A Rare Two'ee

OzzyElsie · Post by **OzzyElsie** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:57 am

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BENNELLI-TS- ... SS:AU:1120

Sorry looking two'ee - some unsympathetic sexy fingers has been at work.

The front brake and the handle bars are worth $500 each on there own!!!!
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BRG1200 · Post by **BRG1200** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:39 pm

Everything gets called a cafe racer or a bobber these days! Take a few bits off and put an unfeasible seat on.... hey presto!
Interesting clip ons.

Post by **hybrid** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:42 pm

I have those clipons on the LC. They're pretty good.

OzzyElsie · Post by **OzzyElsie** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:50 pm

BRG1200 wrote:Everything gets called a cafe racer or a bobber these days! Take a few bits off and put an unfeasible seat on.... hey presto!
Interesting clip ons.

fred99999au · Post by **fred99999au** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:14 pm

I have never understood the cafe racer concept, can anyone enlighten me?

Are we racing to the cafe, racing from the cafe, bench racing at the cafe, pitting 2 buildings that sell coffee together in a grudge match to see who wins, or just butchering old bikes in an attempt to be hip and happening with no mechanical or engineering sympathy or ability?

Post by **hybrid** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:33 pm

This might answer your question.

http://rideapart.com/2013/12/cafe-racers-history/

Jeram · Post by **Jeram** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:31 pm

I think

'building a hackjob motorcycle which vaguely looks like a vintage road racer, but is built so poorly that it is only good for riding to the cafe and back'

PS: open face helmet and goggles seem to be mandatory also.

BRG1200 · Post by **BRG1200** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:33 pm

Easy answer is to look up Ace Cafe and 59 Club (don't get your numbers mixed up if Grannie is in the room), when I say the Ace Cafe have a look for photos from the 50's and 60's, as the Ace Cafe has re-opened in recent years, but is a clever business and not like it was in the historical context.

BRG1200 · Post by **BRG1200** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:34 pm

I believe there are many clever restorers, many clever customisers, but also legions of fuckwits armed with welders and hacksaws

BRG1200 · Post by **BRG1200** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:48 pm

On the upside of that, apart from the many fixable bikes sent to heaven or hell, there must be a fair number which become usable spare parts when the hackers can't work out what to do with them?

2TInstitute · Post by **2TInstitute** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:22 pm

got to love the 4T pipes on it

OzzyElsie · Post by **OzzyElsie** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:52 am

Jeram wrote:I think

'building a hackjob motorcycle which vaguely looks like a vintage road racer, but is built so poorly that it is only good for riding to the cafe and back'

PS: open face helmet and goggles seem to be mandatory also.

I don't know why you guys are so down on modifying bikes........

Size doesn't matter

BRG1200 · Post by **BRG1200** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:31 am

"Would you mind stepping off he bike please Sir?"
"errrrmm, can you give me a minute?"

OzzyElsie · Post by **OzzyElsie** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:14 pm

BRG1200 wrote:"Would you mind stepping off he bike please Sir?"
"errrrmm, can you give me a minute?"

Whats this, a caption contest?

"Only being able to afford a 125 is a real bummer"

Greasemeup · Post by **Greasemeup** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:22 pm

"Ride it like you stole it"

2 Strokes Down Under

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