...

Without telling him, I drew a sketch on a piece of paper and started cutting the alloy with my hacksaw. After several hours of hand work it is almost done.
Despite the few difficulties I had due to the poor equipment and tools I have, the bracket doesn't look too bad but I still need to try on the bike...

I hope you will like it buddy. ^_^

AN-BU Custom Motors XS650SP racer

One more badass XS650 racer build by AN-BU Custom Motors from Nagoya, Japan.

When we look at its style; color, exhaust system, side cartridge oil filter,... we know it is from AN-BU. They have their own style and it is recognizable on each bike they build.

This new blue bike is called "Speed Monster". While the red one is called "Monster".

I got attracted like a magnet by the 2-into-1 exhaust system when I saw it on the "Monster" at the 2013 Yokohama Hot Rod and Custom Show...

I love it...

"SPEED MONSTER"

"MONSTER"

And a video to listen the exiting exhaust melody... ^_^

Pictures are Street Ride from and AN-BU Custom Motors.

Café Racer Obsession - The video

Few days ago I got a message from Café Racer Obsession about their new video. Very nice video guys!!!

Located in Madrid, Spain, CRO modify standard motorcycles in Café Racers of course, but also Street Trackers and Bobbers…

In addition to their builder activity, every Thursday they organize in different bars of the Spanish capital a CRO meeting with a vintage motorcycle atmosphere, rock ’n’ roll, bike show, racing videos…

Modus Operandi CRO from grantatini on Vimeo.

Cafe racer Dreams - De Madrid al cielo -

I love Madrid. I had so much fun and crazy parties in the Spanish capital. I think the sentence I used the most in Madrid was "Ponme dos cubatas, por favor". El Cubata (short form for Cubalibre) is a long drink made with dark rum and coke.

Ok, but that’s not the topic here. Sorry, I got sidetracked… ^_^

The purpose here was to talk about another great builder from Madrid (Spain) Cafe Racer Dreams. In my opinion their bikes are some kind of urban tracker racer inspired by the work done in Japan by Heiwa, Brat Style, Gravel Crew and some others but on bikes with bigger engines.

They seem to follow one philosophy: less is more. I love that.

RAD will make you love Ducati

Radical Ducati shop in Madrid, Spain is already quite famous in the Ducati fans world.
I just wanted to add some pictures of their great works, because I am not crazy about Ducati but the racers made by this Madrileño team make me definitely love them.

Simplemente alucinantes.

W650 with single sided swingarm

This killer W650 cafe racer is called Tangara by his owner Denver Cho from Seoul Korea.
Nice work.
More information on Pipeburn.

Work on my Daytona

I got this Daytona some years ago. It has a Speed Triple handle and a Sprint front fairing, but I wanted it to look like a Cafe Racer.

I made a aluminum bracket for the meters and added LEDs.

Also I made the headlight brackets, that I anodized in black.

I also put very nice aluminum engine guards from Marco Design.

I put back the original handle bar, a nice small IXIL exhaust and a black UDT and I made a small plate and blinkers holder.

 

But I wanna do more... ^_^