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I am not a purist, in fact I have seen some very cool "cafe racers" built from UJM of a vintage where if not for the efforts of a torch like yourself they would have wound up in the boneyard. With that said, the Breva 750 is a wonderful, and beautiful bike I might add as is. You don't see all that many of them given how current they are. The thought of a nip and tuck job on the beloved baby just breaks my heart.....and yes I own one so my intentions are well understood.
See the adventure Breva is what I wanted to originally go with, but after researching it seemed like I wouldn't be able to pull it off. What would you recommend for that? Specifically in the tire/wheel regard. Is it possible to fit adventure tires on the 17" rims, or is it possible to upgrade to 18" rims without changing much in the suspension. I wouldn't be going rock crawling, but having that more aggressive look in the tire/wheel department would make the breva awesome. I know there are breva purists out there, but the other common trend/sentence I see is "my wife's breva", which kudos to your wives, but I'm a man, on a low budget, and would like to make this bike look a little more aggressive. ;D
In my opinion, Breva 750 doesn't have "that something.." to became a good Cafe Racer bike... Why? The answer is simple; The basic idea of Cafe bike is speed and power.
Kev M , I see your spell check is as screwed up as mine , or maybe that is why they called heated up motors"cooking"DustySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Honestly I didn't think the Breva looked feminine. But you have to admit, most of the posts on here concerning the Breva 750 involve the words "my wife's bike" which always makes me feel like you longterm guzzi fans only bought the bike for your wives. I know its not across the board, its just the feeling I was getting. I love the bike so much, I am just irked by the limited wheel availability (ie all I can buy are cruiser/standard tires. Dual sport or adventure tires will require some creativity)
It's because of two reasons.Size (physically as well as well as motor)and to some extent cost.Both make it appealing to women who tend to be smaller in stature and/or newer to motorcycling than the average male rider.It is what makes the same appeal and associations true with Sportsters, Bonnies, 600's series Monsters, etc.But that doesn't make those bikes any less wonderful. They are smaller, lighter, cheaper, and more efficient than their larger counterparts. Those that see that enjoy all those attributes and a certain minimalist freedom. Not to mention the fun of riding a slow bike fast.Conversely way too many guys are overly concerned with the inadequacies of their package and think that means they need to buy a "bigger" or more powerful bike, overlooking those pearls because other overcompensating morons can't see past those associations.You gotta ask yourself, which are you......me? I sold two big blocks to buy one smallblock.
:+1The Protectors of the Baby Breva would ask that you start on a V7 though. ;)-Joe
I have the sport demons on now. I was thinking something with more tread like these shinko's http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/1103/-/830809/130-80-17-%2865H%29-Shinko-705-Rear-Dual-Sport-Motorcycle-Tire?v=11444?ref=gmc&gclid=COKf5-jMz7sCFatxQgodamkAPQ They are 17", but unsure if it would make clearance with the final drive, and i'd have a hard time finding a good match for a front 17" tire..... Any other ideas, or will any of that not work? The tires worry me the most....
lol simmering = something :D
But yet half of you would buy the Enfield GT ........geesh ::) ::) :BEER:
No, the basic idea of a café racer was to transform something with little speed and power into simmering with a bit of both, but only at the cost of being at that rabid edge of what is possible from the meager chassis/platform.
Chop it and have fun. Make it yours and enjoy some creativity. Life is too short to simply sit your arse on something others tell you to leave alone because they own one and like it stock. It's got little value as a stocker and it aint a collector bike. I owned one! I'm doing the same to a Lario after increasing it's nads a bit. It's no longer stock and I want to keep it for a long time, so I'm going to have a little fun this winter. Go for it!Best.-Kevin
- We have one crowd who thinks these bikes are valuable. - One that tried to make an offer on an already low price. - One who likes seeing low prices vs these actually being worth something. - And my group who thinks these bikes are ugly and it would be a service to remove them from the streets.