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1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« on: December 26, 2015, 01:16:01 PM »
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2015, 01:23:51 PM »
Oh my, that IS nice.

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2015, 01:26:16 PM »
Fugly!  Solid wheels, sticking far out back the frame.
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2015, 01:28:59 PM »
Not a fan of the wheels.  Maybe the project isn't quite finished. . .?

Won't the tip-over circuit kill the beast at the potential new increased lean angle?
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2015, 01:37:08 PM »
Nice! Who built it?
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2015, 01:37:48 PM »
Wondering about that exhaust or are there plans to run it up inside the helmet?

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2015, 01:52:47 PM »
The can on the end of the exhaust looks like it would fit right after the header bend, do it on both sides. The UFO wheels are ok, just a lot of unsprung weight.

The color? That should be a standard offering in factory bikes.

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2015, 02:01:52 PM »
Oh Lordy! It's got a five speed and a Sport C bevelbox! Hilarious! At least using carbs it'll probably run so poorly it won't blow up in an hour. Two perhaps! :grin: :grin: :grin:

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2015, 04:00:44 PM »
I knew that would draw out the old pfart from down under. The builder is calling it "The Roper Special"  :grin: Just couldn't resist could you Pete?  :boozing: CHEERS!!!
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2015, 04:05:09 PM »
Nope. Always like flushing a turd! :D

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2015, 04:06:10 PM »
Nope. Always like flushing a turd! :D


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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2015, 04:07:17 PM »
A drivetrain designed for 55HP with a 100+ HP engine (with more torque than you can poke a stick at) and unfiltered carb-u-ret-tors. Yes, it's special. :rolleyes:

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2015, 04:15:16 PM »
I don't mind the look of the wheels, just because they're unusual, but I bet they won't be fun in a strong crosswind.
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2015, 06:05:59 PM »
The wheels don't do it for me and the exhaust.  Just the overall visual but blowing up the drivetrain potential is also another negative.
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2015, 06:09:38 PM »
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #15 on: December 26, 2015, 06:15:35 PM »
I like it but they could of left the stock Cali wheels which would of made it nicer . The blue is cool but I would rather black with a brushed alloy tank ...  Guess I'm drab like that ...  :Beating_A_Dead_Hors e_by_liviu
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #16 on: December 26, 2015, 06:45:54 PM »
Wow, i didnt even see the horid exhaust, dumping in front of the rider, really?   And solid wheels, they looked dumb on Harley Fat Boys too.
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #17 on: December 26, 2015, 06:52:58 PM »
I hope it at least has a minty fresh smell.

I doubt it is meant to run anyway.

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2015, 06:58:05 PM »
 Geez , that's the last time I'll let John post a pic of a bike from my garage  :cry:

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #19 on: December 26, 2015, 07:45:44 PM »
Pretty sure I grabbed a screen shot of this bike (or a version of it) months ago.

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2015, 08:02:20 PM »
Geez , that's the last time I'll let John post a pic of a bike from my garage  :cry:

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #21 on: December 26, 2015, 09:10:30 PM »
Fugly!  Solid wheels, sticking far out back the frame.

A slow white spiral painted on the solid black rear wheel would be hypnotic.   :cool:
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2015, 05:37:22 AM »

The color? That should be a standard offering in factory bikes.

That color blue is used extensively on commercial vehicles here in Europe.

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2015, 06:11:13 AM »
Generically known as Corporate Blue - really bad choice for a motorbike.

Those wheels - Arghhh. Cafe is minimalism - those wheels just don't.
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2015, 08:08:58 AM »
Great in crosswinds?  :popcorn:

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #25 on: December 27, 2015, 09:50:31 AM »
I suppose the builder loves it. Fair enough, but it doesn't work for me at all. The wheels are far too large and solid, the exhaust is horrible, and the motor is too large for a cafe racer.

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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #26 on: December 27, 2015, 11:43:39 AM »
Hey....add some LED lights to the rear wheel and you might have something.
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #27 on: December 27, 2015, 01:41:10 PM »
It's not exactly pretty but I am all for a 1400 Sport Machine.  It's too nice an engine not to make a performance bike. 
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Re: 1400 Cafe Yea baby!
« Reply #28 on: December 27, 2015, 02:00:19 PM »
For me... nah.

Too much motor mass in the degree to which it breaks the line at the bottom of the tank and throws proportions in general, a-kimbo.
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« Reply #29 on: December 27, 2015, 02:14:27 PM »
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