SuzukiSavage.com - best looking Ryca CS-1?

beacon Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 56	best looking Ryca CS-1? 06/18/13 at 16:02:11 Was checking out the Ryca web site and linked to its facebook page and saw an incredible rendition of the company's cafe racer that I'd like to duplicate. Has anyone seen a CS-1 that's better looking or done than this?
Back to top	IP Logged

beacon

Junior Member

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 56

Re: best looking Ryca CS-1?
Reply #1 - 06/18/13 at 16:04:30

Oooops! Forgot to mention it's called "Pocketmonster" and by Ryca's dealer in New York, ADS motorcycles.

beacon wrote on 06/18/13 at 16:02:11:

Was checking out the Ryca web site and linked to its facebook page and saw an incredible rendition of the company's cafe racer that I'd like to duplicate. Has anyone seen a CS-1 that's better looking or done than this?

Back to top

Pokemon.jpg

« Last Edit: 06/19/13 at 04:40:57 by Dave »

IP Logged

Dave

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 18099
Camp Springs, Kentucky
Gender: male

Re: best looking Ryca CS-1?
Reply #2 - 06/19/13 at 04:46:24

It would be hard to pick a single RYCA conversion that is the "best", and any committee that picks one would probably not be unanimous. Just like any custom bike there is a lot of the personality of the owner in each one.

I have always thought this was a great looking bike, and I had it posted in my office at work as inspiration to get the work on my bike finished.

Back to top

RYCA_001.jpg

Someday I will be old......But not today!

IP Logged

Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #3 - 06/19/13 at 09:34:05 One all black:
Back to top	IP Logged

Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #4 - 06/19/13 at 10:00:51 ...moved you hooligan, RYCA, rulebreakers to the Cafe'... ... I vote the white one at the top... but I can't believe he left the head covers on it ... ...
Back to top	Ludicrous Speed !... ... ... IP Logged

Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #5 - 06/19/13 at 10:03:53 Serowbot wrote on 06/19/13 at 10:00:51: ...moved you hooligan, RYCA, rulebreakers to the Cafe'... ... I vote the white one at the top... but I can't believe he left the head covers on it ... ... The headcovers and the belt guard have wire screening installed in them......looks pretty cool.
Back to top	Someday I will be old......But not today! IP Logged

Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #6 - 06/19/13 at 10:33:50 Really pick the best one?? I look at it like this.... its not picking the best looking blonde-bombshell supermodel.. that's the point... its just the looking so yeah.. yall feel free to post those too!
Back to top	IP Logged

Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #7 - 06/19/13 at 11:59:13 Pine wrote on 06/19/13 at 10:33:50: Really pick the best one?? I look at it like this.... its not picking the best looking blonde-bombshell supermodel.. that's the point... its just the looking so yeah.. yall feel free to post those too! Well in that case.....the hands down "best" is our very own Holly!
Back to top	Someday I will be old......But not today! IP Logged

LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10666 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #8 - 06/20/13 at 04:41:24 Holly is a beautiful lady and a member here, so that makes it "special", but I also like the paint scheme on her bike. It has color & interest , but in a calm subdued way. I like it very much.
Back to top	IP Logged

splash07

Serious Thumper

Offline

Posts: 911
Charleston, SC
Gender: male

Re: best looking Ryca CS-1?
Reply #9 - 06/20/13 at 12:58:49

the black one hands down....

Has anyone seen a RYCA that did not have the low pro tank. I am interested in how that might look, I have an 87 project that I want to cafe but I dont have the $ for the complete RYCA kit so I was thinking about fabing most of the parts myself and only buying from them what, technically, I cant build myself.

Back to top

IP Logged

splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #10 - 06/20/13 at 13:00:10 actually now that I look at it, does Holly have a low pro tank?
Back to top	IP Logged

paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #11 - 06/20/13 at 14:17:40 splash07 wrote on 06/20/13 at 13:00:10: actually now that I look at it, does Holly have a low pro tank? White gives the illusion thats its bigger.
Back to top	IP Logged

splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: best looking Ryca CS-1? Reply #12 - 09/05/13 at 12:08:00 holy thread revival batman.... any one ever find a pic of a CS-1 without the tank conversion. I want to do a cafe racer with my '87 project bike but I dont want to pay $650 for a purely aesthetic mod. But, if its going to look stupid without the tank mod i want to know now before sinking $3k into parts.
Back to top	IP Logged

WD

Serious Thumper
2005 No Login

Offline

Professional
"scooter
trash".

Posts: 5207
Rosemark TN
Gender: male

Re: best looking Ryca CS-1?
Reply #13 - 09/05/13 at 12:36:19

I prefer the red one with the covers blacked out if I had to choose one.

That said, taking a lackluster bike and reducing its utility (for me) seems kind of screwy. If I'm dropping that kind of dough to customize a Savage, it's going to be a rigid, with at least 4" stretch in the rear AND in the backbone, 16" rear wheel, front TLS drum, springer or girder front end, drive chain (hate the belt), at least a 4.75 gallon tank, fabric covered bare minimum wiring, a real carb instead of a BS40...

Yeah, I'm officially way beyond burned out again... Every time I've looked at my bike for the last year, I see the log grapple on my front end loader wrapping it around a tree... before launching it into the deep section of the pond as an artificial reef.

Back to top

On 2 wheels since 7/87

Black and Chrome 2003 1950s style custom

IP Logged

Dave

YaBB Moderator
ModSquad

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 18099
Camp Springs, Kentucky
Gender: male

Re: best looking Ryca CS-1?
Reply #14 - 09/05/13 at 12:56:26

splash07 wrote on 09/05/13 at 12:08:00:

any one ever find a pic of a CS-1 without the tank conversion.

Yeah........The one that I converted!

You also need to look at the one that Braveteacher did....he used a Benelli tank.

The problem with using the stock Savage tank - is that it sits too high in front and and would not look right. It may also have an interference problem with the clip-on handlebars if the tank were left stock.

Back to top

IMG_0113.jpg

Someday I will be old......But not today!

IP Logged