Let's see some cafe racers!!!

[SPEIRMOOR]

New to forum in search of first Guzzi but heres my work in progress

[Travman]

[blackcat]

Love the drum brake, what kind is it and how well does it work?

[Mad Mac]

I'm new to Guzzi but that tank is brilliant, hugging the heads like the new California 1400.

[Travman]

Love the drum brake, what kind is it and how well does it work?

Good question?  Hopefully someone here will recognize it? I'm guessing it is from a British bike.

I'm new to Guzzi but that tank is brilliant, hugging the heads like the new California 1400.

That is a normal V7 Sport tank. The lighting is from down low and casts a shadow up against the the bottom of the tank which makes it look like the tank is wrapping around the head.

[Mad Mac]

That is a normal V7 Sport tank. The lighting is from down low and casts a shadow up against the the bottom of the tank which makes it look like the tank is wrapping around the head.

In the immortal words of Gilda Radner's character on SNL, Emily Litella, "Never mind."

[ridingron]

A couple Guzzi looking Hondas. Page 1 & 4.

http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?136476-Honda-Cafe-ala-83-SilverWing&highlight=cafe+silverwing

[Rough Edge racing]

 This is what I built from a 85 Cali 2 with 105,000 miles on the engine. I  fabricated everything from scraps parts and suits my minimalist hillbilly style. And it may be the only Guzzi here to hold a land speed record   ;D

     

[sakurama]

New to forum in search of first Guzzi but heres my work in progress

That's really nice. Those Ducatis are great bikes.

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

This is what I built from a 85 Cali 2 with 105,000 miles on the engine. I  fabricated everything from scraps parts and suits my minimalist hillbilly style. And it may be the only Guzzi here to hold a land speed record   ;D

    

Very nice! Love it!


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[Dogwalker]

Posted on another thread.



Small block, V65 crankshaft, Pankl connecting rods, 81mm Suzuki Hayabusa modified pistons (so, 660 cm3 displacement), custom made 2 valves heads with single on head camshaft and trapezioidal combustion chamber, Dell'Orto PHM 40mm carburetors,
Built by a local (of Mandello) group of enthusiasts and engineers. The bike weighs about 130kg, and the engine deliver around 100 hp at 13500 rpm, being probably the most powerful Guzzi small block ever.

They are actually building a dry sump version of the engine.

If someone wants to hear it.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=4387897620622&set=vb.1383777594&type=3&theater

[Loftness]

If someone wants to hear it.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=4387897620622&set=vb.1383777594&type=3&theater

What I would have liked to hear was its idle.  ...not convinced it can.   ;)

[Blueboarhound]

Sfida taken after the rebuild. Looks much the same now except the headers are wrapped as they started to flake a little.

In the Winter I'm thinking about side and center stand coated matt black and front guard sprayed red to match the rest of the paintwork

John

Hubba-hubba!

[earlgrey-erfurt]

my `caferacer´







cheers Helmut from Germany

[roofus]

here are my two cafe racers:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/roofus/14520937358/

[purloined]

I'm late to the party going on in these pages, but I ran across a box of slides from almost thirty-five years ago that I just scanned. The images haven't aged well, but I thought I'd post them anyway.

They're from a trip I and my then g.f. took from Connecticut, north, then west across part of Canada, west to Oregon, San Diego and back to Connecticut. My Le Mans never as much as hiccuped over the course of the entire trip, including a stupid midday trek at the start of the journey back east from San Diego to Connecticut along the Mexican border in August. I hadn't been that hot in my life, the bike handled it without protest. Not much about cafes or racing as pertains to the thread, but the bike is sporting clip-ons, so I figured there was at least one qualifier.

best,
Marcus

Ontario:        
South Dakota
Oregon          

[Petrus Rocks]

Nice Marcus! good first post.  I remember lashing stuff onto my BMW the same way.  That was an impressive trip.  Your girlfriend was a trooper.

[spmoto]

Hi Roofus,
Nice looking bikes but what really caught my eye were the "bullies". So your named after the great Westminster champ?? ;) We have a beautiful girl who is going to celebrate her 10th birthday tomorrow. She is our third having had two males before her. They are personalities personified  aren't they? We've never had one that took to the water though. PM me if you would like. scmurdock@uninets.net
Steve M / spmoto

[purloined]

Thanks, Petrus.
All my friends at the time rode BMW's, I had had several myself, and they were aghast that I would consider a Le Mans a suitable bike for a 10,000 mile journey and predicted mechanical disaster or at least the demise of my and my g.f.'s relationship. None of which proved true. One friend suggested we sit atop a 2 x 6 attached to our washing machine with a blanket inside on spin in order to anticipate what we'd encounter.
I'm six foot two, and I do recall having difficulty straightening my knees at the end of the first few days, but that went away. The decline of the passenger section of the seat probably looked great on the drafting table and in design presentations in Mandello del Lario, but every major bump would send my girlfriend sliding forward. The poor woman spent the trip trying to push herself back to the 66 square inches of seating she was allocated.

[kevdog3019]

Guzzi Lario turned cafe. Engine hopped up and lightened.

[Travman]

[mwrenn]

Got this 2010 V7 Classic.  Couldn't stand the plastic tank, so installed one from WBO racing.



Smacked a deer going to work one morning.  Made a mess of my nice bike..lol







One week old Agostini pipes...



Bought the bike back from the insurance company.  Fixed it back up.





Here is the latest iteration, 4V heads, shes a runner!!

[Petrus Rocks]

Mwrenn, Congrats on the fix up-deer SUCK!  I like the fairing, what is it?

Kev, really been enjoying your build thread.  Do you have plans for any side panels?  I think that would tie it all together.

Travman that's beautiful!-my Cal II is proceeding in that direction.


This is Rough Edge's old bike.  Coming soon- megaphones, alloy 1/4 fairing, front suspension.  First ride last week.

[zupi]

Like it very much..
Zupi

[canuck750]

Got this 2010 V7 Classic.  Couldn't stand the plastic tank, so installed one from WBO racing.



Smacked a deer going to work one morning.  Made a mess of my nice bike..lol







One week old Agostini pipes...



Bought the bike back from the insurance company.  Fixed it back up.





Here is the latest iteration, 4V heads, shes a runner!!

I like it ;-T

Clever use of the 850T tool boxes, they really work.

[Calijackalbob]

Found this on the interweb.
Omega Racer, they do beautiful aluminium tanks and fairings, mainly for SR500s, but I'm sure they would work on a guzzi. Nice prices too.
http://www.omegaracer.com/parts_store/prod_3334594-Yamaha-SR-Aluminium-Tank-The-Navigator.html#sthash.NVdNPnoF.dpbs

[Calijackalbob]

Man that is one wicked looking Guzzi.
Here's mine, a 2008 Bellagio cafe racer in Evolution.
Check out my other posts for step by step evolution of the bike.






And this is what it looked like when I got it a few months back.




(Not sure these are the original photos I posted. Just replacing them since Photofucket did their ransom note.)

[Calijackalbob]

Slowly getting there.

For more on the Bellagio "Evolutione" 940 Cafe Racer check out http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=79875.msg1296252#msg1296252

[Dogwalker]

[Waltr]

I like!