So, a ride report.  Yes I ride it but I have to say I do watch the weather!  

Based on what you did to your engine it is probably in the same vein.  It pulls clean and crisp and has a very solid mid range and top end.  The carb to me is much more responsive than the stock one but it should be replacing a CV carb with a flat slide direct pull.  I don't have the pumper version of the carb which would be another interesting twist.  

Ultimately I like the bike, the suspension is great.  The front brake is awesome.  It is light - 320 lbs gassed up.   The only slight thing if I am going to get extremely picky is that it is a tall bike.  The frame was made to take a tall engine so it worked well for this project.  On top of it the suspension now sits 2" taller than the stock Mojave stance.  This combined makes a bike you sit on rather than in.  So when it comes to flicking it fast I would rather have a stock GSX-R  

I don't ride it and didn't build it for HP.  I have Bad Attitude to fill that adrenaline need.  I built it for soul....and that it has in spades.  Soul with an ever so slight bit of attitude. (Drop that slide on a shift and she will wake up who ever is right behind).

I should go out and do some timed runs.  I have my bike with all the mods and approximately stock gear ratios.  Then I have my wife's project bike Purple Passion that has stock carb but the muffler (Dyna), air filter (flat K&N) and the gearing has been raised by 10% and converted to chain with mag rims.  And lastly her previous S40 is still in the garage which is completely stock except the same Dyna muffler.  I really should go find some stretch of road and do some back to back to back time trials.  If I were sadistic I could drag out the stock muffler and slap that back on for one more variation.  Oh and did I mention a local tuning shop will do 3 dyno pulls for $20?

So if all goes as scheduled Cafe a la Carte should be on display Friday afternoon thru Sunday at the Minneapolis Convention Center for the Progressive International Bike Show in the Custom Builder section of the bike show.

If you are local come out and check it out!  If you like it vote for me!

Barber was good.  Didn't win anything but didn't really expect too.  I had been warned about the show there and I have to say it was one of the most poorly run shows I have ever been in.  

This was not Barber's issue other than they hired Dime City to run the show. Dime City may build cool bikes and sell cool parts but they do not know how to run a show.

Overall though I would definitely tell anyone that has not been to Barber Motorsports park and the museum that they have to put it on their bucket list as a destination and go there.  Make sure you plan plenty of time for the Museum.  If you are into vintage bikes then the Festival every October is very cool.

I can't argue with any of that!

BEAUTIFUL !!!!    

You are a next level builder ! One of a kind ! You have the eye for shapes & lines , very skilled ! Show bike oh hell no take it out and ride it !
On a dry day !

Simplistically beautiful, when most customs are over the top.  Awesome job!

Thanks for all the nice comments.

Ruttly, to your question of time.  I had to go back and look at my posts and it almost made me sick.  It was about 2 years longer than I had thought.  I started the bike in Oct 2007 and did a crude build to get through titling in fall of 2008.  Once the title arrived that winter I truly started the project.  Then it rolled out with final paint and polish fall of 2015.  I rode it the summer of 2014 and shook it down and did final jetting late in the fall of 2014.  Then got to final paint and polish the winter of 2014 with a goal of rolling out spring of 2015.  That got delayed to fall of 2015.  Ultimately I only had time to work on it in my spare time between chasing 2 busy kids, working full time, and taking care of my aging and dying parents.

As far as the vision.  When I started it was going to be a dirt cheap slightly more than hack build.  As soon as I acquired the frame for it then the vision immediately changed to what it became.  I layout a very complete vision before I start a project and follow through with great detail to it.  I did add small details as I went but the key lines were there from day one.  As far as cost I didn't keep track on this build.  I do things very economical in most areas because I shop bargains on ebay and do all my own work.  Still I would guess I am probably into the entire thing for around $4K.  Still cheaper than a brand new one.

I am starting now on a custom framed 1970 Suzuki T500 2 stroke twin street going road racer.  Nickel plated race frame from 1970