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Fave Backyard Custom Style?
10/22/10 at 11:17:56

In the motorcycle world, it seems as if the Backyard Custom can come in many guises; the classic Chopper, the Bobber, Street Tracker, Street Fighter, Cafe, etc. ... whats yer fave style of Backyard Custom and why? Feel free to post up a few pics for us all to drool over!

My tastes tend along the lines of the traditional Bobber, but I've grown to love the "Bratstyle" Street Trackers and even some of the Cafes! No time to throw up some pics right now, but will do so later ... Have fun!

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28387 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #1 - 10/22/10 at 13:03:47 I think I'd go with cafe/streetfighter... on a budget... Honda 360 ... or all out, money's no object, updated classic... Velocette...
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #2 - 10/22/10 at 13:50:53 Love that velo Serow, I am a cafe racer guy from day one.here are a few to titalate you.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #3 - 10/22/10 at 14:52:47 I think its obvious what I like.
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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #4 - 10/22/10 at 18:07:55
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Edgar Senior Member Offline Are you a lucky little lady in the city of light? Posts: 353 San Diego	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #5 - 10/22/10 at 20:39:42 Bobbers!!!
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #6 - 10/24/10 at 19:13:28 with all the members here thats all we can come up with.
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Edgar Senior Member Offline Are you a lucky little lady in the city of light? Posts: 353 San Diego	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #7 - 10/24/10 at 19:24:42 mick wrote on 10/24/10 at 19:13:28: with all the members here thats all we can come up with. My thoughts exactly
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Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style?
Reply #8 - 10/24/10 at 22:55:51

I like rats. Not the rats that people create that look like rats. Those are not rats. I like the rats that are motorcycles that keep running, working, no matter how they look. A couple of my Telco friends:

Greg, works in Hawthorne Central Office:

The Saddlebags are military bags, original olive drab which can be seen in the inside parts, many years of California have faded to tan. The tail bag came from who knows from, they are attached with the wire ties that are used to secure telephone cables. The grips and levers had ends broken -- but they are still working. And the tape duct? That is the registration and insurance papers.

Ray works in the Wilmington Central Office. His Honda has over 150,000 miles on it. The Plexifairing broke when it was dropped. It is now attached to the forks using telco waxed cable twine:

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Lupo Senior Member Offline Posts: 356	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #9 - 10/24/10 at 23:56:57 The '71 CL 450 I did for my son.
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #10 - 10/25/10 at 00:09:17 With all the Builders and Bike fanatics here at suzukisavage.com, I too am surprized their hasn't been more folk weigh in on this topic! Anyhoo, I promised some pics! A delicious Backyard Cafe! A Bratstyle Bobber! Awesome Street Tracker!
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #11 - 10/25/10 at 00:32:07 Lupo,I love that Honda, And yours aint to shabby perry. A nice aray of work bikes Paladin.probably run for ever.
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #12 - 10/25/10 at 07:37:58 I bobbed my S40 on the cheap and am getting ready to turn my son's 83 Suzuki GS450E into a cafe racer. I really like the looks of the RYCA Cafe Racer but don't think that my knees and hips could take riding a bike like that. I like cafe racers as much as bobbers/choppers.
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Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style?
Reply #13 - 10/25/10 at 08:47:26

12Bravo wrote on 10/25/10 at 07:37:58:

I bobbed my S40 on the cheap and am getting ready to turn my son's 83 Suzuki GS450E into a cafe racer. I really like the looks of the RYCA Cafe Racer but don't think that my knees and hips could take riding a bike like that. I like cafe racers as much as bobbers/choppers.

I'm strictly a cafe racer man ,sorry I just don't like bobbers, Anyway I always had cafe racers back in England,honestly they are quite comfortable, the more you ride the better ,I feel all tucked in and at one with my bike even the tank feels good between my knees,not as good as ....... better not go there.That Suzuki gs450e is ideal start taking pictures ,before,during,and after.

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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: Fave Backyard Custom Style? Reply #14 - 10/25/10 at 15:55:14 Here is a picture of the 450. We are still in the planning stages right now. My 17 year old son wants to repaint it first.
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