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Title: Cafe Racer Savage Post by Dorri Williams on 06/04/06 at 13:20:26 Hey guys, I stumbled across this picture today and hadn't seen it posted on this site. Anyone know where I could get a tank like this? I'm pretty sure I could fabricate the rearsets, and I'd probably use clubman bars rather than clip-on's, but all in all it's pretty cool. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7160/617/1600/savage_cafe_1.jpg You can see it better by clicking this link: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7160/617/1600/savage_cafe_1.jpg |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by Trippah on 06/04/06 at 15:55:21 Thanks Dorri for sharing..it does get the heart thumping. |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by babbalou on 06/04/06 at 16:35:19 Very nice bike. If I had the money, time & patience, that's exactly how I'd want my bike to look. |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by steelwolf on 06/04/06 at 19:17:48 I have a tank similar to that. It's kinda rusty and has no gas cap but I don't need it. If you want it it's yours. I can't remember without looking again but I don't think it is dented at all. I'll look @ it tomarrow, maybe get a pic if it isn't late. |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by goodandevil on 06/05/06 at 00:17:18 To get a tank like "that" one must cut the original tank and either shape the cut out piece to swithch the sides or get a new covcave piece made to fit. |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by divecop on 06/05/06 at 01:43:31 Didn't Honda have a tank like that on their GX 500 or GSX500??? ::) |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by steelwolf on 06/05/06 at 03:59:30 My tank is from a honda. Not sure what kind but it was a honda. And it may not be "exactly" like that but I am pretty sure it's close. |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by Dorri732 on 06/05/06 at 05:40:43 Steelwolf, as long as the basic shape is the same, I'd love to have it. The rust won't matter, as it will be sandblasted and painted anyway. Thanks, Dorri |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by mpescatori on 06/05/06 at 06:05:54 The 'tank like that' is a typical 1960's - 70's cafe` racer tank, as found on (Italian-built) Harley Davidson/Aermacchi 250s-350s, or Ducatis, Guzzis, Benallis, Morinis and the like- not to mention AJS, Matchless, Triumph and BSA singles. Probably the names may mean little to you, but in the days of Sunday morning City Circuit racing of the 1950-70s that's how many National Championships were run. Racers were generally singles or twins at best, 4stroke pushrod engines which were tuned to exceed 10.000 rpm easily. Try http://www.ace-cafe-london.com/ for some mouth-watering inspiration (pics, sounds etc) Maurizio |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by Dorri732 on 06/05/06 at 06:27:12 Thanks for the link, mpescatori. Have you seen the new Triumph Thruxton? Not bad for a bike you could buy off the showroom floor. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7160/617/1600/thruxton.jpg |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by steelwolf on 06/05/06 at 20:56:50 Here are some pics of the tank. There are a few small dents near the bottom but they are real shallow. The circle is where the original tank badge was mounted. Right side... http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/steelwolf_bassist/stuff002.jpg Top view... http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/steelwolf_bassist/stuff004.jpg Left side... http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/steelwolf_bassist/stuff005.jpg The white circle in the last one is bondo. Someone had filled the two receses where the tank badges were. If you want it it's yours. Just send me a pm with the details. Now that I have looked at it really close I am not entirely positive the tank came from a Honda. Suzuki maybe? |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by mpescatori on 06/06/06 at 05:37:53 Dorri732 wrote:
I know the Thruxton, it's a lovely piece of machinery - incidentally, I lived near Thruxton Circuit for two years, wonderful Sunday morning 'Club' races. It's a few miles east of Stonehenge, between Salisbury and Winchester, in South England. Take a look at these sites: http://www.royalenfield.com/Content/UK/images/default/main_banner1.jpg http://www.royalenfield.com/app/UK/default.asp http://www.royalenfield.com/Content/US/images/default/hd_home1.jpg http://www.royalenfield.com/Content/US/images/default/hd_home2.jpg http://www.royalenfield.com/Content/US/images/default/hd_home3.jpg http://www.royalenfield.com/app/Us/default.asp So, am I canvassing another bike which is not a Savage ? Well, I'd like to think this is the original, and the Savage is Suzuki's own ... er... copy. Too bad they only made the Boulevard, and never considered a tourer/cafe` racer version, as Yamaha did with its XT500, which became the SR 500 and SRX 650 ! And now, for something completely different... http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/images/img_girl_poster_000.jpg http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/custom_GT500.html A racy Royal Enfield Cafe` Racer http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/images/img_continental.jpg Sorry for too many pics but I just couldn't resist... Maurizio :D |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by vroom1776 on 06/06/06 at 08:10:15 Here's another savage cafe racer... Don't remember where I found it... Ebay, I think. http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2005%5C09%5C30%5Cbikepics-438793-full.jpg MS: 10,000 rpm? I thought the goal was to hit 100 mph to and from the next cafe? before the song ended? darnit, Lnacer needs to hurry up and figure out just what we need to do to our valves! My savage needs some serious hopping up! Sure it can outrun my V* 1100 through the twisties, but it can't smoke it! |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by lancer on 06/06/06 at 08:58:11 Boy, do I wish I could get the head/valve work done yesterday!!! Unfortunately, money is always the leading issue. We have been trying to create additional income but no substantial results so far. However, for those of you who believe in fervent prayer...please pray. We are sponsoring a legal seminar in Columbia this Saturday, and if a lot of folks sign up for it we could make a quite a bit from it. This is a really good thing, with lots of very practical info that can save people thousands of dollars when they need legal help. By the way, I LOVE the alloy tank that they use on the Enfield Cafe Racer kit. |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by mpescatori on 06/07/06 at 03:53:54 vroom1776 wrote:
VROOOM, that is one serious cafe` Savage :D Reminds me so very much of Harley's own XLCR 1200 from the seventies, it might be a good starting point! Or Target. About hopping up the valves, are Savage and DR650 camshafts swappable? Or can I swap the entire head ??? I would love to give the Savage some serious ooomph but all I have at the moment are a free-flow air filter, a 40mm Mikuni BST Carb off a KTM and a Sportster muff ready to be drilled - and I still have to fit them all ::) Maurizio |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by Banger on 06/09/06 at 08:20:34 Oh wow, I'm gone for a month and miss out on this? I do love some Enfields. And Triumphs. And so on. I was rather fond of the Kawasaki W650 parallel twin a couple years ago. But they're out of production now, I think. Cafe racers are awesome. Honda had a GB500 cafe racer in the early '90s. I think it was a single too. Regards, Banger ======= |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by The Newstrums on 06/11/06 at 21:38:05 Try this site on for size. http://www.classic-motorcycle-fiberglass.com/stock.htm I believe the tank you are looking for would be a Dunstall. This site has everything to make a new bike look classicly cafe. Good Luck. e |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by WD on 06/12/06 at 10:37:27 That crusty little micro-tank is of a CB160 or similar. That is a distinctly Honda gas valve. I used a crusty little micro tank on my Savage, again with a distinctly Honda gas valve, I think one from a CMX250C. Here's my tank: Before... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-11/1112724/newparts3.jpg Installed... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-11/1112724/roached.jpg I love the look of cafe bikes, but can't ride them. Bad back won't let me bend like that anymore. So, I put the apes on mine. Same era, different style. The heyday of biking had to be the 1960s... -WD |
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Title: Re: Cafe Racer Savage Post by ohiomoto on 02/09/24 at 08:27:18 http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7160/617/1600/savage_cafe_1.jpg |
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